UB impressed

Advantages: Great collection of hits
Disadvantages: none

...comment 20 - Sing Our Own Song - 1986 - Another major anthem, play it loud and sing along The cover of the Album is a montage of the bands albums released over the years, from which the tracks are taken.There is a small biography of the band included in the sleeve, which gives you a rough idea of how popular they are worldwide. You can blab about 'U2' and 'The Beatles,' but UB40 played to an estimated 1 Billion viewers in 1999 when they played in India. There are also portraits of the band, along with a track listing and credits. Overall a very good collection of the best of this band, even if you are not a great fan of UB40, it is worth having in your collection as you will probably remember more than you think, when you listen to it. I look forward to the next collection in 2020....

jason_webb 28.12.2000 (02.04.2001) · Read review
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Pioneer DEH4000UB Fantastic, a real bargain if you shop around.

Advantages: Impressive for the money, especially through 'Twenga'.
Disadvantages: None

...I bought the Pioneer DEH-4000UB recently as a replacement for the standard radio/cassette in my BMW 3 series. I have never been impressed with the BMW stereo (Phillips), and assumed that perhaps the speakers were as much to blame as the head unit. I toyed with the idea of fitting a CD multi player in the boot, but they can be very expensive. I was playing by Sansa mp3 player through the head unit, using a cassette adapter, and although the Sansa is one of the best mp3 players you can buy, the adapter and head unit itself did not do it justice, so i decided to look for a new CD/radio, that would look good in the dash of my BMW, would have similar colour illumination to the orange on the rest of the dash, but more importantly, would have an input for the mp3 player. Whilst I was looking around, I found that there are a number...

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U.B Funkeys, the joyful world of funkeys

Advantages: 3D visual, fun if you have a lot of funkeys.
Disadvantages: Internet connection required, may get boring

...U.B Funkeys is a fun and family-friendly online PC game where you are a U.B funkey in this new interactive world. To get started, you must buy a starter pack which costs around £9.99 which comes with the main U.B Funkeys port and two U.B Funkeys. Additional Funkeys cost about £4.99 for a packet of two. When you first enter U.B Funkeys, you must enter a user name and password. Then, you are welcomed by Mayor Sayso and he tells you all about this new world. U.B Funkeys used to be a wonderful friendly world but the bad guys kicked in and now steal you're coins! You play games to unlock new points which become fun to play. Each Funkey you collect unlocks new worlds so collect them all to explore the world of U.B Funkeys. You have your own crib where you place your furniture, play your unlocked games and check out your trophies. You can visit...

AlexanderBanks 16.11.2008 · Read review
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UB40, Best of British

Advantages: must for your collection
Disadvantages: listening to "Red Red Wine"

...I have followed UB40 since i first heard the single "Food for Thought" and i been a fan ever since. The best of UB40 is a brilliant Album and i think their best one. It has some great tracks on it especially all the early stuff, which in my opinion is when they were at there best.. It has singles on it like "King",....."1 in 10"....."Food for Thought",... ..."Rat in my kitchen"......"..."Dont Break my Heart" and "Red Red Wine" which is the only UB40 record i really dont like, i think they sold out a bit when they made that record. But saying that the lads from Brum are a top class act and if you are fan you got to have this Album in your collection. UB40 has a percussion section which is rare nowdays and the Cambell brothers have a very distictive vocals....

fireman1 12.12.2000 · Read review
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Review of Best Of UB40 Vol.1, The - UB40

U.B Funkeys

Advantages: Bright, colouful and fun
Disadvantages: Could get expensive if you want all the funkeys

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ngaire82 31.10.2008 · Read review
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I Don't Like Red Wine But I DO Like Red, Red Wine!

