Steel Pulse is one of Britain's greatest reggae bands, rivaled only by Aswad in terms of creative and commercial success. Generally a protest-minded Rastafarian outfit, Steel Pulse started out playing authentic roots reggae with touches of jazz and Latin music, and earned a substantial audience among white U.K. punks as well. Their 1978 debut, Handsworth Revolution, is still regarded by many critics as a landmark and a high point of British reggae.  One of Bob Marley's favorite bands, Steel Pulse has become one of reggae's most successful bands of all time.  Critics and fans alike have hailed them as Marley's successors, citing their innovative blend of straight-ahead reggae, flamenco and Euro-pop containing potent pleas for social reform.