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For those interested  some superb programmes coming up. Cheers for the link PJ.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/seasons/reggaebritannia/

Thanks for the heads up

Corrected!

 Nice pic of Lynton Kwesi Johnson, who I saw a couple of times, but can't remember where or when so probably had a good time.

Finally had a chance to look through, and there's some good stuff there. I remember that rock goes to college gig, but never seen it since. My only problem with the line up is sticking bloody UB40 under reggae. Awful band.

Very true....utter shite

Post 82-agreed,but no one can say Signing Off is not a brilliant album,surely?

They did a few good early original songs. It's their covers i've got more of an issue with.

Yes mate-post '82 all that Labour Of Love shite

I would mention the fact that Reggae and Boy George don't go in the same sentence. But I'm not too sure of my ground there, as I wasn't initially convinced he was a bloke, as I'm sure were others at the time.

ub40's 1 in 10 is an absolute classic.
actually, a few of their tunes are superb

signing off is fucking awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JuqdnPFeTo

watching this now, superb, god i am fucking old :tvhappy:

The missus and I were just saying exactly the same.  Started as a good band. 

agree - was great when released and has stood the test of time - Present Arms was a decent album too - some good dub tracks I recall, but they destroyed credibility a bit after that with poppy covers of classics that were far better in the original versions

I saw them at the o2 last year. They played for about two hours, and I knew 3 songs. Well dull.

And they only played 'Falling in love' during the encore. Just seem to me like a 1980's vanilla ice - honkys trying something done much better by black people

UB40 started off as a radical anti establishment band but within a couple of years became establishment and then had their arses up the establishment by joining the cabaret circuilt with fuck all to say. After 3/4 years they were nothing more than a fucking embarassment. 

Now unfortunately a third-rate pop/soul covers band

I always felt with them that their stance was fake, the 1 in 10 thing just an empty, but well crafted song. Fair play though, they made a decent living out of it....I'd pay not to see them.