Topic: Ska and why even ska-kids hate ska (Read 27346 times)

PickItUpPutItDown · « **on:** 12 Mar 2008, 04:47 »

Sarcasm initiated:

There are only 5 ska bands in the world.

Quote from: MeekRat on 04 Jan 2005, 00:52

I always thought LTJ was a really weak ska band... at least their Hello Rockview album. Losing Streak wasnt bad.

Catch 22, Streetlight Manifesto, The Specials, Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Reel Big Fish are good ska bands. Aquabats are good too but very silly and a lot of people dont like them because of it. Five Iron Frenzy is also very good

Quote from: Ghostwriter on 25 Apr 2006, 12:16

Ska can be excellent when done correctly! My favorites are Streetlight Manifesto, Catch-22, Common Rider, and Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Quote from: IronOxide on 28 May 2006, 18:44

I am a big fan of The Aquabats, Reel Big Fish, Save Ferris, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and select Catch 22.

SKA IS NOT DEAD TO ME YET!

Quote from: Maui on 30 May 2006, 07:13

i like some ska, but mostly because it is fun to listen/dance to. I've been to one of Reel Big Fish's shows and plan on going to see them again in August. I also like the Aquabats and some older Catch 22 eh.

Quote from: Ghostwriter on 22 Feb 2006, 20:23

Also, Catch-22 and Streetlight Manifesto are easily some of my favorite bands. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are some excellent ska too.

Quote from: Blank_Jebus on 23 Feb 2006, 20:09

i have been into ska for quite some time now and i just about love every ska band out there. yea and all the other bands that people have mentioned are awesome too. the Aquabats, Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22

Quote from: valley_parade on 30 Jul 2007, 18:49

Aquabaaaaaaats!

Quote from: Narr on 31 Jul 2007, 10:59

I like the Aquabats

Quote from: Maui on 02 Aug 2007, 00:39

Whee ska!

I dabble in the genre, but the only bands i really follow and buy their cds are reel big fish, the slackers, the aquabats, sublime, catch 22 (although i only own keasbey nights and have heard bad things about them since), and streetlight manifesto.

Said the kid with the Less Than Jake tattoo. D:

ledhendrix · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 04:54 »

What about the Skatalites, they invented the genre. They may not fall in with the modern style of ska but they are still an amazing band to listen to and see live.

PickItUpPutItDown · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 04:55 »

Sarcasm deactivated?

valley_parade · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 05:09 »

HEY GUYS I'M SEEING BIG D & THE KIDS TABLE ON SATURDAY.

(what? They're opening for Dropkick Murphys.)

Hat · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 05:25 »

What the fuck is going on in this thread

valley_parade · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 05:36 »

PICKITUPPICKITUPPICKITUP!!!

karl gambolputty... · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 10:41 »

This thread makes Desmond Dekker's ghost cry.

jeph · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 10:44 »

ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska ska
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David_Dovey · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 10:56 »

Jeph I think you forgot the second half of the "make a stupid comment and then lock the thread" trope

jeph · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 11:26 »

I wasn't making a stupid comment, that is the name of my new ska band

karl gambolputty... · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 11:30 »

Y'all's first album should be an all-ska cover of that new Spoon album. You can call it Ga Ska Ga Ska Ga Ska Ga Ska Ga Ska

valley_parade · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 11:31 »

My ska band would be called Skatalytic Converter.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 12:10 »

Long ago I came up with the name "Skary Monsters", it would be a ska tribute to 70s david bowie.
That night I cut myself from the sheer horror.

Luke C · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 12:17 »

Someone should make a beverage called ska. And ska-lite.

Johnny C · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 13:01 »

There is a local ska group of some renown here. Instead of going the obvious route and naming themselves "SaSKAtchewan" or "SKASKAtchewan" or something like that, they went with "Skavenjah."

"Skavenjah."

The Viz · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 13:04 »

I've always thought Skapple Pie or the Skellacopters would be fun. Though, I kind of already vowed to myself that my next band, regardless of genre, will be called Eli Whitney and the Sound Machine.

