Probably one of the saddest stories I have ever heard. I loved UB40 as a kid and still do. The music is timeless. However these two boys seem hell bent on breaking each other. Maybe when the lawyers are finished screwing them over, and they are broke with their arses hanging out of their pants back in Birmingham, they might realise what is lost and patch things up. I hope they do before it’s too late.

Rest in peace Brian and Astro. 😞

I absolutely loved UB40. Watching this, all I see is two half’s blaming each other. Nobody will ever know the real truth.

As a massive fan of UB40 for over 30 years, this is a very very sad story & video to watch.😢

seen ali’s ub40 last night in glasgow,amazing show ,all ub40 classics, only rule was no one sitting,everyone up facing and singing,great show, was there with my 2 brothers one of them seen the other ub40 a couple of years ago in same venue,much preferred ali’s show

The split was so sad.. I pray they can mend their differences…. and I will always, always love them 💕

A true fan just knows this. UB40 is a band. UB40 is the band's name. Yes, mr. Ali Campbell has the golden voice, undeniable. He left that band. I love many songs of Ali, but I am still a fan of UB40, and Matt Doyle is the main vocalist of that band now. RIP #Astro #BrainTravers #onelove #oneblood

UB40 will forever remain in my heart ❤️

From what i read from this story is it all went wrong when they noticed they was not getting paid for all the hard work. But they really did have a unique sound and i bet they are still not getting the royalties to this day for the music still being played. Very sad and ironic that the band was created on loyalty and not money and money broke them.

@libelle3012

2 ай бұрын

I've had the same thought today and know I can read it in your last sentence. 🙏 ❣️

@HeidiNietz-mb3vc

7 күн бұрын

The last great protest band

@HeidiNietz-mb3vc

7 күн бұрын

AAAAH! JUST FINISHED VIEWING. ZOOOOOOOOOM ❤

Sad story of an iconic group 🙁 I grew up listening to UB40🎶🎶

So sad man, brilliant band, grew up on there music, especially summer bbqs😂 rip Brian and astro❤

First 3 Albums were great.

With all the success they have yet all were broke, Ali just asking the question why ... Looking at it now it was the right move for Ali. It's sad to see the band split because they were at their best 🙁 RIP Brian & Astro 🙏♥️

Ali Campbell was great again on this 1st of april 2024 in Brussels Ancienne Belgique theater : great voice, great musicians, great band and incredible show with Ali Campbell featuring UB 40 tour ! 🎸🎺🎼🎷🎵🎼

@DNOstalgia

2 ай бұрын

😁🍻👍🏻

@user-ie5hj9bb9m

2 ай бұрын

They are playing Bridlington Spa UK in September

This is very sad as the original UB40 used to be one of my favorite Reggae groups. I always appreciate their contribution to Reggae Music, particularly, bringing the forefathers of Reggae and Rocksteady to pop audiences and ensuring that they received adequate royalties for their hard work. I hope they put their differences aside and get back together someday! RIP, Astro, and Brian!

Rip brain and astro I miss you guys. I fell in love with UB40 since 1981 I'm 57.years old and listen to them everyday. Unprecedented is a fantastic album 👌 like the old UB40

Big UB40 Fan from Germany 🇩🇪 I 've been listening to the Reggae Group since the early 80s. I love it. UB40 for ever.

@DNOstalgia

2 ай бұрын

🍻😁😎👍🏻😊 Check out my UB40 playlist for more great stuff

Really shows money changes people

Best effn band ever ever ever!

This is incredibly sad to watch & listen. Best Reggae U.K. band ever. So so so sad

Time is running out, stubbornness may win this one

@theliamofella

7 ай бұрын

😏well said ☹️

@victoroladuja2416

4 ай бұрын

But when you miss your Old Man’s funeral that’s pretty deep. Ali should’ve swallowed his pride and attended.

Every time this video pops up it hurts deep to watch 😪

So Brian and Robin were running the band, Ali ast and Mickey were right to leave...I've been driving Ali for twenty years, I've seen all this, Ali is a honest guy, they were scheming behind his back for sure....

