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1 Steppin' Out Hinds/Bracken 4:05
2 Tightrope Hinds 4:13
3 Throne of Gold Hinds 4:28
4 Roller Skates Hinds 4:59
5 Earth Crisis Hinds 4:57
6 Bodyguard Hinds 4:30
7 Grab Education Hinds 6:13
8 Wild Goose Chase Hinds 5:49
9 Steppin' Out [Dub Version][*] Hinds 7:04
10 Steppin' Out [Extended Version][*] Hinds 5:25
11 Roller Skates [Remix Version][*] Hinds 5:50
12 Roller Skates [Dub Version][*] Hinds 7:38
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Earth Crisis

Audio Compact Disc [Bonus Tracks]

Label: Rhino

Style: Reggae-Pop

Earth Crisis

UPC: 081227468729

Release Date: 06/07/2005

Original Release Date: 06/07/2005

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Steppin' Out, Tightrope, Throne of Gold, Roller Skates, Earth Crisis, Bodyguard, Grab Education, Wild Goose Chase, Steppin' Out [Dub Version][*], Steppin' Out [Extended Version][*], Roller Skates [Remix Version][*], Roller Skates [Dub Version][*]]
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Victor W. Valdivia

Not quite the landmark that Handsworth Revolution was, Earth Crisis suffers from uneven songwriting and dated, polished production that's sometimes too slick for its own good. What's more, the album is poorly sequenced, placing the weakest cuts, "Steppin' Out" and "Tightrope," at the very beginning. "Throne of Gold," the album's love song, has beautiful lyrics but lacks a truly compelling melody to get them across. After that, the album picks up with a string of superior songs, all of which decry social injustice and have powerful music to back them up, though they occasionally drag on longer than they need to and are saddled with horn and synthesizer parts that sound superfluous. Still, the strength of material in the album's second half definitely proves why Steel Pulse earned their reputation as a top-notch act. Had the songs been more focused, the production less slick, and the album sequenced correctly, Earth Crisis would stand as a watershed album of the '80s. As it stands, it's certainly worth hearing, but probably not the place where newcomers should be introduced to Steel Pulse's talents. [The album was reissued by Rhino in 2005 with four bonus tracks added: dub and extended versions of "Steppin' Out" and dub and remixed versions of "Roller Skates."] ~ Victor W. Valdivia, Rovi