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After Hours is expertly skilled in all flavors of ska. The instrumental "Tropical Bliss" blends latin and ska into fast-moving perfection, while "Mad Hearted Woman" (with Greg Lee providing lead vocals) bounces and jumps into the ska sounds of old, complete with a "Dizzy" Johnny Moore-esque trumpet solo by Elliott Caine. The seductive horn playing found throughout the album is enough to put you in the right kind of mood, especially on "Because" with its laid-back lounge music feel which still manages to skank. After HoursThe album's opening song "Head In The Clouds" balances swing and ska and showcases great...

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There is more than one band with the name Tours. 1. Tours were a short-lived punk mod band from Poole, England. They released two singles in 1979: "Language School" b/w "Foreign Girls," and "Tourist Information" b/w "You Know." Tours two songwriters went their different ways following the band's breakup. Ronnie Mayor went on to have a short solo career, first as Da Biz, later as Ronnie Mayor. Richard Mazda intially carried on working with Virgin Records recording under the name Cosmetics . He released one single on Virgin in 1980 "Guilt" b/w "Something Happened." Mazda then joined Miles Copeland's IRS...