UB40 to UB40

[Gemmel]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15348236

 

Such a shame 70 million records sold and they are bust.

 

They made some fantastic music (Not all of it) and captured the mood of a generation. In a world today where one hit, makes you a millionaire, it seems wrong that such talented people who took their music across two, even three decades are left with nothing

[Gingeletiss]

I have all their music, even the latest album.

[Foxstone]

First saw them in January 1980 at Runton pavilion in Norfolk. They were support band of the Pretenders that night - Although I am no great fan of reggae style music ( Food for Thought and One in Ten were the only songs I really liked), I could appreciate after seeing them that night that they had a decent musical career ahead of them...But after todays news what do I know !

[um pahars]

My only question would whether declaring themselves bankrupt actually means they are skint (as opposed to it being a way of fobbing off their creditors).

 

Saw them down the Guildhall in their pomp about 80/81. Signing Off was a superb album, and although Labour of Love wasn't bad, just didn't give me the same fee (bit too commercial and not as raw).

[trousers]

My only question would whether declaring themselves bankrupt actually means they are skint (as opposed to it being a way of fobbing off their creditors).

 

 

If it's good enough for a certain football team....

[tpbury]

Numbers in band names makes me think of Level 42. Are they bust? Probably they deserve it more than UB40, though it's a close call. IoW band? Basically all UB40's bigness was doing cod-reggae covers of cod reggae songs. But they started off 'real' and chased the big bucks, ending up eating themselves. Naming themselves after a form was a stroke of genius.

[pap]

Well, they've been musically bankrupt since Kingston Town. Symmetry has been achieved.

[1976_Child]

never really liked them. But they weren't as bad as Madness. That really is a completely sheet 'band'.

[BigShadow]

Such promising beginnings in the early 80's, but quickly downhill as they chased the commercial big bucks. Still listen to 'Signing Off' - but sadly when I hear the name UB40 the first song that comes to mind is 'Rat in Mi Kitchen' - and on that basis alone - bankruptcy is well deserved.

[pap]

Such promising beginnings in the early 80's, but quickly downhill as they chased the commercial big bucks. Still listen to 'Signing Off' - but sadly when I hear the name UB40 the first song that comes to mind is 'Rat in Mi Kitchen' - and on that basis alone - bankruptcy is well deserved.

 

I have been completely oblivious to that tune. Must have blocked it out. As soon I read it the music went off in my head, and for that, I condemn you

[BigShadow]

I have been completely oblivious to that tune. Must have blocked it out. As soon I read it the music went off in my head, and for that, I condemn you

 

[Jimmy Gabriel's Halo]

S'funny... I quite liked Rat In Me Kitchen. Agree that Signing Off was a great album, I bought it at the time of release, raw and a breath of fresh air at the time a bit like Joe Jackson's Look Sharp was.

And there was a Rat In me Kitchen the other day too. Bl00dy cat, bringing it in the house.