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Crucial Times
Reggae / Dub · 2010 · 14 tracks · 57m

Crucial Times

Sizzla

A return to organic roots instrumentation and conscious storytelling. Sizzla trades his usual fire for a more melodic, grounded spiritual focus.

January 18, 2010 · Greensleeves Records

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A grounded, spiritual resilience that finds hope in tradition and the earth.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 57m
01
Precious Gift
4:07
02
Crucial Time
3:34
03
Take a Stand
4:00
04
Agriculture and Education
3:55
05
Charming
3:35
06
Jolly Good Time
3:57
07
Rat Race
3:46
08
There's No Pain
4:18
09
Sufferation and Poverty
6:01
10
Foundation
4:20
11
Atta Clap
4:05
12
Progress
3:41
13
Get Rid Ah Dem
4:01
14
Mabrak
4:13
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the militant opening of track 2 into the surprisingly tender melodic hook
The extended six-minute dub-inflected outro of track 9 where the bass takes full control
The rhythmic handclaps on track 11 that create a communal, church-like atmosphere
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Crucial Times sound next to the rest of Sizzla's catalogue?

Social Commentary+1.0σ

The writing leans a touch further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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