Fight for your brother not with him!! Come on lads 2 have passed away please sort this out before more go❤

Early UB40 was superb, political and with meaning. Great band👍

Thanks for posting this.

@DNOstalgia

7 ай бұрын

😁🍻👍🏻 Thank you mate.

Sad. I’m from Hawaii seen them many times. Love their music just shitty the feeling of their drama. Again. Sad.

This was an amazing video.. thank you so much for sharing ❤️

@DNOstalgia

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for checking it out and commenting. Do check my UB40 playlist for over 100 awesome videos. Big love Susan.

the first live gig i ever went to, blew my socks off,,if you took your UB40(dole card) with you you would get a £1 off your ticket, I was only on £26, per week then, how sad its all ended like this splitting the family up, egos are a destructive thing, what a shame,,xxnever STOP Loving,xx

Unbelievable great and such a. Profound impact of truth on the time of our lives, however they were largely done in and abused by wicked Gluttons and their TRUST was betrayed. Their music will always be absolutely great ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤

Any good band can play a tune no vocalist can sound exactly the same as another ali campbells voice will never be replaced to the real fans I watched him tuesday night in Nottingham hes still got it one love ub40 ❤❤

@alwaysright429

2 ай бұрын

Rubbish. He's awful these days. Out of tune, off pitch...strapping a guitar round his fat gut like he can play when everyone knows he can't.... It's disgusting what he did to the band. Just out of pure greed! Yes...he's the voice of UB40, but those guys were doing all the hard work giving him the sound. Ali can't even write a song ffs

48 now but from 13-18 year old £7:50 worth of pot and ub40 and Bob marley every night. Them days just unforgettable.

Followed this great band since the early days and always loved their music. Such a sad story but I believe the future is bright. Very impressed with new vocalist Matt Doyle who can be the catalyst for UB40 having more success.

really sad when you think of these bands aswad and ub40 can never be the same again not even that long ago tbh

@DNOstalgia

Жыл бұрын

It's 30 years since Can't help falling in love was number one and they had their biggest selling album. Cannt believe it?

@outtayardstudio

Жыл бұрын

@@DNOstalgia ..my brothers worked as stage staff at a venue in the early 80s. the regal theatre in hitchin, i remember them playing like yesterday/they played there twice.once with mikey dread!! memories!!!

@DNOstalgia

Жыл бұрын

@@outtayardstudio wowser that is awesome. I didn't get into the band until 94. Thanks for sharing dude. Big love

Just saw UB40 featuring Ali Campbell in Melbourne, Australia and everyone was on their feet through the whole concert! And many of the audience were baby boomers! Sure, the band was not as good as the original but it was tight and we all came to see Ali. His distinctive voice was and is UB40! Without his voice, it’s is just another band.

@rudey24-74

2 ай бұрын

EXACTLY 👊

Saw them both play last year on separate occasions, both great. Felt emotional at Ali's gig seeing him there alone now without Mickey and Astro. But Ali can do it alone, it was an amazing gig. Don't know why all the band weren't as invested as Ali in finding the missing money, weird!

Where did all that money go??? Someone has to know something. Man and how sad is it that these brothers are this broken. I've never seen anything like it.

It’s sad that they don’t like their first few albums because those are hands down my favorites. Outside of that I will add this, no band has ever taken so many of other people’s songs and done what UB40 could do with them, that was make them their own, so much so that they stand up to the original versions. So much so, that I dare to say, they did some of them better than the originals. Get your shit together! Get over your crap and f#cken get the band back together! You can piss and moan when you are dead!

@DNOstalgia

8 ай бұрын

What with Astro and Brian RIP, Mickey retired, I don't think Ali will be mending things with the remaining 4 members any time soon.

