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  • UB40 is still great. The new singer is Ali's other brother, Duncan Campbell. I agree it's not the same, but they are still a great band!

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  • UB40 aint the same without Ali Campbell, they sound like Shit without him init..

    #Bring Ali Campbell back..

  • ub40 sans ALI se n'est ub40  ub40 est mort vive ALI CAMPBELL

  • He's Robin and Ali's brother.

  • Ali Campbell was not UB40, he just thought he was. How is his career now?????

    In the Toilet I say......

  • He needs to learn how to dance and interact with the crowd other than that great job

  • I just think he's cute!

    I saw him last evening.

  • This guy is total crap. Sounds like they've dragged a bloke up from the crowd in a pub. He's not even as good as a karaoke singer. What are UB40 playing at ?

  • He's not that bad I guess but he just doesn't have the groove like Ali has!

  • wat a load ov crap there is only 1 ali

  • He's incredibly brave,thats for sure.:-)

  • Duncan Campbell! known him since i was little! used to dance with him and everythink :)

  • There is absolutely no way Ali can be replaced...sorry guys, you better go beg Ali and offer him whatever he wants...Dun-cant is no replacement!!!

  • there something missing the answer is Ali, but life goes on....maybe not as before but they (ub40) can still play music in front of a crowd just the show will not be the same smaller and smaller as the years go, Duncan good luck mate.

  • Hey they had to get somebody because Ali wanted out. Nobody can replace Ali but this guy is getting the job done.

  • where the heck they get him from??? No one can replace ali campbell

  • UB40 ain't sh•t witout Ali seen!

  • doesnt even sound like ub40 anymore ali was the heart of ub40

    bring ali back bring ali back bring ali back please do the world a favor bring ali back to ub40 !!!

  • Sorry he has no rhythm n cant remember the words. thats the backing band. that aint ub40. ali is

  • Oh dear. About as much charisma as me.

  • BNESuperHeavyweiGHT, I respect you, your comment is constructive. Good reggae music is good regardless and they play GREAT reggae. It CANNOT just be about the lead singer, the instruments are too important and anybody who is going to act otherwise clearly knows nothing about reggae.

  • All of you people talking about the band WAS Ali are being DISGUSTING. It's a horrible injustice to the other members to say that. I completely agree that Ali is an excellent singer. You have all the right to not like the new singer if you think he is that bad, fine. But what made this band great was as much about the musicians as it was about him. If he WAS the band, go listen to his album, what are you bitching about then? He isn't dead. Give the others some credit, gosh.

  • @MoniqueIuna i totally agree with you! with or without ali the band is excellent....

  • Forget UB40 without Ali Campbell, Ali campbell was UB40! 

  • CRAP... stick to the spoons... laughing stock of ub40

  • thumbs up if you think he looks like kevin spacey

  • have been a fan since they began, but they have lost it now that ali has left

  • he is still a cambell brother x

  • im not havin it...nah man...just wont do...ali IS ub40..THATS HOW IT IS....

  • cmon. Hes not bad guys...

  • The new singer(Duncan Campbell) is the younger brother of original singer Ali Cambell and Robin Campbell who sounds similiar to Ali in the voice department...

    I'll always be faithful to UB40 and buy their albums because they did NOT sack Ali Campbell..

  • i have every ub40 cd ever produced but i will never buy any more of this group..

  • like all bands that lose there head singer,, this band is now crap.. real weak singer, ali was the band

  • NOT WORKING mATE!

  • wow...i guess honor amongst theves is better than honor amongst brothers....ub40 yah suck...because you have lost your voice...and that was ALI CAMPBELL..

  • ali how can you let this happen we want you and only you come back darling.... since 1981 my dad feed me your music now almost 2011 i still eat it every day :D

  • load of crap he is worse than robbie come back ali

  • Ali wea r u

  • @thakewlmuzik

    ITS HIS BRO DUNCAN NOW ALI LEFT TO GO SOLO 2007 THERE STILL BRILL I SAW THEM ON WEDNESDAY :) EVERY1 ELSE IS STILL THERE :) XX

  • never heard of duncan before obviously wants some coin off the bands rep lol com back ali

  • Whos this PUNK trying to take Ali's place?! lol

    Sorry UB40, you make good music but you've lost ur voice!!

    You need to make a call to Ali and beg him to come back!

    But hed prob say NO because hes still doing great without you and your obviously NOT!!

  • @babymentz That's Ali's brother Duncan.. Who is probably the best choice to front the band at this point seeing as Ali won't be coming back anytime soon.

