Varese Records
2003
The Healing Of Nations
About This Album
The Healing of the Nations is a retitled, straight reissue of Culture's 1986 release Culture in Culture. Usually a five-year hiatus spells the death of a band's career, but in Culture's case it was if the group was merely gathering strength for the long haul. After splitting up in 1981, the trio re-formed in 1986 and recorded Culture in Culture. Once again, Joseph Hill would take on the production mantle, but this time he was aided by Enos McLeod and Alvin Ranglin, which saved this album from the flaws of Hill's previous effort, Lion Rock. Culture in Culture has a relaxed quality that perfectly fits the trio's own more easygoing air. In the intervening years, Hill seems to have mellowed, the emotive excesses of the past have faded, and, while his delivery remains powerful, it's now much more in keeping with the actual songs. With the return of Albert Walker and Kenneth Lloyd Dayes, his vocals are better balanced; the pair's sonorous harmonies offset Hill, who returns to occasional singing. The songs themselves are equally strong, with the production and arrangements emphasizing the melodies, and the album contains a clutch of interesting elements and musical blends.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7)

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