@BlueSkinedCrackBaby

8 ай бұрын

Oh, I didn’t know that. It sucks how it ended. It’s like if you’re in a band you need to hire a personal manager to keep an eye on the band manager 🤷🏼‍♂️ They were a great band and introduced a lot of people to reggae (my mom was one of them, she heard Kingston Town on my HiFi and the next week I found their tape in her car 😃). I’m glad I at least got to see them live once for the Labor of Love tour and would have jumped at the chance if they were still together and came to my city. Thanks for posting this video 🙏🏻

@DNOstalgia

8 ай бұрын

@@BlueSkinedCrackBaby Thank you for your beautiful comments. I do have a UB40 playlist on mh channel, do check it out for more great UB40 nuggets! Big love.

Fascinating and sad documentary. Thanks for uploading. I feel like there could be another investigative documentary about where all the money went. Can’t all be expenses, surely?

Big UB40 Fan Here from Ethiopia

@DNOstalgia

3 ай бұрын

Big love

@DNOstalgia

3 ай бұрын

Check out my UB40 playlist for lots of great stuff 👍🏻😎🍻

@yisehak7128

3 ай бұрын

Thanks bro.!

@yisehak7128

3 ай бұрын

My UB40 is from 1978 to 2008. 30 years work would have been enough🙏. Sad to hear that they had to go through a mess.

Love all you guys sadly this happens in many families 😢

This was interesting to watch

My cousin once removed from knew someone in UB40. He wanted them to play reggae but he left over artistic difference because they wanted to play soul music.

What a band.Hope they get back together some day ...

@DNOstalgia

6 ай бұрын

Oh mate, with Mickey retired, Astro and Brian RIP and Ali now 15 years out of the band and not talking to them, I think the chances of a reunion are extremely thin.

Sorry this happened to them all. But we do have the amazing music!!!

Now you know playing each other wasn't worth it 2 playing alongside each other just keep playing Music and i'll just keep playing UB40

Ub40 goes on and will go on and continues to tour and make great music It’s not a 1 man show.

The fact that Astro and Mickey left for the same reasons, supports Ali Campbell's case. The remaining of the band never provided a proper answer for where the money went. Period.

@1966Manjit

6 ай бұрын

Id agree with that .. After careful consideration off all comments .. I'm with Ali Campbell 100%

@cloudwolf6770

2 ай бұрын

And Ali was the one who brought them all together.

It would be funny if there was a UB40 and Yes world tour, they could do it in half the time, both bands playing two cities at once.

Sad, just so so sad...i knew of the split but not how bad it was 😞

There are many sad stories about brothers in bands - the Knopflers in Dire Straits, the Davies's in the Kinks, the Gallaghers in Oasis, etc. - but this one about Ali and Robin Campbell is the saddest I've heard, as the bitterness just ripped their families apart and they seem unable to reconcile to this day. And they need each other, as UB40 isn't UB40 without Ali's voice, and Ali needs the backup provided by Robin and the others. The drugs and drink through the years certainly didn't help, as they just didn't pay attention to what was going on business-wise!

@adrinathegreat3095

3 ай бұрын

It's nothing new, everly brother's, simon and garfunkle, fell out on a regular basis, wasn't uncommon for one of the everly brothers to refuse to go on stage during a tour, so one would perform on his own. It goes with the territory, but it's often brushed under the carpet to keep it private, and keep the money rolling in

❤❤❤

UB40 was & still is suppose to enjoy their houses cars furniture's comfortable life style bring joyful respect comfort feet patting hands clapping hips dancing loveable music to humans avoid the legals matters due to ur losing what ur profits to building for the best lifestyle for all ub40 members now ur having to start over buying houses cars God not the author of confusion God is about peace financial elevations

Ub40 with matt Doyle just musically sounds like Ub40. Unfortunately the singers they've had are shocking. Ali's band is ok but not on par with ub40 but ali still has the voice and easily recognised

@citygav

8 ай бұрын

Matt sounds fantastic stop chatting shit ..

A band that split everything to not fight over money, breaks up because of money. Ironic

Breaking the band and the family.. Pretty sad story. The history of the music industry abounds with feuds like these unfortunately. Egos collide, money always comes into the picture then strong bonds are broken and huge falling-outs happen. Sadly this will probably never be resolved because both sides think they're in the right and feel deeply hurt. Too bad because as a band their music was special. Probably the best of its kind.

