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The poet leads off this November 1984 concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, England, with an a cappella throw-down, drawing screams with his chilling rendering of an early composition from Dread Beat an' Blood. When the band kicks in for the title poem of that first LP, a flood of reggae tension bursts forth. And it just keeps coming. This double set is the only live recording of one of reggae's finest intelligences, and it's a killer. Linton Kwesi Johnson (a.k.a. LKJ) reveals his scholarly bent in "Intro," his brief greeting to the audience, describing the concert as a reflection of his poetic progress, and modestly stating that after 11 years in the biz, he's still an apprentice. But that's the sole quiet moment. The Dub Band, justly famed for drawing the sounds of the black diaspora into an airtight reggae celebration, is an awesome musical beast here. LKJ's handsome voice--an incisive instrument of rhythm and reason--darts in and out of the beast's charges and manages to remain up front and stage center. --Elena Oumano 


Tracklist:

01. Five Nights of Bleeding  
02. Dread Beat an' Blood   
03. Intro  
04. All Wi Doin Is Defendin'   
05. It Dread Inna Inglan   
06. Man Free   
07. Want Fi Goh Rave   
08. It Noh Funny   
09. Forces of Vicktry   
10. Independent Intavenshan   
11. Reggae Fi Peach   
12. Di Black Petty Booshwah   
13. New Craas Massahkah   
14. Reality Poem   
15. Wat About Di Working Claas?   
16. Di Great Insohreckshan   
17. Making History   

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