Topic: Ska! (Read 31066 times)

DonkeyPirate · « **on:** 11 Jul 2005, 11:33 »

Any fans? Ska is the main type of music i listen to. My girlfriend loves the moog. I dont really care for Indie too much, I feel all the synth really draws attention away from the singing/lyrics and the other instruments. I like Motion City Soundtrack and Postal Service though. But does anyone here like Ska and if so what bands? Catch 22 = best ska band

heretic · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 11:48 »

first off, not all indie has synth.

yeah i like ska a lot, most fun music to play in a show, cause the energy is so high. fishbone is my current ska of choice

ASturge · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:01 »

My current fave is The Aquabats

movielife_girl · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:07 »

Yep I loooove the Ska. Current favourite band is Streetlight Manifesto, I also quite enjoy The Planet Smashers, Cheap Suits (Ontario) and another local one The Flatliners (Ontario)

KharBevNor · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:11 »

Everyone sing with me!

"The ska revival isn't cool you stupid fuck!
All the bands are only in it for the bucks!
And if you fucking like it you're a schmuck...

Ska sucks!"

(Propaghandi - Ska Sucks)

ASturge · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:13 »

Haha

Says someone who likes Anal Cunt.

movielife_girl · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:19 »

Ska is the happiest music around, there is NOT a reason in the world not to like it. Serious.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:19 »

No, it's funny because it's actually a ska track.

Ska isn't my cup of tea. But that nu-metal piss take song by the Aquabats is frickin' hilarious. And aren't Leftover Crack 'Skacore' or whatever. Because I do rather like them.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:24 »

Quote from: movielife_girl

Ska is the happiest music around, there is NOT a reason in the world not to like it.

Maybe I have a different estimation of happy. Ska generally seems a bit too bubblegummy for me.

Give me some humppa anyday.

movielife_girl · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:29 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Quote from: movielife_girl
Ska is the happiest music around, there is NOT a reason in the world not to like it.

Maybe I have a different estimation of happy. Ska generally seems a bit too bubblegummy for me.

Give me some humppa anyday.

This is true mhmm point taken. I enjoy the bubblegum sometimes though, you know...the happy upstrokes and horn sections. I just love it. To each his own though I suppose, eh?

ASturge · « **Reply #10 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:36 »

I FELL ASLEEP ON MY ARRRRRRRM!

DonkeyPirate · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:40 »

yeah i like streetlight and aquabats alot to. technically op ivy is ska. i like them pretty well too

movielife_girl · « **Reply #12 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:45 »

I forgot about Big D....I effing love Big D and the Kids Table.

lastclearchance · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 12:45 »

My friend keeps trying to get me into ska but it isn't taking. I feel like in my area most people go through a ska "phase." In fact there's a semi-big (considering how sceneless the area mostly is) ska scene here that seems to have started a few years after I graduated high school.

The Streetlight and other stuff that I've heard is good, but it never grabbed me. I've never specifically wanted to listen to Streetlight or anything.

heretic · « **Reply #14 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 13:32 »

Quote from: Awkward Silence

The only Catch 22 I really like is with their original singer, the new guy gets on my nerves.

agree'd
i love ska, partly because i love to skank. it's one of the only forms of dancing that i really really enjoy, because it's so easy and loose you can just go nuts.

also, we could not have a ska thread without mentioning sublime, the greatest band ever., not just thier ska either. if you don't agree i don't care because i am right.
RIP Bradley Nowell

KharBevNor · « **Reply #15 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 15:48 »

Man, I dislike skanking. If I dance, I am either raving to some Gothminister or Icon of Coil, stomping to Laibach or KMFDM, doing the lightbulb twirly dance (badly) to the Sisters of Mercy, or I'm prancing round like a maniac to Korpiklaani or Finntroll.

I tend to do all these in my bedroom, as there's not enough dark dance music lovers on the Isle of Wight to have a goth poker evening, let alone a proper goth night.

Yes, I own my own blacklight.

Mock and I stab.

But skanking is kinda...urrr.

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #16 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 16:52 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Everyone sing with me!

"The ska revival isn't cool you stupid fuck!
All the bands are only in it for the bucks!
And if you fucking like it you're a schmuck...

Ska sucks!"

