It's Almost Summer Already? Q101 Jamboree 1998 The Specials A Concert Review Next Up: Barenaked Ladies In Reverse: Scott Weiland Or: From the Beginning	May 23, 1998 The New World Music Theatre Tinley Park, IL A Review and Photos by The Dude on the Right More Photos of The Specials

Once again, a band I really knew nothing about, and you know, I probably won’t go looking for that information, but they were a hell of a lot of fun.

Simply put, the Specials is a ska band, and as good ska bands go, there is no stopping.  Neville Staple is the lead singer dude, and from the get-go he was bouncing all over the stage.  Back and forth, and back and forth, he had the opinion that everyone there had better get off their ass and have some fun.  Bounce up and down, mosh, dance, something as long as you are moving, Neville led the horns, the guitars, the drums, and the crowd through one of the best workouts of the day.  And they sounded good too!

Here is a band that seems to have been doing this since forever, but as long as forever has been, they still seem fresh, they still seem like they are having fun, and that really transferred to the crowd, even if they didn’t seem to know anything the band was playing.

So, without further ado, there isn’t much more that needs to be said other than the Specials is a kick-ass ska band, and if you’re going to see them you better be ready, because they’ll be ready for you!  It’s TWO BIG OL’ THUMBS UP for the Specials.
 

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