  • @acitonj

    WELL SAYS

  • checkout 'Australian UB40 Show' which is a cover band from the land down under, the lead singer there would of been a perfect replacement for Ali .. sounds alot better then this Duncan fella. At the moment UB40 still sound awesome instrumentally but its like listening to an awesome band with a Karaoke singer in Ali's place . Duncan, unlike your brother you dont have the X Factor.. Listen to yourself , you are nothing like Ali ..in fact you ruin the UB40 name

  • this new singer is as stiff as a board, nodding his head, he needs to loosen up some and take some singing lessons.!!

  • this new singer looks like a bag of shit and he sure do sounds like one.....UB 40 is not the same without ali campbell.....

  • Well xxxx me!! They best start trying to full comunity centres if that is them now. Just watching that performance makes me see, that without ALIS flava, even those once world class band can't cut it no more. Or is it just too much guilt playing on their minds?

  • Have followed UB40 from the 80's and been to most uk concerts, am sorry but there is no-one that can replace Ali & I will certainly not be attending another one until the rest of the band have got the balls to go with him. Robin...shame on you...... What was that song??????? STICK BY YOU????????????OHHH & lets not forget "BROTHERS IN ARMS"???

  • @shazjeb - I so agree with you, blood is thicker than water - and robin you have failed your brother. Jealousy probably, because Ali was the voice of UB40 - without him you have lost THE SPARK.

  • @shazjeb

    DUNCAN IS ROBIN AND ALI S LITTLE BROTHER I SAYS THE SAME IN 2007 I GOT A TICKET FOR MY BDAY AND DUNCAN WAS BRILL NOONE WILL REPLACE ALI HES DA BOMB BELIEVE ME THE ATTMOSPHERE IS STILL BRILLIANT EVERY1 ELSE IS STILL THERE :) GO 1 MORE UL OVE IT I DID :~0

  • bring back ali. duncan cant fill his brothers shoes

  • r u kiding me wat is this i sooorrryy to say but i love ub450 and they r not the same at all comeing from hawaii sory that i think!

  • ub40 not the same AND THIS IS COMEING FROM HAWAII!

  • this is shit lol. come on now brign back da old ub40

  • ub40 will never be the same wiv out ali campbell

  • they should off let astro take lead

  • its like bad kareoke

  • Cant replace ali he the man!!! this aint ub40!! never b ub40 without ali!!! would never pay 4 ticket 2 c ub40 concert!!! ever again.....

  • Newb40 is shit, Ali is king. Why did the band choose the management and not the Ali way. How difficult can it be to find another management? I'm truly disappointed!

  • @yezdk

    exactemundo that is what I dont get... Those pencil lickers killed UB40. The rest should either SACK those mgmt twats, or leave all together and start over with Ali. Why dont they?? How hard can it be?? They and Ali are UB40, not those mgmt assholes..sack the lot of them!!

  • @dientje0 There might be another angle that no1 tells about.. dunno. Weird shit, why throw 30 years away like that.

    No happy xmas at the campel family resident, I guess

  • Its the management that should have gone, not Ali. The song playing is very apt - Stick by me - yeah really!!!! You didn't!

  • Its not Ali, doesn't do UB40 justice.

  • sh!t man.. fook all who think this new clown is kool. i mean really.. fook ya all

  • who is this fukn sh!t singer? what happened to Ali?

    this is not the UB40 i grew up listening. fook yo all!

  • Has he got a bad stomach? There is a lot of shite coming out of him

  • NAR, he looks like hes in pain, O

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  • i think he sound fuckin' great

  • Creo que convocaron a Duncan por dejar el asunto en familia, pero yo creo que canta bien. Ahora tocarán el 28/Ene en Lima. Ojalá lleven a Duncan , he oído a Maxi Priest y me parece regular. Simplemente es diferente.

  • Ali Campbell s voice was an integral part of ub40 s sound. Irreplaceable imo. Anyway they have had their day really..

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  • i agree with col1n22

  • R.I.P UB40

  • saw ub40 in the o2 in dublin last night. he's a great singer. true he's not ali, but he really is good and i think everyone should give him their support. if ali is out, he's out. i was just glad to see them in action again!!!

  • f'uck off

  • There is only one UB40 Im afraid and they were at the Rainbow. Robbie Williams is NOT take that, Ali Campbell is Not UB40. UB40 were brilliant at the Rainbow, cant wait for December. Robin and Duncan sound excellent together. I can't believe Ali now calls himself. Ali Campbells UB40 when it is him and a load of session musicians who play with other bands like Award, really original band then, what a pity, seems a tad desperate. UB40 are legends. Labour Of Love 4 New Single is Amazing

  • what a load of bollox ! ur trying to say take that aint robbie williams erm we know there lead singer has always been gary barlow for one! ali campbell IS AND ALWAYS will be ub40s front man ! hes there main singer and if u think the folk singer duncan can replace ali campbells vocals your sadly mistaken and most probably tone death . the guys a total joke and should be ashamed to even try and front what used to be one of the best reggae bands ever! ali will prove alot more succesful than newb40

  • thier is only one ali cambell you will never replace him

  • it's no longer UB40

  • got nowt on the golden voiced ali....king of the campbells

  • This is a shame. Not a BAD voice but not an EXTRAORDINARY voice and what an awful thing to try to replace Ali with another family member.

