Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Steel Pulse Title: Steel Pulse: Ultimate Collection Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Hip-O Records Original Release Date: 5/9/2000 Release Date: 5/9/2000 Genres: International Music, Pop Style: Reggae Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 731454146326 |
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During the mid-'70s, Steel Pulse were among the most important culture lions to emerge from England's highly politicized and supremely educated Caribbean community. Contemporaries of Aswad, Black Uhuru and dub poet Linton ... more » |
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Amazon.com During the mid-'70s, Steel Pulse were among the most important culture lions to emerge from England's highly politicized and supremely educated Caribbean community. Contemporaries of Aswad, Black Uhuru and dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, Steel Pulse produced a dub-heavy reggae that referenced African diaspora history and fed off of the burgeoning British punk rock movement. The resulting music was thematically dense yet readily accessible to a widening mainstream audience. Unfortunately, the ambitiously titled Ultimate Collection doesn't quite live up to its name. The disc gathers 20 years' worth of Steel Pulse's vision, representing some of the group's biggest hits, but some of its best compositions (such as "Rally Round") are glaringly absent. No worries, though--the ability to hear "Handsworth Revolution," "Ku Klux Klan," "Babylon Makes the Rules," and "Uncle George" (Steel Pulse's tribute to Soledad Brother George Jackson) on a single CD compensates for the omissions. --Rebecca Levine Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMy favorite reggae cd Spencer Pennington | 08/11/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Simply put, this is my favorite reggae CD. Better than Exodus, Catch A Fire, anything by Bunny Wailer, Tosh, Black Uhuru, Toots, Israel Vibration, Augustus Pablo, Burning Spear (although 100th Anniversary would be close), etc.This CD has so many good songs: Sound System, Handworth Rev., Babylon Makes the Rules, Prodigal Son, Tribute to the Marytrs.This CD will be very easy for someone who like rock and roll to get into as many of Pulse's songs have a hard, fast beat.Whenever someone asks me where to go after Bob Marley, I always tell them Steel Pulse, Ultimate Collection.Seriously go buy this or burn a copy from someone." Pleased... but still a little disapointed hinkley16 | San Diego, CA United States | 03/26/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "I'm a new reggae fan who is just getting into this music. I was first lured by songs by Bob Marley which after hearing I couldn't forget. I bought the cd "Legend" and was really pleased. This was a true collection of Bob Marley's greatest songs. I did some reading and I came upon a band called Steel Pulse. I downloaded some of their songs including: Steppin Out, Rally Round the Flag, Chant a Pslam, and Not King James Version. When I saw this cd I thought it had songs that were even better than these but was dissapointed. Don't get me wrong, the songs are great (especially #14), but I'm not sure this is quite a "Ultimate Collection." Now I've had to order "Smash Hits" in addition cause I looked it up and saw the songs I like. "Ultimate Collection" is a great cd that outlines Steel Pulses' progress in their music. Get this cd and also get "Smash Hits" if you want to hear this band at it's best." Steel Pulse T. Snyder | AZ | 09/24/2005 (4 out of 5 stars) "Steel Pulse "Ultimate Collection" is a very nice collection of the group's best work on Island in their early years. This is reggae from that classic late 70's period. A lot of the music from that timeframe is pretty good stuff across the board. Steel Pulse is no exception.
It's very relaxing, even when it's sometimes politcal in its message. The CD is missing a few good songs from when they switched labels in the early 80's though. I would recommend this to fans of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. It's in that similar style of reggae. Good music for calming down to." |
