Poll: Ska You Say?

[BonsaiK]

Ska is reggae at twice the speed.

I don't really like it. It can be good sometimes, but tons of horrid punk bands doing cheesy ska songs where I live have kind of ruined it for me. There's a big ska scene in my town and it's mainly made up of teenagers who do horrible pop-punk butcherings of the style that would make Jamaicans cry.

 

[[Gavo]]

Yup. Listen to some English Beat.

 

[Babrook]

Also, this is obligatory:


It's a pretty decent ska song in itself, made as a half joke (that whole 90's ska revival bullshit was infact, bullshit). Gotta love Propagandhi, probably the most intelligent guys in music.

 

[MalevolentJim]

I don't listen/know alot of Ska,the only group I know is Madness.And they are fucking fantastic!

 

[Lukeje]

The only ska (well, two-tone) band you ever have to listen to are The Specials. They only ever made two albums (and some extra singles) but what they did make is damn near perfect.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
7 Seconds of Loves.
Are two that I know of.

Reel Big Fish is great Ska. If I recall, Less Than Jake has some Ska tracks as well, you should check them out.

Streetlight Manifesto is quickly becoming a favorite band of mine. And, yes, they are Ska

Sure is a lot of pop-punk in this thread.

This is ska.

Nice eltism there. Third Wave is still ska! And Streetlight aren't even remotely poppy.

Personally I love most third wave, I haven't listened to much older stuff bar The Specials or Madness.

 

[Jackalb]

Listen to Madness, good oldschool ska band.

What this guy said, Madness kick ass.

 

[Rooster893]

I've heard of it, I like a few sublime songs.

It's not that good, but it's not that bad.

 

[reg42]

I like some local ska bands that none of you will have ever heard of, but other than that I'm mostly a metalhead

 

[mokes310]

Voodoo Glow Skulls...SON!
Closet Monster

Drunk Tank

Shoot the Moon

Those tracks are all off of their album Firme

 

[DazZ.]

I like most 3rd wave, and some Madness, prefer the Specials though.
It makes me epically happy. Reminds me of summers when I was a kid running around chucking girls into swimming pools because I couldn't talk to them that well.

 

[mokes310]

I like most 3rd wave...

No way son, early 2nd wave reigns supreme!

I've heard of it, I like a few sublime songs.

It's not that good, but it's not that bad.

Please tell me that you're not calling Sublime a mediocre band? Say it aint so George, say it aint so!

 

[Nickolai77]

Judging by the various videos that people have provided, it sounds alright, it strikes me as an odd mix of jazz and punk rock and...i'm not sure what. It's fine, i would happily listen to it but i doubt i would get into it.

 

[DannyBoy451]

This thread fills my balls with rage.

 

[CK76]

Always amazed on labels within music industry and among fans. I like bands, some of those bands are ska, so sure, I like that. Fun concerts, good energy and fun (an acquired taste) pits often.

 

[berault]

The Johnstones
Streetlight Manifesto
Mean Tangerine
Big D and the Kids Table

just a few of my favorite "ska" bands

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

The only band of Ska i do like is Madness, the rest i've heard is wax to my ears...