Best Specials Tune?

[Paulie Tandoori]

stereotypes is too long but it is a good tune

sit on the fence long enough, you'll get a splinter up your arse

don't think that's by the specials tho

how about the Boiler? in honour of today's stormy thread topic maybe?

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

ackshurely, scrub all the above.

too much, too young is the best by far innit

 

[JTG]

I seem to be agreeing with everyone's choices

 

[Haller]

Do Nothing

This is the right answer.

The live version of Too Much Too Young has me in the audience, so it comes a close second.

 

[Groucho]

There is so much that is just so good. But the best one; it has to be the obvious choice of Ghost Town - the full length version.

 

[Fedayn]

This is the right answer.

The live version of Too Much Too Young has me in the audience, so it comes a close second.

On the single picture cover? The gig at Tiffany's as was now the Central Library in Coventry?

 

[Firky]

I seem to be agreeing with everyone's choices

thats cos theyre one of the few bands who haven't done a shit song

 

[keithy]

I can't choose because the best of that I have is my most played CD everrrrrr.

 

[Annierak]

Can't decide between:
Little bitch, Message to you rudy, Nite Klub

 

[dynamicbaddog]

Gangsters

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Do Nothing

Oh, that was great. I wouldn't have even remembered that if someone hadn't posted it

 

[felixthecat]

Can't choose.

Which is a GOOD thing. Most bands have one outstanding tune - the Specials have lots of them

 

[lights.out.london]

What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend

 

[Annierak]

I really like 'The boiler' too but that was Special aka with Rhoda Dakar. Just thought i'd mention it, great track

 

[STFC]

I dunno, Gangsters, I suppose.

Firky, some of those tracks are Special AKA. Is that allowed?

Well, Gangsters was released under the name The Special AKA, so it had better be!

 

[mr steev]

Can't choose.

Which is a GOOD thing. Most bands have one outstanding tune - the Specials have lots of them

This ^

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Do Nothing

aaargh, I hate you. Ever since I saw this post I've been

just living in a world without meaning
I walk and walk, do nothing
I’m just living in a world without feeling
I talk and talk, say nothing


I can't get it out of my head

 

[pk]

'Stereotype'.

The live version from the 2-Tone tour, where Ranking Roger gets loads of time and it's all so much faster than the recorded version.

It's insane, and well ahead of its time.

"All I want is my stereo...!"

 

[pk]

I really like 'The boiler' too but that was Special aka with Rhoda Dakar. Just thought i'd mention it, great track

I hate that track... it's so dark, depressing... make a great instrumental though.

Speaking of which, weren't the Bodysnatchers a load of old shite?

 

[Annierak]

I hate that track... it's so dark, depressing... make a great instrumental though.

Speaking of which, weren't the Bodysnatchers a load of old shite?

Thats what i like about 'The boiler', dark and disturbing, very disturbing, it's different.

Wasn't really into the Bodysnatchers, in fact can't even remember any tracks of theirs

 

[Haller]

On the single picture cover? The gig at Tiffany's as was now the Central Library in Coventry?

The b-side was live at Tiffany's. The a-side - Too Much and Guns of Navarone - was live at the Lyceum in London. Which is where I saw them. Supported by Dexy's.

 

[Andy the Don]

Do Nothing or Gangsters..

No Gangsters, for the video..

One of the two best things out of Coventry, the other being Jaguar cars..

 

[El Sueno]

The trombones on 'C&A' are fantastic, I always loved their slightly sinister sounding stuff. That and Ghost Town had a great creepy atmosphere to them.

 

[tommers]

monkey man.

 

[El Sueno]

Thats what i like about 'The boiler', dark and disturbing, very disturbing, it's different.

Wasn't really into the Bodysnatchers, in fact can't even remember any tracks of theirs

As I recall from the Dance Crasher poster on my bedroom wall, The Bodysnatchers were nothing if not exceedingly ugly.

Specials were good n'all, but compared to today's young talent...


Lily really does show us all how it's done here.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I love 'Man at C&A', proper dubby sounds and loads of reverb on the guitar. Not sure what my favourite is however

NUCLEAR NUCLEAR ATTACK!

That's my favourite one! Fantastic and often undermentioned as most people only have the Best Of.

 

[Annierak]

As I recall from the Dance Crasher poster on my bedroom wall, The Bodysnatchers were nothing if not exceedingly ugly.

Specials were good n'all, but compared to today's young talent...


Lily really does show us all how it's done here.

They look ok for that particular time though. Wouldn't have said they were ugly

 

[jamdown]

To hard to call. Such a good band. I suppose if there could only be one track that would last forever and define The Specials and England at the time then it would have to be Ghost Town

 

[JTG]

As I recall from the Dance Crasher poster on my bedroom wall, The Bodysnatchers were nothing if not exceedingly ugly.

what's that got to do with the price of fish? nobody's brought up the Specials' looks. Are the Bodysnatchers to be primarily judged on whether you'd like to shag them then?

 

[kalidarkone]

I love 'Man at C&A', proper dubby sounds and loads of reverb on the guitar. Not sure what my favourite is however

NUCLEAR NUCLEAR ATTACK!

What he said. Also really like 'Sock it to em JB'

Oh and the bit at the beginning of 'Enjoy yourself' when Terry Hall says ' My names Terry and I'm going to enjoy my self first' -Always really cracks me up