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UB40: A solid, underrated band There came a point where I got so tired of hearing Red, Red Wine on the radio that I just pretty much wrote off UB40 but I recently slapped on their best-of compilation and was taken aback by how much I loved the crap out of it. Their poppier covers are nice, but some of their greatest stuff IMO didn't chart in the US or achieve the same sort of lasting popularity--One in Ten, Kingston Town, Sing Our Own Song and especially Don't Break My Heart...such a gorgeous song. I'm thinking I should dig back into their catalog--any recommendations? I already have Labor of Love and Rat in the Kitchen. [Edited 9/2/08 10:23am] | |
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MendesCity said: There came a point where I got so tired of hearing Red, Red Wine on the radio that I just pretty much wrote off UB40 but I recently slapped on their best-of compilation and was taken aback by how much I loved the crap out of it. Their poppier covers are nice, but some of their greatest stuff IMO didn't chart in the US or achieve the same sort of lasting popularity--One in Ten, Kingston Town, Sing Our Own Song and especially Don't Break My Heart...such a gorgeous song. I'm thinking I should dig back into their catalog--any recommendations? I already have Labor of Love and Rat in the Kitchen.
[Edited 9/2/08 10:23am] i like "don´t break my heart" Don´t forget " Where did i go wrong , essential [Edited 9/2/08 11:05am] [Edited 9/2/08 11:06am] | |
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They are a really good band, so why are all of their hits cover songs?  My Legacy
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NDRU said: They are a really good band, so why are all of their hits cover songs?
Yeah, I dunno. You'd think they were just some reggae karaoke band based on the US hits. | |
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MendesCity said: NDRU said: They are a really good band, so why are all of their hits cover songs?
Yeah, I dunno. You'd think they were just some reggae karaoke band based on the US hits. exactly  I guess that's just how they were pidgeonholed for radio.My Legacy
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MendesCity said: NDRU said: They are a really good band, so why are all of their hits cover songs?
Yeah, I dunno. You'd think they were just some reggae karaoke band based on the US hits. that's what I thought they were | |
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I heard they are big in Jamaica. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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2freaky4church1 said: I heard they are big in Jamaica.
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They were never the most talented band but they made an array of very good (and original I might add) politically charged singles in the early 80's. Tracks like King, Food For Thought and the One in Ten are really different to anything the US market ever had chance to pick up on. If you like that stuff pick up a compilation called the UB40 File. [Edited 9/3/08 4:10am] | |
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MrVortex said: They were never the most talented band but they made an array of very good (and original I might add) politically charged singles in the early 80's. Tracks like King, Food For Thought and the One in Ten are really different to anything the US market ever had chance to pick up on. If you like that stuff pick up a compilation called the UB40 File.
[Edited 9/3/08 4:10am] I will, thanks for the recs! | |
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