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as "perhaps" the band's "best song." "Go Seek Your Rights" intermingles the expected message of requiring righteous treatment with an appeal to living righteously. On a similar theme, "Gnashing of Teeth" is another
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music, doesn't only feature on "Right Time", but appears on several other songs on the album, establishing what would become a persistent theme in the Mighty
Diamond's work. His words are utilized in "I Need a Roof", which draws together musical themes from "Right Time" and the traditional song
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described the album as "simply one of the finest reggae LPs ever released. In 1977, it called it "the finest stateside reggae release of last year." It has come to be regarded as a reggae classic, a landmark in the roots reggae subgenre. The album is listed by
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manages to combine several styles and merge them in a seamless, practically flawless whole. This, to be certain, is roots reggae, yet at times it sounds like the most accessible soul music, closer to Motown than
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that is more optimistic about the future return to Africa than mournful about the brutal separation from it. The "right time" referenced in the title track, the first song penned by the band itself, is the upcoming
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as " fine selection of sweetly harmonised vocals, militant 'rockers' rhythms and
Garveyite lyrics." Although the music is sometimes unconventional, the themes are typical of reggae, focusing on what critic
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encapsulates as "broken bodies" and "the exultation of oppression defied." The album has a strong spiritual base, with multiple references to
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478:"Natural Natty" – 2:49
469:"I Need a Roof" – 2:51
1269:Virgin Records albums
230:debut of influential
1153:Chen, Wayne (1998).
1120:on November 21, 2008
1114:"Marcus Garvey News"
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407:This is Reggae Music
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454:"Right Time" – 3:17
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