The Specials A Message To You Rudy Jools Holland 07/04/09

[slizzamtizzam]

This is the best sounding band EVER!!!... after 30 years and all...

Terry .... YOU are Just Incredibly gorgeous... forever

[TheGodParticle]

I never thought i'd ever see the day the specials got back together, i know jerrys not about but terry has said that the door is always open for him.

[FranticLemur]

A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY!!!

[jhnm156]

All pro! Fuqn guys do NOT fool around!

[Sabatinitennis]

They've hardly changed in thirty years!

[MmeDesgranges]

@Sabatinitennis If you ignore they're double the weight

[iamafish400]

@JoshyouwaMany no idea, sorry mate, you should probably ask the person who uploaded the video but i would guess 2009 from the date it was uploaded

[Fenderkicksass]

wtf thats not Reeko on Trumbone

[eddboy1]

first album i ever bought, when i was 15, 1981 a year after album was released... i coul,nd afford it it in 1980...lol

[tiranchula]

Ah, takes me back to the good old days my mom waking me up to get ready for school... Would put on KROQ, and this song would be playing! Good wake up song...

[retiredspaceman]

@superdretti Many thanks, Dick was the man indeed. Thanks again.

[retiredspaceman]

@dapperdaveyboy many thanks for the info. Did you know the name of the trumpet player though with the big mo? He was in the aka specials video but can not find him in others? Name would be good. Saw Rico on jools holland show new years eve funny enough

[superdretti]

@retiredspaceman Dick Cuthell is the guy you're after i'm sure. Wikipedia has a bit on him but nothing current

[illastate111]

plan bs dad

[dfarmbrough]

There's about a hundred people in this band - I bet they beat Showaddywaddy and UB40 for the most extraneous members!

[skoty9999n]

great

[musicmaninthesky]

Fantastic tribute band to the specials now gigging!!  Look up ultimate specials

[retiredspaceman]

What happened to the original trumpet and trombone player and what were their names? been trying to find out with no luck except for Rico, but is he still alive etc. Please Help................. What a band and tune......

[dapperdaveyboy]

@retiredspaceman trombone player was rico rodriguez,he actually played on the orignal recording in the 60s and yes he is still alive and as far as im aware still playing

[mingmong21]

the best ska band ever no contest

[lyndiegf]

Just classic British SKA!

[stampscapes]

The band sure looks good for being 30+ years older. Thinking about it, I think part of it is that they all look like they're the same weight and can still move around like they used to --at least for this show. Definitely a show I would like to catch if they were touring. I probably missed it though.

[gazzabification]

wake you sad wankers this is british ska

[MrMckenzietyrone]

what one is 'terry'

[merovinjiin]

@MrMckenzietyrone Terry Hall is the white singer with no instrument.

He is the epitomy of "cool"

Or else he's a manic depressive, bi - polar 50 year old from Coventry.

You decide ...!

[gravmass]

@merovinjiin He is both cool and 50yrs old. Oh and yeah, he could be tagged bi-polar but hey, personality is personality. I don't doubt there are some out there with personalities that our world struggles to embrace but I'm damned pleased that Mr Hall is who he is and not defined by the worlds need to label the less than mainstream as somehow mentally defective.

[BigJulesSays]

lol terry never looks happy even in the music videos from the 70s he has that why am i here look lol

[dommywaddle]

Terry's manic depressive/ bi polar. That's part of the reason why he looks so bored.

[HDMC833]

Magic... glad the boys have still got it. they where the day's..two tones, loafers, ben shermans, crombee's and Brute aftershave!!!!!

[legrambo]

@HDMC833 made me laugh that mate, we used to think we were the business once we had splashed on the old Brute :-)

[legrambo]

@HDMC833 made me laugh that mate, we used to think we were the business once we had splashed on the old Brute :-) Great song as ever.

[cutnadien]

come to my country(indonesia) please....more people here waiting...

[lunatik75vnr]

I LOOOVE

[BlondeRocknRoll]

I think youll find thats the wonder of Terry.. .. these guys are still the best ..

[liepinshtein]

The lead singer could look a little less frickin' bored.

[antcuth85]

@liepinshtein

that is the way he sings, its his style. watch the other videos to see.

[Caydn]

@liepinshtein Love the band but his performance was shite

[missjazzgirl1]

@liepinshtein l thing that you are verry stupid.

[missjazzgirl1]

@liepinshtein l thing that you are verry stupid.

[slizzamtizzam]

Great performance by Terry n the boys ...

Terry looks better now thAn ever ... Call me

[pratta703]

I love this kind of Songs.Specials is great!!!

[tobbyleila]

I miss so much this kind of music, i had a great time in listning ska ...

