Two-Tone and Ska’s HUGE Influence on Music

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Overview
01:39 - Roots
10:07 - The Specials by The Specials
12:15 - Too Much Pressure by The Selecter
14:24 - One Step Beyond… by Madness
17:12 - Comments from Warren
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@Producelikeapro Год назад

What period of music had a huge influence on you? Let me know below!

@valium-fm7236 Год назад

The selector - die happy .

@marienbad2 Год назад

"Ghost town" - it so accurately describes some of the UK's towns at that time. Also, regarding skinheads: Don Letts has a fantastic documentary about the Skinhead culture and how it started as kids into Reggae and then became right wing. It's on RU-vid and well worth a watch.

@danaschmitz5490 Год назад

Probably 'Gangsters' by the Specials

@iancarr8682 Год назад

OMD - Enola Gay

@toddgreenwood9631 Год назад

Oh man, you break my heart. Nostalgic period for me. I was 18 in 1980, trying to survive out on my own. I had a car, a sleeping bag, an acoustic and an electric and with my first construction job paycheck bought a high quality JVC portable stereo/cassette recorder with AM/FM/short wave and was able to discover Maddness. (all from the blandness of the Canadian praries where there just wern't a lot of punk clubs. When I bought vinyl I'd have to crash at a friends place who had a stereo so I could transfer newly acquired treasures to cassette. I didn't know what was Ska or TwoTone or Rock Steady, I just thought it was all amped up Reggae. Had to learn some British words though. The Specials taught me the word "Nappie". I remember not knowing what a nappie was but figured it out because of their lyrics. Wonderful piece man.

@FatNorthernBigot Год назад

Two-tone was genuinely inclusive and musically vibrant. In so many ways, we need more two-tone right now.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Very well said!

@zatransis Год назад

Ska (and specifically Two-Tone) is alive and well. We could always use more, but a little digging and you’ll find a ton of bands in this genre.

@rayhoughton8046 Год назад

Fucking x factor wankers put a stop to all this. There's no free licence for bands nowadays.

@infojunkie4989 Год назад

Lots of offbeat/upbeat ‘skank’ in some house/techno too. Another era where there was a lot of diversity and inclusivity in the scene. Maybe the skank is magical that way? It does encourage a bounce that’s for sure!

@autisticautomaton Год назад

I'd recommend Bad Operation from New Orleans, Catbite from Philly, and Jer from Gainesville Florida.

@jemwand2530 Год назад

Terry Hall has to be one of the most underrated British vocalists, his ability to transition from barking social comment, to cynical put down and then to fragile sensitivity is amazing. Also he collaborated with so many other artists, from Colourfield to Lightning Seeds, Sinead O'Connor, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Gorillaz and of course Amy Winehouse. I was truly saddened to hear of Terry's passing because he and the Specials were such a big influence on both my youth and my musical journey.

@johnfowler4820 Год назад

Well said. R.I.P. Terry Hall

@wbertie2604 Год назад

It was an attitude, full of social comment, downbeat in his personal style. It worked very well with Golding and Staple there too, both for the vocal contrast but also the differences and juxtaposition of stage personas.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

I'm a huge Specials and Terry Hall fan. For my birthday my wife got me a signed photo of the band, I will treasure it as I treasure every memory I have of them! Incredible music.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

@@johnfowler4820 Yes, R.I.P Terry Hall

@Producelikeapro Год назад

@@wbertie2604 yes, agreed 100%

@lyniseuk Год назад

Well said Warren. You brought a smile to my face and a slight tear to my eye. I was black 15 year old kid back then, and I loved that period. Seeing black and white working class kids having so much fun together, making great music, touched a nerve with me. It was so empowering. Thank you ☺

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Thanks ever so much for the great comment! I really appreciate hearing your experience of that period, it means a lot

@1_5RCBiker Год назад

Ghost Town is for me the greatest breakthrough song of ska. It defined what was happening. The haunting echoey Trumpet solo just defines urban decay of the early 1980s. Shite explanation but it was just THAT good! I still listen to it 40 years later so it shows how good it is.

@JC-zw9vs Год назад

By the time Ghost Town came out 2 Tone genre had already peaked.

@janedoe6350 Год назад

@@JC-zw9vs No, the peak came with Nelson Mandela. Jerry Dammers changed the world with his musical arrangements.... I never did get my free Nelson Mandela though! I didn't have anywhere to put him anyway.

