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Roots reggae rarely sounds as righteous as Culture's Harder Than the Rest, the 1978 album from a trio that had already rattled Kingston with prophecy.
Joseph Hill formed Culture with his cousin Albert Walker and Kenneth Dayes, and their debut, Two Sevens Clash, became a phenomenon, embraced by reggae fans and punks alike in the UK. That success brought the group to Virgin's Front Line label, which released this album the following year. Rather than repeat themselves, they delivered a set built on spiritual conviction and social conscience, carried by Hill's unmistakable voice.
Hill leads from the front, rough-edged and preacherly, while Walker and Dayes answer with sweet, sturdy harmonies. Behold opens the album with a call to attention, Stop the Fussing and Fighting pleads for unity over a steady, rolling rhythm, and Iron Sharpening Iron takes its title from a well-known proverb. Holy Mountain Zion turns its gaze toward the promised land, as rich in melody as it is in faith.
The rhythms are deep and unhurried, letting the bass do the heavy lifting.
Few roots records balance message and melody this gracefully, and Harder Than the Rest has rightly become a cornerstone of any serious reggae collection, as moving today as when it first hit the shelves.
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