3 Men & Black
(L-R: Nick Welsh, Pauline Black, Jake Burns, JJ Burnel)
Rock 'n' Roll is a funny business and this was a rather funny idea. The musicians above whilst contemporaries represented two of the biggest musical scenes of the late '70s, namely 2 Tone and punk. This was indeed the reasoning behind the creation of 3 Men & Black, a project with a fluid line up anchored around The Selecter's Pauline Black that played together between 2001 and 2007. The line up above was the first incarnation of this little collective, later versions would include members of The Jam, The Beat, The Specials and even The Bay City Rollers!
JJ's involvement I presume came of the back of the 'Songs and Stories' stuff that he was doing in 2000, the 3 Men & Black project has a similar feel.
So here is a recording from Liverpool (anyone recall the venue) from 2003. many thanks to Meanie for this recording.
MP3: http://rapidshare.com/files/196593800/3menandblackliverpool12022003.zip
01. Quark, Strangeness & Charm
02. Alternative Ulster
03. Three Minute Hero
04. Skin Deep
05. She Grew Up
06. Carry Go "Bring Come"
07. Sinking Again
08. Dagenham Dave
09. Armagideon Time / Racist Friend
10. Un Jour Parfait Theme
11. Jellyfish
12. Missing Words
01. Harp
02. Where I Live
03. Redemption Song
04. Nobody's Hero
05. Something Better Change
06. On My Radio
07. Wasted Life
08. Too Much Pressure
09. Silver Lining
10. Go Buddy Go
