The Specials - Reunion Tour 2008

[Woolies]

"we're still trying to put dates together, but hopefully September/October time. We need to spend the summer rehearsing... I think it's taken me 30 years to realise we could do it really well." - Terry Hall speaking to the BBC.

I'm not totally convinced it'll happen yet, even though there were Specials teasers at Glastonbury last year, but I'll maybe get a request in for press & photo passes already just in case.

[monkey star]

It's gonna be shit.

[Woolies]

I do fear that no matter what they manage rehearsing over summer that there will still be plenty ska covers bands that play The Specials songs better and put on a better gig performance these days than they'll be able to themselves.

[monkey star]

Every Speciels spin off I've seen in recent years have been lacklustre.

[Woolies]

Aye, old men are not suited to being pop rock stars (except Bill Haley), there are some genres that just can cope with still playing the same stuff twenty/thirty years on but bouncy ska ska ska needs stupid amounts of youthful energy to do right.
Even I start to flag just on the dancefloor after a while if djBarry is in the mood...

In saying that, the last time I saw Bad Manners they were just the same as always...

[Tommy]

I'd go, too right.