Ska

[GALLIENVS AVG]

I think we had a ska thread a while back, but I think we should keep this on up. Just post anything ska in here. Bands, videos, album comments, etc.

Personally, I am just starting to get a little bit into ska. The only band I have listened to extensively is Streetlight Manifesto, and they're awesome (seeing them Tuesday). So, does anyone have any band suggestions for me? I need to branch out a little bit more.

[ahaga]

My favorites are Reel Big Fish and Five Iron Frenzy (FIF if you don't mind Christian music)

[sparrky]

I love FiF, RBF, I especially love streetlight,

I have like 15 single ska songs all by different bands that I listen to regularly, and you gotta love the Aqua Bats

[k_tull88]

Streetlight Manifesto is so good.

Hell, Tomas Kalnoky (of Streetlight, Catch 22) is just an amazing musician. I suggest you guys all check out Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution. That's one of Kalnoky's side-projects. Think Streetlight but completely acoustic.

[WESLEYPIPES]

My fav Ska groups...

Area 7
Mad Caddies - FTW!!!
99% Fat
Mustard Plug
Reel Big Fish
The Aquabats
Fishbone
Dance Hall Crashers
Buck-O-Nine
Skankin Pickle
The Toasters
Citizen Fish

There's some to get you going. Enjoy.

[burningcow422]

only really listened to reel big fish. me likey.

[/Tilt/]

The new Streetlight Manifesto is very very good. I suggest getting that. I like ska, but it isn't my favorite genre. However, Streetlight may be my favorite band.

[dude22]

Less Than Jake (Hello Rockview and earlier albums)
Reel Big Fish
Sublime
Suicide Machines

[temp100]

My fav Ska groups...

Area 7
Mad Caddies - FTW!!!
99% Fat
Mustard Plug
Reel Big Fish
The Aquabats
Fishbone
Dance Hall Crashers
Buck-O-Nine
Skankin Pickle
The Toasters
Citizen Fish

There's some to get you going. Enjoy.
Fishbone is a very good band that doesn't get enough recognition.

[jdust629]

Streetlight Manifesto, (seeing them Tuesday)
With The Stitch Up and Suburban Legends? I saw that show last week, it was awesome as hell.

[James Bond 007]

I cant believe nobody has mentioned The Specials yet.... FOR SHAME!

How can you have a Ska thread and not mention the original and the best Ska bands like The Specials, The Beat or Madness?

I prefer all the proper UK Ska from back in the day (70s and 80s), I might be wrong from admittedly only hearing a few modern American Ska tunes but to me American Ska has more aggresive rock undertones as opposed to the UK stuff which is more laid back and has a reggae feel to it.

Oh theres a mint Ska band from New Zealand that a girl on Myspace introduced me to, they are called The WBC, check out their Myspace page, they are pretty good.

http://www.myspace.com/thewbc

:)

[temp100]

Oh theres a mint Ska band from New Zealand that a girl on Myspace introduced me to, they are called The WBC, check out their Myspace page, they are pretty good.

http://www.myspace.com/thewbc

:)
Damn. They played at Shadows Bar (Auckland Uni student bar) on the 8th and I happened to be there on the 9th having a drink with mates. Oh well, I was still able to see a pretty cool reggae band.

[Meio]

Skapara

http://www.tokyoska.net/index.html

[GALLIENVS AVG]

With The Stitch Up and Suburban Legends? I saw that show last week, it was awesome as hell.

Yes. I can't wait.

[Aluminum bucket]

I saw streetlight last week too. amazing show, probably the best i've seen them so far.

[sparrky]

I saw Streetlight with RBF live last year. it was tits, but, I wish I could hear thier new album live.

[jdust629]

So, does anyone have any band suggestions for me? I need to branch out a little bit more.

Some bands besides Streetlight Manifesto that I like...

Bad Manners
Desmond Dekker
Hepcat
Let's Go Bowling
Madness
Mephiskapheles
Mustard Plug
Ocean 11
Operation Ivy
Potshot
Prince Buster
Reel Big Fish
Save Ferris
Skankin' Pickle
Spring Heeled Jack
Suburban Legends
The Aquabats
The Beat
The Bruce Lee Band
The Chinkees
The Ethiopians
The Forces Of Evil
The Pietasters
The Planet Smashers
The Slackers
The Specials
The Toasters
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
and
Toots & The Maytals

[Timebomb]

I think we had a ska thread a while back, but I think we should keep this on up. Just post anything ska in here. Bands, videos, album comments, etc.

