http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11602&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.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 Revivalen720Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:43:11 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11602&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.3142875&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Revival Tue, 22 Oct 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Special Beat on Rhapsody Online 3142875 tra.3142875 Special Beat art.11602 0.99 Ska alb.267860 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/1/9/559174_170x170.jpg 2003-01-07 00:00:00.0 1996-10-22 00:00:00.0 true Tears Of A Clown tra.3142875 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3142875&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3142875&variant=data&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1664476&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Revival Thu, 4 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Special Beat on Rhapsody Online 1664476 tra.1664476 Special Beat art.11602 0.99 Ruder Than You: Best Of British Ska alb.106001 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879750&variant=data&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879746&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Revival Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Special Beat on Rhapsody Online 16879746 tra.16879746 Special Beat art.11602 0.99 The Specials & Friends alb.16862384 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/0/0/1130061_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Too Much Too Young (Live) tra.16879746 126000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879746&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879746&variant=data&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879773&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Revival Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Special Beat on Rhapsody Online 16879773 tra.16879773 Special Beat art.11602 0.99 The Specials & Friends alb.16862384 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00:00:00.0 true Rat Race (Live) tra.16879754 184000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879754&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879754&variant=data&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879758&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Revival Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Special Beat on Rhapsody Online 16879758 tra.16879758 Special Beat art.11602 0.99 The Specials & Friends alb.16862384 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/0/0/1130061_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Spar Wid Me (Live) tra.16879758 223000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879758&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879758&variant=data&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16879770&variant=play&rws=%2Fspecial-beat%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Revival Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 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