  • Yeah he's ok - can't beat Ali, but I reckon he's the next best thing....good luck to ya Duncan - keep strong. AM

  • go fuck yourself you homo duncan your are shit bag piss off dick head!

  • what a joke jesus christ , ive heard better pub singers , this joke of a man is fronting what used to be one of the best bands ever!! he aint no where near ali campbell's level .

  • Duncant omg genius lMFAO

  • UBload of shit :O) duncant sing!

  • wot a shame

  • thanks

  • Sounds like a drunken karaoke singer to me!!! No comparison whatsoever between this shit and the wonderful tones of Sir Ali !!!!!!!!!!!

  • omg I didn't know Ali's grandad was shuffling on to have a go - good on ya grandad watch your hips though

  • lmfao what a load of shite

  • haven't you heard slobbercoms - they are pulling the tour soon cos they can't flog enough tickets - and they can't get a backer for their LOL4 (more like LMAO4) cos nobody wants to know cos Duncan is so shite - go ask your fat ginger leader see what he says - karma for backstabbers

  • what a load of poop[ duncant ] not duncan

  • I think people will vote with their wallets, like there are already. Can't wait to see UB40 at the 02 in December

  • there fucked hes shite ali wouldnt piss on him a big loss!!!!

  • they've aged 20 years without Ali - and Duncan fits in beautifully lol

  • I saw them too, Robin and Duncan Campbell sound fantastic together, they sound brilliant UB40. Good Luck to Ali too with his solo career

  • Just saw them at the House of Blues in Orlando and they were awesome . The new guy did a great job. Can't wait till they come back.

    Good luck Ali...

  • hes moving so .... not

  • Just saw UB40 on their 2009 tour -- No Ali, but this guy is a terrific singer, what a show!! I'm so happy UB40 is still going.....

  • Well they found there level shocking very sad.

  • I just went to see this sham of what they billed as UB40 They started an hour and 15 minutes late and then sent this karaoke version of a lead singer out. How dare they take our money under false pretenses. This guy stunk! What really gets me is why in the world wouldn't they have Robin sing lead at least he sounds like Ali. It's the voice that sold the records folks!

  • I agree - Robin has a great voice he should have stepped up to the plate and taken the responsibility on

  • new singer looks like a guy who climbed on the stage to have a sing song.

  • @CRAIGMASON1971 yeah no presence or charisma...square

  • The new line up is very good...sound is still there. I have ALL their CD's and this song does not disappoint me...well done and keep going UB40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • im sick of people hating! you get up on stage with the band of ub40 and you fucking sing like ali campbell! you cant do it and untill you can stop fucking hating yah sad fucks!

  • True UB40 fans will be thankful of DUNCAN for stepping in and fill in Ali's spot..just to keep our beloved UB40 going and entertain our reggae needs with music.Its NOT Duncan's fault that Ali left...Thanks Duncan..Bless you all UB4o fan

  • I totally agree with you..thank goodness Duncan stepped in to keep the band going...glad they made this decision!

  • You are correct in 9 out of 10 cases, but 'From the Jam' have a fantastic vocalist in Russell Hastings & he performs with an energy that Paul Weller wouldn't have now, you ask anyone that has been to a recent FTJ concert! ( & most of the punters are original Jam fans!) You're right about Duncan Campbell though!

  • UB40 para mi ha sido una de mis bandas favoritas, sin embargo con Ali Campbell fuera, ya no suena igual. No me gusta

  • lmao it is isn't it - really dreadful - free earplugs with every ticket

  • NOT VERY GOOD ALI IS A FAR BETTER SINGER

  • anyways i hope the band dies a death in the industry and ali and mike go on to big and better things.. it was him and his compo money that made the band what it is and they shit on him dont back him up then ask his bro to sing i hope they all end up back on the dole. what a bunch of tossers..

  • TY Sooty99 you have said what i was trying to say better than me lol... OK Helenaloonie Why does sooty99 sound like ali now???

    I agree with sooty99 the band have shit on Ali. Why didnt they back him up after 30 years together?? And replacing him with his brother is like a big fuck you !! Where would UB40 be if Ali hadnt of recieved his compensation money??? Who knows??

    UB40 will never be the same and if i had to choose id follow Ali and mikey...OH and mikey left for the same reason as Ali.....

