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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15348236

 

Such a shame 70 million records sold and they are bust.

 

They made some fantastic music (Not all of it) and captured the mood of a generation. In a world today where one hit, makes you a millionaire, it seems wrong that such talented people who took their music across two, even three decades are left with nothing

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First saw them in January 1980 at Runton pavilion in Norfolk. They were support band of the Pretenders that night - Although I am no great fan of reggae style music ( Food for Thought and One in Ten were the only songs I really liked), I could appreciate after seeing them that night that they had a decent musical career ahead of them...But after todays news what do I know !

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My only question would whether declaring themselves bankrupt actually means they are skint (as opposed to it being a way of fobbing off their creditors).

 

Saw them down the Guildhall in their pomp about 80/81. Signing Off was a superb album, and although Labour of Love wasn't bad, just didn't give me the same fee (bit too commercial and not as raw).

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Numbers in band names makes me think of Level 42. Are they bust? Probably they deserve it more than UB40, though it's a close call. IoW band? Basically all UB40's bigness was doing cod-reggae covers of cod reggae songs. But they started off 'real' and chased the big bucks, ending up eating themselves. Naming themselves after a form was a stroke of genius.

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Such promising beginnings in the early 80's, but quickly downhill as they chased the commercial big bucks. Still listen to 'Signing Off' - but sadly when I hear the name UB40 the first song that comes to mind is 'Rat in Mi Kitchen' - and on that basis alone - bankruptcy is well deserved.

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Such promising beginnings in the early 80's, but quickly downhill as they chased the commercial big bucks. Still listen to 'Signing Off' - but sadly when I hear the name UB40 the first song that comes to mind is 'Rat in Mi Kitchen' - and on that basis alone - bankruptcy is well deserved.

 

I have been completely oblivious to that tune. Must have blocked it out. As soon I read it the music went off in my head, and for that, I condemn you :)

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