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| The Specials (known at certain points as The Special AKA) were an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry.On this label, the band released their 7" debut, "Gangsters", which became a Top Ten hit in 1979.Changing their name to The Specials, they recorded their debut LP Specials in 1979, produced by Elvis Costello.In the Studio, was not very commercially successful, although the songs "Racist Friend" and "Nelson Mandela" were hits.He also did some vocal work on a Dub Pistols' album.In the early 1990s, members of The Beat teamed up with members of The Specials to form the band Special Beat.The band toured and released some live albums.In 1996, with ska enjoying a surge in mainstream popularity on North American radio and MTV, several members of The Specials reunited to record Today's Specials, a studio album mostly of reggae and ska covers.This was followed in 1998 with an album of originals, Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent, featuring guest vocals by Tim Armstrong and Lars Frederiksen of Rancid.Today's Specials (1996)
Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent!Singles
"Gangsters" (The Special A.Laserdisc) All the videos from Gangsters up to Nelson Mandela.Soundtracks
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Shakespeare in...You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers.Sounds LikeMadness, The Selecter, Harry Johnson and the All Stars, Special A.Many Thanks for the add and for the inspirations!!We are honoured to have you among our friends.Keep a little Marc in your heart!Hey thanks alot for the add!THIS ONE IS FOR ALL THA BOUNCAS....Thanks alot for adding me:)Greetings,ArjenPlease also check my 2 other bands:metalcore: www.Feel Free to Drop By Our MySpace Music Site and Leave An Opinion of Our Songs,We Appreciate It.Hours() * 3600 + newCurrentTime.Want it delivered Friday, February 1?Day Shipping at checkout.See all 42 customer reviews...Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s.Try our music sampler to hear song samples from this album.Images representing the various track states.See all 413 customer reviews...This is clearly the best Ska record ever made.Their debut album (the BBC had just aired The Specials John Peel Sessions, but it was not yet for sale.The Selector and credited to The Selector, but in reality, The Selector was Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, both from The Specials, and two of their roommates.If you listen to earlier versions of these songs available elsewhere, you can see how much they honed everything.The Specials had toured the U.Grit on this album, and you can also see The Specials influence on Clash songs like Pressure Drop, very Ska.English tutor in the 9th grade (I was really bad in school) who was more interested in shaping my musical tastes, and my sister, English was third on his list.They have altered the band since 1980 (when this album came out), a few new members, but they still have Neville Staples(who looks even cooler today), Horace Panter, Roddy Radiation, and Lynval Golding.They preformed these songs in a dizzying frenzy.Room of the legendary Fillmore Auditorium!We were on this crowded bus, with the band, this huge dog and scattered other people.If you have never heard this album but are considering it, then trust the instincts that brought you this far and get it, if you remember this album from your youth but haven't gotten around to getting it on CD I suggest you drop everything and get it, and get Led Zeppelin IV another time.Was this review helpful to you?At the time, I thought I was just being sentimental over my first Ska discovery, and had a hunch that years later I would probably rate it somewhere in the middle of my Ska collection; I even considered the possibilty that Ska would be passe in my collection one day, but I was wrong on both counts.The Specials were the greatest of the 80s Ska era, but I do think this debut work is the best over all Ska album I have heard.Be it their own tunes or a cover, The Specials put a unique spin on their work that fingered who they were just a few seconds into each song.He's also a blast as the scathing judge in the playful "Stupid Marriage."The music stays on a roll; it's one of those rare albums that gives me the feeling that The Specials wanted to make every track really tight.The Specials were only around for a handful of years.While a few of the members became "Fun Boy Three" and there was a partial reunion in the 90s when they joined English Beat members to tour as "Special Beat," it was their early work that stole the show.The Specials are still the heavyweight champions of both waves of ska revivals (in the UK and later in the USA).British hosts that the Specials would "blow my mind.".The two manic singers Terry Hall and Neville Staples bounced around the stage and banged their heads together in time to the music.By the end of the show the entire stage was filled with frantically pogoing audience members and the Specials played on, as if the audience and the band were the same thing.The reason why the Specials were so...Jamaican ska and rocksteady music.Even the godfather of punk, John Lydon, who was notorious for ridiculing any kind of popular music once professed that reggae and ska were the only music he cared about.If anyone raised the profile of ska music in America, it was the Specials.Terry Hall as the prosecuter and Neville Staples as "Judge Dread" engage in a hilarious satire of a kangaroo court in the song "Stupid Marriage."The covers of ska classics like "A Message To Rudy" and Prince Buster's classic "Too Hot" showcase the muscular playing of the band.The addition of trombonist Rico Rodriquez, who was a transplanted Jamaican with an involvment in the ska's early Sixties roots lent the Specials an authenticity that few of their peers could claim.Drummer John Bradbury and bassist Horace Gentleman punched up the ska sound with a heavy drum n' bass sound that appealed to the younger generation accustomed to the hard charging punk rock sound.There was a second wave revival of ska music in the United States in the Nineties, but none of the stateside ska bands posessed the talent, imagination or authenticity of their UK counterparts.The Specials were the flagship of the ska revival and their magnificent but short lived career brought the joy of ska music to a lot of people who otherwise would have never heard it.Was this review helpful to you?Just get it and you wont regret it.The perfect blend of strong song writing, fun, ska and touch of punk energy
