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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2021 15:34:18 GMT
I think this was Specials' masterpiece
The Specials - Do Nothing
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2021 17:37:56 GMT
I'd put Bad Manners in with this movement. They did some fantastic stuff. Pardon my ignorance..I am not a Bad Manners expert but weren't they just some sort of a novelty act? Bad Manners - Can-Can (TOTP)
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Post by stu77 on May 27, 2021 17:43:57 GMT
Er not really they just had a 'wacky' image . Walking In the Sunshine and Special Brew are great songs.Try Skinhead Love Affair too
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2021 17:54:21 GMT
Er not really they just had a 'wacky' image Walking In the Sunshine and Special Brew are great songs.Try Skinhead Love Affair too Talking of "wacky" image.....Judge Dread had his moments Judge Dread ~ Bring Back The Skins (1976)
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 18, 2021 13:21:21 GMT
A timeless classic from Cov's Automatics
Whats yer verdict?
The Specials - A Message To You Rudy (Official Music Video)
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Post by personunknown on Jul 18, 2021 13:59:02 GMT
Rico Rodriguez the trombone player at the back also played on the original version by Dandy Livingstone.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 18, 2021 14:43:47 GMT
Rico Rodriguez the trombone player at the back also played on the original version by Dandy Livingstone. That's top triv PU Filed away in my triv trove
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 25, 2021 16:59:54 GMT
The Specials will release an album of cover songs, Protest Songs – 1924-2012, on September 24th. The release will include 12 new versions of protest songs by artists like Bob Marley, Leonard Cohen, and Frank Zappa.
“The beginning of 2020 saw us all together making a reggae record before we each fell ill with Covid-19 and had to put the album on ice,” the band wrote on Twitter. “During the first lockdown, the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis radiated shockwaves of protest and debate around the world. So when we were able to meet again over the summer, Terry suggested that we make a different kind of record as a response to recent events.”Freedom Highway
Protest Songs – 1924-2012 - Tracklist
1. ‘Freedom Highway’ (the Staple Singers) 2. ‘Everybody Knows’ (Leonard Cohen) 3. ‘I Don’t Mind Failing In This World’ (Malvina Reynolds) 4. ‘Black, Brown and White’ (Big Bill Broonzy) 5. ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around’ (traditional) 6. ‘Fuck All the Perfect People’ (Chip Taylor & the New Ukrainians) 7. ‘My Next Door Neighbour’ 8. ‘Trouble Every Day’ (Frank Zappa & Mothers of Invention) 9. ‘Listening Wind’ (Talking Heads) 10. ‘Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes’ (Rod McKuen) 11. ‘I Live in a City’ (Malvina Reynolds) 12. ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ (Bob Marley)
The Specials are set to take the new album out on a previously announced UK tour later this year. The run of dates begins in Margate at Dreamland on August 28, travelling through September before finishing with three London shows, two at the Roundhouse and one at Troxy, at the end of the month.
I am wondering about buying a CD + ticket package to a local gig for c£20 - seems like quite a good deal. Be nice to see them live again and their version of Freedom Highway sounds good. Plus I really like their last album Encore
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Post by jsm on Aug 25, 2021 22:23:20 GMT
Sounds good
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 29, 2021 7:21:17 GMT
Off to see (what's left of) The Specials on Sunday night
An intimate gig for the launch of Protest Songs
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 19:30:41 GMT
Not really the same without Dammers though is it?
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Post by stu77 on Oct 1, 2021 16:32:31 GMT
Screened on BBC1 in the midlands last night
Using music, archive and new interviews this is the story of 2 Tone – a unique musical phenomenon that exploded out of Coventry in the summer of 1979. 2 Tone not only dominated the charts and got the nation dancing to a ska beat, it played a vital part in the movement against racism in Britain and beyond. Including a rare interview with Jerry Dammers, the architect of 2 Tone, and contributions from other key players, the film explores the music style and ethos of the genre, and charts the remarkable story of how this independent ‘do it yourself’ record label from Coventry, went on to have a global impact and a unique place in popular music. 2 Tone’s distinctive look and sound, heavily influenced by 1960s Jamaica, was the brainchild of Jerry Dammers, founder and keyboard player of The Specials. Along with fellow Coventry band The Selecter, The Specials spearheaded 2 Tone from their hometown. The record label also went on to launch the careers of other bands too including Madness and The Beat.
Jerry Dammers reveals how he came up with the ideas behind the 2 Tone revolution. Calling for unity at a time of growing racial tension in the UK, this was music with a message, featuring multiracial bands. With the unlikely blend of Jamaican ska and punk rock, the film explores how a brand-new musical genre came seemingly out of nowhere and went mainstream overnight as legions of fans adopted the rude boy/girl image and propelled the bands up the charts. It also considers why Coventry was the perfect place for the movement to begin. But it wasn’t just about the message – it was about fun, and live gigs renowned for their energy. The last 2 Tone release, ‘Nelson Mandela’ by The Special AKA saw Jerry Dammers' anti-racist message go onto a global stage and was in his words, ‘the culmination of 2 Tone’.
The film also hears from Jerry’s bandmate in The Specials, Neville Staple; Pauline Black and Neol Davies of The Selecter, proud Coventrian and one time Special’s manager Pete Waterman and 2 Tone fan and film director Gurinder Chadha. Recalling significant rehearsals, gigs and photoshoots, Neville Staple and Neol Davies reminisce together in the original Coventry locations which have long since changed use; The Locarno, one-time hub of Coventry nightlife and scene of raucous gigs is now the Central Library.
2 Tone is being celebrated in Coventry as part of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021.
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Post by stu77 on Oct 2, 2021 14:42:22 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 2, 2021 19:07:01 GMT
Me neither but I have the album and really like it
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 3, 2021 10:17:28 GMT
Tremendous version of Talking Heads Listening Wind...
The Specials play their new cover ‘Listening Wind’ fronted by new recruit Hannah Hu at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm on the 24th of September 2021 as part of their 2021 tour
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