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Favorite covers thread
Thrillho:
Ah, see I get high to hip hop ;)
ev4n:
Gareth, trombones are the new ukuleles.
Thrillho:
I don't get your point.
KingOfIreland:
--- Quote from: LJFelix on 17 Jul 2014, 04:27 ---You're obviously not listening to the right Ska. Get yo-self onto some Cat Empire (Both the self-titled album and Two Shoes are in my top 10 albums of all time. That should be an indication of just how fucking incredible these guys are)
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Also, streetlight manifesto/Catch 22
EDIT: To be fair, Cat Empire and the like aren't really 'ska' as such in that they are actually just much better and far more inventive than the whole third wave crapshow that started in the 90s while also remaining truer to the original music style. It's one of those genres that has sprung up in the last ten years that mimic the originals as much as possible while managing to sound cool and modern.
I've got a soft spot for a lot of ska, but there's only a few two tone bands I really like (and even then I wouldn't listen to the same album twice in one day), like the selecter, The Specials and such. Third wave wise I only really listen to heavier skacore bands and quirky covers. Maybe some No doubt here and there too. Less Than Jake is always fun, but not really amazing music.
As far as the original sixties and seventies stuff from Jamaica, it's kind of hit and miss like any genre, but great for pool parties.
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: LJFelix on 17 Jul 2014, 04:27 ---You're obviously not listening to the right Ska. Get yo-self onto some Cat Empire (Both the self-titled album and Two Shoes are in my top 10 albums of all time. That should be an indication of just how fucking incredible these guys are)
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I tried to get into some of the later stuff, and just couldn't. It sounded too interchangeable. There are a few bands from outside the US-UK scene that I liked (Ska-P, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, King Chango, Los Pericos), but for the most part I tend to gravitate toward the older Jamaican stuff (Skatalites et al.) and some of the Two Tone stuff like Madness, The Specials, or The Beat.
As for Marley... I dig him, but I can't see stopping there... there's just so much other good stuff from around the same time.
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