@JC-zw9vs Год назад

@@janedoe6350 nah Nelson Mandela can't be called ska.

@janedoe6350 Год назад

@@JC-zw9vs OK, i'll give you that... it's Soca or soul calypso as some call it. Jamaica had Ska while Barbados had Soca... but this video is called "Two-Tone and Ska’s HUGE Influence" and ska revival was just one big melting pot anyhow. Still love it

@jemwand2530 Год назад

I think it depends where you live. 2 Tone hit the UK like a well deserved bullet. Ghost Town was, I believe , the last single by the original Specials line up, so it was more like it's final death rattle. When I say that, I mean it was the Specials going out with bang, at the top of their game.

@midnightAlchemist2023 Год назад

I've been a lifetime fan. I was 16 in 1979 and one day I dropped into "Sam the Record Man" music store in Calgary Alberta. The manager there was from Manchester UK and living in Calgary at the time. The manager had brought in many "UK imports and had copies playing while we were shopping in the store. It was because of this store manager that I became a huge fan of the 2nd wave ska sound and also fell in love with punk and the waves coming across the pond. To this day I still listen to the Specials and many others and know how special this music was and still is today. RIP Terry Hall.

@DadCanInJapan Год назад

Same age. I was in Toronto, though. Sams was the best for great music.

@a3lfeoxld Год назад

As a Brit who was born in 1969, I was 10/11 when 2 Tone got big and it was a game changer for me. This was the first musical movement I fell in love with and still love it to this day. Like you, I tried my best to dress like a little rude boy and was so proud when I got a Harrington jacket

@johnfowler4820 Год назад

Me too, we are the same age. What I see around me in my west midlands city makes me realise how much we need a movement like two tone to "comment" on our "social" situation.

@wbertie2604 Год назад

The clothes were important as they announced that you were for social solidarity and anti-racism.

@rachelkear3657 Год назад

Same! I was 11 when 2-Tone exploded in 79-80. It was a total game-changer.

@guitboxgeek Год назад

Gotta love our parents for their efforts to make us happy when we were kids despite their purse, eh? Great vid as always, Warren and team.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Thanks ever so much Chris!

@EdwardJamesCrockford Год назад

I expressed the same "Proud to be a Gen X:er" feelings almost verbatim (and probably with the same hand and body movements too) to my teenage daughter a few days ago, how there was so much amazing diversity in music at the time - even mentioned the same bands! Great time to get into music. Nice video - and timely tribute to Terry Hall.

@GrexKhusan Год назад

Oh dear... can I like this video multiple times.. like 100 times? This music is so important to me. My sister had Madness on a cassette. I listened... and that was it. I was hooked. Later we even had a ska-rock band with my friends! In some interview one of the band members of Madness said that they barely were able to play all the songs when recording the first album. They just did not have the skills yet. Doesn't really show.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate your wonderful comment!

@MarcelGomesPan Год назад

I remember loving it. I am Swedish but 2 Tone and Ska was clearly a thing here too. I remember buying the albums and singles with their distinctive design. I am 58 now and still listen to it now and again ( quite often actually ). I was heartbroken hearing about Terry. Such an iconic part of my early 80’s. RIP Terry and thanks for all the music. 🎶

@Bass.sick.b1tch Год назад

The thing I love about being a lifelong ska fan, that I feel you really nailed in this video, is the genuine love of how the music grounds you in the real world with love and positivity. Ska doesn’t have cynicism in it, which is why I think non-ska people give us fans so much sh*t. There is one love and watching this storytelling, after the succinct history of the genre, is how it felt at the time and how it bonded us together.❤❤❤

@GS-uy4xo Год назад

Your unscripted commentary near the end was absolutely fantastic - I really learned a lot. I’m a music teacher teaching in China and my students have been working on reggae and it’s history. They love love love ska and I’ll use this video to reinforce how important this period is. We’ve been playing “A message to Rudy” and even though they’re a bit shy they sang this while playing and then danced while singing a cappella - it was shocking and really powerful. When I told them about Terry’s death they were very emotional and we vowed to play this for our end of year performance. Thank you for this video!!

