Judge Dread - Big Seven - (Live at the Astoria, London, UK, 1989)

Judge Dread - Ska Explosion
15 Big Seven
On March 23 1989 London's world famous Astoria played host to one of the biggest Ska festivals ever staged. The cream of contemporary British Ska were assembled along side several veterans of the scene. Much more than a mere revival this was a celebration of a musical form that has set peoples hearts on fire and feet in motion since the early sixties. We're talking big fun here.
Your MC for the night is the legendary Judge Dread; a rude boy in every sense of the words, he proves why he enjoyed a career that spanned nearly 30 years. The atmosphere is buoyant as the one after another the young shining lights of Bluebeat hop and bop around the red hot stage sending the crowd into a frenzy. Veteran star of Ska Laurel Aitken adds a touch of authenticity to the proceedings with blistering renditions of Sally Brown and Skinhead that bring tears to the eyes of some of the older members of the audience.
The bands -- The Hotknives, The Deltones, The Loafers, Potato 5 and Gaz Mayall's ground breaking Trojans -- all pay their dues to the past masters of Ska, simultaneously breathing new life into a music that simply refuses to lie down. Above all this was a showcase for a new generation happy to embrace the music with sunshine at its heart. A vibrant scene filled with sharp suited, beat crazy and, above all, fun loving youths.
A Skantastic, Skalubrious, Skalection of the sharpest sounds around ... SKANK IT UP!
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[@markgreet3543]

It first became aware of him 1980's bearing in mind i was only born 1973, my mum had a few songs on tape, end of the world is so good, proves his amazing talent, i bought in bed with judge could not stopping laughing at the funny songs, very good artist rest in peace.

[@TheOldrecordclub]

Judge Dread is a legend.. Awesome upload mate... Carl

[@robertdoak1281]

Sounds great live

[@K0DeX]

Thanks for posting this, CRR! I've missed this track so much! Gotta love the Dreadmeister!

[@77micke77]

Judge Dread and Trojans, what an amazing night that must have been

[@JohnSmith-ji6lu]

The BBC wouldn't play this as they thought it was too rude. It seems pretty tame compared to today's songs.

[@koutonikomeiji7751]

The BBC banned everything back then though lol.
And then the Saville stuff was confirmed (kinda obvious really) from around the time.

[@JohnSmith-ji6lu]

@@koutonikomeiji7751 They did him a favor anyway.

[@markgreet3543]

Sorry meant i not it😅 but again this man was such a good original artist humour and talent as well.

[@justindodsworth8893]

Dear old Alex

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

No backup band. Just audio. Yes100

[@DOBERSTAFFIE]

Miss characters like this nowadays.

[@jedsettah3372]

They only had a few 7 inch singles at the youth club and I bought big7 on the strength of hearing the b side . Much prefer his instrumental b sides just imho

[@Aladinsane77]

I miss a lot this man

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

Me too too young b4 my time

[@junglejim99]

Fantastic melody

[@kalmiopsis]

Legend has it he kicked open a loo door and caught bob marley on the crapper wearing a trilby crown nyaamin a pork rib

[@agentw211]

And bob look up an sey.. shit happens ..

[@edwinvanderlaine7837]

Aika näyttää tämänkin herran suuruuden. Sanokaa mun sanoneen.

[@speedy692]

No 1?

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

Bezt

[@gralwulchdergeduldige1804]

Legendary Dread

[@puspunker1]

legend