SKA-music

[FistFullOfSteel]

Anyone has heard of this music genre?

SKA-P is good too,they sing on espanol ;)

[atlanticche]

i know this has nothing at all to do with the music but southampton fc have a thing, whatever its called, called "racism just ain't saintly" the fact that they almost never play black players has nothing to do with it

[ComradeJunichi]

The Specials, The Toasters, Skoidats - a few of my favorites.

[Rob]

Hell yeah I know about ska. The older the better tends to be a good rule of thumb to apply. Not that there aren't a few good newer ska bands (Inspecter 7, The Slackers, and those that Juni mentioned jump to mind), but you can't top The Skatalites.

[ComradeJunichi]

Oh hell yeah, the Skatalites are an amazing band. The Slackers are also a favorite; I like how they combine ska, jazz, blues, reggae and soul all together. I wanna see them live as soon as they're back to New York City.

[Hate Is Art]

MADNESSS!!

[ComradeJunichi]

Originally posted by Digital [email protected] 21 2004, 08:49 PM
MADNESSS!!
Also very good.

[FistFullOfSteel]

Originally posted by [email protected] 21 2004, 07:11 PM
i know this has nothing at all to do with the music but southampton fc have a thing, whatever its called, called "racism just ain't saintly" the fact that they almost never play black players has nothing to do with it
No problemo Companero.Who is coach for the team?


anyway the groups i listen too is skatalites,toots,black uhuru and prince buster, etc :)

[celtopunk]

Ska is cool.

Doreen Shaffer
Kingpins
laurel aitken
Hepcat
Fishbone
Skofflaws
The English Beat
Trojans
Banda Bassotti
Koratu
Dr Calypso
The Adjusters (although not solely a ska band, they play some great ska)
Dave Hillyard Rock Steady 7
Lots of non-english singing bands
and most of the othre ones that were mentioned

[suffianr]

I like the band that did the New York New York cover...The Specials??

[Pingu]

i listen to ska-p and madness

my favorite is ska-p, very good sound, and very good lyrics, they just rule :P

[Jesus Christ]

Reel Big Fish, only good english-speaking ska band lol

[ComradeJunichi]

Originally posted by Jesus [email protected] 22 2004, 07:37 PM
Reel Big Fish, only good english-speaking ska band lol
Reel Big Fish aren't that good, I think they suck.

[Rob]

Originally posted by Jesus [email protected] 22 2004, 07:37 PM
Reel Big Fish, only good english-speaking ska band lol
That's not serious, right?

[Politrickian]

Originally posted by Rob+Jan 22 2004, 10:08 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Rob @ Jan 22 2004, 10:08 PM)
Jesus [email protected] 22 2004, 07:37 PM
Reel Big Fish, only good english-speaking ska band lol
That&#39;s not serious, right? [/b]
I HATE Reel Big Fish.

They&#39;re awfull.

No Respect, Scrapy, Skatalites. That&#39;s the 3 bands I like the most. I don&#39;t really take time to download other bands. Although suggestions for bands to download would be nice :)

And the netherlands doesn&#39;t really have a big ska scene, especially here in Rotterdam(most ska is concentrated on the border of germany, for which you have to pay around 25 euro to get to with the train) which is where the dutch punk scene pretty much started and there&#39;s allways a few punk party&#39;s in and around rotterdam each month so I can&#39;t complain too much.

And finally for the first time in six months there will be a SKA party somewhere near here. And it&#39;s free too&#33; I&#39;m pretty happy bout that&#33;

[ComradeJunichi]

In Long Island, I haven&#39;t seen much of a ska scene but the punk scene is not bad - there&#39;s a skin scene but we&#39;re all separated, and there are some boneheads lurking around. I know there is a good ska scene in the city though.

Anyway, there are millions of good "english-speaking ska bands" out there - much better than Reel Big Fish.

[canikickit]

The Skatalites Live in Toronto.

My Webpage (http://www.che-lives.net/users/cani/)

[JasonR]

My favs? Mephiskapheles (ska with satanic lyrics, it is brilliant stuff though), Skatalites (the song Fidel Castro is popular eh? :D ) , some Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and The Specials of course.

[Urban Rubble]

Reel Big Fish, only good english-speaking ska band lol

Jeebus Christ man, go kill yourself. Now, as quickly as possible, go find some Draino and drink it as fast as possible.

O.K, that may be a bit harsh, but damn, you have no concept of ska music Jeebus, none at all. Go buy the self titled Specials album and get back to us.

Has anyone ever noticed that alot of the really good Specials songs are covers of old reggae songs ?

Rudy, A message to you
You&#39;re wondering now (one of the best songs ever put on a record)
Monkey Man

There are so many more.

