Gregory Isaacs - Lonely Lover

Errol 'Flabba' Holt and the Roots Radics defined the early 1980s Channel One sound by stripping roots down to its heaviest essential elements. On Lonely Lover, Holt's basslines are spacious and punchy, dropping deliberate pauses that let the vocal phrasing breathe. His playing on Poor and Clean shows how discipline and perfect note duration can anchor an entire album.