Special Beat
Encyclopedia
Special Beat is a 2 Tone
band founded by members of The Specials
and The Beat
in the early 1990s. The band toured England, Japan and North America, and released some live albums.
A video:
2 Tone
2 Tone is a music genre created in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae, and New Wave. It was called 2 Tone because most of the bands were signed to 2 Tone Records at some point. Other labels associated with the 2 Tone sound were Stiff...
band founded by members of The Specials
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...
and The Beat
The Beat (band)
The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....
in the early 1990s. The band toured England, Japan and North America, and released some live albums.
Discography
- Live (1992)
- Gangsters (1998)
- Tears of a Clown Live! (1999)
- Enjoy Yourslef DVD (2006)
A video:
- Shibuya on Air Special Beat Japan Tour (1993 VHS)