Vex | ||||
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Released | 1994 | |||
Recorded | Grove, Ocho Rios, Jamaica | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Length | 60:35 | |||
Label | MCA [1] | |||
Producer | Steel Pulse, Stephen Stewart | |||
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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]
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]
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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]