Advantages: inteligent varied original Disadvantages: their last record as a group
Some are born great,as the saying goes ,others have greatness
thrust upon them,and in the case of The Specials it seems not only did they achieve greatness with their debut album "Specials",but had even more greatness thrust upon them by an over expectant music press and ravenous fan base
all eager for more of their punk/ska riotous rapture ,however in
the spirit of true greatness and wanton defiance they delivered
"More Specials" in the autumn of 1980,and in direct conflict to its title could well have been called "Less Specials "
In the twelve months which had elapsed between their debut and this daring follow up the musical landscape had changed a great deal ,the fury of punk which gave rise to the groups foundations was now a fading memory as new sounds and movements splinterd into a varied buffet of sounds and movements ...
Advantages: It's the Specials! Disadvantages: One or two tracks not so good.
Specials - The Specials
It's 1979 I am 16 going on 17, left school and am a scooter skin, which basically meant I rode a scooter (Lambretta SX 200) and had a skinhead.
I was into Ska in a big way, but old style skinhead Ska, The Pioneers, The Upsetters etc. Then something happened, we got British Ska, The Beat, Selector, Madness (early on) and the best of all, The Specials. I have two vinyl LP's left in my house, this one (very scratched) and one by a band called Back To The Planet. This LP rocked, it got played over and over from '79 to '81 (when The Jam took over for me).
~~~~~The Band~~~~~
The band themselves seemed to consist of hundreds of people, though in fact there were:
Jerry Dammers - Keyboards
Terry Hall - Vocals
Neville Staple - Vocals and percussion
Roddy radiation - Guitar
(Sir) Horace Gentleman - Bass ...
Advantages: Great songs, great melody lines, more matured sound than previosu albums, great extra content etc. Disadvantages: Hit or miss with many people, some songs although good aren't at the same level as others etc.
Ultra Beatdown is Dragonforces 4th release since their massive and explosive debut in the music world.
The album comes with 3 extra tracks not found on the standard CD and also a bonus DVD with some great content on it.
The album is quite a step forward from all of their previous 3 released. It mixes all elements from each album but also has many new things added. For example, the songs have more melodic feel to them, more slower parts and the synth is used much more to create a very unique sound and to really give their music more colour.
The album itself is a fantastic collection of songs which will get you really pumped but also give you a real sense of epic ecstasy when the massive anthem choruses come in and the incredible fast solos start.
The album comes with 11 tracks.
1. Heroes of Our Time
2. The fire still burns
3. Reasons ...