@DNOstalgia

2 ай бұрын

Beautifully said

I remember buying tickets to see UB40 in the mid 2000’s. I was so excited to see them and the moment they started playing I was like “who is this singer?” Ali had already left the band and I felt like I’d been scammed. Huge letdown.

@jameshollyoak8230

2 ай бұрын

It was Duncan who was dreadful, he couldn’t even talk to the crowd, without Ali ub40 are just a karaoke band now

37:44 no one takes a solo singer seriously? were talking about Ali Cambell here not Roger stinkum!

When Astro passed away they reached out to Ali’s management and asked if he would come back, words were exchanged but Ali refused. No matter what Ali or Robin says, it’s old news now and we’ll never get to see the original UB40 line up ever again.

@James-pz6jc

Жыл бұрын

Who says?

@jonathanmorgan-sq4sh

Жыл бұрын

Thats not true

@FanVarious

10 ай бұрын

never say never.

@kelvinjohns1465

10 ай бұрын

It’s obviously true they’ll never have the original line up again because two of them have died! I was 15 when UB40 entered the charts with “Food for Thought “… & thought “ Signing off “ was a great album as was “Present arms”, but it really was downhill after that, “Red red wine “ etc. The cabaret years! 😂😂

@citygav

8 ай бұрын

that is bollox sir

They know they have blown the money away maybe of their own fault or poor management. But what makes it worse is to see a family split up over it all. Gents the years are rolling by quicker then ever please try to find someway of reuniting dont take this battle all the way to the grave.

I'm going to start a tribute band and call it WD-40

@DNOstalgia

5 ай бұрын

I bet your band will play like a well oiled machine.

@cloudwolf6770

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂and dry

@jameshollyoak8230

2 ай бұрын

And be sold in Poundland 😂

Balsall heath Birmingham, my man Blakey and scouse (AKA Ali Campbell)Jimmy Ellis , the crown pub st Paul’s road 😅

Very sad history

Hi thanks for the update is this the full documentry or have it been edited

@DNOstalgia

Жыл бұрын

Hiya, it is uploaded in its entirety 😁👌🥂

@teamalanmountjoy3244

Жыл бұрын

​@@DNOstalgia yeah sorry it auto text is the full video or is edited cos I might be wrong when I use to watch this it's was on a out hour

...i wonder what will being have come out there music when there have continue,

Would love to know if the original artistes whose songs they covered, if they got paid for use of said….those were all ROCKSTEADY hits in Jamaica …..

I have there 3 CD Platinum collection thats silver cover Labour of Love 1 2 & 3, 3 cd set.

@DNOstalgia

5 ай бұрын

I used to have that 👍🏻😎🍻

@stephenoconnell1591

2 ай бұрын

You and millions over

UP THE BLUES

Its really sad how UB40 have ended up; Ali on his own, Astro and Brian Travers passed on while the band remained fractured. The Robin Campbell-led band is *not* UB40, in my eyes. Obviously, only a fool would believe that everything Ali's said is 100% accurate, and he's probably embellishing parts to make himself look a little better but all along Ali has insisted that there were massive financial discrepancies, and the fact that Robin and the "original" band all declared bankruptcy later, DEP went bust, and the studio was sold off, lends a lot more weight to what Ali's said on that topic. Initially Ali insisted publicly that he had left the band on amicable terms, while James Brown immediately began attacking Ali and badmouthing him (which I remember reading on the forums at the time) and that also lends a fair amount of weight to Ali's side of the story. Anyone who goes straight on the offensive has something to hide, and they're trying to get their story in first. That's basic psychology. There's a James English interview with Ali and Astro, and in it Ali sticks with the exact same statements he's made all along, which Astro backs him on completely. There are also things that Ali alleges the others said at the time, like him asking about money and saying he felt he was being lied to, and Brian Travers replied _"Sometimes you have to be lied to, Ali" _. That would set off alarm bells with anyone! kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4Oso7ZuXcvblMo.html I personally do think that something highly dodgy has gone on with their finances, because UB40 should have been absolutely minted, and I think that members of the band are involved in that. I suspect that Ali did ask about the discrepancies, and that Brian Travers (who was always more involved in the business side, film and live show video productions etc) and James Brown both dismissed him and hoped he would just forget about it. Ultimately, seeing a group of guys who grew up together, started a band and became world famous, now ruined forever is just sad.