[ABITTERSWEETGIRL]

class all the way.. one of the best..

[innercityfunnyfarm]

saw terry hall at middlesboro live a few years back..... was miserable as owt then...... gorra love him!!! rudeboi!! rudeboi!!! rudeboi!!!

[TheTyaptyap]

i love that fat trumpet laid back sound

[analsculpture]

@TheTyaptyap Great sound but I preferred the Rico sound,the original.!

[2replybiz]

Never could stand Jools Holland, such a name-dropper, he had so many boring people on his rather pretentious show and the sound was usually mixed by deaf people, I stopped watching, shame because I missed the occasional gem that way.

[vikkiwayne]

there were at chell heath years ago an big the chell heath song lol

[Christophersmam]

Still gorgeous x

[Chilli0912]

Put this in at the end of a youtube link gQ2HlqKSzhA

[tisjoje]

god he is miserable in he c'mon terry its a good gig oh and move just a bit ........even a lil hahaha loves it tho ty for posting xxx

[Chilli0912]

@tisjoje

see my reply above

[acitonj]

Has anybody else noticed Terry has aged a LOT this past year since they have got back together? Just saying.. Their show in LA last week was amazing ^_^

[mycroft999]

Nice suit Neville....what a gent

[favabeans215]

why is terry such a miserable bastard?

he's like that in every performance

[TheBaafarang]

@favabeans215 Really..I think its cos once you have played in a generation that changed so much and made such a stamp on musical history.. you have lived through it.. stamped the messages you wanted on it..and now.. well..its all just petty cream. I guess the vibe anit there anymore. Its like playing with your starwars figures nowadays. It just aint the same.

[shalabal1]

sound of my youth - i love it

[astonrd]

Perfecto but where's RICO ? XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[samoman92]

haha thankyou to the mummas for turning up... but i think we know who is the superior band lol

[DeadManOnLeave]

It's brilliant, but he's not cheered up any since the seventies! Mind...they are from Cov!

[jolietjakeelwood]

What a great band. I love them.

Wow, Terry doesn't look like 50 at all. What's his secret? Not smiling at all?

He's so coooooool.

[drum6669]

Hahahahaha i think so

[EinMagillaGorilla]

The middle singer is the singer, Terry. He's always been shy. 30 years and some later this is still gold. Brilliant!

[valentinafromridotti]

@jolietjakeelwood his secret is Ska music <3

[MrFatMastaFlex]

the middle singer is just standing there.. he must not wanna be there lol

[joews91]

hes always like that lool

[ska63]

perfect!!!!

PLEASE KEEP ON GOING!

LOVE FROM SKA 63

[FunnyItalyBoy]

Right!

[andr123w]

all of them look fantastic after all these years

[lukaduke]

terry is a miserable bastard lol and thats why i love him

[willisjamaica]

lmao i was think fuck has life just been fuck up or what. your right he's just a miserable dude.

[fitotito69]

where´s rico rodriguez

[erasure43]

Soooooooo cooool, Always love them to bits and will continue to do so

[keloskinhead]

fakin brilienta

[eating00death]

cant wate im going to see these guys tonight =]

[stevejayes1975]

had a joint with him backstage in auckland and prob ruined his chance withh some fit young PA - happy days!

[SkankinSuperSaiyan]

why does terry always look so angry?

[iamafish400]

because he's a miserable bastard and we love him for it :)

[SkankinSuperSaiyan]

very true hahahahahaha

[EinMagillaGorilla]

@iamafish400

Phukin brilliant! Rduy!

[MF197980]

Saw the band last night in Bridlington,just FANTASTIC....................

[burnok100]

still the same les paul guitar.. ! the same one in 1979 !!!

[shadygiz]

absolutely timeless.....sounds just as good as it did when i bought it back all those years ago

[ojeny]

they still sound great after so many years

[TheSeer69]

terry looks bored out his tits. he's obviousely got back with the specials coz his solo carer has hit the buffers and he has no record deal. a final payday

[willhewiz]

He is Bi Polar

[TheSeer69]

so he does have a record deal? just not wanting to release any new material? hasen't done since 2004, and that was a collabration, 1997 was his last solo album. 12 years! pity all these specials fans didn't buy any of these albums, we could have been listning to his new songs, im sure he's still writing songs, just unable to get them released. who knows, he may get the colourfield back together, or even terry, blair and annocka. doubt it though, more cash to be made with the specials. goodluck T

[erasure43]

Ok then, you were at school together, jealous X best freind?

[eclectica1]

Wow...a bit cynical there...

[REBELSKANKER]

i wanna cry,make the ska make 2tone

[dazaro3]

Mega ,im pissed off i missed them in Brum last month! .THE BEST

[Laurent75017]

ils ont l'air un peu fatigué nos specials tt de m^me

[jibberjabberman]

its live

[porfirioloko]

Stay Rude!!

