BBC4

ta 😀

Ta – that better than the caterwauling in BBC3 (lilly Allan)

Is Terry Hall gonna smile?

🙂
It’s on. We’re skanking!
Reliving the Birmingham gig the other week.
Why oh why did I not get tickets this year? 🙁

Ter’s too cool to smile!
Dancing about now!

did he ever

lovin ‘gangster’

*finds pork pie hat and loafers from loft*

Rat race is one of my faves of all time.

Check out the RatRace bass

Go Sir Gentleman!!

man at C&A was my fav

ghost town to finish?

Skinhead Symphony to finish I reckon..
Edit: Enjoy Yourself!!

“Huggin uppa big monkey man!”

Guns of Naverone finish????

sounding good..think I’ll try and catch them in Nov in Edinburgh

If you have access to Spotify – this is their setlist on the current tour:
spotify:user:kdavitt:playlist:1NmhaQpAWoTqHSsTZY0gYF

So far tonight they’ve followed it exactly. Surely won’t do the whole set.
Enjoy!

Wish I could still get into the Italian 2 tone suit I wore last time I saw the Special play – sadly 30 years & 3 stone later its not going to happen

luvin it
my lil bro just texted he said they were awesome
and hes quite tempted by the “i was at glasto when jacko died” tshirts

woooop!

nothing without dammers. like the jam reforming without paul weller.

sHIT have they been on for 41mins already??

raymond the bastard anyone?…. 8)

It is a shame Muggo. You’re right.
“His” band. Largely his lyrics and music… and he had his chance.
Difference with TH and his management killed it I hear.

But I disagree that, live, they’re ‘nothing’ without him now though.
Truth is, and sadly, regarding the performance, only Neville Staple or Terry Hall would be missed by the vast majority.

went to watch them in leeds last month.
fantastic
7000 40/50 something bloke all pished and trying to moonstomp……… 8)

man at C&A was my fav

ghost town to finish?

😉

And they’re gone with Ghost Town!

rocketdog wins! (by a process of elimination!! :lol:)

man at c+a was fantanstic, thats put a smile on my face for the rest off the night, just going to dig out the cds and get me some more on
wicked

@RD: Chapeau!
(But they didn’t show the encore…) 😉

But how relevant are their songs still??
Never ceases to amaze me.

“…Working for the rat race
You know you’re wasting your time
You’re working for the rat race …”

“…Policeman comes and smacks me in the teeth
I don’t complain, it’s not my function …”

“…But two o’clock has come again
It’s time to leave this paradise
Hope the chip shop isn’t closed
Cos’ their pies are really nice
I’ll eat in the taxi queue
Standing in someone else’s spew
Wish I had lipstick on my shirt
Instead of piss stains on my shoes …”

“..This town, is coming like a ghost town
Why must the youth fight against themselves?
Government leaving the youth on the shelf
This place, is coming like a ghost town
No job to be found in this country
Can’t go on no more
The people getting angry…”

😀

Bugger, missed it and all I’ve got of them is on vinyl (yes kids, round bits of plastic) and I’ve no got a record player – aaagh!

click on the spotify link above

Link below to the whole set, enjoy, now where is my crombie coat

the specials

Bugger. Being at Death’s Door, I missed this. Gutted. 🙁

Is it on iPlayer at all?

Ahhhhhh, now seen it – joy! As for Lilly Allen, she cannae sing for toffee.

Even with Jerry I doubt whether they’d be anything more than a bunch of old blokes that should know better. I’ll rely on memories of how good they were.

Loved The Specials back in the day: well actually about 10 years after their day. Still play the album a fair bit.

Seems I’m the odd one out, but I thought the Glasters performance was dull as. Terry Hall looked like he couldn’t be arsed. Not sure if he was always like this: acting cool? Might have worked as a brooding teenager / 20 something but looking at him I couldn’t help thinking he’d had a hard day looking after his teenage kids, and couldn’t wait to sit down in his armchair with the Guardian and cup of cocoa.

On the other hand I loved Lily Allen, the Maccabees & Friendly Fires. They seemed genuinely excited to be there and made the effort. Playing live is about more than just knocking out at few (albeit classic) old hits that everyone can sing along to.

Bugger missed it too….
Then again what do I care,I was at “Weller In the Woods” on Cannock Chase.It was farn-tarstic,support act Twisted Wheel were pretty good too.