Advantages: inteligent varied original
Disadvantages: their last record as a group

...Some are born great,as the saying goes ,others have greatness thrust upon them,and in the case of The Specials it seems not only did they achieve greatness with their debut album "Specials",but had even more greatness thrust upon them by an over expectant music press and ravenous fan base all eager for more of their punk/ska riotous rapture ,however in the spirit of true greatness and wanton defiance they delivered "More Specials" in the autumn of 1980,and in direct conflict to its title could well have been called "Less Specials " In the twelve months which had elapsed between their debut and this daring follow up the musical landscape had changed a great deal ,the fury of punk which gave rise to the groups foundations was now a fading memory as new sounds and movements splinterd into a varied buffet of sounds and movements... Read review

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Advantages: Top quality kit
Disadvantages: Nothing at all

.... The frame itself is all well finished to. The welds are pretty big but that's Aluminium for you. Its apparently made from M4 aluminium which is one of Specialized's innovations. This makes it lighter and stronger than previous years models. You also get a replacable rear gear hanger. If you have ever bent one of these then you will know that this is well worth having. FORKS I don't claim to know much about suspension forks, I normally buy them and see how I go. The Rockhopper comes with RockShox Recon 335 SL. I think these are new for this year. I have to say that they ride very well. The action when you hit a tree root is very smooth and a lot better than the forks they fit to the lesser models. They quote 100mm of travel on these forks, again I have to say that I would reckon you could get close to that. Most forks never get close... Read review

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Advantages: The most delicious toffee in the world
Disadvantages: The sugar and fat content!

...My first memories of Thorton's Special Toffee are around about 1985 when my Grandad used to buy my Grandma special toffee, by the quarter from behind a counter and the toffee came in a blue and white paper bag. Times have changed since then, however Special Toffee hasn't! Special Toffee is no longer just available in the Thorton's shops, Special Toffee is now widely available in supermarkets, in bags and in boxes and prices vary from 99p for a small, 125g bag, to £4.95 for a large, 650g box. So, what makes Special Toffee so special? Well, aside from the fact, that in my opinion. Special Toffee is the best toffee on the market, Thortons recipe for Special Toffee is thus, the finest brown sugar, golden syrup and creamy butter, slowly cooked in copper pans, for that extra special taste. Since 1911, Joseph William Thorton has... Read review

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Advantages: smudgeproof, good value, longlasting, easy to apply to upper eyelid
Disadvantages: not easily applied to the lower eyelid

...I had never used Rimmel Special Eyes Eyelliner before, i used the kohl eyeliner, however one day picked up the special eyes purely because it was in the wrong place. Since then ive never gone back The special eyes eyeliner in black magic (161) costs around £2.99, the same price as the kohl version, however i find it much more worth the money. At a glance both the special eyes and the kohl liner look the same, minus the fact that the kohl eyes is called Jet black and the special eyes Black Magic. Both come with an easy to remove lid and under the lid the pencil looks the same. It was not until i used the eyeliner did i notice difference. Usually i hav 2 apply the kohl eyeliner a few times a day, as it easily comes off. However the special</