Following the success of their debut album, Specials, their second and final album, More Specials was released. This expanded the group’s 2 tone sound to include lounge music and other influences. After two albums and a string of very successful singles the band called it quits in 1981. T...
Two years after their formation, the Specials articulated their disenchantment, uncertainty, and ennui on their debut album. Dressed in their distinguished two-tone color scheme and featuring the iconic Walt Jabsco, The Specials recycled the jaunty, staccato rhythms and horns of ska (Prince Buster,...
The Specials(1979):In the Court of the Crimson Kingoffered a startling, unique musical vision, one where classical music motifs, techniques and themes were abused by abrasive cutting edge recording technology, stretched over ungainly rhythmic patterns, and topped with powerful vocal declamations of...
Bad Manners is a legendary British two-tone ska band that rose to prominence during the late 1970s alongside acts like The Specials and Madness. Known for their infectious melodies and larger-than-life frontman Buster Bloodvessel, this group became famous for live shows filled with playful energy...
He networked with fellow Harvard alumni in the industry to land meaty TV roles in high-minded cable movies such as "The Tuskegee Airmen" and "The Affair" (both HBO, 1995) and "Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad" (Family Channel/BET, 1994) and classy network specials like the ...
来自the english beat《I Just Can't Stop It》,专辑简介:by Jo-Ann GreeneI Just Can't Stop It was a late arrival onto the checker- boarded scene, The Specials, Madness and The Selecter had all beat The (English) Beat to the punch, but luckily this w
Yeah, it’s about the Specials; the key line in Ted Leo’s fedora-tip and hit of liquid sunshine isn’t the second-wave ska roll call, but the one about dancing and being free. And the elements of “Rude Boys”– Leo’s ever-impassioned pleas, the rumbling rhythm section, that over...
The Specials – Little Bitch –Sixteen Candles Side E: * Gene Loves Jezebel – Desire (Come and Get It) (US Club Mix) –She’s Having A Baby Flesh for Lulu – Slide –Uncle Buck * Love and Rockets – Haunted When the Minutes Drag –She’s Having A Baby ...
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As we round out a banner year of celebrating hip hop’s landmark half century of influencing culture, he is the perfect emcee to lead us through what promises to be an iconic night,” said Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET. “Throughout his career,...