UB40 - crap or really crap

[Sea Star]

Yeah, when I was 13 they seemed pretty cool though I haven't gone back to listen to signing off in about 20 years so have no idea if it stands up these days.

Any road they were my childhood gateway into reggae and the first time I ever heard strange fruit was their version.

 

[bi0boy]

I remember this thread like it was yesterday and it has been nine years

 

[Sea Star]

Well it's made me want to dig out my old copy of signing off. I still have it on vinyl from when ever it came out - 1979?

 

[Chilli.s]

Well it's made me want to dig out my old copy of signing off. I still have it on vinyl from when ever it came out - 1979?

I did that too.

 

[BigMoaner]

Is this filmed in brum? Pickman will love the end, kicking shit out of coppers. Great tune.

 

[ouchmonkey]

never seen that - it's ace

 

[ska invita]

I remember this thread like it was yesterday and it has been nine years

I remember this one Are UB40 shite? it had a better poll

 

[BigMoaner]

Its cheese, but there's just something about it that makes it chime

 

[bi0boy]

He's got a nice voice

 

[blossie33]

Is this filmed in brum? Pickman will love the end, kicking shit out of coppers. Great tune.

I would say so, yes.
Apart from the canal views there was a poster for Don Christie's Records behind the guy singing in the dance part - very well known shop in Brum.

 

[BigMoaner]

 

[BigMoaner]

ub40 made some beautiful, simple music. and i know quite well my reggae

i'm listening this a lot at the moment.



something lovely about it.

 

[BigMoaner]

 

[BigMoaner]

adore his voice at times

 

[hipipol]

 

[friedaweed]

Love the early stuff. Present arms in dub gets an airing on the turntable often here.

 

[weepiper]

My teen kids quite like watching old TOTP on bbc2. UB40 came on on a 1993 episode doing some sort of live satellite linkup from Philadelphia and my middle one was horrified at them

 

[The39thStep]

Thought the first album had its moments but no way Jose for me overall. Liked their politics though .

 

[ska invita]

My teen kids quite like watching old TOTP on bbc2. UB40 came on on a 1993 episode doing some sort of live satellite linkup from Philadelphia and my middle one was horrified at them

They'll grow out of it

 

[friedaweed]

My teen kids quite like watching old TOTP on bbc2. UB40 came on on a 1993 episode doing some sort of live satellite linkup from Philadelphia and my middle one was horrified at them

Play them some eary stuff. To be honest I can't stand the latter incarnations that graced TOTP on an annual basis. Once they went poppy I lost interest.

Thought the first album had its moments but no way Jose for me overall. Liked their politics though .

I picked this up in a charity shop a couple of months ago for a couple of quid and there's not a track on it that doesn't stand up as a decent reggae track. It's probably the summary of all the best work they did for me.

UB40 - The UB40 File

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1985 Vinyl release of "The UB40 File" on Discogs.

www.discogs.com

Madame Madusa being a personal fav.

I've still got my UB40 card. It's signed by Dudu Pukwana from a gig of his I went to

 

[BigMoaner]

sublime in my view

 

[BCBlues]

Someone should blast this outside the Kremlin right now. Great tune.

 

[killer b]

sublime in my view

I had this clip on the other day, it's a really great performance.

 

[BigMoaner]

even like some of the "cheeseball" stuff. if it's cheesy, they do cheesy very well.

 

[BigMoaner]

first class. premier league, lyn. ten on ten.

 

[blossie33]

first class. premier league, lyn. ten on ten.

Filmed by the canal in Brum

 

[BigMoaner]

Filmed by the canal in Brum

Got so much swag, the whole thing. Brilliant

 

[ska invita]

yes! investigated this, theres a whole excursion here:

Original cut


Style


Kings Step


Mk3 Hold YOur Position you posted is great but mk2 Lyric Officer but its a bit weak

 

[hipipol]

yes! investigated this, theres a whole excursion here:

Original cut


Style


Kings Step


Mk3 Hold YOur Position you posted is great but mk2 Lyric Officer but its a bit weak

Baggawire was the album, still got a copy from ye olden times, the Lickwood Posse deemed Hold Your Position "well bad" back then - Fight fi Come In off ye same album- is another lyrical goodee, but riddim kinda lame