When this album came out most punx I knew were totally into it.Well I'm not a kid, but M.Fantino, The Specials didn't influence The Clash on Pressure Drop.It infuriates me that no one knows that the Specials could veritably rip all these new school...All time classic
I first heard of the Specials when I saw the video for Gangsters on MTV (yeah, back when it wasn't a shill for popular music's worst).Published on August 6, 2005 by J.This album was phenomenal.Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.Music You Should Hear: Artists' PicksWant to know what Norah Jones, Sting, and Il Divo are listening to?Find out in Music You Should Hear, where these and other artists tell you about the music they love.Garmin's new Forerunner 405 packs GPS, wireless connectivity, and training functions into a sleek watch you can wear all day.If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.Visit our Help department.You have no recently viewed items or searches.Sign in to get personalized recommendations.Join Amazon Prime today.See all 42 customer reviews...Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?To hear a song sample, click on "Listen" by that sample.The beat that got a generation dancing and brought ska back into the public eye.Produced by Elvis Costello, then still a boy wonder himself, the album built on the sound of the Specials' first two singles, and gave the world its first extended look at Two Tone.Produced by Elvis Costello.Add a iframe that allows us to ping the server when this element becomes visible
a9AdsViewNamespace.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.See all 413 customer reviews...This is clearly the best Ska record ever made.Their debut album (the BBC had just aired The Specials John Peel Sessions, but it was not yet for sale.The Selector and credited to The Selector, but in reality, The Selector was Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, both from The Specials, and two of their roommates.The Specials had toured the U.Grit on this album, and you can also see The Specials influence on Clash songs like Pressure Drop, very Ska.My friend had gone to school with Mark Addams (keyboards) in Coventry and whenever they'd come to San Francisco my friend rob would arrange to have us on the list.Room of the legendary Fillmore Auditorium!He took his hat back as he gave me the beer.Brown "El Rudo Lucky Pierre!"The Specials were the greatest of the 80s Ska era, but I do think this debut work is the best over all Ska album I have heard.Be it their own tunes or a cover, The Specials put a unique spin on their work that fingered who they were just a few seconds into each song.He's also a blast as the scathing judge in the playful "Stupid Marriage."The music stays on a roll; it's one of those rare albums that gives me the feeling that The Specials wanted to make every track really tight.The upbeat tunes are sheer dance music, and the methodical tunes are mellowing.The Specials were only around for a handful of years.The follow up projects after their first album were good, but it is the first album that really shows you the embodiment of Ska's greatest groups.The Specials are still the heavyweight champions of both waves of ska revivals (in the UK and later in the USA).British hosts that the Specials would "blow my mind.".The entire band had buzz cut hairdos and dressed like thrift shop refugees complete with Sinatra type fedoras, skinny ties and ill fitting suits.By the end of the show the entire stage was filled with frantically pogoing audience members and the Specials played on, as if the audience and the band were the same thing.The reason why the Specials were so...Jamaican ska and rocksteady music.Even the godfather of punk, John Lydon, who was notorious for ridiculing any kind of popular music once professed that reggae and ska were the only music he cared about.In the Sixties, there was little room on American radio playlists for obscure Jamaican musicians playing gimmicky West Indian pop.If anyone raised the profile of ska music in America, it was the Specials.National Front's campaign to bash forgien nationals from the West Indies and Pakistan who were new immigrants to London during that period.The addition of trombonist Rico Rodriquez, who was a transplanted Jamaican with an involvment in the ska's early Sixties roots lent the Specials an authenticity that few of their peers could claim.Drummer John Bradbury and bassist Horace Gentleman punched up the ska sound with a heavy drum n' bass sound that appealed to the younger generation accustomed to the hard charging punk rock sound.The Specials were the flagship of the ska revival and their magnificent but short lived career brought the joy of ska music to a lot of people who otherwise would have never heard it.Those were the days, my friend.See all 42 customer reviews...Just get it and you wont regret it.There'd been that music scene of the B 52's, BLONDIE, ELVIS COSTELLO, JOE JACKSON and TALKING...Well I'm not a kid, but M.Fantino, The Specials didn't influence The Clash on Pressure Drop.Toots and the Maytals did, seeing as how Pressure Drop is actually a Maytals song,...It infuriates me that no one knows that the Specials could veritably rip all these new school...All time classic
I first heard of the Specials when I saw the video for Gangsters on MTV (yeah, back when it wasn't a shill for popular music's worst).Published on August 6, 2005 by J.Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.The History Of Ska, Part 2: A Checkered Past.Music You Should Hear: Artists' PicksWant to know what Norah Jones, Sting, and Il Divo are listening to?Off Your StairMaster and Nautilus Purchase
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The Specials, an English ska music band.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.True innovators of the punk era, the Specials began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude, and taking on a more focused and informed politica... |
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