Ghost Town Live
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Ghost Town Live is a live album by The Specials
, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival
in 1995 and released in 1999 (see 1999 in music
).
The Specials
The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups...
, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Montreux Jazz Festival
The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland and one of the most prestigious in Europe; it is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva...
in 1995 and released in 1999 (see 1999 in music
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
).
Track listing
- "(Dawning of A) New Era" - 2:30
- "Do the Dog" - 2:07
- "Rat Race" - 3:17
- "It's Up to You" - 3:22
- "Man at C&A" - 3:04
- "Hey, Little Rich Girl" - 3:40
- "Wear You to the Ball" - 4:08
- "Rude Boys Outta Jail" - 2:42
- "Do Nothing" - 3:37
- "Pressure Drop" - 3:55
- "Doesn't Make It Alright" - 3:35
- "Stupid Marriage" - 6:47
- "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)" - 3:23
- "Too Much Too Young" - 3:04
- "A Message to You Rudy" - 2:42
- "Concrete Jungle" - 3:02
- "Gangsters" - 3:47
- "Too Hot" - 3:04
- "Monkey Man" - 2:28
- "The Farmyard Connection" - 2:38
- "Ghost Town" - 6:50
Personnel
- Neville Staple - vocals
- Roddy RadiationRoddy RadiationRoddy Radiation is an English musician who played lead guitar for The Specials, as well as many rockabilly bands such as the Bonediggers and the Tearjerkers...
- guitar, vocals - Lynval GoldingLynval GoldingLynval Golding is a British musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the British 2 Tone Records band, The Specials....
- guitar, vocals - Horace PanterHorace PanterHorace Panter also known as Sir Horace Gentleman, is the bassist for the Coventry 2 Tone, ska revival band The Specials....
- bass guitar - Mark Adams - keyboards
- Adam Birch - trombone
- Aitch Benbridge - drums
- Roger Lomas - producer, mixing, engineer, liner notes