http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11602&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Fdiscography.rssAt the height of the British Ska revival that injected New Wave into an already old style of music, the Specials and the Beat were among the rude boy-worshipping bands that waved the checkerboard flag highest in the air. The movement was known as 2-Tone, not only for the record label to which all the bands belonged, but for their multiracial lineups and their choice of fashion. Britain had been the only country outside of Jamaica to show an interest in Ska during the 1960s, which might explain why its flame was so easily rekindled there nearly twenty years later. Either way, the fad took over the charts and the clubs for a few years before it dwindled out and all the rudies and mods moved on. Special Beat -- the combined efforts of the English Beat's Ranking Roger and the Specials' Neville Staples -- formed in the wake of 2-Tone's demise. They still play on both sides of the Atlantic to those who wonder about Ska's short-lived second wave. - Kali HollowaySka Revivalen720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:18:29 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11602&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Fdiscography.rss At the height of the British Ska revival that injected New Wave into an already old style of music, the Specials and the Beat were among the rude boy-worshipping bands that waved the checkerboard flag highest in the air. The movement was known as 2-Tone, not only for the record label to which all the bands belonged, but for their multiracial lineups and their choice of fashion. Britain had been the only country outside of Jamaica to show an interest in Ska during the 1960s, which might explain why its flame was so easily rekindled there nearly twenty years later. Either way, the fad took over the charts and the clubs for a few years before it dwindled out and all the rudies and mods moved on. Special Beat -- the combined efforts of the English Beat's Ranking Roger and the Specials' Neville Staples -- formed in the wake of 2-Tone's demise. They still play on both sides of the Atlantic to those who wonder about Ska's short-lived second wave. - Kali Holloway http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.226246&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Fdiscography.rss Ska Revival Wed, 18 Mar 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Special Beat Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.226246 alb.226246 Special Beat art.11602 0.0 Tears of a Clown - Live alb.226246 1998-03-18 00:00:00.0 1998-03-18 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.226246&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.226246&variant=data&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.226245&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Fdiscography.rss Ska Revival Tue, 13 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Special Beat Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.226245 alb.226245 Special Beat art.11602 0.0 Gangsters alb.226245 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/0/9/199088_170x170.jpg 1998-01-13 00:00:00.0 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.226245&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.226245&variant=data&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Fdiscography.rss