2-tone ska is one of those things that's great in theory, but in practice is actually pretty bad. But with that being said, The Specials are about the only band that got it right (for the most part).This is really the quntessential 2-tone album. You've got the reggae, the first-wave feel, but also a dash of punk, but on a lesser note, a dash of annoying Brittish vocals. Either way, though, this is a solid album most of the way through. Little Bitch is probably the best ska song ever written post first wave, Dawning of a New Era is one of the happiest songs ever written, Do the Dog and Concrete Jungle are just great tracks. The rest of the album I can live without as far as original songs go, but the highlights of the album are the covers, no question. A Message to You, Rudy is one of the best A) openers to an album, and B) best reggae covers, ever. But then you get to Monkey Man. You will shit bricks; it's that fucking good. The original is perfect, don't get me wrong, but the sped up feel the Specials give it breathe new life into it that you never knew it needed. Absolutely brilliant. There arent enough good things to say about the great songs, so without further brown-nosing, i present 2-tone, the way it should sound. U-N-I-T-Y.
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