BaaLocks Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 UB40 are not everyone's cup of tea. Don Letts calls them the Status Quo of reggae and much of their cover version songs are called in by numbers. But their first few albums, Signing Off, Present Arms are true pillars of their time. They sang political like few bands ever, ever achieve and rarely get the credit they deserve as agents of change in race relations and social equality. Such a shame they ended up falling apart, it was a gruesome unwinding but that shouldn't spoil appreciation for their early years. Bob Mash and cstand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Mash Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 07/11/2021 at 19:58, BaaLocks said: UB40 are not everyone's cup of tea. Don Letts calls them the Status Quo of reggae and much of their cover version songs are called in by numbers. But their first few albums, Signing Off, Present Arms are true pillars of their time. They sang political like few bands ever, ever achieve and rarely get the credit they deserve as agents of change in race relations and social equality. Such a shame they ended up falling apart, it was a gruesome unwinding but that shouldn't spoil appreciation for their early years. Still highly regarded in Birmingham, by music fans regardless of whether they are into the band or not. Their contribution to modern multi cultural music has been huge. BaaLocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Bob Mash said: Still highly regarded in Birmingham, by music fans regardless of whether they are into the band or not. Their contribution to modern multi cultural music has been huge. Not just in Birmingham, I was in Ghana a few years back and number one artist on the sound systems was Bob Marley, number two UB40 Bob Mash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Mash Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Not forgetting Brian Travers who also sadly left us this year. Two weeks after his passing, before the last act of the weekend at Moseley Folk Festival, Richard Hawley, the dj played 'Food for Thought'. The crowd as one burst into song. Really moving stuff. ❤️ BaaLocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 I never forgave them for covering Red, Red, Wine. Their first (I think) release of the double A-side 1 in 10 and King was brilliant though and I had the 7" until I got drunk and sold all my vinyl. I also loved this track and the album it was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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