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lengthtoavoid
 Post subject: Lack of the spirit of 2 Tone prevelant in UK today
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:33 am 
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thought this might be of interest:

http://www.newstatesman.com/200804100041

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 Post subject: Re: Article discusses lack of rememberance of 2 Tone in UK
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:17 pm 
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Hey Tom, thanks for posting this.

But I think you missed the point of the article. It's not about the UK forgetting 2 Tone. It's forgetting the message of 2 Tone, which is a very different issue. They're celebrating 2 Tone a lot in the UK right now, but I agree with this article that the central message of the music is being glossed over.

New Statesman article wrote:
The BBC's celebration of 2 Tone is something of an opportunity missed

Specials founder Jerry Dammers genuinely felt that his music could be a vehicle for social change in an era of rising ethnic tension and economic strife. And Dammers was right.

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 Post subject: Re: Article discusses lack of rememberance of 2 Tone in UK
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my meaning was the spirit of 2 tone - but the subject line would have been a gazillion miles long.

glad you enjoyed.

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