Hat · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 13:11 »

I am starting to wonder why no one has started a science fiction themed band called The Ska-ship Enterprise.

valley_parade · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 14:11 »

"Slobodon Miloskavic" would be such a great band.

onewheelwizzard · « **Reply #18 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 14:32 »

I actually laughed out loud.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 16:43 »

Brain Skan
O-Ska Night
Skadaddle
Skarejevo
Skarate Kids
Skatire
Ska-ter Boi
Cheese Skandwich
LimeSkale
Skaddam Hussein
Skatological Humour
Arturo ToSkanini
Skanta Claus
Skaving and Investments
Insurance Skam
Skantily Klad

A Wet Helmet · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 17:28 »

WHAT? No one mentioned Mephiskapheles?

Out of all the third wave NYC ska bands with tattoo artist keyboard players, Asian French horn players, that used mercenary bass players, they were the best. Shit... They were so good I saw them on two continents and let at least one of them crash on my futon.

Werd.

karl gambolputty... · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 18:12 »

Skattered Ashes. They'd play Emotional Skacore, and weep as they skank

sean · « **Reply #22 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 18:22 »

Quote from: karl gambolputty... on 12 Mar 2008, 18:12

Emotional Skacore

If Khar never gets around to destroying the human race I think now I'll do it for him.

PickItUpPutItDown · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 18:31 »

Quote from: A Wet Helmet on 12 Mar 2008, 17:28

WHAT? No one mentioned Mephiskapheles?

Out of all the third wave NYC ska bands with tattoo artist keyboard players, Asian French horn players, that used mercenary bass players, they were the best. Shit... They were so good I saw them on two continents and let at least one of them crash on my futon.

Werd.

Epic Band.
Satanic Ska FTW.

A Wet Helmet · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 18:39 »

Meph was awesome. I'm not kidding about a) seeing them on two continents (Saw them headline in Germany, saw them open for Fishbone in Hawaii) or b) letting Brian (the keyboard player) crash on my futon.

Damn those were good times.

The Viz · « **Reply #25 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 22:39 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 12 Mar 2008, 16:43

Brain Skan
O-Ska Night
Skadaddle
Skarejevo
Skarate Kids
Skatire
Ska-ter Boi
Cheese Skandwich
LimeSkale
Skaddam Hussein
Skatological Humour
Arturo ToSkanini
Skanta Claus
Skaving and Investments
Insurance Skam
Skantily Klad

The Skarate Kids were actually really good. They were a local band and broke up like a year ago.

Patrick · « **Reply #26 on:** 13 Mar 2008, 05:54 »

Some good ska band names:

Skat Porn
S'ka Problem (Albanian for "no problem")
Skarface
Srpska-Hrvatska (Serbo-Croat for "Serbo-Croat")
Crna Gorska (Montenegrin for "Montenegrin" lolol seeing a pattern yet?)
PolSKA Kielbasa

Patrick · « **Reply #27 on:** 13 Mar 2008, 05:55 »

Oh and one more: the SKAlocaust

David_Dovey · « **Reply #28 on:** 13 Mar 2008, 20:01 »

Patrick's signature leads me to suggest HUAGLBBLAGLSJHFSASGBLYSKA

bff · « **Reply #29 on:** 13 Mar 2008, 22:43 »

Quote from: A Wet Helmet on 12 Mar 2008, 17:28

WHAT? No one mentioned Mephiskapheles?

Out of all the third wave NYC ska bands with tattoo artist keyboard players, Asian French horn players, that used mercenary bass players, they were the best. Shit... They were so good I saw them on two continents and let at least one of them crash on my futon.

Werd.

I was listening to "Maximum Perversion" driving home from work tonight and contemplated uploading it to the music thread. I had decided against but your post has motivated me.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #30 on:** 14 Mar 2008, 04:30 »

Skatland
Ska Sports
Skaentology
VolkSkagen
Skandal
Skalet Johanson
Skandinavia
NewSkaper
Itsy-Bitsy Teeny-Weeny Yellow PolSka Dot Bikini

IronOxide · « **Reply #31 on:** 14 Mar 2008, 19:38 »

Dear newguy, I'm afraid that I made that post two years ago. Unfortunately, much like Men With Beards, The Toronto Raptors, and Bowtie Pasta, ska is now dead to me.

IronOxide · « **Reply #32 on:** 14 Mar 2008, 19:40 »

Also, I would totally name a ska band "Bowtie Pasta"

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #33 on:** 14 Mar 2008, 20:33 »

Quote from: ledhendrix on 12 Mar 2008, 04:54

What about the Skatalites, they invented the genre. They may not fall in with the modern style of ska but they are still an amazing band to listen to and see live.

God, I was so high at that show that I couldn't even sway rhythmically back and forth.

Quote from: E. Spaceman on 12 Mar 2008, 12:10

Long ago I came up with the name "Skary Monsters", it would be a ska tribute to 70s david bowie.
That night I cut myself from the sheer horror.

Emilio, I would so see this band...and drag you along with me.

idiolect · « **Reply #34 on:** 14 Mar 2008, 21:33 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 12 Mar 2008, 16:43

Skantily Klad

Ska band, or Aryan softcore?

Chazbot · « **Reply #35 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 20:24 »

The Planet Smashers are pretty good. And there's a band called Staylefish from the London, ON area who put on a good live show too. I don't know how they sound recorded, and admitedly, I was pretty drunk at the time, too.

Patrick · « **Reply #36 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 20:32 »

For the record, the Mad Caddies are pretty rad when they're not being retarded for the sake of being retarded.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #37 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 22:38 »

Quote from: Skibas_clavicle on 14 Mar 2008, 20:33

Emilio, I would so see this band...and drag you along with me.

You can't make me

Tom · « **Reply #38 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 23:11 »

Quote from: Patrick on 24 Mar 2008, 20:32

For the record, the Mad Caddies are pretty rad when they're not being retarded for the sake of being retarded.

And when is that?

valley_parade · « **Reply #39 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 05:13 »

Quote from: Patrick on 24 Mar 2008, 20:32

For the record, the Mad Caddies are pretty rad

imapiratearg · « **Reply #40 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 08:31 »

Quote from: Patrick on 24 Mar 2008, 20:32

For the record, The Specials are pretty rad

Xerostyle · « **Reply #41 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 13:25 »

No love for the Toasters?

or No Doubt, for that matter?

imapiratearg · « **Reply #42 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 13:28 »

The Toasters are alright.

Patrick · « **Reply #43 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 15:39 »

Quote from: Xerostyle on 25 Mar 2008, 13:25

(snip) or No Doubt, for that matter?

Yeah because they're totally an original-sounding third-wave ska band to this very day.

Oh wait, no, that's complete bullshit, Gwen is just like every other pop princess now. She's just less fucked up in the head, hotter IMHO, and with less grating music.

onewheelwizzard · « **Reply #44 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 15:40 »

Can we merge this with the Mastodon thread and form a thread about a hypothetical band called Maskadon?

Chad K. · « **Reply #45 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 16:52 »

It's all about Hep Cat and the Stingers.

karl gambolputty... · « **Reply #46 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 17:17 »

Quote from: onewheelwizzard on 25 Mar 2008, 15:40

Can we merge this with the Mastodon thread and form a thread about a hypothetical band called Maskadon?

Best idea ever

Xerostyle · « **Reply #47 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 19:09 »

Quote from: Patrick on 25 Mar 2008, 15:39

Quote from: Xerostyle on 25 Mar 2008, 13:25
(snip) or No Doubt, for that matter?

Yeah because they're totally an original-sounding third-wave ska band to this very day.

Oh wait, no, that's complete bullshit, Gwen is just like every other pop princess now. She's just less fucked up in the head, hotter IMHO, and with less grating music.

Cutting out Rock Steady, No Doubt was a solid band.

Ballard · « **Reply #48 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 20:02 »

I'm slightly ashamed to admit, I actually really enjoyed that damn Talk Talk cover.

bff · « **Reply #49 on:** 25 Mar 2008, 20:49 »

Quote from: Patrick on 25 Mar 2008, 15:39

Quote from: Xerostyle on 25 Mar 2008, 13:25
(snip) or No Doubt, for that matter?

Yeah because they're totally an original-sounding third-wave ska band to this very day.

Oh wait, no, that's complete bullshit, Gwen is just like every other pop princess now. She's just less fucked up in the head, hotter IMHO, and with less grating music.

But she named her first born son Kingston, for which I will always give her props.

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