Released on 19 october 1979 on jerry dammers 2 tone label, the album is seen by some as the defining moment in the uk ska scene. Concrete jungle foundation cjf is an international nonprofit organisation that uses skateboarding. He wrote the specials favourites concrete jungle, rat race and hey, little rich girl, later covered by amy. It was a dicey idea, though, to blend in hints of past specials songs the nite klub sound effects that open tears in my beer, the concrete jungle referencing shoutouts in bonediggin, the ghost townstyle sirens that drift through leave it out, rewriting monkey man as running away as those touches merely invite. In honour of the 40th anniversary of the specials debut album, we are proud to release three exclusive fred perry shirts. Im going out tonight i dont know if ill be alright everyone wants to hurt me baby danger in the city. Concrete jungle book by jamel daniels, paperback barnes.
Concrete jungle bass text guitar tab by specials songsterr. Almost twenty years after helping to usher in the first of several postpunk ska revivals, and after numerous lineup changes and hiatuses, the specials. Academy, newcastle2tone pioneers expose the facade of ghost town britain, writes dave simpson. The specials also known as the special aka is an english 2 tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in coventry, england.
The specials the usa rerelease lp version contains bonus track gangsters b6, a much shorter and faster rerecorded version of too much too young, and different cover art. Listen free to the specials specials a message to you rudy, do the dog and more. Concrete jungle definition and meaning collins english. Concrete jungle chords by specials songsterr tabs with rhythm. You play as a disgraced predator who must regain his honor by killing the humans who have stolen hi. According to dammers, antiracism was intrinsic to the formation of the specials, in that the band was formed with the goal of integrating black and white people. More specials is the second album by english ska band the specials, released by 2 tone records in october 1980. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term concrete jungle from the lyrics. Im going out tonight i dont know if ill be alright and everyone wants to hurt me baby, danger in the city i have to carry a knife becaus. Their music combines a danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punks energy and attitude, and had a more focused and informed political and social stance than other ska groups. Led by keyboardist jerry dammers and fronted by vocalist terry hall, the specials inspired many with their political lyrics and melodies that were hard to ignore. The specials were a british ska revival band who in the late70s and early80s were at the forefront of the uk 2 tone movement. The specials sometimes called the special aka are an english 2 tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in coventry, england.
Produced by elvis costello, the album captures the disaffection and anger felt by the youth of the uks concrete jungle a phrase borrowed from bob marleys 1972 album. But, whenever i do listen to the specials i am totally blown away by how fresh, buoyant and energizing the music is, despite being totally bleak and pessimistic at the same time. The specials, academy, newcastle music the guardian. This was the only single from the album and is one of the rarest specials singles in existence. The specials in all their guises were an incredibly important and influential british ska band. Concrete jungle introduction in a nutshell concrete jungle may not be the most famous or celebrated bob marley song of all time, but it played a special role in the history of reggae music.
The legend of the black lion, a 1998 comic book by christopher priest. It was an utter revelation except for anyone who had seen the band onstage, for the album was at its core a studio recording of their live set, and at times even masquerades as a gig. A different animal the concrete jungle book classic tale retold through artists mixedmedia project. Concrete jungle, by the specials from the specials, 1979 in the jungle concrete jungle, by the motels from the soundtrack of the film teachers, 1984.
Roddy radiation born roderick james byers, 5 may 1955 in keresley, coventry, england is an english musician who played lead guitar for the specials, as well as many rockabilly bands such as the bonediggers and the tearjerkers. But because the specials were one of the first bands to capture multicultural. Concrete jungle, glad i got my mates with me i wont fight for a cause dont want to change the law leave me alone, just leave me alone i want to get out on my own im walking home tonight i only walk where theres lots of lights in the alleys and the doorways some throw a bottle right in your face concrete jungle, animals are after me concrete. A proportion of the proceeds will go to the legendary 100 club. I tend to forget the specials in their dark corner of my collection, since i have precious little ska or reggae to group them along with. Far from simply being books for children, the jungle books are mature works by rudyard kipling, the second one perhaps being more so than the first. The specials concrete jungle jungle album, concrete jungle. Our local correspondents about manhattans concrete industry. My own band recently released a cd and put it out ourselves. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Lanzarote based band resident in the big easy on the strip in puerto del carmen.
