{"id":5458,"date":"2021-02-19T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5458"},"modified":"2021-02-17T14:52:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:52:43","slug":"staring-at-the-rude-boys-rounds-up-the-best-and-the-rest-of-the-ska-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5458","title":{"rendered":"Staring At The Rude Boys rounds up the best and the rest of the ska revival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>REVIEW: Staring At the Rude Boys &#8211; The British Ska Revival 1979-1989 (Pressure Drop\/Cherry Red Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The late &#8217;70s was a time of rapidly-changing musical trends in the UK, but few brought people together like the ska revival, which began in 1979 in the wake of punk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It saw Jamaican rhythms and melodies paired with punk&#8217;s aggression, but the big difference was that ska made young people want to dance, not &#8216;smash the system&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spearheaded by<strong> 2 Tone<\/strong>, the movement promoted unity at a time when racial tensions between black and white people were high, and, as you&#8217;d expect, all the bands associated with that label are here: <strong>The Specials<\/strong>, <strong>Madness<\/strong>, <strong>The Selecter<\/strong>, <strong>Bad Manners<\/strong>, <strong>The Beat<\/strong>, <strong>The Bodysnatchers<\/strong> (and not always with the classic 7in cuts you might expect).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-1.jpg?resize=640%2C653\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-1.jpg?resize=1003%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1003w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-1.jpg?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-1.jpg?resize=768%2C784&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-1.jpg?resize=1505%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1505w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-1.jpg?resize=2006%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2006w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-1.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there&#8217;s the original &#8217;60s artists, whose careers enjoyed a second wind thanks to the ska revival, the likes of <strong>Laurel Aitken<\/strong>, <strong>Rico <\/strong>and <strong>Desmond Dekker<\/strong>, who became familiar to a new generation of fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other acts enjoyed a taste of fame; the &#8216;King of Rudeness&#8217; <strong>Judge Dread<\/strong>, who received little airplay due to his songs&#8217; often risque content; <strong>The Lambrettas<\/strong>, more Mod than ska, whose excellent cover of Poison Ivy is among the highlights here; and <strong>The Piranhas<\/strong>, whose Tom Hark (again a cover) livened up many a boring school disco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covers are such a staple of the reggae and ska scene that it&#8217;s often hard to keep track of where a song came from; here you&#8217;ll find <strong>Diversion&#8217;s <\/strong>excellent take on The Four Gees&#8217; rocksteady B-side Rough Rider, and <strong>Red Roll-On&#8217;s<\/strong> version of much-covered &#8217;60s hit Pied Piper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-2.jpg?resize=640%2C657\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-2.jpg?resize=998%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 998w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-2.jpg?resize=292%2C300&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-2.jpg?resize=768%2C788&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-2.jpg?resize=1497%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1497w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-2.jpg?resize=1996%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1996w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-2.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-2.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plenty of ska groups laid the foundations for long and successful music careers; <strong>The Merton Parkas<\/strong>&#8216; keyboard player Mick Talbot would go on to join Paul Weller in soul-boys <strong>The Style Council<\/strong>; while <strong>Ded Byrds<\/strong> guitarist Wayne Hussey would later reappear as singer in goth rockers <strong>The Mission<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Graduate <\/strong>were more new wave than ska, but their Costello-referencing Elvis Should Play Ska is another highlight &#8211; and if the names of vocalist\/guitarist Roland Orzabal and bassist Curt Smith seem familiar, it&#8217;s because they went on to sell millions of records in the &#8217;80s as pop act <strong>Tears For Fears<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like any good compilation, it&#8217;s not just the hits and familiar names which make it worth buying. It&#8217;s also the bands you&#8217;ve never heard of, who maybe released a couple of singles, or a track on a compilation, only to disappear into obscurity. That&#8217;s the case here with the likes of pop-ska outfit <strong>The AT&#8217;s<\/strong>, the splendidly-named <strong>Sax Maniax<\/strong> (most of who had appeared as characters in &#8217;79s children&#8217;s TV show Animal Kwackers, fact fans!), and <strong>The Thrillers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-3.jpg?resize=640%2C653\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-3.jpg?resize=1003%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1003w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-3.jpg?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-3.jpg?resize=768%2C784&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-3.jpg?resize=1505%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1505w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-3.jpg?resize=2006%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2006w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-3.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/staring-at-the-rude-boys-disc-3.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d question why <strong>Kim Wilde<\/strong> is on a ska comp, and the same goes for <strong>Splodge <\/strong>(aka Splodgenessabounds), but they don&#8217;t sound out of place on disc three, which takes us all the way to 1989, by which time the genre was experiencing a minor resurgence in the UK, thanks to bands such as <strong>The Burial<\/strong> and <strong>The Hotknives<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you thought the ska revival started and ended with the 2 Tone bands, you need to give this 69-track, 3CD set a listen. 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