Special AKA/The Specials

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:30 pm

Anybody else into this stuff?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HaVy6idWd8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWZzsxgH2gY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Qih7SX25g

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:51 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBa6lesMfyk

This is fucking ace.

flipw · Post by **flipw** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:13 am

The first track ghost train is sampled on this tune on army:

ROSSI B & LUCA feat GULLY GANG - Music Money
http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF247752-01-02-02.mp3

joenicedj · Post by **joenicedj** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:30 am

THE SPECIALS can do no wrong. Did you know that Elvis Costello was the executive producer for a lot of their material?

Plus....a lot of their music finds their way to commercials.

A Message to You was used in a diaper commercial.
MonkeyMan was used in a Capitol One credit card spot.

LOVE THESE GUYS.

crash fistfight · Post by **crash fistfight** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:00 am

The Specials wrote some of the best songs going, Concrete Jungle is the catchiest song I have ever heard.

THE SPECIALS can do no wrong.

Its so true even their song covers are gold.

God bless Two Tone

kion · Post by **kion** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:58 pm

I remember going to HMV with my dad when Ghost Town first came out - he bought it on 7" single - pinched it off him when I moved out and still have it!

marty · Post by **marty** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:38 pm

joenice wrote:THE SPECIALS can do no wrong.

i don't think so. doing 3 cash-in albums without jerry dammers was no good IMHO. guest features of rancid neither. but still loving the classic stuff. especially "stupid marriage"

keith p · Post by **keith p** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:15 am

Any of you listen to Madness too?

felis · Post by **felis** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:01 am

saw in the new year to neville staples and his his band , was fresh ... did all the classics , was a right knees up ... appart from the sh!t dj on after them who started off playin some good ska then digressed into r&b usher / r kelly style ... then when we trimmed him for that , played the worst ace of bass stye reggae you could imagine ... safe to say we jetted pretty rapid after abusing for being a total cock hound .

dj was a cock

dynamixuk · Post by **dynamixuk** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:30 am

FELIS wrote:
dj was a cock

hahahahaha

sniff sniff

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:42 am

flipw wrote:The first track ghost train is sampled on this tune on army:

ROSSI B & LUCA feat GULLY GANG - Music Money
http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF247752-01-02-02.mp3

Damn, that could have been so much better. It needs spooking out!

But, good try!

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:43 am

joenice wrote:THE SPECIALS can do no wrong. Did you know that Elvis Costello was the executive producer for a lot of their material?

Plus....a lot of their music finds their way to commercials.

A Message to You was used in a diaper commercial.
MonkeyMan was used in a Capitol One credit card spot.

LOVE THESE GUYS.

Yeah, Elvis Costello was in the audience skanking out! Later on, he offered to produce them.

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:43 am

KION wrote:I remember going to HMV with my dad when Ghost Town first came out - he bought it on 7" single - pinched it off him when I moved out and still have it!

Ah, man. Have you heard the 12" of that? It gets nice and dubby during the middle 8. Fantastic stuff. Almost as good as the man at C&A...

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:44 am

Crash Fistfight wrote:The Specials wrote some of the best songs going, Concrete Jungle is the catchiest song I have ever heard.

THE SPECIALS can do no wrong.

Its so true even their song covers are gold.

God bless Two Tone

Yeah, Concrete Jungle is ace. Somewhat of a homage to blackboard jungle...

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:45 am

Keith P wrote:Any of you listen to Madness too?

Yeah, Madness, the Specials and to a lesser extent, Bad Manners. Ne ne ne nah nah nah noo.

sonofrave · Post by **sonofrave** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:57 am

We organise a community fete every year in East London, and this year we have booked the Specials. Will post more info closer to the time....
Keep em peeled...

sonofrave · Post by **sonofrave** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:57 am

We organise a community fete every year in East London, and this year we have booked the Specials. Will post more info closer to the time....
Keep em peeled...

slothrop · Post by **slothrop** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:30 pm

Does know if that organ chord on Kode 9's Quantum is a deliberate homage to Ghost Town?

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:14 pm

Slothrop wrote:Does know if that organ chord on Kode 9's Quantum is a deliberate homage to Ghost Town?

There's only so many notes on a keyboard...

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:42 pm

two oh one wrote:
KION wrote:I remember going to HMV with my dad when Ghost Town first came out - he bought it on 7" single - pinched it off him when I moved out and still have it!
Ah, man. Have you heard the 12" of that? It gets nice and dubby during the middle 8. Fantastic stuff. Almost as good as the man at C&A...

Man at C&A is probably me favourite Specials track - "Warnin, warnin, nuclear attack"

Keep thinking that Fun Boy Three's "Lunatics are taking over the asylum" was a sequel to that tune. Liked the stuff Terry Hall did with Tricky on the Nearly God album, really spooked out shit.

And don't forget the Beat, they had some corking tunes - Mirror in the Bathroom, Tears of a Clown, Can't get Used to Losing You, Twist and Crawl, etc.

Not 2 Tone in the slightest, but early Police is still worth a listen. "Beds too big without you" is a particular fave.

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