PHONE SIX

Half a dozen great tracks discovered on my Voice-Mail this morning.

1. A Message To You Rudy

-- The Specials from The Specials

2. Return Of Django

-- The Upsetters from Return Of Django

3. Christmas Song

-- Jethro Tull from Living In The Past

4. Pressure Drop

-- Toots And The Maytals from Funky Kingston

5. Fisherman's Blues

-- The Waterboys from Fisherman's Blues

6. Dollar In The Teeth

-- The Upsetters from Eastwood Rides Again

Top work, boys.

Comments

[RT]

A community service.

[Snr Nubi]

Top venue, top bbq, top crowd...Just Tops!!!!!!!!

[Tony.T]

I heard the toppest top bloke of all was in Melbourne being top.

[Adam 1.0]

Was there a significant Rudy in the late 70's? See also Rudy Can't Fail by the Clash.

[Tony.T]

Rudys were Rude Boys. Black gang-kids originally from the West Indies who spread into the UK.

The Clash loved them, they probably even wanted to be them. And, of course, Ska bands, of which The Specials were one, identified with them directly.

So, yes, eventually in answer to you question, there were a whole lot of "significant" rudies.

[Adam 1.0]

Well there you go. Once again my education fails me.

[Brett Pee]

I think bands like The Selector were SKA influenced "mirror in the bathroom" is one of theirs, sounds very dated now. But Jethro Tull's 'Living In The Past' with Andersons flute, is memorable.

Speaking of Django, i still reckon the music from "For a few dollars more" is the top Spaghetti Western music anytime. Brilliantly atmospheric and unforgettable.

[Tony.T]

Spaghetti Westerns should be on during prime-time. In fact, there should be a Spaghetti Western channel. A new law should force it.

[nardo]

the Upsetter is of course Lee 'Scratch' Perry ... and the JA-spaghetti western connection is worth pursuing ... some mad intros and sound effects on tunes of that period

always dug the burial ones myself ...

http://www.johnnyspencer.info/imagetexts13/undertakersburialC.htm

http://www.recordstore.co.uk/trojan/productdetail.jsp?productPK=unittest-OFPwfIAplGKLbZoqB9lBEd-1

http://www.upsetter.net/scratch/news/archive/2000/2000_django.htm

'the good the bad and the ugly' - lucky enuf to see it on cinema screen recently, L O U D ... luv it

[Tony.T]

I've actually got all the CDs bar the Waterboys one, Nardo. That's how I knew who was playing.

I love Perry's gear, and especially that he has linked it with Spag Westerns.

I also think he took a leaf out of Morricone's work for Gillo Pontecorvo's Queimada, which is close in feeling to Perry's Spag work. It reeks of the moody organ and throbbing backdrop.

[nardo]

they reckon barista is a brain but you're throbbing grist to the mill... if u fancy an in-depth Perry bio, get 'People Funny Boy' by David Katz...

[Tony.T]

Don't get the wrong idea, Nardo. Barista is still the brain -- he must be, I can never understand what he's on about. I'm just an opinionated tool who watches too much TV and listens to too much music.

But I'll definitely check out that book. In fact, I will oreder it this instant. Thanks for the tip.

PS: When I said CDs above, I actually meant mostly record-type-scratchy-plastic-thingos.