The shift is toward the mystic reggae of Vaughn Benjamin's group Midnite as the opening "Psalm 21," "Look How Many Years," and the title cut all offer plaintive stories that meander and spin, straying off their narrative and freely wandering into biblical verse. Strong the whole way through, The Messiah suggests that even with his Zappa-like release schedule, the man hasn't been spread too thin, and just to keep things interesting, Sizzla's narrow world of modern roots music shifts ever so slightly. Sizzla has also always challenged listeners more with his beliefs and politics than his music, so consider his giant discography a natural byproduct of a creative force that just keeps over-flowing and is easily captured. Of course, he's a pro at rattling off righteous lyrics that are memorable, plus roots-based choruses with rock-solid hooks that flow effortlessly out of the Bobo Dread, so packaging these rebel songs into albums seems easy enough. Prolific as can be, Sizzla's 2013 release The Messiah counts off album number 70 for the reggae singer, and that's with a career that began in 1995.
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