@DNOstalgia

Жыл бұрын

Big love Eddie.

@jackiesmith3684

Жыл бұрын

Hardly think Ali needs to say things to make himself look or feel good jump to robins band members and ask robin why they chose management over 3 of the original band members and let's see what he comes out with and him reaching out to Ali's management I don't believe it have a look on face culture and watch robins interview saying he doesn't care if he never sees Ali again when Ali and Mickey left in 2008 and astro rip a wee while later does that not tell you something ?Ali lead vocals from the start to let him leave was the biggest mistake they made

@EddieG1888

Жыл бұрын

@@jackiesmith3684 You've misunderstood me; its human nature when one is in a "head to head" situation like this to try and paint yourself as whiter than the other side, even if you actually *are*! We all do it. In regards to the financials, I'm firmly on Ali, Mickey and Astro's (RIP) side. There were some extremely dodgy dealings going on with the finances that will likely never be unravelled, and the financial black hole UB40 found itself in is something both sides agree on, but I don't think as a whole they did themselves any favours by sitting back and getting baked while trusting the management to act in their interests. Real questions need to be asked regarding who gave permission for decisions to be made for the band, who ok'd loans against things like their music catalogue for a start, because that is insane! A lawyer had to be given power of attorney to act for the band in order for these decisions to be made, and the band to return from a tour to find they were skint. A forensic accountant needs to be appointed, and it needs to be thoroughly investigated. At the end of the day, UB40 was a company, and if financial impropriety has been committed by officers of the company that is a criminal offence. I think Brian Travers (RIP) possibly knew more than he ever said, and James Brown likely does too. When Ali left his public line in interviews was that the split was amicable, and even went as far as to insist fans were lucky because now they'd be getting music from both acts, whereas Travers and Brown immediately went on the offensive, libelling Ali via their forums and running him and Astro down as "being caught with their hands in the till" (which, if Ali and Mickey's allegations are accurate simply can't be true, because how can you be the thief but asking the management to show you the accounts and where all the money is going?), and thse actions say a lot. People who resort to character assassinations and badmouthing straight away are deflecting, and guilty of a lot more than they are letting on But in regards to the actual split, I don't think Ali left specifically because of the financial business, and here's why: At 36:48 Ali says *_"Because I was asking questions [about the money]....they started to demonise me and I ended up having to leave."_* In the next scene Robin says, *_"that's not what happened...he told us he'd been offered money to do a solo tour...we said "you can't" cos we've got shows, and he said "I'm leaving then""_* Following this Brian Travers confirms it, and says that all of the advances from the US and South American tours that had already been booked, promoted and were being sold had to be returned because when Ali left, those were cancelled, *_"and that money had to go back"_* Ali then denies that he left in order to pursue his own solo endeavours. However, in the James English interview with Astro, at 49 minutes Ali confirms that, because Running Free made no.9 in the album chart he wanted to go out and promote it with a solo tour, and states *_"they wouldn't let me do it, which is when I went sod you then"_* . He elaborates on this, confirming that what Robin and Brian said in this documentary about his reasons for leaving were true. Also, if you pause the video and look at the screenshot of Ali's resignation letter, the end paragraph seems to state that his "tour dates are booked and can't be changed", again reinforcing the fact that Ali booked a tour slap bang in the middle of one that UB40 had already booked! Contradictions like this from Ali don't really do him any favours, to be honest. If UB40 had a tour booked and Ali walked in and refused to do it because he wanted to do a solo tour then that's not right, and both sides have essentially said that's the case. But I think Ali's discontent began with the money situation, in his eyes refusing him permission to go and tour compounded this discontent, and it was the final straw.

