Vex (album)

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Vex
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Studio album by
Steel Pulse
Released1994
RecordedGrove, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Genre Reggae
Length60:35
Label MCA [1]
Producer Steel Pulse, Stephen Stewart
Steel Pulse chronology
Victims
(1991)		Vex
(1994)		 Rage and Fury
(1997)

Vex is an album by the English reggae band Steel Pulse, released in 1994. [2] [3] The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart. [4] [5] The band promoted the album with a North American tour. [6]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by the band and Stephen Stewart. [7] The band added dancehall sounds to its traditional reggae. [8] "New World Order" criticizes the Clinton administration. [9] "No Justice, No Peace" was inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles riots. [10] Tony Rebel contributed to "Bootstraps". [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Edmonton Journal noted the "gentler ... smoothed-out sound." [14] The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "equal parts love songs and personal, social and political manifestos," writing that "luckily, even the topical material is eminently groovable." [15] The Gazette wrote that "lead vocalist David Hinds has one of the most expressive reggae voices around and his band is as tight as a fist." [16] The Indianapolis Star stated that "Vex finds Steel Pulse succeeding in delivering tough messages in an accessible musical framework." [13]

Track listing

  1. "Bootstraps" – 4:48
  2. "Back to My Roots" – 4:59
  3. "Islands Unite" – 4:20
  4. "Better Days" – 4:50
  5. "In My Life" – 4:36
  6. "Endangered Species" – 4:34
  7. "New World Order" – 4:30
  8. "X Resurrection" – 4:34
  9. "Whirlwind Romance" – 4:56
  10. "No Justice, No Peace" – 4:43
  11. "Dirty H2O" – 4:19
  12. "Dub to My Roots" – 4:58
  13. "Dubite" – 4:18

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Michael. "The Real Steel". Westword.
  2. ↑ "Steel Pulse Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Reggae Veterans Steel Pulse Plan Nearly Nonstop Tour". MTV. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Singles". Weekend. Orlando Sentinel. Billboard. 14 October 1994. p. 15.
  5. ↑ Top Reggae Albums. Vol. 106. Billboard Magazine. 29 October 1994. p. 73.
  6. ↑ Carter, Kevin L. (11 November 1994). "Steel Pulse". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
  7. ↑ "Album reviews — Vex by Steel Pulse". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 45. 5 November 1994. p. 94.
  8. ↑ "Perfect Sound Forever: Steel Pulse". Perfect Sound Forever.
  9. ↑ Morse, Steve (15 November 1994). "Steel Pulse's political reggae: survival skill for '90s". Arts & Film. The Boston Globe. p. 74.
  10. ↑ McDonald, Sam (18 November 1994). "Steel Pulse Keeps Racing". InRoads. Daily Press. Newport News. p. 16.
  11. ↑ Professor Skank (25 November 1994). "'Vex' Steel Pulse". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 8G.
  12. ↑ Vex at AllMusic
  13. 1 2 Konz, Joe (5 December 1994). "Steel Pulse 'Vex'". The Indianapolis Star. p. D4.
  14. ↑ Levesque, Roger (30 October 1994). "Steel Pulse: Vex". Edmonton Journal. p. D9.
  15. ↑ Kening, Dan (25 November 1994). "Steel Pulse, Tuesday at Park West...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. P.
  16. ↑ Feist, Daniel (3 December 1994). "Steel Pulse Vex". The Gazette. p. D4.
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