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The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. [4] After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Jerry Dammers on keyboards, Lynval Golding and Roddy Radiation on guitars, Horace Panter on bass, John ...
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- A Message To You Rudy (The Specials, 1979) The band’s second single, recorded with the help of legendary Jamaican ska musicians Rico Rodriguez and Dick Cuthell on trombone and trumpet respectively, The Specials' cover of Dany Richardson’s 1967 song is an essential moment in giving British two-tone some much needed credibility.
- Nite Klub (The Specials, 1979) A woozy, lackadaisical brass opening gives way to a skanking, full-throttle banger, with one of the finest dub bass breakdowns you’ll ever hear smack bang in the middle.
- Little Bitch (The Specials, 1979) Jerry Dammers at his meanest, Little Bitch is a really harsh song, detailing Dammers' feelings on the, ahem,”bitch" that the song is aimed at.
- Too Much Too Young (live version) (A.K.A. Live, 1980) The original version of the song that appeared on the band’s self-titled debut is very good indeed - a skanking, slowed-down lament aimed at not wasting your youth.
The Specials are back with ten songs on a brand new album. Influential, important and exhilarating live, they are a band embedded in this country's DNA.
The Specials are back with ten songs on a brand new album. Influential, important and exhilarating live, they are a band embedded in this country's DNA. It is impossible to envisage the musical landscape without them, from the startling, angular Gangsters in 1979 to their swan song, the epoch-making Ghost Town in 1981.
Dec 19, 2022 · By Rob Tannenbaum. Published Dec. 19, 2022 Updated Dec. 20, 2022 8:17 AM PT. Terry Hall, who fronted the groundbreaking British ska-punk band the Specials and went on to a noteworthy career in...
