what about ska? [Archive]

Spartaco

31st January 2003, 21:33

do any of you listen to ska? im discovering it right now, i found out of this spanish commie ska group called ska-p, do u guys know them? they're fun

mcleodstickle

1st February 2003, 00:08

YAY!
i like this thread already....
i am a ska fan

ska-p yes have heard of them...but havent listened to much stuff.

everyone sould be a ska fan...

Michael De Panama

2nd February 2003, 05:56

Listen to Fishbone. They're ska enough.

tommyt1alacrana

2nd February 2003, 06:03

i like ska. good music for the kiddies to learn to. next month im taking the kids to bob marley. they are going to love it. hoping to take them to a good ska show in the future.

mcleodstickle

2nd February 2003, 15:23

my auntie went to the madness gig in glasgow.... AND DIDNT TAKE ME

she took her two oldest kids (7 and 5) who are real little shits, i have never met such horrible kids. They dont deserve to go see madness!!!

They cancelled the aberdeen gig that i was gonna go to :( then i couldnt get anywhere to stay in glasgow :(

anyhoo... little rant over

Rob

2nd February 2003, 17:45

I like real ska. The 60s Jamaican stuff is great. So's two-tone. A lot of modern ska seems to suck the big one, though.

ComradeJunichi

2nd February 2003, 19:08

The Specials, The Toots, what about ska/punk or skacore?

mcleodstickle

2nd February 2003, 19:13

ska punk has to be king prawn, although they sound a hell of a lot better live than they do recorded.

All of their gigs alwyas sell out, but they get crap record sales.

GWF

3rd February 2003, 18:57

I deffinetly like ska, and I do know Ska-P, well, 2 songs actually, cannabis and al turron. 2 great ska songs. I also like Sublime (punk ska) The Specials, The Skatellites.

Does any of you also like Dup, like Lee Perry, Scientists, Asian Dup Foundation, Dup Syndicate.

Edelweiss

6th February 2003, 14:54

Check out the "Che-Lives MP3 of the month".

mcleodstickle

6th February 2003, 22:36

sounds good malte :biggrin:
you cant beat a good bit of brass!
And of course a cool bass line.

got an email from my local venue about the king prawn gig:
"THE MAD ASS PIONEERS OF ALL THINGS SKA AND PUNK
KING PRAWN"

:biggrin: as paul described them.... four times.... in one email

El Brujo

7th February 2003, 01:59

Voodoo Glow Skulls, Decibelios(their later stuff), Fishbone, The Specials, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, ect. Good shit.