Favorite 2-Tone Band!

[glokstadt]

Vote which group was your favorite 2-Tone ska band from the U.K. during the "second wave" of Ska since the '60s Jamacian invasion!

Who do you perfer. Feel free to comment why, etc. if you wish. [:D]

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[NuWaveRx]

Tough call for me..Dave and Roger's songwriting beats (no pun intended) out Madness and The Specials by a hair

[rotator]

Songs like The Selecters 'On My Radio" is a standout....But my vote went to The Specials who could do no wrong.

I highly recomend for EVERYONE get the 2 Tone® sampler which has the best tracks from all the labels artists....

on an almost unrelated point... I just listened to Madness '7' last night, and although that is a great album ---maybe a little too fussy.....

[scramjet]

Others had several good songs, but none could beat the consistency and range of the English Beat.

[SuNomi]

All these bands were great, but no one holds a candle to the first and best of them all...The Specials. However, I wouldn't lump Elvis in there, he was more power pop than anything else. You should do a singles poll next

[stranded]

The English Beat for me..they also had some great clips.

[Ollie Stench]

I was never a huge fan of the ska, but I did catch the 1993 Skavoovie tour with Special Beat and The Selecter. I still remember The Selecter set so my vote went to them. Besides, Pauline Black was a looker back in the day.

[glokstadt]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Ollie Stench[/i]
<br>I was never a huge fan of the ska, but I did catch the 1993 Skavoovie tour with Special Beat and The Selecter. I still remember The Selecter set so my vote went to them. Besides, Pauline Black was a looker back in the day.
[/quote]

I also voted for The Selecter...

Pauline was totally "hot" back in the day, still not bad looking today, she was always nice to me, no super-star attitude; I promoted their "comeback" tour of North America in 1992! [8D]

Still wear the tour shirt, cover of first album with the words on the bottom: "Too Much Pressure Tour '92."


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[glokstadt]

[quote][i]Originally posted by SuNomi[/i]
<br>All these bands were great, but no one holds a candle to the first and best of them all...The Specials. However, I wouldn't lump Elvis in there, he was more power pop than anything else. You should do a singles poll next
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Ok, we'll do a singles contest next, which might be quite interesting. Regaring Elvis, he was signed to 2-Tone, but never released the single, and I've never seen any info on the titles of the songs (as of yet!)... I put them in their for folks to vote ECATA if they don't like ska music.


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[tileboy]

Although I love the English Beat, I have to vote for Madness solely
on the strength of their first lp.

[Mechi]

Madness... had to vote for them.
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[Terim]

Ouch, no shortage of great bands to choose from here.

Loved the Selecter, Bodysnatchers and English Beat at the time, but the bottom line is that the Specials were 2-Tone.