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Title: favorite ska band
Post by: cabose on 31 Jan 2008, 05:44

mines streetlight manifesto, yours?

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: valley_parade on 31 Jan 2008, 05:59

I suppose the Aquabats, before the horn section left and they picked up the keyboards. Not to say Charge!!! wasn't a good album.

Big D and the Kids table are pretty fun, too.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: cabose on 31 Jan 2008, 06:50

so catch 22?

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: ledhendrix on 31 Jan 2008, 07:11

The Skatalites.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: cabose on 31 Jan 2008, 07:33

thank you :)

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: Johnny C on 31 Jan 2008, 08:08

Aaaaand that's the end of the thread.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: valley_parade on 31 Jan 2008, 08:11

Ska threads are like Keith Richards.

They refuse to go away.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: imapiratearg on 31 Jan 2008, 08:30

Quote from: valley_parade on 31 Jan 2008, 08:11

Ska is like Keith Richards.

It refuses to go away.

In all honesty, I like The Clash.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: ViolentDove on 31 Jan 2008, 14:33

I wouldn't call the Clash a Ska band.

They are pretty damn good though.

Anyone see that Strummer movie? 

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: JimmyJazz on 31 Jan 2008, 14:52

The Specials are pretty kick-ass guys. I know its cool to hate on ska on shit, but not every ska band is Reel Big Fish or Catch 22. There's some awesome material out there.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: imapiratearg on 31 Jan 2008, 14:57

Indeed.  The Skatalites are pretty cool, too.

Quote from: ViolentDove on 31 Jan 2008, 14:33

I wouldn't call the Clash a Ska band.

About 80% of London Calling sounds like ska to me, dude.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: ViolentDove on 31 Jan 2008, 15:19

Yeah, see I'd call them a band who at various points play ska, punk, cheesey funk, reggae, dub and straight up rock. Sometimes all mashed up together. Not purely a ska band. I mean, look at the first album, there's only one ska-ish track on there, Police and Thieves.


Also!

This is my Track Of The Week, which also happens to be a ska track: Push Wood- Jackie Opel (http://boomp3.com/m/75be0b58ad5b).

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 31 Jan 2008, 16:04

I'm listening to The Mighty Mighty Bosstones right now.  They were way better pre-"The Impression That I Get", but they're still pretty good.

Also, Bomb the Music Industry! is good.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: cabose on 31 Jan 2008, 16:16

i dont get it, even ska fans bash on catch 22 they were amazing till they reformed!

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: imapiratearg on 31 Jan 2008, 17:47

I don't even think they reformed.  Isn't just Streetlight Manifesto redoing old Catch 22 songs?  Or did they really reunite?  Because Streetlight Manifesto re-released Keasbey Nights, and that might be confusing me.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: Ng on 01 Feb 2008, 07:26

I really enjoy BOTAR, but you can only listen to the same five songs so many times before you go "Ok, I'm done here. See you when you release your next album in TWENTY MILLION YEARS."

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: 12-tone on 01 Feb 2008, 08:47

I love Reel Big Fish and I don't care.

If I'm surrounded by ska dorks or something though, I'll just say The Specials.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: mayfly on 01 Feb 2008, 10:24

I like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and King Muskafa.

I don't really find Catch 22 offensive in any way (although they don't really interest me) so I don't really get why everyone bashes them so much. -shrugs-

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: Skibas_clavicle on 01 Feb 2008, 11:06

Rancid. Seriously, dudes.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: valley_parade on 01 Feb 2008, 11:15

*shrug*

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: psyne on 01 Feb 2008, 11:19

I wouldn't call Rancid ska at all. Maybe some roots in ska punk, especially because Tim and Matt were in Op Ivy, but what of Rancid's stuff would you call ska?

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: valley_parade on 01 Feb 2008, 11:40

Time Bomb, dude.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: jimbunny on 01 Feb 2008, 13:57

Do The Impossibles count?

I remember liking them.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 01 Feb 2008, 14:26

I think The Impossibles got better after they dropped the ska out of their sound.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 01 Feb 2008, 14:29

are the Suicide Machines ska? i have on of their cds that i still enjoy.

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: leperphiliac on 01 Feb 2008, 15:20

Quote from: ledhendrix on 31 Jan 2008, 07:11

The Skatalites.

I agree. They're a lot of fun.

Also, Operation Ivy

Title: Re: favorite ska band
Post by: cabose on 01 Feb 2008, 15:46

im not a big fan of operation ivy, and catch 22 split into streetlight then kinda revived and sucked major ass