Vex (album)

Vex is an album by the English reggae band Steel Pulse, released in 1994.[2][3] The band added dancehall sounds to its traditional reggae.[4] The band promoted the album with a North American tour.[5]

Vex
Studio album by
Steel Pulse
Released1994
RecordedGrove Studio, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
GenreReggae
Length60:35
LabelMCA[1]
ProducerSteel Pulse, Stephen Stewart
Steel Pulse chronology
Victims
(1991)		 Vex
(1994)		 Rage and Fury
(1997)

The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart.[6]

Production

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

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The Indianapolis Star[12]

The Edmonton Journal noted the "gentler ... smoothed-out sound."[13] 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."[14] 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."[15] The Indianapolis Star stated that "Vex finds Steel Pulse succeeding in delivering tough messages in an accessible musical framework."[12]

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.
  4. "Perfect Sound Forever: Steel Pulse". Perfect Sound Forever.
  5. Carter, Kevin L. (11 November 1994). "STEEL PULSE". FEATURES WEEKEND. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
  6. "REGGAE ALBUMS". Weekend. Orlando Sentinel. Billboard. 14 October 1994. p. 15.
  7. "Album reviews — Vex by Steel Pulse". Billboard. 106 (45): 94. 5 November 1994.
  8. Morse, Steve (15 November 1994). "Steel Pulse's political reggae: survival skill for '90s". ARTS & FILM. The Boston Globe. p. 74.
  9. McDonald, Sam (18 November 1994). "STEEL PULSE KEEPS RACING". InRoads. Daily Press. Newport News. p. 16.
  10. Professor Skank (25 November 1994). "'VEX' Steel Pulse". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 8G.
  11. Vex at AllMusic
  12. Konz, Joe (5 December 1994). "Steel Pulse 'Vex'". The Indianapolis Star. p. D4.
  13. Levesque, Roger (30 October 1994). "STEEL PULSE: Vex". Edmonton Journal. p. D9.
  14. Kening, Dan (25 November 1994). "Steel Pulse, Tuesday at Park West...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. P.
  15. Feist, Daniel (3 December 1994). "STEEL PULSE Vex". The Gazette. p. D4.
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