Well...
There we where again, out and about working at WAMA again...
And which fantastically awesome act where we there for this time you ask?
It was "The Selecter" and it was an AWESOME night.
We arrived at WAMA, and it was bustling with people...
Lovely people...
People you get chatting to about how they have been "Selecter" fans for 26 years...
About how Pauline Black was a hero to them...
About how fantastic the Ska scene was, is, and will always be...
And these people...
They are right :)
The scene is fantastic, and embraces all who come to have a skank, everyone was there for the same reason, to see "The Selecter" and have a blinding night, and they did not disappoint.
They rocked the stage from the minute they came on, as soon as the first few notes came out of the PA, people where dancing and singing and the band where on top form, it was an electric atmosphere, with stunning music and an amazing vocal blend delivered with great gusto by Pauline and Gaps...
You could hear the passion, feel the fire in their souls, and the love in their hearts.
They are an amazing group of musicians and lyricists, but above all else, they are passionate, they love what they do, they love what the write about, and above all else, they believe in their music, their lyrics, their sound...
They played some top old favourites, and everyone was skanking and singing to "On My Radio", "Three Minute Hero" (A personal favourite of mine) and of course the awesome bass line of "James Bond" for which we must thank The Emperor Mingus for delivering it to us which such power, I'm always a bit of a sucker for a good bass line, and that man sure knows how to play the bass...
We also got to hear a few new tracks of the latest album "Made In Britain" and they are truly fantastic, I am listening to it for the third time today as we speak!!!
My personal highlights have to be "Big In The Body - Small In The Mind" and "The Time of our lives", both of which I am grateful to say they played on stage for us too...
As I write this my shiny new vinyl of the album is coming to the end, and the guys will be coming onto stage in Bath where they are playing tonight...
If you get a chance to see them on your travels...
Grab it with both hands!!!
You wont regret it, they are truly awesome and the new material is as good as anything they have ever produced.
Keep and eye on them, and on WAMA for more upcoming Ska gigs including "The Beat" and "Neville Staple".
We will be there...
Will you?