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Band:
The Specials
Origin:
United Kingdom, Coventry - EnglandUnited Kingdom
Band Members:
First Line-up: Terry Hall (vocals, co-songwriting), Jerry Dammers (keyboards, main songwriter), Lynval Golding (rhythm guitar, vocals), Neville Staple (toasting, backing vocals, percussion), Roddy Byers (lead guitar), Horace Panter (bass guitar), and John Bradbury (drums)
The Specials Album: «Greatest Hits»
The Specials Album: «Greatest Hits»
    Album information
  • Title:Greatest Hits
  • Release date:
  • Type:Unknown
  • Genre:Rock, New Wave, Brit Rock
  • Label:Fantastic Price
  • Explicit lyrics:No
  • UPC:803680792452
Review
Who ever heard of a Specials Greatest Hits collection that didn't include "Concrete Jungle" or "Rat Race"? It's not like the music that is here isn't wonderful -- it is, and the choices made are righteous insofar as they go. The problem is that the missing cuts leave such a gaping hole. Other best-ofs -- including the one compiled by Disky -- contain 15 tracks or more. Other tracks that could have been included here are "Guns of Navarone," "Nike Klub," and "Racist Friend." As for what is here, you get the uptempo bluebeat skankers like "A Message to You Rudy," "Ghost Town," "Man at C & A," "Rude Boys Outta Jail," "Simmer Down," and "Too Hot." So this is an enjoyable spin, but there are way better collections out there. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide