does anyone here like ska music

[jratt]

the last year or so i have been realy getting into ska I have been into hardcore for so long but i am just not angry any more and find ska to be a fun music and the bands have some real talent is any one else here into ska

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[grlNIN]

ska is gooder

try some Operation Ivy or Madness

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[Wormwood]

you should also try The Scofflaws, The Stubborn All-Stars and The Slackers

If you wanna go old school you should check out Desmond Decker, Don Drummond and Laurel Aitken and The Skatalites.

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[jratt]

op ivy is one of my fav bands rancid sucks compared to them
madness are real good to just not our house
how about the specials great band all the early 3rd wave bands are great but my fav is the toasters there just brialant did you here there music on a new commercial on tv i forgot what product but the song was running right threw the world

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[jratt]

you should also try The Scofflaws, The Stubborn All-Stars and The Slackers

If you wanna go old school you should check out Desmond Decker, Don Drummond and Laurel Aitken and The Skatalites.



all great bands i have been listening to ska for atleast 10 years just not realy into it like i am now does any one ever play around jersey any more i used to go see inspector 7 all the time but it has been awhile

thanks guys for all the sugestions
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This message was edited by jratt on 4-3-03 @ 3:31 PM

[alexc]

some good ska bands are "the specials" and "the toasters"

[Wormwood]

I know The Wetlands used to have Ska shows all the time but I think they closed down. You should pick up the Village Voice and check out the lists of shows there, maybe Irving Plaza. The scene has died down again though so it might be tough.

Inspector 7 was pretty good. How `bout Mephaskapheles?


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[jratt]

you gotta love death ska "welcome to the darkest corners of are minds" i love that line but i forgot the name of the song

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[Wormwood]

Their Demo tape was awesome it had a badass version of Eskimo and Doomsday wasn't so damn fast like it was on the CD. Who could forget the BumbleBee Tuna Song. Or "My Bolgna has first name it's S-A-T-A-N".

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[TheGameHHH]

I don't listen to much ska at all, but I absolutly love The Slackers.

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[TheMojoPin]

I used to, but I think as a genre it's pretty much run its course...

I loved the Bosstones' first four albums, Fishbone is one of my favorite bands of all time (Except for the nasty "Give A Monkey A Brain..."), STILL love The Pietasters...nothing can touch the quality of the Brit Two-Tone era, Madness and The (English) Beat being two of the most obvious examples...

A great series of comps that's quickly going out of print was the four part "Skarmageddon" series, by the now sadly defunct Moon Ska Records. Each comp was two discs, the first having newer acts, and the second showcasing classic tracks that may have been overlooked "back in the day"...track them down if you can...try Gemm.com...

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I also loved the one-shot "Ska Sucks" comp from a few years back. Should still be in stores...

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Mephiskapheles rules!!!

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[DreamWeaver]

I have been listening to ska for many many moons... The Bosstones and Operation Ivy will always be me fav. Some other good bands....The Suicide Machines, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Cherry Poopin Daddies, Mephiskapheles, Skankin Pickle friggin rule!!!! Hepcat and the Skatalites are a bit more mellow.

A good album is Take Warning, The Songs of Operation Ivy.

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[Contra]

does anyone here like ska music


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[jafter]

If you like older ska from the early 80's pick up a cd called Dance Craze it is a compilation of British Ska bands like Specials, The English Beat, Bad Manners, The Selecter, The Bodysnatchers, and The Special AKA. Unfortunately the CD does not have the Madness tracks that were on the vinyl copy.

Should be a good starting point to finding some 80's ska bands.

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[ADF]

When I listened to KROQ, "I Confess" by the English Beat was one of my favorite songs. Maybe I'll download it for nostalgic purposes.

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[Arienette]

i used to be really into ska in high school, and the beginning of college. moon ska used to have lots of shows at the wetlands (which, from what i understand, has, in fact, closed down) and my friends and i would get dressed up and go dance and all. good times.

most of the ska bands i like(d) have already been mentioned, but i'll just put 'em down here anyway...

the specials
the slackers
the pietasters
mephiskapheles
the scofflaws
inspecter 7
bim skala bim
(early) bosstones
ny ska jazz ensemble

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[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

The Specials rock!


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[MikeyTea]

For some newer 3rd wave bands:


Five Iron Frenzy
Big D and the Kids Table
(Older) Catch 22
Spitvalves
RX Bandits

[WintersEmbers]

all the bands listed are really really good, i came across a band a couple of years ago called ELP dunno if you can find anything by them but they were really good.

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[blakjeezis]

Cherry Poopin Daddies

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[DreamWeaver]

Look, I had the shits yesterday, I guess it was on my mind.

And although they may be cheesy I kinda like the Dance Hall Crashers and Reel Big Fish.



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[jratt]

I dated a girl "marty" whos brother was going out with the singer from Dance Hall Crashers
he was in a band called mars needs women and i got to go to warped tour one year free and went back stage with them i cant remember her name for the life of me and my fav line from any song is my bolgna has a first name and it is called S A T A N f'ing brilliant

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[West Side Claire]

I've seen the Pietasters and the Toasters numerous times and I love the Specials, Hepcat, Op Ivy, Jimmy Cliff ( the original), the Skoidats, Pilfers, etc... I'm such a fan but have been more attuned, as of late, to my rock 'n' roll. One of my best friend's brothers is in Inspector 7...they're effing incredible!


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[Drudge Jr.]

i really like the things coming out o f asian man records. i think they're going to save this wave of ska from being all emo-ed up

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[XlalaX]

For those of you who are fans of the now disbanded Inspecter 7, you should be pleased to know that there's a newly formed band The Hub City Stompers. Key members of I7 are now in HCS, I have yet to witness this new collaberation, but from what i hear it's more traditional ska and they're pretty good. So they still play out alot, just check them out on a google search. And they still play some I7 oldies but goodies.

As for other ska bands: Scofflaws put on a hell of a show back in the day. Meph, incredible!! and a little band out of the mid west Skoidats. They too, RIP. But you can always check them and Meph out on Launch.com, Moon put out a video for the Skoidats, and there's the couple vid's Meph has on there too. Just do another search.

Ska would be ideal to be big again now. It's happy and upbeat, but all in due time. Everything comes back eventually.

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I guess no one has heard of The Selecter. Oh well, they were a good band. I really can't appreciate anything from the 90's on, it doesn't have that same feeling.

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[Arienette]

I guess no one has heard of The Selecter.i have, in fact, heard of the selecter. their absence from my list evidences how i feel about them.

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