Singer Joseph Hill said "Two Sevens Clash," Culture's most influential record, was based on a prediction by Marcus Garvey, who said there would be chaos on 7 July 1977, when the "sevens" met. With its apocalyptic message, the song created a stir in his Caribbean homeland and many Jamaican businesses and schools closed for the day. [5] [6] Though it's considered a classic of roots reggae-- a late-1970s style focused on Rastafarian teaching, social distress, and political injustice-- Two Sevens Clash generally sounds a lot brassier than most of the records in its category. The rhythms, if not always dance-oriented, are springy and uptempo, the harmonies are major, and Joe Gibbs's production is bright (contra, say, dub's intoxicant muddiness). And Hill is ultimately the catalyst reveling in the middle, a wily, lemony voice, never shying away in melody or delivery, never letting harsh reality cancel out his hope, but never pretending things are any less miserable than they actually are.

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The liner notes of the album read: "One day Joseph Hill had a vision, while riding a bus, of 1977 as a year of judgment - when two sevens clash - when past injustices would be avenged. Lyrics and melodies came into his head as he rode and thus was born the song "Two Sevens Clash" which became a massive hit in reggae circles both in Jamaica and abroad. The prophecies noted by the lyrics so profoundly captured the imagination of the people that on July 7, 1977 - the day when sevens fully clashed (seventh day, seventh month, seventy-seventh year) a hush descended on Kingston; many people did not go outdoors, shops closed, an air of foreboding and expectation filled the city." One day Joseph Hill had a vision, while riding a bus, of 1977 as a year of judgment – when two sevens clash – when past injustices would be avenged.” Filename E:\2017 HDD\To Move\Culture - Two Sevens Clash [Remastered] [Disc Two]\11 Natty Gone Clear.wav Filename E:\2017 HDD\To Move\Culture - Two Sevens Clash [Remastered] [Disc Two]\01 Two Sevens Clash,Prophecy Reveal.wav Filename E:\2017 HDD\To Move\Culture - Two Sevens Clash [40th Anniversary Edition] [Disc One]\06 Get Ready To Ride The Lion To Zion.wavFilename E:\2017 HDD\To Move\Culture - Two Sevens Clash [40th Anniversary Edition] [Disc One]\02 I'm Alone In The Wilderness.wav Filename E:\2017 HDD\To Move\Culture - Two Sevens Clash [40th Anniversary Edition] [Disc One]\05 I'm Not Ashamed.wav