Check out the specials 2002 remaster by the specials on amazon music. There are some great surprises along the way, too, but for the most part its pretty predictable and by the numbers. Im going out tonight i dont know if ill be alright everyone wants to hurt me baby danger in the city i have to carry a knife because theres people. The specials were advocates of lateseventies postmodern ska, the inventors of twotone and quite simply one of the coolest, most important british bands of all time. You really think the band is standing in front of you, playing. Concrete jungle by blktop project, released 27 may 2016 1. The writer describes an anecdote about a housebroken dog refusing to relieve itself on new. With hope comes the overwhelming proof that music can break down barriers instead of building them. Lanzarote based band resident in the big easy on the strip in. Was pearl eddie vedders grandmother, and did she really make a hallucinogenic jam. Their music combines a danceable ska beat with punks energy, underpinned by an informed political and social stance. Enjoy the music from the game predator concrete jungle.
At that same time a drinking buddy jerry dammers asked me to join his band the automatics, who a year later changed their name to the specials. The specials and friends concrete jungle 1998, cd discogs. Lee jaffe was a buddy of bob marley during the early 1970s and this book is a. Pioneering second wave ska band that founded the 2 tone label and combined socially conscious messages with jaunty, danceable music. Produced by elvis costello, the album captures the disaffection and anger felt by the youth of the uks concrete jungle a phrase borrowed from bob marleys 1972 album catch a fire but. Whats it like telling a loving family their two daughters were just killed in a car crash on their way to band.
I cant find it for sale on amazon even tho it is marked as a kindle edition. The specials jerry dammers was the lennon and mccartney. Audioboo book bbc radio 2 bbc saxon the specials wings. Specials is the debut album by british ska revival band the specials. Concrete s future business leaders of america was the fastest growing in the state during the 2012 school year. The specials began at the same time as rock against racism, which was first organised in 1978. Complete song listing of the specials on the specials songs list covid19. Concrete jungle, by the specials from the specials, 1979 in the jungle concrete jungle. I brought one of my songs from the wild boys which id written about my experiences in the mining village and living in hillfields, the song i called concrete jungle. Apr 22, 2009 a disturbing crowd chant of youre going to get your fucking heads kicked in is just the intro to concrete jungle. Their own take on ska classics, and the uplifting and largely political nature of their music was a bright light set against a very grim and grey england. The music of bob marley monty alexander on allmusic 2006 monty alexander has had significant success in.
I grew up in the concrete jungle of coventry, went to the same school as dammers and my one and only claim to fame my punk band at the time was supported at. Lyrics for concrete jungle by the specials songfacts. Concrete jungle may not be the most famous or celebrated bob marley song of. The specials concrete jungle 2015 remaster the specials.
Discography information about the cd wear and tear released by concrete jungle. The specials concrete jungle live 1979 tiffanys coventry hq duration. Im going out tonight i dont know if ill be alright everyone wants to hurt me baby danger in the city i have to carry a knife. Concrete jungle by brett mcbean goodreads share book. Bob gets called out on account of a monster program called sata. Look up concrete jungle in wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chss sports teams participate in the northwest 2b1a league under the washington interscholastic activities association. Although, by way of qualification, it ought to be added that kipling was referring to the puck books, rather than to the jungle books, i neverthless think that his remark remains relevant. Although the debut lp is great, im not much of a fan of the production on a fair bit of the album really. The specials is the debut album by british ska revival band the specials. After the success of the band s selftitled debut, band member jerry dammers assumed the role as the band s leader and stirred them into expanding their 2 tone sound into other genres of music, most prominently a lounge music and easy listening style inspired by. The concrete jungle 1982 the concrete jungle 1982 the image could not be loaded. Ska musicconcert postersmusic postersband postersrude boytour postersvinyl musicmusic likemusic stuff. Im going out tonight i dont know if ill be alright everyone wants to hurt me baby dange.
Im not going to try and discect every song, rate them, or even compare them to each other, i will however attempt to describe this version of the band. Also exists in a slightly different pressing with 2 and 3 lines of publishing on labels. The bside raquel was one of the songs the band had brought with them from the days of the coventry automatics and had previously remained unreleased. The specials terry hall talks encore their first album of new material in over a decade, encore finds the specials adding to their legacy. If you refer to a city or area as a concrete jungle, you mean that it has a lot of. Wonder why costello mixed the chanting so it was indiscipherable. Concrete jungle, by the specials from the specials, 1979. Their time together was brief but extremely influential. Enter the caption text you want to display with the photo. Just as punk was catching its second wind in britain, and ska was becoming a quickly fading memory, the specials arose not quite like a phoenix from the ashes but as rude boys from yesteryear to blend the sounds of englands present and jamaicas past. After the success of the band s selftitled debut, band member jerry dammers assumed the role as the band s leader and stirred them into expanding their 2 tone sound into other genres of music, most prominently a lounge music and easy listening. The discography of the specials, an english ska revival band consists of eight studio albums, one collaboration album, five live albums, eleven compilation albums, four extended plays, twentythree singles, and five videos.