Ali Campbell's version of UB40 featuring Astro and Mickey Virtue are a making a brand new track titled "Reggae Music" available as a free download on their website. According to the band the song is a mission statement in their quest to differentiate themselves from their former band mates in UB40 as the keeper of the band's reggae bonafides.
Fresh from the studio, Ali, Astro and Mickey have produced a brass-laden call out to their fans in the form of this brand new track ‘Reggae Music’. The track heralds the triumphant return of UB40 and responds to the recent dialogue between the trio and their former members, by letting the music do the talking. This is just a sign of things to come. How about we let the fans decide?
Trumpeter and vocalist Astro publicly quit the group during a radio interview late last year and immediately connected with Ali Campbell and Virtue. The trio released a statement a few weeks ago announcing "the three founding members (were) back together, performing and recording as UB40 once more" and launched a new UB40 website which included dates for shows across the world.
The five remaining members of UB40 issued a statement on their website and Facebook page last week which indicates they will be taking legal action against Campbell and his band mates.
While the UB40 civil war is waged online and in the courtrooms you can download the track via this link: http://ub40.org/freedownload
Give the song a listen and make up your own mind. What do you think?
I think the track is great, getting back to the sound of ub40 we know and love, i must admit while i purchased ub40's getting over the storm it is my least favourite album and i have only played a few times, glad to hear the true sound of reggae again, well done boys
ReplyDeleteListen to this track and sounds like ub40 should sound. The forthcoming album should be brill if it sounds like this track.
ReplyDeleteALI HAS NEVER CHANGED HE HAS STUCK TO HIS REGGAE ROOTS THE NEW COUNTRY ALBUM GETTING OVER THE STORM IS ONE STEP TO FAR FOR ME ? CLAD ALI HAS STUCK TO HIS ROOTS IN REGGAE
ReplyDeleteTHERE IS NO UB40 WITHOUT ALI. PERIOD
ReplyDeleteGot to be said a return to form. In the early days the vision was to play Reggae Music mi nah tell nuh lie!
ReplyDeleteAli you were missed and all I can do is agree with you and Astro UB40 Getting Over The Storm is more like a Bag o' Shit than a Baggariddim!
Ali tun up ya swag and keep the fire blazing!
Nick Ajao
Waited too long to hear Ali the master of reggae, love the new single
ReplyDeleteWhat do u think great british songs was about? Great rock songs with a reggae beat. Kettle black me thinks. GOTs album is excellent.
ReplyDeleteI do love ub-40 since I was a kid and the album getting over the storm is a complete disaster! it is no reggae is country! Very disappointed! Ali you have the voice and the real sound of UB-40
ReplyDeleteKeep it up!
The other UB-40 should not play cause they are giving a bad name to UB-40
Love you guys
can not wait for the new album and to see you here in Perth
Just wish I could meet you guys back stage!
Love the new track. It's brill to have you back Ali. Went to 1 concert when you left it wasn't the same. So not gone to any others. Got my tickets for April 2015 can't wait. You've been missed
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