Vex is an album by the English reggae band Steel Pulse, released in 1994.[2][3] The band added dancehall sounds to its traditional reggae.[4] The band promoted the album with a North American tour.[5]
The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart.[6]
The album was produced by the band and Stephen Stewart.[7] "New World Order" criticizes the Clinton administration.[8] "No Justice, No Peace" was inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles riots.[9]Tony Rebel contributed to "Bootstraps".[10]
The Edmonton Journal noted the "gentler ... smoothed-out sound."[13] The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "equal parts love songs and personal, social and political manifestos," writing that "luckily, even the topical material is eminently groovable."[14]The Gazette wrote that "lead vocalist David Hinds has one of the most expressive reggae voices around and his band is as tight as a fist."[15]The Indianapolis Star stated that "Vex finds Steel Pulse succeeding in delivering tough messages in an accessible musical framework."[12]