The Specials Man at C& A Jools Holland 11/04/09

[martinkh66]

Pure class



[HeavenUpHere64]

Saw them at Glasgow SECC the other night. Razor sharp - they shame just about every "current" act out there. The songs are very much relevant today also. Terry in fine form (in his own quiet way) as were the whole band. Just a shame big Nev's not as mobile these days. A huge feel-good gig and I'm priveleged to have been there!

[ByTheRivers1]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Italblessings]

I was a glint in my dad's eye when this song was made, but my god am I happy I discovered the Specials. So timelessly fresh - got tickets to the Cardiff show this October. Cannot wait. As for this track. The groove is immense.

[jonnycomelatelyable]

my daughter was born in 1980. I passed my driving test at last third time. changed jobs (for the better) and there was this brilliant group/band called the specials. It was a very good year!

[MrCorfuz]

In Dammers world, Dammers is penning a tune called Specials Friend, urging anyone who has a friend who has any favorable views on the "new" Specials to not have them as a friend any more. Wanker.

[musicmaninthesky]

Fantastic tribute to the specials now gigging... look up ultimate specials

[blairbooth]

Terry Halls Terry Blair And Anouchka single Ultra Modern Nursery Rhymes is back up!

[gazwilwah]

I remember them first time around and this is just superb! probably the highlight of the comeback.

[lagman50]

I've got a physics book written by a man called Terry Hall dated from just after The Specials' initial break up.

[GKann]

Wicked song! It sounds ever better now than ever. I hope the Specials put out some new stuff at some point.

[JanEgbersNL]

Oh wait I got it... A man at C&A is indeed referring to the shop chain. It's a shop for 'normal' people, a man at C&A has got nothing to say about the war games that they play...

Now I get it....

[JanEgbersNL]

It's about the cold war... But what's a Man at C and A? What's C and A, besides a clothing shop in Holland?

[ZEDZOR2]

@JanEgbersNL A man at C and A is about the high street shop and is a generic term for joe normal.Someone who has no effect on anything political.

[Sabotage106]

Wow not heard this in yrs, cool stuff !

[oliverjoel66]

excelente los pioneros des ska 2 tone

[LalorexOsito]

Come to mexico city!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[specials10]

hope they have a new album soon.but what happens after that?Is there going to be just a fun boy three reunion again, followed by the colourfield then terry blair and anoushka

[kelboy43]

when bands get back together after 10 years or so they normally slow old and crap ,but these are eithen better then they was ,probably the best i heard ,specails was good ,but now iethen better

[tiptopsound]

YEAH!

[REBELSKANKER]

some people say ska Its done and latin america say we still alive still too drunk and we keep growing up.

[clubb3d]

Form is temporary,class is permanent.The Specials are quality.

[punkrockxzz]

wow, this absolutely amazing. Glad theyve still got it

[beano1eye]

sounds as good as it did when it first came out! Now all we need is the original Selecter line up on JOOLS.

[rusholeruffian]

its a shame jerry isn't in the band

if he only wanted one show i can understand

but its great to see a band like them enjoying the music

so many class songs

can't wait for wolverhampton

[gilly71270]

love the specials been a fan since 79 the drummer is 2 tone !

[MisterLester]

The Coventry gig on 15th was the best gig I've seen since 1981, no contest.

I lost my watch and my mobile... but it was worth it! They could've taken my clothes too, I wouldn't have cared.

Believe me, The Specials are even better now than when I last saw them in '80.

ALSO, the gig was refreshingly free of the corporate bullshit that accompanies so many bigger gigs these days: just a bare arena full of excited people, like it used to be.

[paolobravo1]

I have just been to The Specials gig at the o2 Academy Brixton, Saturday May 16th. This must be best live band I have ever seen. Goodness knows what they were like in their prime back in 1979. Truly amazing!

[completecontrol77]

saw them in manchester and coventry, they are just something else!

[skagirl08]

still as brilliant as ever love em!

[mike2tone]

I could have given a leg, a lung and a kidney to could have seen it......

[payney]

They were awesome at sheffield.Piss on anything out there these days

[Franzko787]

They look great too and Terry Hall still has it. The band is so damn tight. Speaking of anything out there today - check out Amy Winehouse lousy version of Hey Little Rich Girl version The Specials with Terry. Great to see them back.

[bornfree1977]

Oh I was so pleased when I turned Jools Holland on and saw The Specials. They're sounding great and i SO wish I was goin to see them live.

[jongekesai]

They were brilliant in Brum this weekend, especially Sunday. I expect they will only get better and better.

The sound is a bit different, but the energy is there, just fantastic.

[CindyTalk]

This is an excellent version of Man at C&A very lively too.

Terry Hall is doing whet he does best, oh the sarcasm, ace

[pablodistefano]

going to see 'em tomorrow cannae wait

[NUCLASH]

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[NUCLASH]

Rico was gonna rejoin but his invite got sent to Coventry's Ricoh Arena by mistake - true story!

Can't wait til 1st night at Brixton on the Wednesday

[steamnesiac]

hahahaha, really?!?

[RudeboyPoland]

awesome drums! Are there made by Premier?

[fez41]

No, just played by John Bradbury.

[ChristineCreature]

Terry's voice is developed, smoker or not, this inevitably happens and I love it! Nothing is static but The Specials are timeless.

[beaulauria]

30 years....time for an all day ska revival at wembley stadium. Madness, Specials, Bad Manners, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers plus guests.

[nuttyboy11]

Lets be honest...... That's better than anything out there at the moment...... NB11

[payney]

Totally agree mate

[ragaska]

Excelent....!! RUDE BOY

[skinhead1975]

Exellent they sound great,better than ever i think

[LordAvgasror]

@skinhead1975

Yeah.. They have matured. I miss Jerry Dammers in the line-up..

[roundtree11]

Musically i think they are playing better than ever. I do wish Terry would move a bit though and have a shave. I think if Jerry had his way they wouldn't have reformed. Can't wait to see them at the birmingham academy.

[payney]

Well terry never moved much anyway and i guess it wouldn't be the same if if he did! All part of the charm and mystery....

[bilwit]

No way! If you look at all the old footage of The Specials he's dancing. I think it inadvertently added to his "can't be bothered" image because it was like a sarcastic physical gesture. You can tell he didn't really want to and obviously he didn't because he stopped and stood flaccid at the mic with every group he's been in since he left the band.

[roundtree11]

I have alot of archive footage of the Specials in concert and tv shows and Terry always danced or moved to the music along with neville and Lynval. Example- check live at colchester institute. He never really just stood there. Maybe it is something to do with this bi-polar disorder he has been diagnosed with. I agree that sometimes it did look as though he didn't really want to but had to go along with everyone else.

[bilwit]

From the rumors I heard, Jerry had a strict view on how they were going to do things like not playing big venues and festivals (which they went ahead and did without him) and wanted to put a jazz spin on the songs rather than the normal ska -- rekindling all the friction they had in the past for him doing similar things.

[AbsurdlySane]

Jerry wanted one, and only one, show at the Ricoh and he wanted to do new, jazz-influenced arrangements. Not what most people would've wanted, I'd bet.

[leschampkinu2]

nice one Mikey boy, hope you well, good to see the boys back again, Les

[tinatinos]

Always were, always will be, with or without Dammers. Good music is always good.........