(Propaghandi - Ska Sucks)

Hehe, I love that song. But I also enjoy my ska. The Planet Smashers are my choice. A little Quebecois band called Grimskunk plays some funky stuff, as well as The Toasters, The Skatalites, Mike Park and the Chinkees and some of Big D's stuff. Ska shows are fun to see and dance. Robyn, Makeshift Heroes are playing the 23rd, come!

EDIT: Aw, Khar. I like to skank, would you stab me? EVEN IF I WERE HOLDING A BURNING BRIDES CD AND PUDDING AT THE SAME TIME?

Inlander · « **Reply #17 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 17:36 »

Desmond Dekker.

All else is secondary.

My Aim Is True · « **Reply #18 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 18:28 »

I will discuss ska more tomorrow when I get home from work.

But ska was the music that got me into music.

StarMinion1 · « **Reply #19 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 18:41 »

I only own albums my Sublime and The Specials. I really like The Specials, but I'm not into ska too much, I just like all tpes of rock music.

But seriously, "skanking" is the funniest word ever.... The'se girls were talking about it, when my teacher goes "Isn't that what girls do in the bathroom?" (he was joking, although he had no idea what the term meant).

Merkava · « **Reply #20 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 20:01 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Everyone sing with me!

"The ska revival isn't cool you stupid fuck!
All the bands are only in it for the bucks!
And if you fucking like it you're a schmuck...

Ska sucks!"

(Propaghandi - Ska Sucks)

Can also be substituted for New Wave revival.

And yeah, Indie isn't at all about synths, first poster.

DeathrockZombie · « **Reply #21 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 21:55 »

Desmond Dekker, the Skatalites.. and some of that Skinhead Reggae is good too!

~ B

DonkeyPirate · « **Reply #22 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 22:06 »

yeah the way i start parties around here is turn on some ska and start skankin like a pro. then people come over wonderin whats goin on. before long its a party. sublime is great yeah. if you guys have heard of donkeypunch.

QHD · « **Reply #23 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 23:48 »

Ska can be cool. But it usually gives me a headache. Still, I went to a Capdown gig once and that rocked like fuck. And the Specials are awesome. So is Desmond Dekker. Gotta say if I'm going to actually listen to ska it's generally Shootin Goon - mostly cos they're not so ska. Heh.

Anyhoo, ska gigs are awesome but I'll pass on listening to it _in the comfort of my own home_.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 00:17 »

Quote from: Skibas_clavicle

EDIT: Aw, Khar. I like to skank, would you stab me? EVEN IF I WERE HOLDING A BURNING BRIDES CD AND PUDDING AT THE SAME TIME?

Urge...to stab...versus...pudding...

What a fiendly decision!

heretic · « **Reply #25 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 05:43 »

even a mediocre ska band that plays thier shit well is a fun show, reference: Long Shot Hero. they're relatively generic, but they kicked of thier album tour at a show i put together and played in, and they rocked really hard. i bought their CD from em, but when i played it later, even though they played all the songs off it (EP) it was kinda bad. at least nothing special. ska shows though, are great times.

My Aim Is True · « **Reply #26 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 06:35 »

So yeah, i heard the Bosstones in like 1997, and then my first ever show was a local ska band called Stinky Kinard, and I've been going to ska shows since. There are a ton of really crappy ska bands out there, but some of my favorite live shows have been ska shows, and I still get on big kicks of digging up my old ska CDs sometimes.

My favorite ska bands of all time are Fishbone and Spitvalves. I saw Spitvalves over 30 times before they broke up, and we got to be pretty good friends. I miss them, and I wish the members' new bands would play out more.

Favorite ska-

any 2 tone stuff
Link 80
Spitvalves
Fishbone
Blue Meanies
anything with Mike Park
Skatalites
old Less Than Jake
Slapstick
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Pilfers
The 'Tone
The Toasters
Skavoovie and the Epitones
Skif Dank
The Usuals
Save Ferris

heretic · « **Reply #27 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 06:39 »

fishbone and skatalites are a couple of my favs too

blanktom · « **Reply #28 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 07:02 »

Yeah I love ska man! Ska-core it pretty good, if ya like genre-hybrids lol.
The Flatliners are amazing, as are The Toasters and Streetlight Manifesto. I'm going to see The Toasters in August at the Norwich Waterfront. I'm also seeing Capdown play with A, but I'll probably leave before A come on because I personally think they suck my trunk. If you havent heard farse, check them out. They broke up like 2 years ago but their stuff is wicked cool.
Peace

KharBevNor · « **Reply #29 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 09:10 »

I dislike ska-shows more than I dislike listening to ska. Possibly because I don't like ska, and thus normally spend the duration of our local ska bands sets at mixed genre shows scowling somewhere.

