Guest allsystemsfail Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Classic Two Tone ska. Any folks here planning to catch this show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkster Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Two tone ska? what's that?I think I'm goin to Kef anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest allsystemsfail Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Two tone ska? what's that?Two Tone was probably the biggest thing out there 1979-80, launching The Specials, Madness, The Beat, The Selecter, The Bodysnatchers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scott cs. Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 i'm going. there's a program on C4 on monday about the 25th anniversary of the two-tone label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest allsystemsfail Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 there's a program on C4 on monday about the 25th anniversary of the two-tone label.Hey cool. Wasn't sure if I'd missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Two Tone was probably the biggest thing out there 1979-80' date=' launching The Specials, Madness, The Beat, The Selecter, The Bodysnatchers...[/quote']The Bodysnatchers - was one of them a The Fast Show person ? Selecter are rather decent live, but I canna wait for the real thing next week. The Skatalites.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkster Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Oh right.I thought it was just called ska.Silly me.Madness are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 history of ska / reggae et al http://www.reggae-reviews.com/history.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest allsystemsfail Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 The Bodysnatchers - was one of them a The Fast Show person ? That would be Charlie Higson from The Higsons. Released two singles through Two Tone. The Bodysnatchers were a quite different combo.For more info on Two Tone' date=' do check out [url']http://www.2-tone.info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scott cs. Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 any idea of door times/tax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Norman's Fettish also playing this. Will be the last chance to see them for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 until they play again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 until they play again.isn't that a bit obvious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 yep just emphasisig it a wee bit. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 unfortunately I'm on call or I'd have loved to go to this. was a bit annoyed when I saw the poster last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 I have some Bodysnatchers stuff somewhere.I`ll be at Therapy?... otherwise i`d have gone. Pauline Black and co were meant to play The Palace a few years back.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 I have some Bodysnatchers stuff somewhere.I`ll be at Therapy?... otherwise i`d have gone. Pauline Black and co were meant to play The Palace a few years back....The Selecter play Adeen every year / 18 months or so. So we should be seeing them again soon...The only Bodysnatchers stuff is on a two tone documentary I recorded from Radio 2,DavePS The Selecter is a great name for a DJ ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 until they play again.Which won't be for a good few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 The Bodysnatchers - was one of them a The Fast Show person ? Selecter are rather decent live' date=' but I canna wait for the real thing next week. The Skatalites....[/quote']Me too on the Skatalites - their version of Guns of Navarone must be one of the most infuriatingly catchy tunes ever recorded.Will take a look to The Selecter too.Charlie Higson - was aslo in an early '80s New Wave outfit that are on one of those Death Disco compilations - their name escapes me - he farily gets about.In case anyone's wondering about The Skatalites...The Skatalites+supportThursday 02 December The Lemon TreeTickets 18 (12 concessions & regulars) Doors Open: 8.30pmShow Starts: 9pmBox Office: 01224 642230After the brilliance of Toots and the Maytals in July, we are thrilled to welcome another genuinely legendary Jamaican band to The Lemon Tree for what will be an unforgettable festive night out. Created in the mid 50s by fusing boogie-woogie, R&B, jazz, Caribbean and African rhythms, ska became the first truly Jamaican music and by the '60s all the vocalists were swarming to record their songs to this infectious new beat including Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytals and Jimmy Cliff. The core musicians playing on most of these sessions formed The Ska-talites in May 1964 but split after only two years. In their short time together they scored two UK top ten hits with Man In The Street and Guns Of Navarone and left an indelible legacy and influence on subsequent generations of musicians in the UK, US and Jamaica. The band initially reformed in the mid '80s and now feature five original members: drum and bass team Lloyd Knibb and Lloyd Brevett, saxophonist Lester Sterling, trumpeter Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore and soulful vocalist Doreen Schaeffer carry on the never-ending rhythm they pioneered. "The hottest ska group in town is the Ska-talites. Last Sunday at Bournemouth was the likes of which you've never seen, with grown men prostrate at the tuffness of the sounds." The Star (Jamaica), 1964 www.skatalites.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marillionboy Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Think I'll try and drop by to this before I hit The Moorings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Yep I did a review of Foundation Ska by The Skatalites on Saturday....Me too on the Skatalites - their version of Guns of Navarone must be one of the most infuriatingly catchy tunes ever recorded.Will take a look to The Selecter too.Charlie Higson - was aslo in an early '80s New Wave outfit that are on one of those Death Disco compilations - their name escapes me - he farily gets about.In case anyone's wondering about The Skatalites...The Skatalites+supportThursday 02 December The Lemon TreeTickets 18 (12 concessions & regulars) Doors Open: 8.30pmShow Starts: 9pmBox Office: 01224 642230After the brilliance of Toots and the Maytals in July' date=' we are thrilled to welcome another genuinely legendary Jamaican band to The Lemon Tree for what will be an unforgettable festive night out. Created in the mid 50s by fusing boogie-woogie, R&B, jazz, Caribbean and African rhythms, ska became the first truly Jamaican music and by the '60s all the vocalists were swarming to record their songs to this infectious new beat including Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytals and Jimmy Cliff. The core musicians playing on most of these sessions formed The Ska-talites in May 1964 but split after only two years. In their short time together they scored two UK top ten hits with Man In The Street and Guns Of Navarone and left an indelible legacy and influence on subsequent generations of musicians in the UK, US and Jamaica. The band initially reformed in the mid '80s and now feature five original members: drum and bass team Lloyd Knibb and Lloyd Brevett, saxophonist Lester Sterling, trumpeter Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore and soulful vocalist Doreen Schaeffer carry on the never-ending rhythm they pioneered. "The hottest ska group in town is the Ska-talites. Last Sunday at Bournemouth was the likes of which you've never seen, with grown men prostrate at the tuffness of the sounds." The Star (Jamaica), 1964 [url']www.skatalites.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Charlie Higson - was aslo in an early '80s New Wave outfit that are on one of those Death Disco compilations - their name escapes me - he farily gets about.they went by the name of The Higsons - 'who stole my bongo's" is a classic., i'll have top play it some time @ the appropriate time/venue. Also remember they played Peel on quite a few occasions. JP was a BIG fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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