@TartanSax Год назад

I was really moved by your passion for this period in our musical history. I was 13 in 79 and hugely influenced by Two Tone,ska and Reggae I remember going with my mum to Glasgow to by a suit with skinny trousers and lapels,a Two Tone tie and some black and white spats like Paul Weller wore;I felt like the Bees Knees,it was also an introduction in to Soul,Jazz and other Genres,which led me to becoming a Musician,I thank you for you honesty and passion

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Thanks ever so much Jimmy! I really appreciate your wonderful comment

@garethde-witt6433 Год назад

Terry was a legend he will be missed.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Yes, he certainly will

@Lafundicionsonora Год назад

all this revival music blew me up. I was 10 and the madness complete album enter at my home and it was the first album that all my family like at one. My mum included! So fresh and funny with an extra quality alternative style. Then came the others by specials and selecter, what a new sound!!Lov it.And it opened my mind, really. Fan till then, and still! Really . Lyrics, music and social involvement. It changes not just Britain, here in Barcelona it was a great push too for a lot of young people.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Thanks ever so much for sharing your experiences

@VictorRochaGaming Год назад

Born and raised in So Cal. The English ska bands hit us like a ton of bricks. I gotta add Steel Pulse in there too. True Democracy in '82 was the butter frosting on top of the cake. Great era for music.

@gregorybennett2109 3 месяца назад

Yes! Steel Pulse was grest

@roger_rivas Год назад

Tell them bout it Warren! These genres are my life. Thank you for shining a light on this whole story. Longtime fan here.

@lucianoriva6979 Год назад

Maaaaan i love your songs. Huge influence on my keyboard playing. Cheers from Peru.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Roger, what an honour! I love your band! The Aggrolites Rule!

@grahamtaylor6883 Год назад

That monologue gave me goosebumps. Well done Warren, you summed it up perfectly. I'm a similar age to you and that time period was 'Special' (excuse the pun). SKA was the backdrop of music for me. I went for the whole skin head, braces, 14 hole boot look. Doc Martins were the boot of choice, but like you, my parents couldn't afford them, so I ended up with Sargeant Peppers, which were a cheaper version. I went to see The Specials in Wales in 2016 with my partner. She's only in her 30's and from Lithuania, but absolutely loves SKA. It was for her 30th birthday that we went. What a night! We stood off to the side for the first two tracks and then I looked at her and said, "this is not good enough, we need to be in the mosh pit". So off we went. When the night finished, I looked like I'd been swimming. I had to drive back to Yorkshire with no shirt on as it was absolutely drenched. It couldn't have been any better. RIP Terry Hall. he never really looked like he wanted to be on stage, but that dead pan persona just added to it.

@MSmith-Photography Год назад

Thank you for honouring the genre and to Terry. It was an early music influence in my life. It was odd compared to the popular music of the day and I was odd compared the the popular kids of my day.

@louisbek1443 Год назад

Really enjoyable video. I was 15 in ‘79 and can relate to everything you say. Also, I was living just north of Cov at the time and so was immersed in the whole 2-Tone scene. As you mention, I think the most amazing aspect of that period from ‘76 to ‘80 was the speed in which all these genres of music started to appear. I saw Sparks as an 11 year old at Coventry Theatre in ‘75 (my first live gig) as I had my music education from listening to my older brother’s record collection at the time… Prog Rock, Rock and Glam… Then came Punk, then Ska, then New Wave and by the time I was 16 the New Romantics had arrived. An eclectic decade to be sure…

@leefchapman Год назад

I love how concise this was, yet in-depth enough to give a great sense of just how incredible it was at the time. I was born later but I can definitely say the resonance of the impact on my parents was felt by me!

@peterhansen5804 Год назад

That light is still shining... and may it soon brighten - :-)

@paulwilliams3264 9 месяцев назад

This bloke is absolutely spot on. This top class music will never be repeated. The music of today is not a patch on the music back then... That's why my jukebox is full of SKA 2TONE!! R. I. P. Terry❤.

@Producelikeapro 9 месяцев назад

Aw shucks! Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it

@Kkidzz Год назад

Terry’s solo albums are my faves. Working with Ian Broudie on ‘Home’, they created a pop masterpiece.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Terry was a force of nature, incredible talent!

@TheEyrie Год назад

It was the soundtrack to my child years. Still love the sound, energy and message it brings

@studiosouthturn Год назад

When I was in my early teens I was introduced to MADNESS. That blew me away. We had a couple of bands here in Sweden too, with huge influences from british ska. Dag Vag is one of them. It was a couple of years later I discovered Specials, Clash and others. Thank you for yet another awesome video. One Love!