  • This is doing my head in now... Helenaloonie.. Iam entitled to my opinion as you are yours ok. Maybe i have put 100% faith in what ali has said but so what i made 1 little comment never slagged duncan off, wished him luck and it turns into this???

    I luv UB40 always have always will. So ill agree to disagree with you on this one you have your opinion i have mine....

  • I expect people to comment and have their oppinion that is the whole point of posting your own opinion. I just didnt want to offend anyone with my comment and hope i havent.... I will stick with my opinion but will always support UB40 and Ali and Mikey.

  • compairing.? she never compaired them.she said aint ali..not hes not as good as ali.or hes NO ali as you put it (if your gonna use quotes from peoples posts at least quote them properly STUPID) meaning in her opinion that the group will never be the same without him. and i agree. and as for not trying to be ali hmm lets look at the facts. out of all the people in the world. they ask his brother. who looks and sounds very similar.. and your saying hes not trying to be him lmao you truly are thick

  • Duh well spotted helena 10 points..

    i think what fusion ment was it wont be the same without ali..

    did you follow that helena ..?

    there are no stupid questions only stupid people..))

  • lol

  • He can sing and he fits in well but he aint ali.. Good luck to him

  • Girlfriends? Duncan? lol

  • I don't work for Ali - and I'm not slagging UB40 either - I'm saying they should never have put Duncan in as lead - he's an amateur - BT said he sounded like Ali 20 years ago and he's been proved wrong - they should have stuck with Norman Robin and Earl singing - no style and no talent - does that spell it out for you?

  • I compleatly agree with you..

  • Alirocksmyworld i compleatly agree with you !!!

  • Grow up !!!!!!!!!!

  • Err NO he wasn't! He is a Campbell but where did they hide him for the best part of 30 years then? Under the drum riser?

    Wish they had, I'd have had 30 years extra blissful DunX to listen to :)

  • don't be ridiculous notorious he was NEVER part of UB40 - that's suddenly become part of the yarn they are spinning - pack of lies

  • LOVE your name - just like Duncan - a pale imitation of the real thing ha ha

  • so why did BT say he sounded like Ali 20 years ago? YOU'RE the clown

  • If they'd got a decent singer it would have been different or stuck with Norman and Earl and Robin who can all sing - but they tried to get an Ali soundalike and it backfired cos he's rubbish - he only got the job because he's Ali's brother

  • Biggest disappointment of the weekend: UB40's set on Friday... with lead vocalist Ali Campbell and keyboardist Mickey Virtue both gone, it just wasn't the same band. They brought in Ali's brother Duncan to sing, but he hadn't learned the lyrics yet and had to resort to a teleprompter for songs everyone in the audience knew by heart. The result was UB20 karaoke, a pale imitation of the real thing.

    oh dear - reviews aren't looking good are they

  • er... either you're being kind or you're interested in him again now he's hit the big time - cos good he aint

  • Actually I am now happily married and have no romantic interest in Duncan what so ever he has always been a kind considerate caring person and even though we split he was always kind to me. It seems like you are the one with the problem why don't you stop coming across as an obsessive bitter and twisted person and enjoy Ali for what hes doing and UB40 for what they are doing and make life a nicer place

  • Get a life sharon...

    Your stealing my limelight

    No one cares that you went out with a nobody in duncan the sheepskin wearing fool

    Even if his UB he still has no game

  • oh and people care what you think do they 10bellies?

  • Well done Duncan I said you had a brilliant voice years ago Good Luck For The Future

    From an ex girlfriend (knowle)

  • Well its about time I told Duncan years ago he had a brilliant voice and was wasted doing what he was doing GOOD LUCK FOR THE FUTURE

    From an ex girlfriend (knowle)

  • No samples just Duncan doing his stuff - for a first gig he did darn well and keep going from strength to strength. He certainly won't need 30 years to rise up to the rest of UB40s height at this rate. Go DunX :)

  • do I here Ali's voiced sampled in there?? or is his brother all good!!!

  • That's what i first thought too!!! and that's no shame to think because he sounds the same!

    And in the chorus i believe they sampled it really!!!

  • Well, your wrong!

  • Do you honestly think that Central News would have put it on tv with a "can u tell the difference" angle on it if it had been sampled? Of course not! I was there.. The sound you hear is that of the two Campbell brothers blending together... it is Robins voice you can hear, not Alis.. he has also made this statement on the UB40 bulletin board.. Im not sure what definitive proof you need, but, I assure u, it is not sampled..

  • I dont know what Central News is or see the angle, so it was an honest question. Robin does not sound like Ali, I cant wait to hear them play here again

  • Sorry Damagon, didnt mean to bite ur head off lol! I was answering more than just your comment... No Robin doesnt sound like Ali BUT the blend of Duncan and Robin is what makes it sound UB40.. same as the blend of Ali &