Review: Ziggy Marley at Vicar Street

Following his first Irish gig at Sea Sessions at the weekend, Ziggy Marley headed to Vicar St for his first Dublin gig.

The eclectic audience was growing in size as Dubtown Vibration came to the stage. The six piece were accompanied by The Dubblerettes on backing vocals. Throughout their set the female fronted outfit, showed good musicianship, good harmonies and a quiet confidence on stage, with singer Karen Hammond interacting well with the Vicar St audience.

Playing originals, they included their tracks, ‘Are You Ready?’ and ‘Money’, showing a variation in sound and structure. Their lyrics are very much based in contemporary everyday life, which obviously echoed with the audience from the reaction they got. The set also included an inspired cover, Max Romeo’s Chase the Devil, better known to many as the bit from the Prodigy’s Out of Space, before finishing with ‘Dubtown Vibration.’ Good introduction to the band, perfect for setting the vibe for Ziggy.

The band are already on stage and repeating the opening riffs of ‘Tomorrow People’ before Ziggy Marley comes to the stage. Without any effort the audience are singing and dancing along. They go straight into ‘Conscious People’. There’s extra percussion going on now and it seems that Ziggy can’t stay still, if he’s not singing he’s dancing his ass off.

After two songs, it’s clear why (apart from Bob being his Dad) this guy is part of reggae royalty. His band play with a effortless professionalism and their sound is polished, perfect. The balance in the instrumentation leaves others behind.

The laid back vibe of the gig doesn’t take long to get used to and everyone in the venue seems to be there to dance, heads bobbing to the rhythm of the music. Ziggy says hello to the Dublin audience and says he’s happy to be here before starting into a little rap to introduce ‘Make Some Music’.

There is so much more to this gig than I was expecting, the laid back vibe immediately chills you out where rock gigs try to get your temperature going and indie kids are trying to be cool. Throughout the set, the band incorporate elements of rock, rap, dance and even a little country into the laid back vibe. It works so well. The female vocal harmony that accompanies Marley is a perfect addition to his vocals. Guitar solos throughout the night are so flawless that any of rock’s big guns would be proud of them.

FORWARD TO LOVE LYRICS - ZIGGY MARLEY

Don't go away when you know that it feels good

Why don't you stay cause you know what we could do

Baby...

We could get hazy

Hand in hand we feel the vibe

We see true love in our eyes

Baby...

This ain't no maybe

Baby...

I'm in no hurry

What are the odds

A stranger we'll meet

But deep inside

We walked these streets already

And this ain't just lately

Yeah

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[Chorus]

Forward to love

I tell ya now

Forward to love

[instrumental solo]

Don't go away when you know that it feels good

Why don't you stay cause you know what we could do

Baby..

We could get hazy

Hand in hand we feel the vibe

You see true love in my eyes

Baby...

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