Does anyone still listen to Ska?
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I'm listening to ska right now.
The Aquabats to be exact.
Edit: Did you know that Travis Barker used to drum for The Aquabats before he went to Blink-182?
The Aquabats to be exact.
Edit: Did you know that Travis Barker used to drum for The Aquabats before he went to Blink-182?
Don't be confused, Ska seems to have a lot of different sounds, I know a Ska group that sounds like old school swing musicZ(ombie)fan said:
Yes, Streetlight Manifesto, Big D and the Kids Table, Less Than Jake, Mustard Plug and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones kick tons of ass.
Every now and then. Sublime ain't too shabby, and neither is Operation Ivy (although they're a bit more punk)
1st wave/Island Ska is the source of Reggae. Most of Reggae's founders started off as Ska musicians (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff, for example).Z(ombie)fan said:
This. Ska over time slowly exchanged saliva with stuff like the punk scene of the seventies/eighties, and that's where we got the faster paced two tone, and later the 3rd wave stuff which was essentially suburban pop punk bands with a horn section.RhombusHatesYou said:
Ska? The genre produced my favorite modern song ("Beer" - Reel Big Fish). However, Ska is not my first choice of music to listen to for pleasure. I use it mostly to relax after a particularly strenuous round of Halo 3 multiplayer controller wrestling.
I'm personally not huge into 3rd wave stuff, but I have to recommend Common Rider to literally everyone. Not necessarily straight third wave, but Jesse Michaels (the lead singer) originally hailed from Operation Ivy, the seminal late 80's ska punk band. Common Rider's first album "Last Wave Rockers" is a mostly unknown and greatly under appreciated piece of work. Please at least check out this song, "Classics of Love".
You have not heard ska until you've beheld the glory of...
THE AQUABATS!
Their lead singer went on to create the greatest children's show of the 21st century: Yo Gabba Gabba!
THE AQUABATS!
Their lead singer went on to create the greatest children's show of the 21st century: Yo Gabba Gabba!
This is part of the reason I rarely suggest bands in threads like this. I start recommending 1st wave/Island Ska or some of the more obscure TwoTone stuff and 3rd wavers get all "What's all this reggae shit?" Then a few hours later I wake up covered in someone else's blood.AgentNein said:
I miss Judge Dread, last of the 'Toast and Boast' school.
Oh man, I love Big D. They deserve more recognition than what they are receiving.Arisato-kun said:
OT: There is still a substantial ska scene out there, Warped Tour (I know, I know) had half of their line up as ska two or three years ago. Your best best though is to find more local bands and venues. Never underestimate the $5 bar show.
And Something to Do is possibly my new favorite
http://www.myspace.com/somethingtodo
Haha, yeeeah I'm with you on the blacking out and waking up in someone elses blood. It's frustrating, particularly because while two tone 2nd wave stuff to me anyway felt like a pure exchanging of musical culture, 3rd wave (a LOT of it, but not all) felt to me like...simply appropriation. No real respect shown to the forbears so much as ripping it apart and using its legacy. Again, not all.RhombusHatesYou said:
The Slackers are in my opinion a great example of solid contemporary ska though.