Linton Kwesi Johnson, Forces of Victory - 33m 41s

Tracks & Durations

1. Want Fi Goh Rave	4:18
2. It Noh Funny	3:42
3. Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)	3:52
4. Independant Intavenshan	4:19
5. Fite Dem Back	4:26
6. Reality Poem	4:43
7. Forces Of Viktry	4:54
8. Time Come	3:22

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Review

With 40 pumping minutes of dread lyricism, Linton Kwesi Johnson's 1979 Island Records debut finds reggae's top poet full of confidence and rhythmic elasticity. This album also marks the first time the proud, angry young man bounced his rhymes off former Matumbi-bassman leader Dennis Bovell's dense, lucid arrangements, as interpreted by his newly formed Dub Band. The release galvanized black youth in Britain with tracks like the almost unbearably painful "Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)" and the antic punk attitude blaring from "Fite Dem back." LKJ wasn't playing here. "Independant Intavenshan," "Time Come," and the title track are direct summons to the underclass to marshall its collective power and get down to the serious business of transforming the world Babylon system. --Elena Oumano

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Forces of Victory

Tracks: 8, Disk length: 33m 56s (+0m 15s)

Forces of Victory

Tracks: 8, Disk length: 33m 57s (+0m 16s)

Forces of Victory

Tracks: 8, Disk length: 33m 59s (+0m 18s)

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