Might just be that we have particularly shit ska round here of course. Other people seem to dig it.

ASturge · « **Reply #30 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 09:36 »

I guess you cant help if you just , don't like something.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #31 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 09:48 »

It just seems to be an unusual thing to dislike. Except among the uber-kvlt black metal lovers who hate everything.

Se7en · « **Reply #32 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 10:19 »

Stuff like reel big fish, mustard plug, skanking pickle, and other pop-ska acts like that get boring pretty quickly i find.

Mighty mighty bosstones just never gets old though. Its the only ska that has ever really held my attention.

That said, bad ska beats bad emo hands down.

heretic · « **Reply #33 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 10:43 »

pop-ska, to me just doesn't have the energy of off-the-cuff-balls-to-the-wall-we're-having-the-best-time-rocking-out-up-here uncut ska. it's like for someone who wants to like ska to be cool, but has no music taste.

Se7en · « **Reply #34 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 10:52 »

Well yeah, thats pretty much the definition of pop music. Luckily, ska isnt cool anymore. Becoming fasionable can be the worst thing that can happen to a genre. Though as lame trends go, we have had worse..

dreamsoflondon · « **Reply #35 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 11:52 »

I recently discovered that I like ska. My boyfriend plays in a grunge/punk band (as odd as that may sound, its incredible), and their last show was with a band from Colorado called Synthetic Elements. They were incredible and while it was actually the second time I'd seen them, something clicked. Doesn't hurt that they're all very cool people.

And skanking is FUN. I'm a terrible dancer, and even I look hot doing that. What could be better?

heretic · « **Reply #36 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 12:01 »

that doesn't sound odd at all, actually it's pretty common

My Aim Is True · « **Reply #37 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 12:13 »

Quote from: Se7en

Stuff like reel big fish, mustard plug, skanking pickle, and other pop-ska acts like that get boring pretty quickly i find.

Mighty mighty bosstones just never gets old though. Its the only ska that has ever really held my attention.

That said, bad ska beats bad emo hands down.

I agree on Reel Big Fish and Mustard Plug, but Skankin' Pickle is in a league of their own. Yeah, they were goofy, but they were pretty much the first band to really blend ska and punk in equal measure. Plus, Mike Park is like the Ian MacKaye of the ska world.

MyPandaisOnFire · « **Reply #38 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 13:33 »

Hepcat and Streetlight Manifesto are my favorite ska bands.

Any other Hepcat fans here?

ebullientsoul · « **Reply #39 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 17:16 »

Ska rules.

Specials, Less Than Jake, the Suicide Machines and Catch 22/Streetlight Manifesto are my favorites.

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #40 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 17:21 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Quote from: movielife_girl
Ska is the happiest music around, there is NOT a reason in the world not to like it.

Maybe I have a different estimation of happy. Ska generally seems a bit too bubblegummy for me.

Give me some humppa anyday.

Yes. Yes!
I couldn't agree more with this (especially the Humppa part

). To me, ska just seems sort of too happy, like forced-happy even.
"We're here to have a good time, so everybody damn well better have a good or else!"
That sort of thing.

Also, skanking isn't my thing either, I would much rather pogo properly or do some hardcore moshing. By the way, do not try this hardcore-ninja-kick stuff at a ska show. It's not exactly the best way to get popular, I tried.
At least they can't get close to you while you're kicking everything around you.

Robbo · « **Reply #41 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 17:49 »

Not even when the rest of the crowd makes a space for people to break out the spin kicks and the band dont object or even encourage it?

As for Ska...well we can all guess. Go back to your happy clappy talk people.

blooflame · « **Reply #42 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 19:34 »

Kinda tired, so I skimmed earlier posts. Forgive me if I'm duplicating someone else's...

Mephiskapholes - they do some great stuff. I love their ska cover of the James Bond theme song.

Baccone Dolce - a (sadly) defunct Tallahassee Ska band.. they had a CD out, maybe it can be found.

And of course, Madness

TScho · « **Reply #43 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 20:37 »

Quote from: Awkward Silence

I second The Aquabats. The only Catch 22 I really like is with their original singer, the new guy gets on my nerves.