@outtathyme5679 Год назад

The Selecter is way under appreciated

@Lefteye1239 Год назад

Awwwww loved this … and you said it with passion and truth .. as a 55 yr old Cov kid i was there and it was such an exciting time .. and so was seeing them for the first time that was the best gig ever waited over thirty years to see them at it was AMAZING RIP Terry Hill 🙏🏾 from a old coventry Rude Girl

@janedoe6350 Год назад

I grew up in Coventry in the late 70s and early 80s. What an education. I would go to clubs where Punks, Skin Heads and Rastas would all hang out together. Wonderful days.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

That’s amazing. Thanks ever so much for sharing

@janedoe6350 Год назад

@@Producelikeapro"That's what my heart yearns for now. Love & Pride". We had something very special back then... thanks for making this video, you had me in tears watching it. Very emotional. I sensed your passion. BTW, you dun alf look like Lux Interior of The Cramps... Cool!

@mypl510 Год назад

I went from trying to grow my hair long to getting a Crew Cut, Flat Top, while I was in High School. Man, my friends teased me to no end, until they heard SKA and finally got it. It was such a great time, and it felt great to have our moment in music. Miss those days. RIP Terry Hall, and thanks for the music!

@jazzingforbluejean Год назад

My absolute favorite time in music history. I was gutted about Terry’s death. Thank you for the heartfelt video. All these seminal songs are the soundtrack of my life. Love this♥️!

@gregorbingham Год назад

As Monty Python would say 'Luxury'! We were insanely lucky, and we all LOVED the ska bands. You forgot to mention - it was easy for the lads to dance to! We were all rubbish dancers!

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Haha I hear you! I’m a terrible dancer

@cejay67 Год назад

Amazing video. I was born 67 and this period was huge. I live in Australia now and one of my close friends here is also from the UK, born same year. When Terry died we spent a good hour just messaging each other in tears. No one here would know or understand just how important that time and period was, the social upheaval, race riots and general despair that filled the air. To hear you talk at the end brought more tears to me. Thank you so much for being so passionate and for expressing so well what I cannot.

@willblakely254 Год назад

When I was 13, I spent part of summer working on the staff of a camp. My tent mate had a cassette. Side one was “The Clash” by The Clash, side two was “Absolutely” by Madness Changed my life 😊

@gregdicrosta Год назад

Love the personal story at the end! I was in a band at the leading-edge of the 3rd wave of ska, maybe in '92 or '93. We got to open/support for first wave bands like The Skatalites and Desmond Dekker, and 2nd wave groups like The Selector and The Toasters. Now I'm getting to work with some of these legends like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Less Than Jake!

@JimmyBackbeat Год назад

Tell me the name of your band... Did you listen to Guilty till proven innocent by the Specials? Christ, I'm usually not a 3rd wave guy but It's You, that's just a masterpiece....

@gregdicrosta Год назад

@@JimmyBackbeat Hey Jimmy- We were mostly a regional CT band. No one has ever heard of us!! 😄

@richfish101 Год назад

Good man, about time we had a 2Tone episode.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Thanks ever so much

@richfish101 Год назад

@@Producelikeapro great video, but I’m wondering who Clive Longer is 😉 and guitarist John Bradbury?? 😂

@taxus750 Год назад

Thank you Warren: not just for honouring Terry Hall but also highlighting Two-Tone and ska. When the Pistols' "Never mind the Bollocks" came out I was 16; when Two-Tone happened I was 19. I came from what you might call a sheltered background and the advent of both punk and Two-Tone (not to mention New Wave) really did open my mind. Of all the music from the late 70s, Two-tone/ ska is still my favourite.

@brokensilence6790 Год назад

So glad you brought this up. I'm gutted like so many people about Terry Hall's passing. I'm also so glad that he lived.

@kennymalloy2618 Год назад

This video is fantastic, it's refreshing to hear someone do a deep analysis of what defined two-tone ska and its influences (especially how the basslines derive more from reggae than they do 60s ska!) I love it.

@dwtn81 Год назад

When The Specials appeared on Saturday Night Live is when I became a fan. Rest Easy, Mr. Hall

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Absolutely! I'm looking that up now!

@gregorybennett2109 3 месяца назад

I was so thrilled when I saw this on SNL live! My parents were amused at my excitement

@glenjohnson4239 Год назад

going to school in non frank wright loafers.....but polished cheap loafers.....memories!. luckily i've toured all my life in a punk band....but still get a warm homely feeling when i see someone at a gig with a trilby!