[FistFullOfSteel]

Anyone heard of SKA-P?I like their music ;)

[Rob]

Originally posted by Urban [email protected] 23 2004, 04:01 AM

Has anyone ever noticed that alot of the really good Specials songs are covers of old reggae songs ?

Rudy, A message to you
You&#39;re wondering now (one of the best songs ever put on a record)
Monkey Man

There are so many more.
Yup. Too Much too Young, Gangsters, Guns of Navarrone...the list goes on.

[Jesus Christ]

Originally posted by [email protected] 22 2004, 05:15 PM
In Long Island, I haven&#39;t seen much of a ska scene but the punk scene is not bad - there&#39;s a skin scene but we&#39;re all separated, and there are some boneheads lurking around. I know there is a good ska scene in the city though.

Anyway, there are millions of good "english-speaking ska bands" out there - much better than Reel Big Fish.
Im into the emocore scene on LI, Im in middle island, its fucking sweet, Alexisonfire played a while back, and Gabriel is so awesome


Jeebus Christ man, go kill yourself. Now, as quickly as possible, go find some Draino and drink it as fast as possible.

O.K, that may be a bit harsh, but damn, you have no concept of ska music Jeebus, none at all. Go buy the self titled Specials album and get back to us.

Has anyone ever noticed that alot of the really good Specials songs are covers of old reggae songs ?

Rudy, A message to you
You&#39;re wondering now (one of the best songs ever put on a record)
Monkey Man

There are so many more.


truth is that I dont really like ska at all, its ear piercing madness
I put RBF cuz of their great lack of horns

[ComradeJunichi]

Little ***** (best song ever), Too Hot, Too Much Too Young, Gangsters, You&#39;re Wondering Now, Do The Dog, Niteklub, All Gone, Ghost Town, Monkey Man, A Message To You, Pressure Drop, Friday Night Saturday Morning, Concrete Jungle, etc.

I have the whole Tribute to the Specials CD.

[El Brujo]

Ska-P are ok, but WAY too overrated.

My favs: The Specials, Skatalites, Mephiskapheles, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Madness, Espias Secretos, Ghetto 84, Los Fabulosos Cadillac&#39;s, etc.

[El Brujo]

Originally posted by [email protected] 22 2004, 07:40 PM
Koratu

Ah, good to see a Kortatu fan. Damn good band, musically and lyrically (though I don&#39;t like their support of ETA). They toured with my favourite oi&#33; band Decibelios in 1985:

http://www.webpersonal.net/decibelios/entradas/renteria.jpg

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by El Brujo+Jan 24 2004, 02:17 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (El Brujo @ Jan 24 2004, 02:17 AM)
[email protected] 22 2004, 07:40 PM
Koratu

Ah, good to see a Kortatu fan. Damn good band, musically and lyrically (though I don&#39;t like their support of ETA). They toured with my favourite oi&#33; band Decibelios in 1985:

http://www.webpersonal.net/decibelios/entradas/renteria.jpg [/b]
I must confess that I don&#39;t understand their lyrics. I must also confess that I wouldn&#39;t be bothered by their support for Basque self determination.

[El Brujo]

I support Basque self-determination but I don&#39;t support ETA. They may have been progressive during the Franco era but now their just rather aimless terrorists that have committed some pretty nasty atrocities.

[left for dead]

I mainly listen to ska in spanish, such as Maldita Vecindad, Nana Pancha, and 15 Letras. There is a huge ska subculture in the Hispanic/Latino urban areas here in South-Central Los Angeles. Bands such as Roncovancoco, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and Matamoska are common sounds at the Allen Theatre in South Gate.

[El Brujo]

You should check out Espias Secretos. The best latin ska band, IMO.

[Floyd.]

Madness, but more recently No Doubt (when they started out)

[Mano Dayak]

Yeah, I know Ska-P (http://www.ska-p.net). Although I only speak a little Spanish, I understand most of what they&#39;re singing. Their lyrics are really great.

PS: The only ska-p album I&#39;ve got is "El vals del obrero".

[madonna_1984]

There is this band in Houston called the " LOS SKARNALES", good ska music in spanish. They rock&#33;&#33;&#33;

If anyone is in Houston on Jan.30th, 2004, check them out at Fitzgerald&#39;s. They are going to be playing with the Toasters and other bands. It&#39;s going to be a whole night of SKA music. :P

[zapata&#39;s_ghost]

i fucking love the specials, they were one of the best bands of the 20th century, &#39;Ghost Town&#39; and &#39;rude boys outta jail&#39; are absolute classics

[SgtPepper369]

I know some great local SKA. My freind Jeremy is in a band called The Venkmans. They have this one song called 30 Miles South. They&#39;re from Baltimore... what&#39;s 30 miles south of that ? DC Maybe?

Great song.