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The Uniques is the name of more than one band.
1) The Uniques are a 00’s indie electro band from Slovakia. More on: www.myspace.com/theuniques
2) A Jamacian Band
The Uniques were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae vocal group active formed in 1966 and active with varying line-ups until the late 1970s.
rocksteady has exercised a thirty year hold on Jamaican music - its rhythms, basslines, melodies and songs are re-interpreted and returned to as a source of inspiration during every new musical phase. To describe The Uniques rocksteady recordings as influential hardly scratches the surface or adequately describes the nature of their enduring appeal. Ask any Jamaican who grew up in the sixties and seventies to name their favourite singer and it’s a certainty that Slim Smith’s name will head the list.
3) The Uniques are a 1960’s Pop Sike Band from the US
Years before Joe Stampley began his ascent to country stardom, he fronted a Louisiana rock band, the Uniques, who were quite popular in the South, although national attention eluded them. The group were ironically named in light of their failure to establish a truly distinctive style. They were adept at blue-eyed soul, covering William Bell’s “You Don’t Miss Your Water” and Art Neville’s “All These Things,” landing a huge regional hit with the latter tune in 1966. They were also capable of waxing good, original, Southern-flavored pop-rock, especially on “Not Too Long Ago,” another big Southern hit. And, oddly enough, they also did an all-out, raunchy, R&B-hued garage-band stomp, “You Ain’t Tuff,” which gives the band a somewhat misleading image among garage band collectors.
1) The Uniques are a 00’s indie electro band from Slovakia. More on: www.myspace.com/theuniques
2) A Jamacian Band
The Uniques were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae vocal group active formed in 1966 and active with varying line-ups until the late 1970s.
rocksteady has exercised a thirty year hold on Jamaican music - its rhythms, basslines, melodies and songs are re-interpreted and returned to as a source of inspiration during every new musical phase. To describe The Uniques rocksteady recordings as influential hardly scratches the surface or adequately describes the nature of their enduring appeal. Ask any Jamaican who grew up in the sixties and seventies to name their favourite singer and it’s a certainty that Slim Smith’s name will head the list.
3) The Uniques are a 1960’s Pop Sike Band from the US
Years before Joe Stampley began his ascent to country stardom, he fronted a Louisiana rock band, the Uniques, who were quite popular in the South, although national attention eluded them. The group were ironically named in light of their failure to establish a truly distinctive style. They were adept at blue-eyed soul, covering William Bell’s “You Don’t Miss Your Water” and Art Neville’s “All These Things,” landing a huge regional hit with the latter tune in 1966. They were also capable of waxing good, original, Southern-flavored pop-rock, especially on “Not Too Long Ago,” another big Southern hit. And, oddly enough, they also did an all-out, raunchy, R&B-hued garage-band stomp, “You Ain’t Tuff,” which gives the band a somewhat misleading image among garage band collectors.
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Tougher Than Tough
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Trojan Tighten Up Box Set CD1
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Shoutbox
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richwhitelaw wrote:
Rocksteady
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isabela77 wrote:
fuck indie shit... THE JAMAICAN UNIQUES is the best...
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PetraPucherova wrote:
Dajte nááám našich Uniques! BOŽE!
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Srna22 wrote:
Prečo sú tam zasa tí šerední žltí muži?!? :D
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richwhitelaw wrote:
Rocksteady
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Jakerno88 wrote:
The old Uniques EP is one of my favorite albums eva! Woo!
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PetraPucherova wrote:
omg, erase the jamaica turd, who does listen to them??
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lolo-b wrote:
... before you call yourself "the uniques", better had checked the net for the original uniques with legendary slim smith, one of the best jamaican rocksteady groups. they´re very famous. so the rock-uniques loose.
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gertaianka wrote:
best slovak band :P
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podgethebastard wrote:
change that pic, who the fuck is that?
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jputerka wrote:
wild je pecka too.
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petero02 wrote:
Get Your Points (rnssnc rmx) je pecka.
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CaptureTheCat wrote:
superb!!!!
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jangaa wrote:
som z toho zmatena...:)
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aakira009 wrote:
What's that weak ass pyramid pic? Bring back the pic with Slim Smith and the Uniques!
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iFrenger wrote:
ta to nejak vela Uniquesov:)
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aakira009 wrote:
Slim Smith and The Uniques!
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tralf wrote:
The Uniques is the name of more than one band. <---LOL
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Fahecko wrote:
We go to eat my mother
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The Cinematics
Nu Spirit Club, Šafárikovo nám. 7, Bratislava, Slovakia
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PPE + The Uniques
Klub Lúč, Trenčín, Slovakia
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SkankinSkin69, alanlaunder, janka88 and 2 other people added The Uniques to their libraries. yesterday evening
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feefooo added The Uniques to the lineup of The Cinematics at Nu Spirit Club, Šafárikovo nám. 7. last week
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jankindt71 and SKINIKS69 added The Uniques to their libraries. last month
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aannppoo added The Uniques to the lineup of PPE + The Uniques at Klub Lúč. last month
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