Advantages: one of my all time favourite bands
Disadvantages: Ali Campbell has left

...UB40 is probably the UK's most successful reggae band in history having released music spanning 3 decades. I have been a great fan of UB40 since the early 80s. They formed in Birmingham in the UK in 1978 and have had many a famous single in the UK charts throughout their career. EARLY DAYS AND INFLUENCES The band got its name "UB40" from the form that was used for unemployment benefit claimants (Unemployment Benefit Form 40) which has now been replaced with the more friendly JSAG (Job Seekers AGreement form). UB40's earlier songs and influences were very much related to unemployment and racism in varying forms. The band members grew up in the same area and when they got together initially they weren't expert musicians, just a bunch of guys who loved reggae and had been influenced strongly by this genre of music...

anonymili 03.07.2008 · Read review
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Your Invited On A Journey

Advantages: 20 years of Pleasure
Disadvantages: Things are getting quiet

...One of the greatest bands ever known to me and the world for sure. I’ll always remember growing up, standing in front of the TV, my mum would put on UB40 and I’ll stand there shaking hips and moving my lips doing my own little bop-a-long version. All through my childhood I’d find my ears surrounded by their drop-beat reggae sounds. I always enjoyed singing their songs and always will though hell I can’t sing, want to hear a sample at all? The Band - UB 40 How It All Started..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ UB40 formed in their home town Birmingham where the 8 members grew up together in central Birmingham. Reggae music dominated the central scene from the middle of the 70’s and played on every street corner and in every local pub. In the Summer of 1978 got together and started to make themselves heard...

chunka 12.12.2002 (18.12.2002) · Read review
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  Not quite as 'Funkey' as you think...

Advantages: Addictive, fun gaming experience
Disadvantages: Could be costly, quite restrictive

...My first encounter with what was apparently the most innovative toy of the decade so far was when I was hopelessly searching the internet, trying to find various birthday and Christmas presents. I was quite familiar with a creature called a Mood Beam (review coming soon!) so was not hesitant in finding out a little more about the company Radica's, next adventure, UB Funkeys. My instant reaction when I saw the promo video was 'how cool, I need to get some right away!'. I've always been sadly suckered in by the obscenely cute aspect of technology, and these critters were certainly no different. They appeared to be so much more interesting that most interactive gifts on the market right now and the graphics for the product looked to be cartoon like but colourful and fun. But, unfortunately, looks can be awfully deceiving. However...

MizzMolko 03.02.2008 (04.02.2008) · Read review
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Brummie Reggae

Advantages: Great songs, great music, serious message
Disadvantages: Some of the songs have lost their context

...of the country where there was a large black population and thus London and Birmingham were natural breeding ground for this music. London gave us the short-lived Black Slate and the longer lasting Misty In Roots and Aswad. Birmingham gave us notable acts such Steel Pulse and UB40. UB40 were distinct from most of the rest in that they were a multiracial outfit consisting of 8 band members led by the two Campbell brothers Ali and Robin. Their sound was also a distinctive blend of the heavy reggae drum and baseline with Ska influenced brass section and melodic ballads. They are probably the best example of what some in the music press labelled misleadingly as 'White Reggae'. 'Signing Off' released in September 1980 is their debut album. It came about on the back of supporting 'The Pretenders' on tour and live exposure on the John Peel Radio One...

Mauri 11.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Signing Off - UB40

Nemesis Of Thatcherism

Advantages: Brilliant musicianship, great songs
Disadvantages: None

...It was 1980 and Britain was celebrating, if that is the right word, the 1st anniversary of the Thatcher government. There was one particular phenomenon which was affecting the towns and cities of Britain at that time and that phenomenon was mass unemployment. Not the mass unemployment which had risen above 1mn during the previous Labour administration but levels of 3mn plus. It would have registered at over 4mn if the Conservatives had not continually changed the method of counting unemployment. To receive unemployment benefit at that time you had to complete a UB40 form and it was this that gave the name of UB40 to a band of young men from Birmingham. For their first album ‘Signing Off’ they even used a mock UB40 form as the cover. The influences of UB40 were from protest songs and the medium they used for the broadcast...

polydeuces 16.09.2001 · Read review
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