Voltaire once observed, "Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung." And so what? Pop music is supposed to promote heavy breathing, not heavy thinking. But if a musician aims be the world's moral compass—as does reggae's Capleton—he leaves himself open to Voltaire's judgment. Marley and his ilk made it OK to worship the Most High while high, and more importantly, elucidated all He wrote on the subject of truth and rights, re the visceral dignity of the Black Sufferer. Which leaves Capleton and today's other wannabe reggae prophets two choices —either follow '70s scripture, hoping to measure up, or attempt another heroic reggae cycle by coming harder, tougher, and holier than those... More >>>