Truths and Rights

Osbourne's voice has this smooth, almost sweet quality that cuts against the roots-heavy themes he's singing about, and that tension is what makes the record work. The title track is dead serious, a real social-conscious cut riding a rockers riddim that just refuses to let up. Coxsone Dodd's Studio One sound is all over this — that dry, tight drum tone you can't fake. Not flashy, just consistently strong start to finish.

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