Steel Pulse: Earth Crisis (Reissue from 1984:
Elektra)
Reviewed by: Beezher 08-20-2005

Fun rock-steady reggae and some dub, thick and layered
sounds. For a group that for med in the mid 70’s they
have proven through many albums and tours that their
uplifting and energizing form of reggae and dub music
has a classic sound. The vocals are stunning with
smooth harmonies that blend with the layered
instrumentation. Fun melodies and instrumentation
light up this album, which lifts you up to mellow you
out. The guitar melodies are mostly syncopated, but
they break into different uplifting melodies
especially in the dub versions of songs and also tks4
and 6. Speaking of dub, the synth keyboard sounds run
throughout the album so, you can trip out for awhile,
yay! Pretty much like the original with some added dub
bonus tracks. FCC Clean.
Beezher’s pics:1,4,,5,6,11…all!

1.(4:05): chill, soft horns, interesting
keyboard/percussion noises, trippy
2.(4:13): mid-tempo groove, prominent keyboards, nice
bridge w/harmonic vocals
3.(4:28): sexy sax, guitar strummin, fun synth noises,
sweet horn solo
4.(4:59): fun steel drums/xylophone melody, cool base
riffs, nice rapping at end
5.(4:57): prominent base melody, tight vocal
harmonies, nice horns, vox noises
6.(4:30): nice guitar melodies, energetic layered
sound, horns / vocals mesh well
7.(6:13): uplifting vocals/percussion, phat bass and
keyboard interchange, nice outro
8.(5:49): spacey intro, deep bass, chill, strong
social message, fun hand drums
9.(7:04): DUB version of tk1, fun percussion, echoey
guitars/vocals, slooow
10.(5:25): DUB extended version of tk1
11.(5:50): remix of tk 4, nice added guitar and synth
instrumentation
12.(7:38): DUB version of tk 4, sprinkly elecktro
sounds, funky keyboards