The Specials

trouserjazz · 01-15-2010, 05:04 PM

Still cant belive I didnt motivate myself to get tickets for these.

Im sure ill catch them at some point in time. I just hope they aint to old by the time I do.

jackhammer · 01-15-2010, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by trouserjazz

Still cant belive I didnt motivate myself to get tickets for these.

Im sure ill catch them at some point in time. I just hope they aint to old by the time I do.

No Jerry Dammers which just isn't the same really

goodfoot · 01-16-2010, 02:46 PM

dub pistols, gangster's, featuring terry hall, intresting version, from a band that can go from 2 tone to hip hop, and still remain very good, i'm not big on hip hop, but i like these guys take on it...

jackhammer · 01-16-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by goodfoot

dub pistols, gangster's, featuring terry hall, intresting version, from a band that can go from 2 tone to hip hop, and still remain very good, i'm not big on hip hop, but i like these guys take on it...

I have never really liked the Dub Pistols and that doesn't sound a whole lot different to the original apart from replacing some instruments with electronica. Disappointing.

hoorayforpeepee · 02-02-2010, 05:28 AM

I love The Specials. Their first two albums are ace

jackhammer · 02-02-2010, 09:21 AM

The Special AKA In The Studio album had a few really decent songs on but not quite the same without Terry Hall. I never tire of listening to the first album even over 20 years after first hearing it.

Pama International released an album a while back with a couple of members of The Specials which is a great old school Ska/Dub album.

khfreek · 05-22-2010, 10:28 PM

love these guys now, thanks for namedropping 'em Lee!

SBWNik · 05-23-2010, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

The Special AKA In The Studio album had a few really decent songs on but not quite the same without Terry Hall. I never tire of listening to the first album even over 20 years after first hearing it.

Pama International released an album a while back with a couple of members of The Specials which is a great old school Ska/Dub album.

Hell, missed that one, which is it?

My favourite Specials album remains the first one, but 'Guilty Until Proved Innocent' is a close second, even though it's largely a Rancid album too. If anything it shows the huge influence that they had on Tim Armstrong and co, rather than the other way round.

SBWNik · 05-23-2010, 08:51 PM

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there's another reggae movie on the way, it will be spring/summer, probably have the vibe this is england had, the specials have some kind of input, should have a cracking sound track..

If this is the follow up to 'This Is England' that you refer to, then the filming is almost finished and it will be either a four or six part TV series with the possibility of being extended. I got an invite down to the set to interview some of those involved the other week as they were filming not far from me (in Sheffield to be accurate) but I couldn't make it as my real job got in the way

Mancini Scratch · 06-01-2010, 09:25 PM

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My favourite Specials album remains the first one, but 'Guilty Until Proved Innocent' is a close second.

To my knowledge The Specials never released an album called 'Guilty until proved innocent'.

You are referring to The Specials, a 2Tone Band Straight outta Coventry?

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goodfoot Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: scotland Posts: 408	dub pistols, gangster's, featuring terry hall, intresting version, from a band that can go from 2 tone to hip hop, and still remain very good, i'm not big on hip hop, but i like these guys take on it...