Author Topic: Need SKA reccomendations (Read 1172 times)

MyNameIsMethodis · « **on:** November 21, 2008, 06:51:42 PM »

Plz and thnx

Bloodwake · « **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2008, 06:59:48 PM »

Let me go cue tehjaybo. BRB.

Cheebs · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2008, 07:12:32 PM »

The best ska bands ever:
The English Beat
The Specials

tehjaybo · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2008, 07:16:15 PM »

My bat-signal has been ignited, and I have arrived. Sup motherfuckers.

Currently, I'm in a little bit of a mixed ska feel, second and third wave goodness. So, I'll just list them as I can think of them, not necessarily in any order whatsoever.

Reel Big Fish
Streetlight Manifesto
Madness
Mad Caddies
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Less Than Jake
The Toasters
The Pietasters
Catch 22
The Specials
The Aquabats
Goldfinger
The Suicide Machines

BAMALAM.

Cheebs · « **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2008, 07:22:44 PM »

Quote from: tehjaybo on November 21, 2008, 07:16:15 PM

My bat-signal has been ignited, and I have arrived. Sup motherfuckers.

Currently, I'm in a little bit of a mixed ska feel, second and third wave goodness. So, I'll just list them as I can think of them, not necessarily in any order whatsoever.

Reel Big Fish
Streetlight Manifesto
Madness
Mad Caddies
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Less Than Jake
The Toasters
The Pietasters
Catch 22
The Specials
The Aquabats
Goldfinger
The Suicide Machines

BAMALAM.

No English Beat/The Beat? FOOL.

tehjaybo · « **Reply #5 on:** November 21, 2008, 07:23:38 PM »

Never heard of them. I'll add them to the list to "legally procure".

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #6 on:** November 21, 2008, 07:24:23 PM »

I already have some Bosstones but none of the others, so thanks bro.

Cheebs · « **Reply #7 on:** November 21, 2008, 07:27:02 PM »

Quote from: tehjaybo on November 21, 2008, 07:23:38 PM

Never heard of them. I'll add them to the list to "legally procure".

Really? :'( Alongside The Specials they are easily the most important Brit-Ska band of the 80's. I weep for Ska fans who don't know the original kings of the genre. A lot of the band members and the specials band members worked together a lot. The English Beat who tours these days is a random mix of the original beat and the specials.

Although they never hit it off big in America outside one or two songs, they were HUGE in England. Probably the biggest ska band of that time in the UK.

Cheebs · « **Reply #8 on:** November 21, 2008, 07:29:00 PM »

And some of the members went on to form Fine Young Cannibals after they broke up lol.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #9 on:** November 21, 2008, 07:30:20 PM »

Also have any Ska-Punk like Sublime reccs? You know that reggae / ska type of sound.

Eric P · « **Reply #10 on:** November 21, 2008, 10:20:02 PM »

Quote from: tehjaybo on November 21, 2008, 07:23:38 PM

Never heard of them. I'll add them to the list to "legally procure".

you're so fucking fired.

Eric P · « **Reply #11 on:** November 21, 2008, 10:29:09 PM »

some of my credentials

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #12 on:** November 21, 2008, 10:54:49 PM »

A Message To You Rudy <3

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #13 on:** November 21, 2008, 11:01:07 PM »

Pretty much the best ska ever:

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2008, 11:10:51 PM »

Is that a good game?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15 on:** November 22, 2008, 12:29:25 AM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMud on November 21, 2008, 11:10:51 PM

Is that a good game?

Good? Well, it's pretty much a series of fairly straight-forward mini-games. On the other hand, it's totally hilarious and bizarre.

tehjaybo · « **Reply #16 on:** November 22, 2008, 05:21:10 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on November 21, 2008, 10:20:02 PM

Quote from: tehjaybo on November 21, 2008, 07:23:38 PM
Never heard of them. I'll add them to the list to "legally procure".

you're so fucking fired.

I've only been listening to ska for a little while now, so I'm sorry to have offended your vastly superior knowledge.

See you guys next time Bloodwake texts me.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #17 on:** November 22, 2008, 05:26:33 PM »

Do The Specials still exist?

Cheebs · « **Reply #18 on:** November 22, 2008, 05:56:22 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMud on November 22, 2008, 05:26:33 PM

Do The Specials still exist?

Not really. Like I said, when I went to go see The English Beat in concert a few years ago it was like half The Specials band members.

Cheebs · « **Reply #19 on:** November 22, 2008, 05:57:53 PM »

Quote from: tehjaybo on November 22, 2008, 05:21:10 PM

Quote from: Eric P on November 21, 2008, 10:20:02 PM
Quote from: tehjaybo on November 21, 2008, 07:23:38 PM
Never heard of them. I'll add them to the list to "legally procure".

you're so fucking fired.