@jackiesmith3684

Жыл бұрын

Eddie that same interview your talking about with Ali and astro rip with James English I heard Ali saying what you said about Brian Travers saying Ali sometimes you have to be lied to and when astro finally left to rejoin Ali and Mickey they were ready to throw astro rip under the bus and when I put the comment up a couple of guys who were assassinating Ali Mickey and the late astro rip so I did what you done told them to watch the James English interview and then come back and call me a liar something went on because Ali also said about they fucker up stairs meaning management

@EddieG1888

Жыл бұрын

​@@jackiesmith3684 He did indeed, and that's why I think Brian Travers knew _something_ about these loans that were agreed against the band's assets, though exactly what that is he's likely taken to the grave, unless there's paperwork. Also, whether Brian meant "you" as in Ali in particular, or the royal "you", we'll never know the context but to even say something like to a band member who is confronting you about suspected financial impropriety just smacks of suspicious behaviour, for me anyway. Their behaviour towards Astro when he left is also why I suspect that James Brown knows something; he was far too quick to publicly crucify Astro, and accuse him of stealing on the band's messageboards, which to me reeks strongly of Brown hoping to get his story out and his digs in before anything else came out publicly. I think the timeline of the split was: Ali began asking questions about the financial situation in 2004, brought in Bill Curbishley that year to investigate more thoroughly and support his enquiries with the band, and they didn't get anywhere with the band or the current management. The "musical decisions" he was talking about being made that he didn't agree with were most likely having Dan Sprigg and Brian's son Jamie mix the album Twentyfourseven, as well as allowing them to work on recording the "uninspired" album Dub Sessions that Ali specifically mentions in his resignation letter. After getting nowhere with his inquiries about the financial position, Ali carried on touring and recording with UB40, appearing on the studio albums "Who You Fighting For?" and "Twentyfourseven". He released Running Free in 2007 and on seeing its success, decided to capitalise on it (like anyone would). But the other 7 in UB40, who were still essentially living hand-to-mouth as a business entity, had already booked a tour and wouldn't allow it _(which from a business point of view is understandable, because you don't want to put the public in the position of having to choose an act to buy tickets for, you're essentially competing against yourself, and they were trying to keep UB40 afloat as a viable business)_ , and this refusal was the final straw for Ali.

Money , the root of all evil.

So splitting all the royalties so no one falls out. How did that work out😊

Il existe en français ce documentaire ??

Are they in the Rock n Roll hall of fame?

Promises and Lies , Who You Fighting For ? Their best work for me... Both Political Albums ... Smashing the stupid Covers band tag they have built up.

If it weren’t for Ali non of the members of UB40 would be who they are today! I think Robin and the others have forgotten that! Ali did the right thing getting away when he did!

In jesus name holly ghost fire powerful controls allow ali Campbell to live in totally peaceful talented ali Campbell anointed voice is what peoples came to hear as lead singer for long term history paying expensive lawyers losing houses defeat the purposes of firming group of UB40 the money being made losing the years of days weeks months years of practicing performing professional singer our spiritual Father God favorable blessings upon each members of regular group UB40 most of all ali Campbell u all put in extremely highest height's ranking attentions of all types of humans keep in each humans minds many songs that Ali Campbell lead singer this why UB40 as regular members they didn't want to close walk away meaning they have held onto to the name UB40 decide to keep singing to make money off name of group to sing to pay for living wherefore ali Campbell as lead vocal God most talented voice is smooth melody to every humans ears drums God didn't & don't want lawyers to enjoy the money from ali Campbell musical gifts voice ali Campbell its about enjoying fruits of all ur labor as ur making music gifted humans ears to enjoy words & beats of ur sweet melody

A similar thing happened to that other Birmingham band The Beat…but I don’t think it was a bitter as this.

