[kj] English Beat

[Mike Cooper]

True Ali McMourdie was back for SLF on Monday and it was like he had never been away.  Great gig and the crowd got behind Ali big time.  I didn't know he was back until they came on stage although I did know Bruce had gone.  Good gig, good old fashioned pogoing and a brilliant Johnny Was,
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: gregslawson at aol.com 
  To: gathering at misera.net 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [kj] English Beat


  Wow, that's news. Is his name Alie McMordie or something? Bruce Foxton (Jam) was great for all those years (he's played on all their reunion albums since 1990)--maybe he finally retired. 
   
  -----Original Message-----
  From: jpwhkj at aol.com
  To: gathering at misera.net
  Sent: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:02:56 -0500
  Subject: Re: [kj] English Beat


  Unfortunately I'm going to miss SLF this time round - they are indeed excellent, and now have their original bassist back after the guy from the Jam filling in for many years. 
   
  Likewise the Selector are worth a trip. Seeing them cover Pressure Drop a few years back is one of my top gig moments... 
   
  -----Original Message----- 
  From: Mike Cooper <mike at coopersurf.fsnet.co.uk> 
  To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net> 
  Sent: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:56:23 +0100 (CET) 
  Subject: RE: [kj] English Beat 
   
    I am unashameably going to name drop here but Rankin Roger is a very good friend of mine. He still runs The Beat as The Beat and anything else just is not as far as he is concerne d!!! At the moment they are playing 2 to 3 gigs a week all over the shop and pulling a lot of people. Roger's son Matthew or Rankin Junior is also the other vocalist and he also guests from time to time with the Ordinary Boys. The two of them together bouncing around is just great. The drummer is original and the guitarist is a punk rocker who runs the legendary Market Tavern in Birmingham, but I can't remember their names. The Beat (proper) are actually finishing off a third album which Roger is producing, which should be out in a month or two and the stuff I have heard is as good as anything before. Roger is possibly the nicest bloke I have ever met, friendly down to earth, funny and full of wonderful stories from the early days whcih I could listen for hours. They have a lot of label interest and are currently looking at the options. They are playing Brum next Friday with Neville Staples from The Specials and I for one can't wait. 
   
   
   Saw Se lector support Stiff Little Fingers on Monday and they were brill too. Pauline Black is just GREAT a goddess and I have never seen anyone enjoy singing that much before. There are also two Selectors doing the rounds two but most people seem to ignore the one without Pauline singing so if they are coming near you check first. 
   
   
  Roger is also a Killing Joke fan by the way and knows Jaz. 
   
   
   
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  Message Received: Mar 22 2006, 05:38 AM 
  From: GregSlawson at aol.com 
  To: gathering at misera.net 
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  Subject: [kj] English Beat 
   
  Just saw English Beat (the ONLY ska band that EVER got any regular commercial radio airplay in the US, with the exception of the song "Our House", of course). Dave Wakeling was the only original member. Not as good as the ir tours a few years back, mainly because there wasn't a Ranking Roger-type vocalist. They also played every one of their songs significantly slower than on the albums (both the fast and slow songs). They did play a few very good new songs, including a ridiculously great song called "How Can You Stand There" (a fast ska/pop number), which criticizes those who are not political. This song is even better than any song they did on their 3 albums--I kid you not. I also heard that Ranking Roger is touring with his own Beat and calling it "Twist and Crawl". Any news on either band recording in the future? 
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