Guy Oseary

Guy Oseary Instagram – Terry Hall, the frontman of socially conscious ska band @thespecials has left us. The Specials were a big part of my music journey.
“Ghost Town” by The Specials was one of the first 2 alternative music songs I ever heard. The other one was by Soft Cell called “sex dwarf”. Both radically different than anything I had ever heard to that point.
The year is 1982/83.
It was followed up with “lets go to bed” by the cure , “how soon is now” by the smiths and “people are people” by depeche mode. Etc etc etc.
all of it started with “Ghost Town” which drew me in to a whole new world of music which then brought me all of my favorite bands.
The Specials was also about a consciousness , a vibe, a community.
The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English 2 tone and ska revival band. Anti-racism was intrinsic to the formation of The Specials, in that the band was formed with the goal of integrating black and white members.
I noticed in high school some really cool kids Dave and Chris.
They considered themselves Mods.
The soundtrack for a Mod’s life was Ska music and the kings were The Specials.
Dave took me to a few ska clubs..
I fell in love with The Specials debut album also called “the specials”.. songs like “‘message to rudy” “its up to you” “too hot” and my favorite “it doesnt make it alright”… I love every single song on that album.
I never got to meet Terry Hall.
Bless you Terry 🕊️
Rest in peace 🙏🏽 | Posted on 20/Dec/2022 06:39:10