@pauljohnson4539

2 ай бұрын

That was a completely different scenario; it was a money-grab move by Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger when they quit The Beat and formed General Public, though towards the end of the 80's, Roger met and made up with Andy Cox and David Steele - who were then in Fine Young Cannibals - and apologised for his part in the break-up of the band by going along with Wakeling, given he was the baby of the group and had just become a father.

I didn't even know about this doc until a recent Robin Campbell interview. I'm not sure who to believe. I'll support both bands, but I have to say. I'll always love Ali, but his band sucks. Just goes to show you can't hire a bunch of randos and call it UB40. UB40 with Matt Doyle sounds like UB40. As long as they both continue putting out decent music I'll keep listening though!

@OkcBK

4 ай бұрын

Agree…luv Ali but his band is terrible. Plus, the original UB40 crew w Robin and the rest of the gang has put out better new music than Ali’s group and it’s not even close.

@riksdodgydeals

4 ай бұрын

I hate the guy on percussion, makes Ali's band unwatchable for me. Rather see the original drummer bass etc so i go Ub40 still

All over what MONEY, come on the way that lot lived anyone could have had there fingers in the till so to speak. To many drugs if u ask me. That's where the money went. Sad tho brothers being like this. I have 3 sons in there 30s early 40s and I'd hate them to end up not talking over drug/ money.

What a shame.

One Of The Group should be Name The LEFT OVERS to Who s better suits the Name and problem Solved.But in any instance The Soul of the Band Remains in ALI & ASTRO Period.

@DNOstalgia

10 ай бұрын

Are you aware it is just Ali now?

I follow both sides of ub40 and you are delusional if you think Ali dep band is ub40 because they are not. Sure in a perfect world they would reunite however I’ve enjoyed live shows on both sides and will continue to do so rather then being sad

Awfully sad...seen them in sydney 1998 before all the shit hit he fan i guess...brothers, eh ! ! !

Hope they can one day disregards the dirty words they have thrown at each other because those dirty words are only feeding their expansive lawers. They should be able at one point to go over those emotional hate, hatred and pain stuff to calmly lay the cards on the table. It is one thing to be scr_wed by the bank and business industry but scr_wing oneself is something else ...

Ali undoubtedly the founder of UB40

Yeah well, f-ck all that other shite, it's the Music that counts "innit"....

"To say I didn't make dad's funeral, I was in New Zealand at the time, know what I mean".......No Ali I don't know, what a lame excuse.

@croonersteve

4 ай бұрын

If he had gone you can imagine how that would’ve ended or maybe you can’t based on your statement…… if I’d earned millions and it was nowhere to be found and no questions were willing to be answered I’d of left to and so would you .

@Little_But_Fierce_NZ

3 ай бұрын

It was definitely NOT a lame excuse. I was in England when my father had a heart attack in New Zealand . I found out on the Sunday afternoon. The first flight I could get was on the Monday. After nearly 30 hours of flying and layovers, plus the time difference and travelling distance to my home town, I arrived home on the Wednesday midday. Totally feasible for Ali to have not been able to get home in time. Flights to the UK even these days can take up to 36 hours due to layovers.

@emjade1990

3 ай бұрын

If you listen to Ali as well he said that his own Dad weren’t talking to him at the time because Ian Campbell had took sides with the other UB40, so probably Ali might have felt that his own Dad might not have wanted him there, his own son!

@tribalwar9971

Ай бұрын

Where in the world would be a good excuse. NZ is fine

48:54 right after astro died they asked ali did he wanna come back

Listen to that voice Ali's voice is fricking awesome now in 2023 and I am looking at the drummer Jimmy brown who is still with the robin Campbell lead band who in my eyes are not the real ub40 and any one out there who thinks robins band are the real ub40 are diluded and Brian Travers knew more than he let on but no one will know now will they unless his son Jamie knows why 3 of the original band members left because the rest of them wanted to pick management over them robin Campbell has a lot to answer to as well and none of them liked the fact that Ali kept pushing for answers and Brian Travers saying Ali sometimes you have to be lied to so that tells you something and for them to try to throw astro under the bus but Ali walk tall keep your head up and astro rip fly high legend you were here and thanks for the memories xx robin your son matt is defo a chip of your shoulders and for fuck sake keep your son off Twitter dissing Ali and Mickey and astro rip big love Ali xx

