Let's have a ska thread

[frank220]

You may have noticed all of the metal threads on the forums lately so I decided to be different. What is your favorite ska band, artist, song, etc? My personal favorite is Pawn Shop by Sublime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX0P7PQEdxU
I don't know how to embed so sorry about the link.

 

[JanatUrlich]

Uh, I dunno XD Do the Offspring count as ska? If so, I fucking love their Splinter and American albums

Aaaah if only their new stuff wasn't so shit...

 

[Berethond]

It's all about Streetlight Manifesto.

 

[kaziard]

bandits of the accoustic revoulution, however ska does all seem to be very similar to me lol

 

[AvsJoe]

Reel Big Fish I guess. I don't know the genre too well.

 

[DannyBoy451]

Spoiler: Ska, you say?

THAT, my friends, is ska.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

Don't really know any of the US bands.

 

[Lord George]

Toots and the Maytals are good, also Skindred though there a strange mix between Ska and god knows what else.

 

[DannyBoy451]

Don't really know any of the US bands.

You're really not missing much, it's just pop-punk with brass.

 

[headshotcatcher]

Reel Big Fish, nuff said

 

[APPCRASH]

Mustard Plug and Less than Jake are a good choice.

 

[EvilMuffin094]

Arrogant sons of bitches-Piss off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPMEhgiIfq8
The Skatastrophies-It never ends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVGZjFN-H58&feature=related

I'm tempted to put more i really am...okay maybe one more.

The Fad-Vinyl paradise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd7ZH9pmCi4&feature=related

All quite good Ska bands.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

You're really not missing much, it's just pop-punk with brass.

In that case, I'll link to The Boo Radleys as well.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqlgd_the-boo-radleys-lazarus_music

 

[Wadders]

WOW, an music thread that isn't about metal?! What were you thinking?!

This means I may have to start a Country thread soon.

OT: I'm not too familiar with the genre, but I do enjoy listening to when I happen to hear it. Do these guys count as Ska? Cos I likes em. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj-xbhAFT-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V4vE4WxApo

They're amazing live. Trust me

Also Cat Empire, but they're not altogether ska, kind of multiple genres really.

 

[DannyBoy451]

This thread is physically making me angry.

Here's a song that wasn't written by Californian whiteboys with spikey hair:

We call this "Ska"

 

[Generic-man]

The Arrogant Sons of Bitches, Big D and the Kid's Table, A Billion Ernies, Five Iron Frenzy, High School Football Heroes, Infamous Jake and the Pinstripe Mafia, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mustard Plug, Operation Ivy, The Planet Smashers, The Slackers, Slow Gherkin, The Specials, The Spitvalves, The Taj Motel Trio, The Toasters, Voodoo Glow Skulls

Thanks for making this thread!

 

[Berethond]

This thread is physically making me angry.

Here's a song that wasn't written by Californian whiteboys with spikey hair:

We call this "Ska"

I call that the worst Miles Davis rip-off ever.

 

[DannyBoy451]

This thread is physically making me angry.

Here's a song that wasn't written by Californian whiteboys with spikey hair:

We call this "Ska"

I call that the worst Miles Davis rip-off ever.

I know very little about jazz, so I can't really comment.

 

[Berethond]

This thread is physically making me angry.

Here's a song that wasn't written by Californian whiteboys with spikey hair:

We call this "Ska"

I call that the worst Miles Davis rip-off ever.

I know very little about jazz, so I can't really comment.

Okay, basically, all ska is is jazz dumbed down to average high school horn player status. (Most of it.)

See Streetlight Manifesto for an exception.

 

[DannyBoy451]

This thread is physically making me angry.

Here's a song that wasn't written by Californian whiteboys with spikey hair:

We call this "Ska"

I call that the worst Miles Davis rip-off ever.

I know very little about jazz, so I can't really comment.

Okay, basically, all ska is is jazz dumbed down to average high school horn player status. (Most of it.)

See Streetlight Manifesto for an exception.

Not being complex doesn't make something bad; part of the appeal of ska is its simplicity.