Terry Hall

CharlieShaw · December 2022

I went to see The Specials in 1981 at Rock Against Racism festival at Roundhay Park in Leeds. Problem was we were drinking my mate’s home brew before we even got on the coach in Huddersfield. By the time The Specials came on I was throwing up behind the stage! I was 15 at the time. Met my first proper girlfriend that day too. She was a massive Specials fan as well. I remember us both crying once when we played You’re Wondering Now. Think we’d been arguing or something. ‘You’re wondering now, what to do, now you know this is the end.’

darthed1981 · December 2022

Ghost Town was one of the most important pop songs ever recorded. The fact it is now shockingly relevant again proves just how much.

RIP.

CaseOfAce · December 2022

I remember seeing one those video chart rundown shows and Timmy Mattlett choosing The Colourfield's Thinking Of You as one of his faves.

I know being a children's entertainer does not preclude you from having a passion for indie pop, but it seemed a strange juxtaposition at the time for me.

And when I lived in Coventry I remember reading what Coventry town centre was like back in the 80s. Easy to figure out where the inspiration came from for Ghost Town ("Too much fighting on the dance floor").

Tenebrous · December 2022

Actually gutting. What a musical icon, & (relatively) young, too... What a shame.

Offset · December 2022

Awful news - I loved The Specials and Fun Boy Three were just that - fun, but in a dark kind of way.

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink
The years go by, as quickly as you wink
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it's later than you think

Snap · December 2022

He was good. His stuff with the Colourfield is worth a listen, as is his solo album Home. Talented bloke.
I remember Ghost Town at the time - it was shockingly off the day, summed a lot up at the time, and how a lot of people were feeling.

LastMantra · December 2022

I was just a few years too late for this kind of stuff but I always found it really intriguing. The post punk, skinheads etc. and the politics and everything seemed a world away from the Madonna, Duran Duran, shoulder pads and yuppies that I grew up with.

I still find it fascinating.

63 is no age at all! RIP

thermionic · December 2022

There’s a very interesting thread on twitter on the recording of Ghost Town. They’d recorded a recent album in a big, expensive studio and wanted to get back to basics. It was recorded in a basement 8-track studio, with the drumkit stripped down for a more minimalist sound, and mixed in the engineer’s living room. And of course the recording was done and dusted well before the riots we tend to associate with the time had started.

RobDavies · December 2022

Beautifully written article by Neil Kulkarni here:

https://thequietus.com/articles/32486-terry-hall-obituary-the-specials

EricTheWeary · December 2022

thermionic said:

There’s a very interesting thread on twitter on the recording of Ghost Town. They’d recorded a recent album in a big, expensive studio and wanted to get back to basics. It was recorded in a basement 8-track studio, with the drumkit stripped down for a more minimalist sound, and mixed in the engineer’s living room. And of course the recording was done and dusted well before the riots we tend to associate with the time had started.

The article that @roberty linked is all about that. Classic Sound on Sound article. I have a vague memory that there is a blue historic sign thingy on the house in Leamington Spa where it was recorded.
Having played Ghost Town in a band there was no lead guitar part to learn as,IIRC, Roddy was too pissed to play anything on the record.

Kebabkid · December 2022

EricTheWeary said:

thermionic said:

There’s a very interesting thread on twitter on the recording of Ghost Town. They’d recorded a recent album in a big, expensive studio and wanted to get back to basics. It was recorded in a basement 8-track studio, with the drumkit stripped down for a more minimalist sound, and mixed in the engineer’s living room. And of course the recording was done and dusted well before the riots we tend to associate with the time had started.

The article that @roberty linked is all about that. Classic Sound on Sound article. I have a vague memory that there is a blue historic sign thingy on the house in Leamington Spa where it was recorded.
Having played Ghost Town in a band there was no lead guitar part to learn as,IIRC, Roddy was too pissed to play anything on the record.

The bassline is great, especially the intro over the diminished, rising chords. Horace Panter is a hero and A bloody nice chap (met him a few years ago in Coventry at a family do/gig). His book is also a good read, 'Ska'd for life'.

Jfingers · December 2022

Awfully sad news. Big part of the soundtrack of my youth, RIP Terry.

strumjoughlamps · December 2022

This is my desktop wallpaper, love everything Terry Hall has done. A real mover of the times..

theatreanchor · December 2022

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vquoUNS3eA8&feature=shares

ICBM · December 2022

Heard this at work today from a colleague who is a huge Specials fan. Shocked - only 63, barely much older than me really.

Such a huge talent and an iconic voice.

RIP

GuyR · December 2022

I was lucky enough to visit Terry Hall for a couple of hours one on one in the course of my business. All of the good things written about him today are entirely in accord with my brief experience. A lovely, kind and modest man, generous with his time and hospitality to an interested enthusiast of good music, who he had never met before.
A very sad day.

EricTheWeary · December 2022

Last few weeks from Horace:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0u18DX8WpxkAoQvU2NM59sjPggYzi8JK2PGJzz1S3L9wPB6ZPKYtncQFYkNmWPJDKl&id=100001396325830

Kebabkid · December 2022

EricTheWeary said:

Last few weeks from Horace:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0u18DX8WpxkAoQvU2NM59sjPggYzi8JK2PGJzz1S3L9wPB6ZPKYtncQFYkNmWPJDKl&id=100001396325830

I saw this and it's very sad to have seen that he'd suffered.

They had such great plans for the future/year ahead

Shrews · March 2023

Just spotted this self portrait on FB. Seemed a really honest, genuine chap who battled depression issues and probably a little scallywag as a kid before finding the right group of people to be mates with.

EricTheWeary · March 2023

I saw that yesterday. The bit about the Jackson 5 made me laugh.

Nitefly · March 2023

Coventry scooter-folk out in force:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-65006801

Good turnout from the looks of it.

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