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Thanks ever so much Glen for sharing that! Very cool

@gearoidgrace6962 Год назад

20:03 Just brought me right back to my youth, in 1979 I was always listening to my brothers reggae tunes and as an eight year old 2Tone was something we could call our own. Couldn’t get my head shaved at the local barbers because the barber feared the wrath of my mother 😂 so had to walk a couple of miles into Dublin city to get it done and the shoes, exactly the same story except at Christmas in 1981 I got fake docs because they were much cheaper. It was difficult to get good ska music here but eventually after saving money from a paper round in 1983 I was invited to go on a short holiday to England with an aunt. While there I wondered around on my own one day collecting great vinyls from all of the bands. Love the channel, great videos 👍🏻 RIP Terry ❤

@EdEditz Год назад

Ghost Town was actually the first single I ever bought. Music really had something to say back then. It wasn't just entertainment, it was part of your way of live, your 'Weltanschauung'. Everyone was in sort of a tribe back then and you dressed accordingly which made for great people watching when you were in town. I miss those times especially when I listen to music that's popular now. I get the idea that the generation that are teens now don't experience music the same way we did back then. I feel blessed to have been young at that time. Great memories to look back on. :)

@scottkaye7932 Год назад

I've been into Ska since High School days ,late 70s. I still love it and always will. Thanks for an excellent view.

@darkdeity2012 Год назад

Ghost Town has been, since its release, one of those songs that perfectly encapsulates the experience of living in Britain - the run down areas where the big money never gets spent - and it's remained brilliant and relevant ever since and has never sounded dated. Two Tone, Ska and Punk have never been my main sources of musical preference, but I've loved that song since I was a kid and still play it regularly. It's amazing.

@gregorybennett2109 3 месяца назад

I love how you put your heart on your sleeve talking about all this and your admiration of Terry Hall. This music really touched people worldwide.

@gizmogearloose3391 Год назад

This episode, and Warren's end comments pretty much encapsulate the other part of my musical childhood. When I wasn't listening to Queen, Cheap trick, Crystal Gayle, or Rod Stewart, I was learning rhythm guitar from Lynval Goulding from The Specials, Dave Wakeling from the Beat, and Neol Davies from The Selecter....Many thankd for posting this, and a prayer for Specials front-man Terry Hall...Big Up!

@davidlloydjones752 Год назад

I doubt Terry would have had any conception of how he'll be missed. ✌

@Producelikeapro Год назад

That light be true, however, for many of us he was the voice of a generation

@davidlloydjones752 Год назад

@@Producelikeapro Indeed,and I'm one of that generation. Your recalling of your desperate efforts to look Rude Boy cool rang so many bells. 😀

@gwaptiva Год назад

Roughly same age as you in neighbouring country; grown up with classical music, got to secondary school and discovered Madness and ska, loved it, loved the dancing that went along with it, got One Step Beyond from Santa. So many good memories (and then someone played me Motorhead and my life took a different turn entirely).

@Producelikeapro Год назад

All of that resonates with me! Thanks ever so much for sharing

@MidnightBlueMovies Год назад

I'm about 5 or 6 years older than you Warren. This episode really resonates with me. Growing up in the UK in that explosion of music in the 70's was amazing. From Slade to Ska all brilliant. There's a band I've never heard you mention. Slade, back in 73 were huge in the UK Cum on Feel the Noize. Squeeze Me, Please Me and the Christmas song of course. Happy days. 1976 the best summer ever. 🤩

@willb1157 Год назад

Slade...the Sweet....but yeah....SLADE. 😍

@EdwardJamesCrockford Год назад

Always loved "Mirror in the Bathroom" by The Beat - still can't figure out those guitar chords after all these years!

@outtathyme5679 Год назад

Open tuning

@EdwardJamesCrockford Год назад

@@outtathyme5679 Now you tell me!

@wbertie2604 Год назад

@@EdwardJamesCrockford DADAAD, most likely. Dave Wakeling was trying to discover DADGAD and failed. You can probably make DADGAD work.

@stuartbrown3008 Год назад

What a passionate end! I remember some mates singing Baggy Trousers when I was in my last year at junior school. Hooked at that point. Just so much fun. The 80’s went bonkers. Stay press, grandad collars and Y cardigans…..all from the market! Remember the impact of Frankie goes to Hollywood too. Listen to it now, pure classic with a killer bass Gen x…..hard as nails and knows hue to party. Xx

@avroncotton Год назад

Best video that was from the heart. I was 8 in '79. I remember the time and it was the worst of times and it was the best of times. I feel sorry for anyone who passed through that time who had money, because saving up to buy a single was a right of passage. Then playing it to death on my parents record player. I wish I could return to 1979 and take it all in. RIP Terry. You were the commentry of a generation.

