The Wailers “Concrete Jungle”
Quite possibly my favorite album opener of all time, when Chris Blackwell/Island Records took Marley & co. mainstream. Unsatisfied with the recording sessions in Jamaica (too black-sounding!), Blackwell hired a pair of American musicians to shred all over and whiten it up. Fucked in theory, but melding both sounds means “Concrete Jungle” came out positively sinister. Listen to that fucking intro! I dare you not to oil down your good machete.