[MarcelaLSD]

que bom que eles voltaram!!!

XD

[rudiefox]

Merci Mike. Specials, groupe légendaire.

[deshuetsito]

a message to yo rudy

[matthewthomas1234567]

terry hall used to be quiet energetic on stage but now he looks really depressed like he doesnt wanna be there

[punkrockxzz]

amazing!

[dranzer1969]

Ska - 2 Tone The best!

The specials, come to Mexico!

[retardedweekly]

this is bad is awsome

[chamukoxxx]

the specials rules ¡¡¡¡

[jippijs]

Best ska song ever!

[alexsuchapimp]

why is Terry Hall so unenthusiastic?

[wembleyscrap]

Always been like that, part of his persona. He's got Bi Polar btw.

[Mortimore008]

agreed the specials and madness are one of the best ska bands ever

[tutopizza]

The best ska band ever

[essexlad301]

Is he standing on a land mine?

Just the fact he's not moved from that spot lol

Carl -UK

[falkinerkeith]

best live band i've ever seen the specials AKA) have given me the four best gigs ever..only one with hall and strangelly they were better with just nev as frontman..i know i'll prob get a bit of stck for saying that but its as true as ne saying i never understood what grown men saw in michael jackson...justt for the record nomeansno were fifth best gig!!

[KingIsabella]

How are they the best band you've ever seen live?? yeah there class, but your man is just fuckin standing there looking moody as if he doesnt wanna be there at all!

[jmclarke69]

Terry Hall has had that persona on stage forever, its the way he is.

i think its awesome, he looks unbelievably cool.

[societyXsuicide]

i think its really stupid to argue about dates on a video about music, all your proving is how ignorant EVERYONE is, just enjoy the music

[nayanamay]

Stop ur messin around........

rudey!

[markyscooterboy]

fucking wow better than ever.a long time coming

[GayDad420]

this made me cry it's so beautiful

[pedro19611969]

The deal is this our american friends , greetings this is music from Jamaica with a little british mixed in, some of us are mixed race too... we write the date dd mm yy, most of the world uses this format although some countries use yy first, anyhow enjoy our music our videos , we will enjoy your country music a some advice for you american people educate yourself by reading about other cultures and please don't interfere with said countries

[Guitarzan6969]

@pedro19611969 i am american and i am dumb and i hate every other country

[antcuth85]

@Guitarzan6969

yeah we know...

:P

[bloodywomble]

@pedro19611969 You assume so much but thats another conversation.

Interfering normally means stepping in to stop the mass genocide

other continents see as the norm. The dumbing down of the masses by the

dictatorships that normally run your backward socialist havens is a cause for

concern by those who fought for and love their freedom.

[wrff1045]

how can the date be july 2009

[PdishmonkeyJJ]

i see april 7 2009

[wrff1045]

it reads 07/04/09 maybe they meant 04/07/09 go figure....

[PdishmonkeyJJ]

listen..i know americans dont know that much about places outside their own country but to add a little info to your already limaited intelligence europe uses day/month/year as a date...not month/day/year which to me dosnt really make much sense but im not complaining am I

[rascalpete]

The singer looks like one miserable twat

[yukikashima]

You sound like a miserable twat, does that mean you are one?!

[PdishmonkeyJJ]

ye lol...cheer up mate

[codisin]

skank my life away to this song

[H2C91]

amazing.these guys are mostly in there late 50's and they still sound great.

[judgedredd123]

CHRIST!!! You really know how to get a guy down.lol

[albionrob]

sod jerry

[Barsac1]

I thought this was the best song of the night in Brixton on Monday. Sound was pretty poor but the genuine sense of excitement was hairs on the back of the neck stuff. Sorry Jerry - you missed out.

[jdoncbus]

My band opened up for the Special Beat back in 97 or 98,.....I recall one of their horn players grabbing my girlfriend's @ss. Not very cool.

[semiflex]

hmmmmm i did like the specials. then i heard some other music. now they seem a bit....underwhelming

[fez41]

You must have since discovered a lot of sensational music to describe the specials as 'underwhelming'. Even now!

[semiflex]

yes. wow seansational is a great word it describe what im listening to at the mo...... yeah now ive found that i only find music that gives that fills me up and gives me a semi is good....

everything else seems mediocre :(

[dcbarth]

How can it be a reunion without Jerry Dammers?

[pelaeskingirl]

hermoso

[5ebD]

Some things are sacrosanct.

Like my memory of The Specials.

When they roused me up and then calmed me down again.

When I was a teenager.

When they were teenagers, too.

This is more Marlene dietrich than Punk (let alone Ska and Blue Beat).