@BassStevie Год назад

Really enjoyed this. Recently joined a Ska / 2-tone band (I play bass) and have been slowly learning the history.

@ottodidakt3069 Год назад

3 seconds of The Gangster and my day is already made. This was an honest well done vid, thanx for that and RIP Terry Hall !

@dennispepperack2973 Год назад

Greetings from Tampa, Florida - grew up near Detroit, just shy of 15 I saw The Specials on Saturday Night Live & have been hooked ever since. In general, 1979 was such a seminal year for music in the UK - such a wide variety of bands/genres, don't think we'll ever see anything like it again. All the best to you in 2023!

@kennethgreen2829 Год назад

Like you Warren 2 Tone was part of my youth and, certainly in the UK, it's importance as a label can not be over stated. Let's not forget other 2 Tone artists like The Beat, The Bodysnatchers and The Apollinaires. This is a wonderful and inciteful video and thank you for making it. RIP Terry Hall.

@amarnaitaissa5290 Год назад

Merci pour ce document qui brièvement montre cette cette période magique. Personnellement en France🇨🇵 à Paris j ai entendu le 1ere fois en début 79 le mot ska, que j écrivais sqa car l animateur n avait pas donné l écriture du mot. J ai rapidement acheté les 3 black and White albums, 1st The Selecter, the Specials and Madness. J ai été touché par la musique et les paroles immédiatement. Je devenais moi aussi un rude boy. Quelques mois après, un ami me parlait d'un 4e groupe...the Beat. Ce fut un autre choc et ce groupe devint mon favori. J ai fait ,par la suite des émissions de radios libres sur le ska, et j ai joué dans un groupe de ska 80' s francais "les Frelons." J ai maintenant 60 ans et la joie que tu communiques à la fin de ton documentaire, je l' ai toujours moi aussi. Mille fois merci pour ces commentaires. Je finirai en faisant un hommage aux disparus. Terry ,il y a quelques jours, Winston des Bad Manners il y a peu si proches des 2 Tone, Ranking Roger et Saxa de the Beat et Brad et Rico des Specials. Love and unity as said Roger.

@curtisthomas2670 Год назад

Grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and was a fan of reggae which was very popular there, got introduced to 2tone/ska in the 80's through listening to the charts and hearing bands like Madness, Specials, Beat/English Beat, General Public, Clash etc. Been a fan ever since. Brings back memories of sitting by the radio on Saturday eagerly waiting to hear what new came out of England. For me the 80's is still the most diverse and exciting era for music.

@2001lextalionis Год назад

Brought back some lovely memories. Growing up working class in NYC back in the late 70s was some tough love, but Two Tone really brought the passion out for kids like me. While the exact meaning of some of the messages weren't understood right away, the beat and the dancing were just so compelling. Once we understood the lyrics better, it became a statement for kids in the city to show their love for ska. So much going on in NY at the time. Rap and hip hop were just starting to go from local to mainstream too. Thanks for posting

@SkaTuneNetwork Год назад

Phenomenal video. Thank you for digging into this!

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Wow! Thanks ever so much

@larskistudio Год назад

Wow! Just amazing. Thanks so much for this video. It brings back a lot of wonderful memories. I've spent my teenage years completely captivated by the Two-Tone/Ska, Rude Boy music back in the 80s. I still got loads of albums, posters, magazine cuttings, badges etc. This genre of music made me who I am today. To be honest I never get tired of listening to ska and reggae. Sadly, we recently lost the vocalist from the Specials, Terry Hall, obviously, one of my idols. Thank you once again and happy new year.

@philipeccleston7773 5 месяцев назад

What a fantastic video, captured my youth perfectly. It was the time in my life that I loved the most, and "A Message to You Rudy" was the one song that remains with me always, at my lowest point, whilst sitting in a prison cell serving time, my mind wandered back to a Thursday Night - Top of the Pops - Rico begins to play and the words " Stop your messin around, gotta think of your future" keep going around in my head. Those words stuck with me, and I managed to change my life around, I am now a vicar, who loves to DJ and play those songs that mean so much to me, I have become friends with many of my idols from those days, and I am so grateful that I have had the chance to play alongside them too. Music is life - thank you Warren for all the memories.