Personally, I am just starting to get a little bit into ska. The only band I have listened to extensively is Streetlight Manifesto, and they're awesome (seeing them Tuesday). So, does anyone have any band suggestions for me? I need to branch out a little bit more.

I prefer the traditional ska, which orginated in Jamaica in the 60's. Also known as the real ska.

The Godfathers - This is a good place to start.
Laurel Aitken
Skatalites
Prince Buster
Desmond Dekker
The Gaylads
Alton Ellis

Heres a few modern bands that keep that traditional sound of the 60's
The Slackers
The Aggrolites (more reggae, but w/e)
Hepcat
The Scorchers
Rudie Crew
King Django
The Duelers

[GALLIENVS AVG]

Well, I saw Streetlight last night. Unfortunately, Suburban Legends was not there (van stolen in Philadelphia, estimated $80,000 in equipment). The Stitch Up was great, however, and played both MU330 songs and songs of their own.

Streetlight was simply amazing; there's not much more I can say about it. They had a nice long set list, containing songs off all three of their albums, and some BOTAR songs.

[Prince_Vegeta]

I went to see Less Than Jake on their '6 albums in 6 nights' tour recently. I happened to go on the Pezcore night. Ideally I'd have got the Losing Streak or Hello Rockview nights but I had no room to complain as it was simply fantastic.

In other news, I'm estatic that The Mighty Mighty Bosstones appear to be reforming and can only hope for them to visit the UK if they do indeed re-form.

Been waiting for a long time now for RBF to announce a UK tour, its been too long.

Recently I've been listening to a lot of Mustard Plug and I may or may not have Demonoided their newest album. :uhoh:

[Shimmi]

yea if you wanna get into ska, Streetlight isnt the best band to start with, although they are fucking great.

You can check out some Jamaican bands from the '60s. I believe a number of 'em have already been mentioned. They're considered to be the 1st wave. Basically, good stuff that has a very retro sound to it. Not into it too much personally, tho.

2nd wave would be all the British bands, also already mentioned, like the specials, madness, the english beat etc. The sound is crispier and in some songs, faster. Lots of good stuff.

3rd wave is punk-based (all the Catch 22's and Big D And The Kids Tables). I guess streetlight is 3rd wave, although they're driftin away from the ska sound. My favorite band.

So basically if you want:

Fast, crisp punk sound:
Big D and The Kids Table
Suicide Machines
Catch 22
Voodoo Glow Skulls
Reel Big Fish

Raw, punkish sound:
Assorted Jellybeans
Operation Ivy

Modern-trad, smooth, ear pleasing ska sound:
Go Jimmy Go
Deal's Gone Bad
Westbound Train
The Debonairs
The Aggrolites (reggae that makes you wanna jump around)

[Kazimierz]

Voodoo Glow Skulls

Word.

Less Than Jake is real easy to get in to. The Suicide Machines are great, so is Mustard Plug.

Also, download 'Magic Flower' by Warsaw. Word.

And Goldfinger kicks ass.

[Amadeus]

So all of you guys are referring to the Ska/punk fusion of the 90s, right? There's "real" ska and then there's all the fusion. I grew up on punk/ska, actually so i'm pretty fond of it.

[Kazimierz]

Holy crap how could i forget,

Buck-O-Nine's album Twenty-Eight Teeth. The Whole Album. Get it.

Third Wave ska, Amadeus

[DaveyHxC]

gotta love Hellcat Records ska
go look for their compilation Cd's called Give 'em The Boot
theres about 5 of them in all

Good ska bands that I like:
Choking Victim
Operation Ivy
Toots & The Maytals
The Specials
The Aggrolites
Catch 22
Streetlight Manifesto

[Aluminum bucket]

im surprised noones mentioned one of my favorites: mighty mighty bosstones!
if you havent heard anything else from them besides "the impression that i get" check out basically any of their other cds. Theyre all good but my favorites probably Pay attention.

[Aluminum bucket]

oh and some other good ones:
bomb the music industry!
goldfinger
The taj motel trio
my friends band: the vandersons (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=82679629&MyToken=b445e212-42fd-43b1-90d8-cb378759395e)

[ExOdUz60]

wow, a lot of people like ska here, more then I thought especially on this forum. I really like Mustard Plug, Goldfinger, and RBF.