@barryjenkins6137

Жыл бұрын

Ali uses autotune has done for years.Im failing to see how you can [possibly imagine 4 original members and the 2 long term musicians Martin and Lawrence are not UB40 but 7 session musicians are. Hilarious.Ali left for more money, Mickey is more of a mystery but hey he then quit Alis band when he had enough and Astro was offered more money by Alis management, it is not hard to work out.

@EddieG1888

Жыл бұрын

@@barryjenkins6137 Barry, where's all this information coming from? As someone who works in live and computer-based music, I can assure you that having watched videos of Ali performing live, he does not use "Autotune". As for the _"its not hard to work out"_ comment, I'm assuming you've got something to back up what you're saying here, yes?...

@barryjenkins6137

Жыл бұрын

@@EddieG1888 lets see now,Astro owed 100k to the taxman so held the band hostage saying he wouldnt tour a week.later unless they gave him the cash,they gave him 30k but he still left,a week later he joins Ali.If you stillmowe 70k you dont quit your job unless you have another to go to.Thats why its not hard to work out.

@EddieG1888

Жыл бұрын

@@barryjenkins6137 *NONSENSE.* Astro quit UB40 on 22nd November 2013. The UB40 featuring Robin and Duncan began their tour in Glasgow on the 31st March 2014. Astro had told UB40's management in the months leading up to his departure that he wasn't happy and didn't want to feature on promotional material for the tour until things had been resolved. This is all a matter of historical fact, and anyone with a cursory knowledge of Google can verify this for themselves, so quite why you're choosing to lie in an effort to back up people who are already accused of lying is a bit of a mystery....🤔

@barryjenkins6137

Жыл бұрын

@@EddieG1888 so they didn't perform in Liverpool the day after Astro did a runner then? Pretty sure they did. That aside of course, it is more to do with how the hell does Ali think he has the right to using the Ub40 name 7 years after he handed in his resignation and went solo. Particularly now where not a single member of his band has ever written or performed on a single track by UB40.Blokes a joke cashing in on the gullible that dont know any different, so far as i recall he has given 5 different excuses for why he is using the name, none of them seemed to please the judge that referred the case to the high court saying "he had a case to answer"

Theft by mates

The worst and last album they was absolutely cover up. That's when started doing copied other stuff. 😮

Ali is UB40

No Ali Campbell..... No UB40

It's old news now and me I'm a bit fed up of what comes people are bumping there gums at I can hardly see robin reaching out to Ali's management to come back and get a life about were did the money go and Duncan he was a spoon player in his dad's folk band and I'll tell you something if they hadn't chose management over 3 of the original band members as in Ali astro and Mickey big love Ali xxand rip astro what a legend you were xx

They have been badly managed and lost money. They spent big and enjoyed themselves and only themselves to blame on the split.

Duncans singing ….err caugh caugh ….. is worse than a bad cover band.

What an absolute shit show this turned out to be. They are all too old for this nonsense

Ali was the founder of UB40. Without his money they were nothing. Ali is the voice of UB40 and always will be unlike that tone dead Doyle they've dug up from God knows where. Must have been desperate to get him. He is trying to copy Ali's voice and making a poor job of it which is embarrassing for the band. The one trying to replace Astro is laughable and so bad it makes me cringe, thank god for the fast forward button. I've heard much better from karaoke singers than this pain to the ears. A big embarrassment to reggae music.

@mariaantonietaramos8920

3 ай бұрын

No la escuche y ya me encanta la banda de Robin yo me pregunto cuanto cobra un abogado de divorcio y pago de pensiones para sus hijos porque Ali tuvo sus mujeres me gusta la voz de Ali pero su banda es kk