tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post8381560702199200164..comments2024-03-18T16:41:34.785+00:00Comments on Vapour Trails: Top 102 Albums⁺ No 38. More SpecialsSéamus Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-65953954035868864122013-03-13T12:45:50.299+00:002013-03-13T12:45:50.299+00:00I can remember the age of the combat jacket / park...I can remember the age of the combat jacket / parka too. The school corridors were a sea of green.<br />Sometimes everybody gets it right - The Specials seemed to belong to everyone without ever sounding like they were designed for everyone.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-52239240858907191772013-03-13T10:59:01.743+00:002013-03-13T10:59:01.743+00:00Bought this only recently as it has taken me so lo...Bought this only recently as it has taken me so long o rid my suspicion of all things mod/ska (its a growing up in the fens thing where liking 2 tone and wearing a parker were the norm)<br /><br />you can trace a lot of bands back to this lp<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-50099647963785883652013-03-13T07:56:32.024+00:002013-03-13T07:56:32.024+00:00& the other b-side provided some of the inspir...& the other b-side provided some of the inspiration for Culture Club's Do You Really Want to Hurt Me!Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-42617447639804684962013-03-13T07:53:31.373+00:002013-03-13T07:53:31.373+00:00Yes I've heard it Brian - you're right. A...Yes I've heard it Brian - you're right. As for Ghost Town, the b-side (Friday Night & Saturday Morning) on its own would be one of my favourite singles.<br />"Wish I had lipstick on my shirt / instead of piss stains on my shoes"Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-42088591992646842152013-03-13T06:15:30.278+00:002013-03-13T06:15:30.278+00:00Hi Seamus. Inspired pick. "Ghost Town" w...Hi Seamus. Inspired pick. "Ghost Town" would be in the conversation of my all-time favorite song. Did you hear the latest album from Madness? If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the Specials should have felt on top of the world after hearing the song "Death of a Rude Boy." It sounds exactly like "Ghost Town." Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-23634578455236652302013-03-12T23:34:29.699+00:002013-03-12T23:34:29.699+00:00Brian, I do live in the past, I think, and listen ...Brian, I do live in the past, I think, and listen to a disproportionate amount of music released between 1976 and 1984. Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-92193380992563584232013-03-12T23:19:18.871+00:002013-03-12T23:19:18.871+00:00Another album that I have not listed to in avery l...Another album that I have not listed to in avery long time!Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com