The Specials - Break Down The Door

[lionscourt]

Jerry Dammers by this time was experimenting with a fusion of ska, reggae, soul, funk, jazz. What's obvious is that Stan Campbell's voice was one of a kind. If only he could have kept it together....

[elbinar]

this sounds like shit this aint ska anymore

[tripoticsoundscapes]

A lot of life that you would expect in a specials song seems somewhat lacking in this song, bit stagnant.

[tamalie2]

"In The Studio" suffered from overproduction and there's no better example of that than in comparing the studio version of this song to the live version posted here. This version is so much more vibrant.

[lionscourt]

@tamalie2 you mean the album version is not as vibrant as this (studio) version. Cause this one you're viewing right here is the studio version and makes the album or cd version pale in comparison. This was taped in their recording studio for some tv special...

[tamalie2]

@lionscourt We're in agreement. The version in the above video is definitely more vibrant than the one that appeared on the album.

[ZigZagOyeah]

That trumpet player's mustache is majestic.

[thephranc]

Who is the bird thats not Rhoda?

[boondocks128]

this is not the specials and certainly not ska

[Korinski]

This guy looks like he is made of poo

[dfstarborn]

why did i even comment on this channel i must of been high

[22250chris]

michael jackson was turning white...terry hall has turned black...haha.

[dfstarborn]

this is not the specials and defo not ska music

[Psqwall]

And I see that as a Plus !

[piccanninni]

Great vocals, tight playing, but somehow its just soul-less soul music.

Its not SPECIAL

[vlazavlaza]

@piccanninni NOBODY IS SPECIAL! (Terry Hall) :)

[pinholedstars]

that bass is huge..

[metrodash]

I don't know, I always liked the songs on In the Studio

[Mortimore008]

specials were not the same when terry hall left  :)

[butiamthedoctor]

This isn't The Specials, it's The Special AKA Band, what The Specials reverted to (they started out as The Special AKA) after Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staples left to form The Fun Boy Three. This was the B side to Nelson Mandela, with Ranking Roger and Rhoda Dhakar on vocals.

[lionscourt]

@butiamthedoctor definitely not ranking roger on vocals--More like Stan Campbell

[butiamthedoctor]

@lionscourt Could be right there, I'll have to dig out my vinyl copy to check.

[AGTskank94]

somtime along the way they lost thier skinhead influences. i liked them alot better back when they had that one white skin boy as thier singer

[dadswizz]

the specials were a bomb that went off and destroyed the people on the inside. unbeleivable tallent. its amazing they got any air time from the people who run the show, they don't exactly fit the bill do they. when i seen them at the mayfair they walked off because of the fighting in the crowd, it summed the times up. fucking ghost town, it is a masterpiece

[greene333]

I dig the simplicity of this video.

[SMARTSKIN]

Does anyone else find this disturbing!

[fishcat42]

Define "disturbing". The Specials were, in many respects, a very disturbed band. From nowhere to megastars to bust in two years, immersed in depression and rage, living at one of the most depressed times in recent British history, left-wing as the world moved sharply right, over-touring, and if the history of the Sex Pistols is anything to go by, quite possibly abused by managers and media. That they put their feelings into their music, to me, is deeply inspiring.

[WrongRoadRailways]

Indeed, The Specials are my favourite band, but somehow, I don't think this song sounds like it's by The Specials, it's not their usual style.

[lucylovebeatles]

LOCO!nO lo vio nadie a este video

ehhtan flojo es..

ya se que no es lo mismo que antes

pero pobresitos delen un poco de fama!