Reacts to our new album - UB45

It’s now a few weeks since we released UB45, and we’ve had such a great reaction from fans and friends. Here are some more lovely messages from some faces you might recognise!

Big thanks to @steelpulsevideos, Jenny Powell, Kabaka Pyramid, Aisha Barrett, Rhoda Dhakar, Winston Francis, Jason Flemyng, Maxi Priest, House of Shem, Goldie, National Hemp Service, Jeremy Corbyn, Gary Cooper (BCFC), Phaldut Sharma, Marina Purkiss & Gemma Forte.

[GavinShowell]

Congratulations UB40 on a wonderful achievement.

UB45 is a fantastic album from a brilliant reggae band.

Big Love.❤

Brian Travers would have been so proud of this if he was still alive.

[Manifestwithintention]

❤❤❤❤ UB45 well done New Zealand 🇳🇿 loves you

[rogerpeachey]

Big massive big up to ub40.fantastic album.im 64 been a fan since you started...and with your new lead singer I hope I can look forward to a few more years.❤

[binfacelardgod]

Some great supporters and support for UB40.

[Parknest]

My first impression with the reworked tracks was that they sounded just like the live performances of today which is testament to how tight the live performances are. Matt Doyle is a fine addition to the band and does a great job of performing the vocal parts originally done by Ali. The only real negative for me was that Tyler was cut short. The instrumental at the end is an integral part of the song. If they could do it in 1980 in Bob Lamb's 8-track home studio they could recreate it today. The new material more than makes up for this and I get that UB45 is in part looking back and celebrating 45 years in the music business. I've been a fan since 1987 and I've already bought the album. UB40 is one of those few bands that actually deserve their royalites so please buy the album and support these guys. I'm sure the late great Brian Travers would be proud.

[juniorbrown]

Great health and continual successes to a champion band UB40!!!
Your musical contributions brings joys to music lovers the world over.
You're one of the priceless living and loving musical groups in this lifetime!
Honoured, respected, loved and impossible to forget, amongst the musical giants!!
Your works will always be appreci-loved, as usual.

[nathanmailei]

Congratulations UB40 fantastic album 👍♥️💛💚😎

[tomp]

Great video featuring many greats from many different positions in life all respecting & enjoying (like myself) 45 years of UB40. ✌️

[wascallywabbit]

Ordered....can't wait for it to arrive!
Grew up on, and grew up lovin' UB40

[ginaamarr]

I've seen u guy's 4 times I've always loved use I have terminal cancer I wish I could meet use that would be a dream come true God bless u all

[chantaljeanbaptiste]

J'ai rencontrée ce dread 👆 à Fort de France/ Big up Steel pulse ❤
I Love UB40 👑 souvenir de mes 9ans "" my Radio ""

[HomerD]

Maxi Priest House Shem ☝🏽❤️🙏🏽 congratulations UB40 been going to your tours since Labour of Love 1 can’t wait to see you in California Mountain Winery

[CelticStone]

from nechells to new zealand, been a mad adventure, and the soundtrack was always reggae, and ub40 never far away from my ears. Dont Slow Down, our kid....

[HonoraryGreek]

Hope you'll forgive me, but I felt the urge to comment on how I feel about the current incarnation of the band. I've been a fan since the very first chord of Tyler, back on Signing Off way back when. Know something? The only thing I found to be the weak spot about UB40 back then was Ali's voice. Because the overall quality of both the music and the songs was so good, I kind of tolerated Ali Campbell singing because the band was just sooo good. When he left, I actually thought Duncan's coming in was a stroke of genius. His voice was similar enough to Ali's to make the band's sound still unmistakeable, whilst also being a much fuller tone, with a much more satisfying timbre to it. When Duncan sadly had to step down (How is he these days BTW?), you found Matt, and I can't even begin to express how much I love Matt's voice and presence within the band. Hope this doesn't make him get big headed (mind you, the rest of the band won't let him, eh?), but it seems to me that now, with the changes in the band, which are inevitable after 45 years, UB40 are the best they've ever been. Loads of bands that have been around that long have few original members left, if any at all in some cases, so for you guys to still have those that you do (and if Brian hadn't left us, it would be even more of course) puts you in a very strong position. For my money, For the Many and this one, UB45 are as good as anything you've ever put out, and right now I can't stop playing UB45, it's so good. I managed to see UB40 live many years ago in a park near Cardiff Castle in South Wales, and it still sticks in my mind as one of the best concerts I've ever attended. The fact that Ruby Turner was your support was pretty cool too. TBH, Ali's voice was always to me slightly too 'reedy, ' and now you've fixed that with Matt, I can hardly wait for all the new material that you've yet to put out. UB40 have been the soundtrack to my life for four and half decades, and hopefully will continue to be so for many years to come. I don't think (sorry to mention him yet again) that anything that Ali Campbell has put out since he rather foolishly left the band (thinking too much of himself, sadly) can hold a candle to what his former bandmates have recorded. All this is simply my humble opinion of course, so please, if anyone reading this thinks differently, that's fine, I respect your views, but don't attack me for mine OK? Peace and love to all.