See: Streetlight Manifesto.

I <3 ska. The Arrogant Sons of Bitches is by far the best ska band in existance, although they're technically broken up.

http://www.asobrock.com

ska totally worth checking out (not already mentioned in this thread):
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution- An all acoustic project headed by the same guy who founded Catch 22 and Streetlight Manifesto. Far from typical ska.

Bomb the Music Industry- Essentially the same band as ASOB, but with a new horn section and keyboardist. They're awesome.

Dalys Gone Wrong - A NY ska band without a horn section. They're amazing! Really fast vocals with an intense punk-rock flair and combine elements of other genres in the same way Leftover Crack/Choking Victim does.

Edna's Goldfish- Who cares if they broke up 5 years ago? They still rock hypothetical socks into a clear "off" position.

Forces of Evil - Bouncy horn lines and a return to the bubblegum ska of the late 90's. Headed by Reel Big Fish's Aaron Barrett and backed by the horn section of the late Jeffries Fan Club.

High School Football Heroes - An amazing band from Long Island, NY. Really. It's hard to describe their sound, but it's generally "fucking awesome" and is the only thing that can please all of my friends (a group with rather diverse music tastes)

Long Shot Hero - Totally rocktagious band from PA. Their lyrics are pretty emo but their melodies are ridiculously intoxicating. By far some of the best music I've ever heard.

Premarital Sax - And old local band with some amazing tracks. They broke up a while ago, with members moving on to form High School Football Heroes and Three Day Weekend.

Razbari Sumthing - A suprizingly delightful ska band from Syracuse, NY. They aren't too serious and thus write songs about unicorns and the like, with the occasional inspirational ballad about comparing life to a wet floor.

RX Bandits - If you've never heard them/of them you're very deprived. Especially since they're pretty well known. Their sound has gotten a lot more matured since they started playing music, growing from a stereotypical ska band to a vauge indie-ska band with some intense horn lines.

Stray Bullets - Amazing punk-ska band out of Boston. No horn section and very gritty, but with brilliant melodies and nice guitar work.

Subb - For a long standing Candian ska band with several LP releases they're not very well known, but among my favorites. They're simply awesome.

Suburban Legends - Um, these guys are lunatics. Catchy/bouncy horn lines coupled with some rather odd stage acrobatics.

Too Short Notice - A pretty well known north east ska band. Fronted by a female vocalist they have a rather unique sound and tend to please.

There are a ton more but I don't feel like looking up their websites and writing short blurbs about them...

heretic · « **Reply #44 on:** 13 Jul 2005, 04:15 »

YES! someone else who knows Long Shot Hero!
they kicked off thier east coast tour to promote "old enough to know better" at a show i hosted, then we chilled, drank beer and ate pizza on my deck. it rocked, hardcore.

also, less than jake, IMO kinda sucks. plastic cup politics is pretty good, but most of it is too poppy and boring/stupid for my taste

yipjumpmusic · « **Reply #45 on:** 13 Jul 2005, 05:26 »

My cousin once was in a ska band, though I bet every other person can say that

*adds worthless 2 cents, though more like one*

negative creep · « **Reply #46 on:** 13 Jul 2005, 06:13 »

rantanplan ftw!

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #47 on:** 14 Jul 2005, 14:27 »

Quote from: Awkward Silence

No, just don't do the ninja-kick thing at all.

Actually, depending on the show you're going to it is very well advisable. Case in point: I went to see The Hope Conspiracy and decided not to be an ass and spinkick and shit. Next thing I know, someone punches me square in the face in the pit. I was bleeding from my mouth and I couldn't chew without pain for about a week.
It's things like that motivate you to spinkick so everyone keeps the distance.

However, I don't normally do this at shows where it's unfitting (i.e. ska shows), I usually don't even go to those. This specific case has been an exception and I had own personal reasons to act like this. I don't think I'll do it again though.

Shedonwanna · « **Reply #48 on:** 14 Jul 2005, 15:16 »

Anyone know where I can find a place to sample tracks by Skaba the Hutt? Yes it's a real band, in fact it is the band that the lead singer of the Bravery was in before starting The Bravery. That makes me laugh for some reason... Probably because it's funny, yeah, that must be it...

Merkava · « **Reply #49 on:** 14 Jul 2005, 16:27 »

I doubt it could be any worse than the current band. XP

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