Live At The Roundhouse (CD, Vinyl & Bonus DVD) Produced by Blacklight Productions Filmed at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London 06 October 2017 (2018) DMF Records DMF128 www.thebeatoffi...
@@JC-zw9vs I hear you. It's not as versatile a style to, say, a Neal Peart or Stewart Copeland. The endurance of speed is what I admire with Ska drumming.
@@markthompson4953 yeah that's what I was thinking of, watch a Police gig from back in 1970s, with Stewart Copeland playing four on the bass drum on a single pedal for nearly every song. Big hitting, and high cymbals too!
He was only 56! It was too early. But it’s all in Gods hands. I don’t know why this happens. I hate it when people I admire pass on. Ranking Roger was one those special people. Nobody else like him. A Ska Legend and Icon. Look at the energy he had! He will be missed. It’s like a light going out. And I really like the Police cover in the middle. Sounds great! RIP Rankin Roger
He had 2 surgeries for brain tumours and they were announced in January 2019 and was having treatment for lung cancer , so not sure when he had the surgeries or was diagnosed with the cancer x
This is epic. From Roger's opening chat to the drum roll, the crowd going mental, Roger's skanking, the changing of the drummers and Junior's chat. Love Mirror in the Bathroom, Love The Beat, Love Ranking Roger. RIP Mr. Entertainer. Jah Bless
A few gaps along the way, but he kept the essential Beatness of The Beat going for 40 years. Incredible. I saw the RR version half-a-dozen times, and it was always fantastic, and not just as nostalgia, but as good as any band can be.
Much love to Rogers family and friends, the beat were the top of their game and the music is timeless and will continue to be passed on to the next generations. Thanks Roger! 💜
I'm punk rock the damned to be precise but it all went hand in hand with ska ®gae all our hero's are fuckin dropping off, now alarm bells ring that all great things sooner or later sadly come to an end and we cling to these great memories of our youth so farewell ranking you were a legend even to us punks... lol RIP
That's what happens, people die. Still, thanks to YT for all it's faults we get to hear stuff like this that before we'd never see unless we were there. This is an amazing performance
@Tyler Vsd1337 I never said that you fuckin prick I have hundreds of vinyl all sorts of bands of which I love I was just saying that the damned are my favourite I'm sure I've forgotten more than you know ya fuckin moron even to make that statement to me is sad.. What's your age???? Because you sound to me like your a juvenile with your immature response to me.. Don't bother replying back pal I'm not gonna get into it with you
Yup. I'm absolutely ...stunned. Can't believe Ranking Roger has left us too early. I fell in love with Roger, Dave Wakeling and The English Beat back in the early 1980's. Two of my first "musician crushes". And .. I still love them both; and the band. Have had the opportunity to see them in concert 5 times now. This band's music: will live on forever. I still get chills when I listen to Mirror in the bathroom .. and other songs. So sad to hear about Roger and the health issues he had been dealing with. He seemed like such a cool, fun guy. He was effortlessly "cool" on stage. I would have been a roadie for the band; if they had let me. With or without ... a paycheck. God Speed ... Ranking Roger. Your fans will always love you. Always !
Susan~ Well said. My Sister's name is Susan( and fellow Beat fan since our High School years)Miss those 80's days. Been to many concerts of my dreams- however, I didn't catch RR or The E B
Mental version! No words! Roger, your legacy will last for ever. You are a legend. I feel blessed to have met you. Love from here in France to where you are now xxx
OMG! I am 51. Still love love & remember TB. Passed it on to my son who is a music producer. He loves it too. Gutted to hear about Roger's demise. He was a top geezer !!❤️❤️
Memories of Stroud Sub Rooms when this broke. Great night. I heard later that they stopped gigs after this performance because all the bouncing had damadged the building! Thanks for the memories. RIP Roger.......................
Roger and I were brothers from childhood we linked up from 8 years old we were neighbours, this show and the RFH one are in my heart and soul. I still miss Roger dearly, and Mini Murphy you know I'm always there for you our kid✌️❤️ very
Anyone notice the drummer being Fuzz from car sos? I know he’d talked about being in a band on the show but didn’t realise he played with the legend Rankin Roger! Rest in piece
Seems everyone is calling everyone else a narcissist these days. The Beat wrote a song about it when Narcissus was merely a Greek parable. Hard to believe that anyone as lively as Roger could die. Lucky he will live on forever with his righteous ranking rocksteady music
I thought I was imagining it at first! Saw Steve Hillage join them on The Glade stage at Glastonbury. Two of my favourite artists together what a moment!
@getinthevantim most people I don't guess would've known the riff by Gong and Steve Hillage. I see several of yall like Gong AND The Beat. Two great bands you wouldn't expect to year in the same sentence or song!
@MrDickyBingo wow I heard that too, but could it have been a coincidence? A similar riff! It's a pretty unique riff so I'm think it IS the same riff they're playing. At the same time, that riff could almost be played without having heard it before because the riff is only about 4 notes, but whatever, both totally different bands, the Beat, and Gong are great!
With my hand on my heart I can say The original beat were one of the best bands I have ever seen A little 12 year old boy dancing all night A night I will never forget as long as I live
So excited I get to see them play in Richmond next month! It’s going to bring back my 80’s youth and I’m bringing my daughter. Going to be a great time!
Rest in peace radical ranking roger God bless miss you loads gone to young so much more to come ranking Jr will hopefully push your works further afield 😎👊🏾more🔥🔥🔥
It is INFINITELY BETTER now than it was in 1980! It was good in 1980, but now it seems like it was just an embryo of what The Beat (and this song in particular) could have become. The New Wave and musical industry were standardizing innovative bands like The Beat and Talk Talk, who had some punk or jazz vibe into something too clean and contrived. (Just listen to The Reaction, Mark Hollis first band prior to Talk Talk vs their first two albums, songs like Renee as an exemple.)