Of them all, I blame Terry the most for this illconcieved reunion.

The band have nothing to show for their earlier chart domination, but as the writer of the songs, he can live comfortably from the royalties.

Why do this, when he clearly don't wanna?

[fez41]

He clearly don't wanna?????? You mean by his stage demeanour? Yeah, he was always such a happy animated chap before wasn't he? I take it you are firmly planted in the 'Jerry camp'. If this reunion tour has been ill conceived I'd love to see them again next time round when they get it nearly right.

[5ebD]

Why do I have to be in any "camp", fezzie old chap? (Wrong, in any case, mush).

Take a chill-pill.

Blog-Rage abounds with some folk.

(Good name for a band, that, fnarr-fnarr ;-) )

[tooneythekeeper]

I saw them in birmingham, they were MIND BLOWING, i understand they seem flat on this video but when they played live it was bloody awsome! so dont slag them off yeah! :)

[Vriydomov]

They're playing this like they've all been dead for 10 years. Flat as a fucking pancake.

[countrymanuk]

Agree with you man, horn sections is a flat as terrys singing glad i didnt pay the 200 quid on ebay for tickets

[againstbnp1]

I wish Dick and Rico were on the brass section instead of 2nd rate trumpet players...RICO...RICO....RICO !!!

[mgillespie]

Saw them last week in Brum (Sun night), they were simply stunning.

Whats even more suprising, is the topics of their music is as relevent today than it was in 1981. Knife Crime, Teenage Pregnancy, Recession....

I don't care what Jerry D and his mates in the media say, This was the true specials, as much as I respect Jerrys songwriting, in the live context, he is just a keyboard player.

[againstbnp1]

Im sorry i have to disagree with you there he was the main person (jerryDammers)who drove the band and got them to the top, its his hard work that got these guys where they are 2day, without Jerry there not SPECIALS!

[prophet5five]

awsome li9ve saw them last night .

absolute first class .horns were amazing .best gig in a long time..

[gtr71]

OMG they still sound awesome!

SKA LIVES.........

[pbaker060]

saw them last night in brum and they were fantastic

[msangh2003]

all you fucking doubters the boys were nervous they had a fucking divorce 28 years ago . all had come back together recently stepping on egg shells. Now the honeymoon is over . See how they are kick ass on tour. All have to say is the specials were better than the jam and the clash . They had the 12th man the crowd. The newscastle crowd was awesome away the lads

[aidenrule45]

legend

[billheslop]

AND WHERE IS DICK AND RICO ???????

[SivarRude]

dead?

I don't know :S

[Ashleyisuber]

Im sure at least one of them is dead.

[oldblue1346]

tiempos rudys!!

[flipperwba01]

Memories indeed!! 26th Birmingham - soooooooo looking forward to it! My cherry reds are gonna take a pounding some severe stomping me thinkst !

[track8fodderstompf]

24th leeds! : P

[powelly95]

this is amazaing, 20 years on and there still an awesome band and still sound great !!!

[CAPTAINSLOW15]

Such an awesome band! This song is the most listened to on my iTunes!

I was going to see them for my 18th until I found out that they're playing in Scotland. It sucks living in the West Country sometimes...

[Fantastck]

west country? they played birmingham.

[kingofmods15]

i was gutted when i found out that terry got bi polar disorder what a shame

[george2912]

Nice of terry to look so happy

[SivarRude]

I hate the SAX in this song, but is SPECIALS!!!

5/5

[boothfitzsimons]

rude boys,,,,,rude boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BratHoax]

Playing at the Enmore (Sydney) in July, Woo hoo!!!

[CozzieBhoy]

Go on The Specials!! Still as good as ever. Don't forget to give us a few gigs in Ireland lads!!! Got to meet Roddy Byers the last time they played in Cork.

[mattyt5veppy]

cany wait to see them in glasgow!!!!!!

[Boycee01]

HAPPY HAPPY memories....can't believe they are back together....move over Take that..ha ha ha ha

THE BOYS ARE BACK..!!!!!

[track8fodderstompf]

WOOOOO im off to go see em in leeds!

Im 15 :D

[LUCIDity2009]

So amazing to see them play again .... love and peace xxxx

[Barclaycard1]

What happened to Rico? I thought he was in Jools' band anyway?

[mokumskin1]

Mr Rico was in Holland doing a gig with Rude Rich & The Highnotes for their 10th anniversary. Dennis Alcapone and Winston Francis were there too. It was a great party!

[Stu66Wigan]

oh yeah!

[rudeskaboyuk]

Fantastic ! the boys look ready for the big tour.

how many sleeps ..... how many sleeps now til newcastle and coventry !

[doovella]

Terry's still hot!