@MRSCAREY1962 Год назад

I have been telling people for years that the best year in my living memory for music is 1979 - thank you for your affirmation! For me it was the year I started work, got a moped and first found my way in the World outside of home. Good times. RIP Terry!

@andreasicco9558 Год назад

Thanks for this wonderful video, and the memories from your childhood! I grew up in Italy, also a Gen-X'r .. I remember seeing all these great bands on TV (we could watch The Tube programming back then as well) and can relate on being so affected by the 2-Tone look and sound.. a magical time indeed. I remember painting black and white checkers on my white shirt with a black marker, haha.. it was mostly DYI back then. Cheers, and R.I.P. Terry Hall.

@janemorrow6672 Год назад

Thankyou Warren. That really was a wonderful video full of great memories and commentary. RIP Terry Hall.

@petehurd5301 Год назад

Ghost Town, such a huge record in my life. My doorway to so much... RIP Terry Hall.

@millermusicnsound Год назад

Aw absolutely loved this! I knew a lot about two tone already as it was the subject of my dissertation at uni! Well the evolution of ska from first to third wave but the main focus of it was on the two tone era as there was so much to discuss. Anyhoo this was brilliant and as you said what a time for music! All these bands had the biggest influence on one of my favourite bands of all time also No Doubt, that’s how my love for this music started. Just phenomenal 🖤🤍

@johntbd Год назад

I did my first of I hope many Radio Programming shows last night. I played songs for three hours. The Specials Ghost Town was part of the mix. With a RIP message also. Thank You for this one. The song I played was from This Is Two Tone.

@asteroidmrecords Год назад

Ayyy we've been waiting for ska to get some love! We're gonna have to go with the makers of that East Side Beat, The Toasters!

@MichaelB-gi4lt Год назад

Great piece Warren. Those who were there and knew about Two Tone will never forget it. Here in Canada, it wasn’t played on mainstream radio…but I was in high school at the time and my friends and I knew what was happening over in the UK. I consider myself lucky to live through this time. Your heartfelt memories also really shone a light on just how much music and musicians can influence our lives in such tremendous ways.

@w-hisky Год назад

Thank you for this music lesson! 😎👍

@manchesterbadger Год назад

Loved the video. The last few minutes in particular had me smiling and nodding along as I was also a kid in the 70s, I remember the rolling power cuts, the grim years leading into Thatcherism. A lot of the music seemed like a hearty two-fingered salute to all that stuff . . the grimmer things got, the greater the creativity. Ska and its related genres were such positive forces and you felt like we could break any boundaries. Blimey we need some of that now . . great times. Music that has lasted and endured and remained relevant.

@waltjacob3776 Год назад

Loved your description of “your look” spot on rude boy. This music had a massive influence on my life, I went to the Two Tone tour back in 79 and I’ve been hooked ever since. Great times, Great music.

@caffers69 Год назад

Thank you Warren you just retold a period of my life I will never forget,as a 10 year old in 79 the Ska revival and the the birth of Two Tone was so important to me in many ways it gave me an identity a sense of fashion,and accepting and embracing diversity.

@remembershooting2064 Год назад

Fantastic commentary, the first video I've seen from your channel. I was a little too young to be there but the music reminds me of my dad and uncles who dressed as your description until well into the 80s and who gave me an enormous love for this music. My introduction was actually Madness performing House of Fun on The Young Ones, such an exciting moment for me as a kid.

@groovedodger Год назад

R.I.P Terry Hall he came to one of our gigs once when we played in Coventry we were supporting Carbon Silicon (Mick Jones Tony James etc.) he was very friendly and down to earth.

@johnb5482 Год назад

Excellent episode. I really appreciated how you described your look at school and how you attained it. Pure honesty.

@billym6445 Год назад

My dad got me into ska music when I was very young - maybe 10. How thankful I am for that

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Great Father!

@imaxeman69 Год назад

I love your passion about this. An excellent video about an underappreciated genre(s)

@lornawillockify Год назад

Grew up near Cov. The specials felt like our mates as kids. The lads will always be my hero's. Still in me Harrington at 47 😎

@theREALrobotribe 8 месяцев назад

Bro. Thanks for sharing our moments of vulnerability. Right there with you, mate.

