''Earth Crisis'' is a

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album released by

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in January 1984. It is Steel Pulse's fifth studio album. On the album cover are pictures of

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Ronald Reagan,

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leader

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, a Ku Klux Klansman, a

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ese refugee, and other historical pictures. ''Earth Crisis'' peaked at #154 on The Billboard 200 chart in 1984. Metalcore band

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was called making reference to this album, because its cover portrayed many of the things they "would stand against", such as the starving African children, the two blocs of the Cold War and Klansmen.

Track listing

All tracks written by David Hinds. #"Steppin' Out" – 4:02 #"Tightrope" – 4:10 #"Throne of Gold" – 4:25 #"Roller Skates" – 4:54 #"Earth Crisis" – 4:55 #"Bodyguard" – 4:26 #"Grab Education" – 6:12 #"Wild Goose Chase" – 5:40

Songs

Wild Goose Chase

This song laments the misguided use of technology for purposes which the song's author, David Hinds, views as unnatural, such as

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Personnel

;Steel Pulse * Steve "Grizzly" Nisbett - drums,

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*Selwyn "Bumbo" Brown -

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s, vocals * David Hinds - lead vocals, rhythm and

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* Alphonso Martin -

, vocals * Ronald "Stepper" McQueen - bass *Jimmy Haynes - bass, lead guitar *Carl Atkins -

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solo

References

{{Authority control Steel Pulse albums 1984 albums Elektra Records albums