I've only been listening to ska for a little while now, so I'm sorry to have offended your vastly superior knowledge.

See you guys next time Bloodwake texts me.

To be fair, The English Beat was THE ska band of the 1980's. It be like being a fan of 60's british invasion rock but not knowing who The Beatles or the Rolling Stones are.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #20 on:** November 22, 2008, 06:34:11 PM »

HAY.

He gave me the damn ska I listen to and love so FUCK YOU GUYS

Eric P · « **Reply #21 on:** November 22, 2008, 11:02:16 PM »

you're absolutely right

that was incredibly dickish of me.

Cheebs · « **Reply #22 on:** November 22, 2008, 11:06:26 PM »

At least tehjaybo learned about ska. So it works out. Kind of.

Eric P · « **Reply #23 on:** November 22, 2008, 11:08:47 PM »

i like old roots rock ska and 2 tone the best.

modern ska is good.

my own favorites are the toasters and the pietasters.

luckily i grew up in DC in the 90s so I got a lot of great home grown talent along with all the "big" tours because nyc was so close and our own scene was huge

Cheebs · « **Reply #24 on:** November 22, 2008, 11:10:57 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on November 22, 2008, 11:08:47 PM

i like old roots rock ska and 2 tone the best.

modern ska is good.

Same here, nothing wrong with more recent ska but 2 tone is where it is at. Nothing beats it for me.

My dad was huge into ska in the early 80's so I grew up with a lot of it.

Eric P · « **Reply #25 on:** November 22, 2008, 11:14:32 PM »

let me see if i still have the bbc radio documentary on the rise and fall of 2 tone. it's some fascinating listening

Cheebs · « **Reply #26 on:** November 22, 2008, 11:17:46 PM »

Basically my image of ska in my head looks like this:

I absolutely loved seeing the beat in concert in 2006. Even though only the lead singer was from the english beat seeing so many people of the 2 tone era up there playing lots of stuff not just the beat but the specials and so on, was fantastic. And I never heard that BBC documentary. I gotta look into that.

Eric P · « **Reply #27 on:** November 22, 2008, 11:20:08 PM »

if you want to look for it on your own it's called Too Much Too Young, and it's two one-hour episodes.

Eric P · « **Reply #28 on:** November 24, 2008, 09:39:11 PM »

i have far less ska than i thought i used to, it turns out

VA - This Are Moon Ska
VA- The Two Tone Story Box Set
The Toasters - Discography
The Scofflaws - S/T
Pietasters - 1992-1996 (3 disc set collecting their early period)
The Bosstones - Discog
Suburban Legends - discog
Suicide Machines - Destruction by Definition (their first album is their best, i think)
Skatalites - High Bop Ska
scrappy - discog (pop punk / ska. total guilty pleasure)
reel big fish - discog
Operation Ivy - Energy (recently remastered. sounds excellent) 2 Bootlegs
Moshpit on Disney - Ska / Punk covers of Disney tunes (Japanese Only release)
Mephiskapheles - God Bless Satan ("satanic" ska, really good pop ska done at a million miles per hour)

Manu Chao - Spanish punk singer turned Ska / Reggae singer

Less Than Jake - Discog

Hepcat - Discog (soulful Ska in the DC mode)

goldfinger - darren's coconut ass (a collection of more pop punk than ska covers)

common rider - lead singer from Op Ivy's band. released 2 LPs then broke up. Brilliant stuff.

checkered cabs - remember (my favorite DC ska band. released one album then broke up)

i know i have more stuff not ripped like Ruder Than You's two CDs from philly and some Skunks from DC as well.

not counting all the Ska I have on vinyl (madness, english beat, specials, etc)

If you like i could toss together a quick sampler of some tracks so you can get an idea of the various sub genres surrounding ska

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #29 on:** November 24, 2008, 09:51:54 PM »

The only thing I can think of that hasn't been said is Flogging Molly, and it's not really ska.

etiolate · « **Reply #30 on:** November 24, 2008, 09:57:52 PM »

ska is one of my most hated music genres

BUT

A message to you rudy is an awesome song

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #31 on:** November 24, 2008, 09:59:12 PM »

Fuck you Rudy! scibiddy boop....

tehjaybo · « **Reply #32 on:** November 24, 2008, 10:06:24 PM »

Quote from: Cheebs on November 22, 2008, 11:17:46 PM

Basically my image of ska in my head looks like this:
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I'm with you 100%.
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/Birkoff/DSC00774.jpg

My wall. And yes, the second was just to show more posters.

xnikki118x · « **Reply #33 on:** November 25, 2008, 02:57:42 AM »

Less Than Jake
Reel Big Fish
Catch-22
Suburban Legends
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Edna's Goldfish

This is all you need.

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Author Topic: Need SKA reccomendations (Read 1172 times)