NME, 1979
"Although the predominant musical influence is black (ska, bluebeat, reggae and soul), it's wrapped in ferocious rock'n'roll: the kind of hybrid that so many other British bands have tried to contrive but, in comparison, failed to make convincing ... This album embraces two decades of black and white music, gives it perspective and then goes on to reflect the modern rock'n'roll culture ... It's the kind of album that's musically fathomless and it will probably establish The Specials as true hopes for the '80s. At the very least this debut is essential for anybody who wants to know what's going on in rock'n'roll today"
Posted By: paulg on October 15th 2021 at 11:39:16
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- jesy nelson (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 03:11:10
- Wages? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 15, 05:21:02
- she's black so will be on the cheap (n/m) (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 05:22:59
- Excellent - let's buy Lukaku whilst we're at it (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 15, 09:51:58
- . (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 05:26:59
- . (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 05:36:19
- I do find the idea of "cultural appropriation" (as s'thing wrong) pretty confusing (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 15, 10:09:58
- ^ currently trying to remove his dreadlocks (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Oct 15, 10:32:05
- Taken all my Specials records to Oxfam (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 15, 10:47:05
- ^^^ Calls his UB40 records "Specials" (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 15, 11:14:37
- NME, 1979 (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 15, 11:39:16
- ^^ Accepted into the WMRC (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 15, 12:14:03
- NME, 1979 (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 15, 11:39:16
- ^^^ Calls his UB40 records "Specials" (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 15, 11:14:37
- Taken all my Specials records to Oxfam (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 15, 10:47:05
- It caused harm to my ears (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 15, 10:20:44
- As Duke Ellington said ... (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 15, 11:00:00
- wise words (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 15, 11:16:57
- As Duke Ellington said ... (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 15, 11:00:00
- ^ currently trying to remove his dreadlocks (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Oct 15, 10:32:05
- All a distraction for the real crime that is being committed (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 15, 08:25:51
- Does she want anything from Morrison’s? (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 15, 06:31:42
- one day (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 06:38:18
- Ta luv (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 15, 06:59:41
- . (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 07:03:32
- And one day you will post something while sober (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 15, 06:41:57
- We all have our demons (NCFC) - Captain Bligh, Oct 15, 06:51:50
- and one day you will post something that isnt patronising (n/m) (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 06:50:07
- Highly unlikely (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 15, 09:07:47
- everyone pile in (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 15, 09:15:14
- Ha ha ha (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 15, 07:15:37
- Highly unlikely (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 15, 09:07:47
- Ta luv (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 15, 06:59:41
- one day (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 06:38:18
- I do find the idea of "cultural appropriation" (as s'thing wrong) pretty confusing (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 15, 10:09:58
- . (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 05:36:19
- she's black so will be on the cheap (n/m) (NCFC) - earthleakage, Oct 15, 05:22:59
- Wages? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 15, 05:21:02
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