UB40

[Mike N]

Their Peel sessions were great

Used to love listening to John Peel. He played a fair bit of reggae too.

There was always a gem in amongst a lot of not-so-good stuff.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44212628

Still cool??? You never were!!

A white man with a Ja-fake-an accent doesn't do it for me.

It’s not as bad as Mick Jagger’s fake Deep South hillbilly wannabe accent he’s made a 60 year career out of.

But, no, not into UB40 at all. Bobbins!

 

[PinkFinal]

RIP Brian Travers

UB40 saxophonist Brian Travers dead aged 62

He died surrounded by his family at home.

metro.co.uk

 

[yeseye]

Sad news regarding Brian UB40
One of the first albums I purchased
‘Present Arms’
RIP.

 

[Idesofmarch69]

The only genuinely funny line in "Life on the Road" (Gervais) was when the rapper on his tour said that, when on stage with Brent, he felt uncomfortable, likening it "to what the two dreads in UB40 have been going through for years".

 

[KS55]

T

Once had a beer with a white Barbadian who had a hugely strong Caribbean accent, which was a bit odd but totally genuine.

Tony Cozier, white cricket commentator, had a beautiful Bajan accent.
Some white West Indians who have Caribbean accents have been criticised for cultural appropriation which sums up that nonsense.
EDIT PS. Beaten to both points by a poster above. Serves me right for reading the thread backwards

 

[Vienna_70]

RIP Brian Travers

UB40 saxophonist Brian Travers dead aged 62

He died surrounded by his family at home.

metro.co.uk

Very sad news.

I loved UB40 in the early '80s. Songs like King, Food for Thought, The Earth Dies Screaming, etc, were brilliant.

They were part of the post-punk/new wave era that I cherish fondly.

It seems Brian has had a very rough time of it over the last couple of years, and 62 is far too young to die.

R. I. P. Brian.

 

[Vienna_70]

T
Tony Cozier, white cricket commentator, had a beautiful Bajan accent.
Some white West Indians who have Caribbean accents have been criticised for cultural appropriation which sums up that nonsense.
EDIT PS. Beaten to both points by a poster above. Serves me right for reading the thread backwards

Until I saw Tony on TV, I thought he was black.

 

[manclad]

Very sad news.

I loved UB40 in the early '80s. Songs like King, Food for Thought, The Earth Dies Screaming, etc, were brilliant.

They were part of the post-punk/new wave era that I cherish fondly.

It seems Brian has had a very rough time of it over the last couple of years, and 62 is far too young to die.

R. I. P. Brian.

Great post Vienna, I couldn't have put it better myself.
Me and the wife saw UB40 at GMEX in 1996 and it was a great concert.
R I P Brian.

 

[Vienna_70]

Great post Vienna, I couldn't have put it better myself.
Me and the wife saw UB40 at GMEX in 1996 and it was a great concert.
R I P Brian.

Thanks for the kind words, mate.

I still love listening to music from that era; UB40, Specials, The Beat, Madness, Selecter, Bad Manners, etc.

Wonderful songs from a simpler more, innocent age.