@CJ-Jones Год назад

Big love for you, Terry Hall. Thank you.

@GildaLee27 Год назад

Los Angeles, 1979-81. I first heard The Specials and Elvis Costello on late night FM radio and while hanging out in record stores. I can remember playing the first Specials album over & over while living in my first apartment at age 19. L.A. was a musically rich environment and I got to enjoy many genres of music performed live. But ska had a real energetic and even joyous feel to it that was absent in most other pop music. When I heard Terry Hall had died, I cried. Thank you for this wonderful summary of some great music & a very special sound that will remain with me for life. 🙏 Peace to all.

@KellyDavidMusic Год назад

I grew up in the same era, however I was one of the few young Canadian musicians that followed Ska and was influenced and moved by this amazing sound. Thank you my friend for a great tribute !

@chortleboy Год назад

I grew up in Philadelphia and born in 73…started skateboarding amd listening to everything British punk ska reggae around 79…Philly had a very British feel to the city so it felt very natural to the punk scene as it progressed in the 80’s…some of the best years of my life!

@mrmouse7642 Год назад

Cracking stuff. Takes me back. Really good account of the period. Love(d) Pauline Black but never quite got the Selecter as a band. Loved Missing Words, Three Minute Hero and On My Radio etc but was never quite sure who was the line up. That said, them was the days to be young. Thank you. You made me what I am.

@Bluelagoonstudios Год назад

Thanks for considering my suggestion in a video. Ska had a big influence in my life. And a lot of my fellow mates too. When I was 8 years old, I had a great stash of reggae albums. So Ska was refreshing reggae in our part of the world. In this period there happened a lot in music genres, like you mentioned, The Clash etc. I think those times will never happen again, if I hear the "music" nowadays. Heck, I remember playing the drums of the song "On My radio" on everything that could be used as a drum. Hehe.

@Kung_Fu_Jesus Год назад

What with everything that has been going on in the UK over the last six years, 2-Tone and Ska needs to be back in the charts for social cohesion and to spread the word of peace, love and unity.

@widmer64 Год назад

Great content and in particular the historical aspect of when the music hit the scene...and your personal experience...outstanding, thank you

@Harpo86 Год назад

The Specials cassette was one of the first albums I blasted in my dormitory when I was a freshman at Penn State in 1982. I made friends right away with those who knew and loved what it was. Most had no idea what the hell I was listening to, so it was so nice to have like minded people gravitate towards my dorm room. Great times and great memories!

@jonnuanez7183 Год назад

We didn't hear a lot of this in the U.S. until the 1980s, both with the advent of MTV, local video shows, and of college radio. KROQ might have played the bigger songs in the late 70s, but it wasn't until a few years later when they started taking off that they would play more of this, more Specials/Selecter/early Madness...and not just the hits but deeper cuts as well. There was a video show called MV3 in the early 80s out of L.A. Richard Blade and 2 others. This is where we got our New Wave and British music fix. In the mix of Duran Duran, Berlin, Culture Club, etc were videos of Ghost Town, Free Nelson Mandela, Message to Rudy, etc. The one that got me going from this genre was One Step Beyond. That used to get me moving. I still remember me and my friends yelling out the song's melody and walking in that formation lol. What a fun song! In later years, I wore out a cassette of The Specials' debut with Rudy, etc. Thanks for this one, Mr. Warren.

@Producelikeapro Год назад

Thank you so much for sharing! and for watching also.

@wyrlismike Год назад

Such a cool vibe on those records like message to you, love those mixes!

@lilcwa Год назад

Superb documentary, commentary, and tribute

@asams7255 Год назад

Had the pleasure of seeing the specials live back in 2021, aboslutely brilliant performance and amazing atmosphere. Didn't appreciate how lucky I was to see him until recently

@rocketpoolpki Год назад

Brilliant, got no words to add...massive love and unlimited gratitude \o/

@johnsmithers5044 Год назад

I only spent a few years in the UK and was a teenager at the time.Those years were 1979-1982......god,was I lucky.

@jonhughes6040 Год назад

Great video, took me back to growing up in Manchester and going to a club called Cloud 9, a night club that opened up mid day on a Saturday to play all this great music. The best of times...

@trevornokesmusicltd5357 Год назад

Warren, Excellent content as usual. I have passed on your Kind works for Terry to my wife to pass on to the Family (She is his Cousin). I Loved the 70's growing up in Birmingham, Hard but Good Times. All the best Warren. Trev.