Amazing as always! Obviously Sad Jerry, Brad, Roddy and Neville are missing, but the existing members are brilliant, and the replacements are all excellent.
"You're working at your leisure to learn the things you'll need The promises you make tomorrow will carry no guarantee I've seen your qualifications, you've got a Ph.D. I've got one art O level, it did nothing for me Working for the rat race You know you're wasting your time Working for the rat race You're no friend of mine You plan your conversation to impress the college bar Just talking about your Mother and Daddy's Jaguar Wear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf Discussing the worlds situation but just for a laugh You'll be working for the rat race You know you're wasting your time Working for the rat race You're no friend of mine Working for the rat race You know you're wasting your time Working for the rat race You're no friend of mine Just working at your leisure to learn the things you don't need The promises you make tomorrow will carry no guarantee I've seen your qualifications, you've got a Ph.D. I've got one art O level, it did nothing for me Working for the rat race You know you're wasting your time You're working for the rat race You're no friend of mine".
John Bradbury had a style that was just made for the specials... idiosyncratic and very vocal led phrasing with his double time snapping rim clicks and timbale like smashes.. this ain't the same... it's more like rock drumming with the odd timbale thrown in... and I know his job isn't to imitate JB...it just doesn't sit right with the flow... when john died...part of the specials sound died with him... period 🏁😎
Totally Agree..... Even the guitar work.. Doesn't sound close to roddy. The specials are Over. No jerry, no roddy..... Neville, terry and John dead...... Only lynval and hora e stays..... No rico.... What else to say
Sorry but lost the energy without Brad and Roddy.... el Tel seems to be going through the motions too. Go back and watch this from 2009 reunion by comparison.
And whats the problem? Just because otherse members dont want to be in the band (except rhe drummer, who past away) they have to stop playing or change their name. Dont be like that. Lets apreciate them while we still can
well without those members of the band they are the specials in Name Only! it's not the specials they should be called Terry Hall's specials etc what you don't understand about all that I don't know oh well never mind
It's regrettable that not ALL the original members are there, but it's still great that the some are. They sound pretty good regardless. No of us are getting any younger so i think it's awesome we can enjoy them performing for as long as possible. I was only 10 yrs old when they were big in the late 70's so am grateful that i got the chance to see them live.
Craddock has absolutely no stage presence and his guitar parts on this are drab - he literally relies on effects pedals and has no unique style... sorely missing Roddy Radiation's energy and class guitar riffs/solos. They're so flat without Rod and Nev!
