Gregory Isaacs - Lonely Lover

Errol 'Flabba' Holt and the Roots Radics defined the early-1980s sound by stripping roots reggae to its heaviest essentials. Behind Gregory Isaacs here, Holt's lines are spacious and punchy, with deliberate gaps that let the Cool Ruler's phrasing breathe, a lesson in how note length and restraint can anchor a whole album.