More Specials [ENHANCED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Specials

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• Original Release Date: May 21, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00005YU96
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,202 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Frantic touring and sudden stardom took their toll on the Specials. On their first album they'd sung "Too Much Too Young" and now they were living it. More Specials had its moments ("Man at C&A," in particular, was a standout), but for the most part it was the sound of a band running vainly after inspiration. The elements were still there, but somehow they couldn't fit them together in the same magical way. A year after their debut, and the end was already in sight (although they would go out with the magnificence of "Ghost Town") More Specials was just that--more, not necessarily better. Chris Nickson

Product Description
UK 2002 remastered reissue of the British ska revivalist's 1980 album. Includes ECD section containing 2 promotional videos 'Ghost Town' & 'Rat Race'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hosed Again, June 18, 2006

By	N. Ciasullo (Philadelphia, Pa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Why do these record companies put out remasters and then remove a song or two from them? One has to wonder where Rat Race disappeared to? It isn't on this cd anymore. Oh, nevermind. I found it on the Hits disc. How Lame. They did the same thing with the remaster of English Beat. Don't buy this crappy version of this cd unless you either can't find the original issue or you absolutely have to have the video of Ghost Town (a pretty good vid) and Rat Race (a pretty crappy vid).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Coolest Sound to Come Out of Ska, March 4, 2001

By	David A. Huntoon (Goshen, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Specials (Audio CD)

The Specials second album was a stylistic deviation from the same old ska stomp. It has a distinctively slick, sometimes campy, sometimes schmaltzy feel. The songs emphasize studio qualities and social messages over danceability, and they achieve a uniquely hip retro sound. It is a peculiar album, and I was hooked the first time I heard it. I like it better than their first album because it is so different. The people who thought this was a let down just don't get it - this album went somewhere no band ever went before and probably never will again. You have to be pretty cool to "get it".

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique blend of ska, soul and kitsch, August 8, 2003

By	lou (Southern California) - See all my reviews

More Specials is definately not for every ska fan. In fact, this album is a mix match of so many different genres that I would not even call it a ska album. Whereas The Specials first album gets you up off your rear end and dancing this is a more contemplative album to really listen to. The album moves around from darker themes to the silly with an overriding feel of 60's kitsch. Another 2Tone classic.