The Last of The Wailers - Aston 'Family Man' Barrett

[tonewheeler76]

last of the wailers??? whattabout bunny?? imo the most underrated wailer! his songs are so well arranged and full of high musical overstanding. bless aston barrett! finest reggae bassie out there!

[fabioehshow]

Excelente baixista!!!

[lemmieatit]

@onlyjoetee You're damn right! There'd have been no Wailers or possibly a Bob Marley without Familyman. Reggae is bass driven. Every song is recognizable and can't stand as dub with just the bass line. Would the 'Stones' be the same without Keith? U2 without 'The Edge.' The difference is white people value themselves and each other more than we do. Rita needs to give Fams some money. It's his music too!

[jaorale]

all my respects to family man.

[lemmieatit]

This man should have been as rich as Keith Richards. But Black people are greedy and selfish. Rita Marley run off with all Bob's money without no regard for anyone and her retarded children. Without Aston there would've been no Bob

[onlyjoetee]

@lemmieatit He was a great bass player,but i wouldnt say without him there would be no Bob Marley!!if this guy had walked out of the wailers in 1970 you think Bob Marleys career would have ended?i dont think so.Was he the only bass player in jamaica or what?nah man!!For all the fucking bullshit Bob put Rita thru all those years,she desearves every cent,just a shame she couldnt give this guy some money tho!!

[soul8800]

L'homme qui a aidè Bob marley à combattre,par sa guitare qui est son arme. Quand on entend la bass vibreè,on sens la vrai musique.



[onlyjoetee]

i would love to jam with him man,but play rock and blues,that would be really interesting with his bass style...

[onlyjoetee]

my favourite bass player EVER,EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[raymond1969]

@onlyjoetee agree!!!



[NewDuppyConqueror]

but he's not the last. the last original wailer is bunny.

[grunge0730]

respect to one of the reggae gods

[sluv2600]

@grunge0730

True that.

[miguelgarnica123]

man i wish i had connection to get the orginal wailers band to gether and have a concert to memerize bob marley

[sluv2600]

@miguelgarnica123

Yeah, I wonder why none of Bob's kids got with the Wailers and did a tour. It could be Ziggy Marley and Wailers or Kymani Marley and the Wailers or Rohan Marley and Wailers.... This would be hot. But I guess 'Family Man' doesn't get along with Bob's family due to legal issues and such.

[aceridgey]

There is a lot of nieve comments on here,

A lot of musicians around the wailers, say that family man was a "bloodclat" and he was the most selfish money driven man of the band. Tosh and Bunny hated him, and so did the lead guitarist,

[mazatleco17]

@aceridgey As a matter of fact, that the reason why Aston Barrett is the only member of the wailers band, Al Anderson and Junior Marvin formed "the original wailers" because they could not stand Family man anymore, there is an interview with Al where he says that he doesn't want to see Aston as long as he lives, it would be a dream to see all of the members of the wailers band together.

[aceridgey]

@mazatleco17 yep, i agree with all you said aboce,, I don't know this man, but i know he was one of the greatest bass guitarists in the world

[mazatleco17]

@aceridgey Aston Barrett is the reason, I play bass (well kinda) wish I could post the link of that interview, Al Anderson says some bad things about family man, even if it's all true he deserves respect and recognition for what he has given to reggae music.

[aceridgey]

@mazatleco17 he was deffo the reason i chose to buy a fender jazz bass [check my videos], , I know quiet a bit about who Bob surrounded himself with, and the hositility around when he was touring,, Bob was called "tuff gong" for a reason,, he was a fighter

[lemmieatit]

If their is a God, Aston and Carlton were his vessels, Bob was the ship's captain. It aches me to hear all the glory Marley stories and neglect Aston or Carltons's contribution. I know, Bob felt he hit the lotto when he met Carlie and Familyman.

[supermeninc93]

The man. I would die to see him in person...

[sstaffords12]

Aston & Carly..

[BiBih47]

Excuse me but at the last news Bunny Wailer is still alive so there is 2 Original Wailers alive.

By the way, I think there's no Wailers' member which is more important than another or "the engine", they made it because there was together, with the same idea of what should be their music. They were additionals and if one had been absent, nothing would have been the same.

Their philosophy was not selfish but brotherly and altruistic, very different than Occidental mentality.

Peace, Respect

[10shutt]

@BiBih47 well put my yute

[kenshinvin]

love ma reggae music!

[Suikerland]

I want to hear about Aston Barrett, not Bob Marley. Aston is the engine-driver. I didn't know he played for the Hippy Boys, their song "Check It Out" is fantastic, get it if you find it.

[beardyalhand]

Big influence to me, amazing man, why didn't they ask him more bout himself? obviously he put alot of effort into music, maybe more than those he worked with.

[Terrra91]

Best bassist in reggae that i've ever heard

[michelerch]

jah bless man great inspiration good music exellent bass lines

[jmak224]

Aston 'Family Man' Barrett is one of the most important musicians in history.

[lukafrikas]

@jmak224 a wise man!

[mat1873]

bob marly was a legend a true rastafarian