Vex (album) explained

Vex
Type:studio
Artist:Steel Pulse
Cover:Spvex.jpg
Released:1994
Recorded:Grove Studio, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Genre:Reggae
Length:60:35
Label:MCA[1]
Producer:Steel Pulse, Stephen Stewart
Prev Title:Victims
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Rage and Fury
Next Year: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]

Background

The band added dancehall sounds to its traditional reggae.[6] The band promoted the album with a North American tour.[7]

Production

The album was produced by the band and Stephen Stewart.[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

The Edmonton Journal noted the "gentler ... smoothed-out sound."[12] 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."[13] 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."[14] The Indianapolis Star stated that "Vex finds Steel Pulse succeeding in delivering tough messages in an accessible musical framework."

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE REAL STEEL. Michael. Roberts. Westword.
  2. Web site: Steel Pulse Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
  3. Web site: Reggae Veterans Steel Pulse Plan Nearly Nonstop Tour. https://web.archive.org/web/20220824200932/https://www.mtv.com/news/niqj71/reggae-veterans-steel-pulse-plan-nearly-nonstop-tour. dead. 24 August 2022. MTV.
  4. News: Singles. . Billboard . 14 Oct 1994. Weekend . 15.
  5. Book: Top Reggae Albums. 29 October 1994. 73. 44. 106. Billboard Magazine.
  6. Web site: Perfect Sound Forever: Steel Pulse. Perfect Sound Forever.
  7. News: Carter . Kevin L. . STEEL PULSE . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 11 Nov 1994 . FEATURES WEEKEND . 15.
  8. Album reviews — Vex by Steel Pulse . Billboard . Nov 5, 1994 . 106 . 45 . 94.
  9. News: Morse . Steve . Steel Pulse's political reggae: survival skill for '90s . The Boston Globe . 15 Nov 1994 . ARTS & FILM . 74.
  10. News: McDonald . Sam . STEEL PULSE KEEPS RACING . Daily Press . 18 Nov 1994 . InRoads . Newport News . 16.
  11. News: Professor Skank . 'VEX' Steel Pulse . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 25 Nov 1994 . 8G.
  12. News: Levesque . Roger . STEEL PULSE: Vex . Edmonton Journal . 30 Oct 1994 . D9.
  13. News: Kening . Dan . Steel Pulse, Tuesday at Park West... . Chicago Tribune . 25 Nov 1994 . Friday . P.
  14. News: Feist . Daniel . STEEL PULSE Vex . The Gazette . 3 Dec 1994 . D4.

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