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 Specials - The Specials
 Specials - The Specials ... Tracklisting1 A Message To You Rudy 2 Do The Dog 3 It's Up To You 4 Nite Klub 5 Doesn't Make It Alright 6 Concrete Jungle 7 Too Hot 8 Monkey Man 9 (Dawning Of A) New Era 10 Blank Expression 11 Stupid Marriage 12 Too Much Too Young 13 Little Bitch 14 You're Wondering Now Newest Review: ... Songs~~~~~ A side (remember 'sides' on records?) 1. A Message To You Rudy For many folk this song epitomizes the specials, ... more ... old style reggae Ska, bouncy bass line, trumpets, simple guitar riff and constant, steady drumming. The ultimate get up and move tune, everyone mouthing the words and understanding them, what a great track, still brings back great memories. My 13 year old son who is into thrash metal even likes this. 9/10.
2. Do The Dog
Much more percussion and synthesizer, modern Ska, more energetic, more of a dance tune. 7/10.
3. It's Up To You
Here is where we start to hear Terry Hall make his mark vocally on the band, lots of...more |
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Specials - The Specials: Very Special. (943 words)
by - written on 10/07/08 (Very useful, 160 readings)
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Specials - The Specials It's 1979 I am 16 going on 17, left school and am a scooter skin, which basically meant I rode a scooter (Lambretta SX 200) and had a skinhead. I was into Ska in a big way, but old style skinhead Ska, The Pioneers, The Upsetters etc. Then something happened, we got British Ska, The Beat, Selector, Madness (early on) and the best of all, The Specials. I have two vinyl LP's left in my house, this one (very scratched) and one by a band called Back To The Planet. This LP rocked, it got played over and over from '79 to '81 (when The Jam took over for me). ~~~~~The Band~~~~~ The band themselves seemed to consist of ... Read the complete review
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