ska

[rioters bloc]

gettin a bit bored of my current musical selection and wanting a change. i've liked pretty much all the ska i've heard but don't know what decent bands there are out there.

doesn't have to be explicitly political. so long as they aren't reactionary fuckers.

so spill.

[Ian]

No respect from Germany

[Djehuti]

The Selecter!

[redchrisfalling]

check out Big D and the kids table or RX bandits

[celtopunk]

What ska have you listened to and liked?

Try:
Skatelites
Specials
Scoflaws
Doreen Shaffer
Banda Bassoti
Hepcat
Dave Hillyard Rock Steady 7
Adjusters
Laurel Aitken
Desmond Dekker
Slacker
Kingpins
English Beat
Dr Calypso
Toasters
Fishbone
Citizen Fish

Some are more traditional some are more ska-punk, and there are plenty others.
These guys have quite a selection:
http://www.jumpuprecords.com/
So does mad butcher records.

[bolshevik butcher]

Originally posted by [email protected] 15 2006, 12:33 PM
No respect from Germany
yes they are fantastic.

Specials
Operation Ivy
Capdown

[The Grey Blur]

I would recommend the following modern Ska bands

Operation Ivy
Sublime
Against All Authority
Ska-P
Leftover Crack
Capdown
Choking Victim

And if you can download, these two Ska songs (by untraditional Ska bands) are good
'Red Hot Moon' by Rancid and 'Bob' by NoFX

But basically everything Celtopunk said is brilliant :lol:

Keep On Skankin'! :)

[FatFreeMilk]

Not big into ska but RX Bandits are good like someone else said. My cousin's all about ska. I noticed when going through his IPod he had tons of Sekta Core so there's another.

[Brownfist]

I am a big Mustard Plug fan. The Slackers are amazing. The Specials have some very good politics and their song called Free Nelson Mandela is old but good. I really like the Pietasters, but their gender politics are pretty fucked. Buck 69 has some good shit. The Toasters are really good too. There are a list of German bands that have some interesting music. A band that occassionally does some good political music, but started a really progressive record label is Bruce Lee Band, and the label is Asian Man records.

[Decadence]

Streetlight Manifesto is good, albeit apolitical
The Suicide Machines have some older ska-ish stuff and are quite political.

[Zero]

The Uptones are great =D.

http://www.uptones.com/

[Sacha]

The Planet Smashers
Reel Big Fish
Madness (old ska)

And as said before;

Big D and the Kids Table
The Specials (old ska)

Also, look for the Ska covers of Hotel California and the Tetris song.

Skank it up man - keep Ska alive!

[FatFreeMilk]

yeah boy I'm not big into ska but Madness is the shit! That song "one step beyond" is addicting.

[el Rebesnét del Tio Canya]

-Skalariak, from the Basque Country.

[bloody_capitalist_sham]

I think Capdown are awesome. and it stands for Cap(italist)Down(fall)

Also a band called King prawn. Really great.

adequate 7 are well good

and catch 22.

Also the aquabats.

[WeOnlyWantTheEarth]

It's all about Big D And The Kids Table! Other than them, Mustard Plug are pretty good.Lately,I've been going back to Less Than Jake, a band I haven't listened to in a long time, but the band that introduced me to "ska". Against All Authority are also worthy of a listen!

[comradesteele]

Originally posted by [email protected] 15 2006, 12:39 PM
No respect from Germany
defionatley theses guys!
their website got some free little songs on right side of page (http://www.norespect-skapunk.de/)

[YSR]

The Arrogant Sons of *****es are totally amazing
And Bomb the Music Industry! is free and sweet, by the singer of ASOB.

www.bombthemusicindustry.com

[WeOnlyWantTheEarth]

Bomb The Music Industry! are a very,very good band I agree.I really admire how they keep their music free like that.It really is for the love of music alone.

[anomaly]

Against All Authority are also worthy of a listen!
Oh hellz yea!

Also, Catch 22. I'm not too fond of Less than Jake, but some of there stuff is ok.

[armedpoet]

Ska!?

Try PROPAGANDHI (http://www.propagandhi.com/) instead.

:D

Listen to "Ska Sucks" and become enlightened.

Also see G7 (http://www.g7welcomingcommittee.com/).

[Commie Rat]

Madness (some of it may be a bit of rocksteady)
Specials
Selecter
Catch 22
Op. Ivy
Mustard Plug
Capdown
Aquabats

[OneBrickOneVoice]

These days I'm mostly listening to Anti-Flag and shit like that. The lyrics are actually meaningful unlike other bands and artists. I don't know if they have anything to do with ska but they are political.

[FinnMacCool]

Operation Ivy. . .nothing else is needed

Left Over Crack is OK but they're kinda lame. . .they think Sept 11th was a good thing, which is stupid.

[celtopunk]

Here's a big ass list of ska bands.

http://www.billtanner.net/ska/skabands.html

[armedpoet]

Operation Ivy. . .nothing else is needed

Fuck. Yeah.

[Faceless]

The Filaments and The Foamers. Both great punk bands with big ska influences

[patrickbeverley]

Originally posted by [email protected] 19 2006, 09:42 AM
The Toasters are really good too.
sings "Don't let the bastards grind you down, don't let them grind you down" :D

Also the Beat are good (might be called the English Beat in US, not sure).

[YSR]

Agreed about Leftover Crack. They're on the edge for sure, and I think they say a lot of stuff just to be offensive, but they're cool bastards.

[Ozza27]

FUZIGISH FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!!!!!!! FUCKING GREATEST SKA BAND EVER!!!!!!!

www.fuzigish.com

GIVE EM A TRY THEY ARE AMAZING.....

[Iroquois Xavier]

The Specials are the fucking greatest ska band ever, followed by Madness. End of argument.

[Bazza]

Originally posted by Iroquois [email protected] 28 2006, 01:05 PM
The Specials are the fucking greatest ska band ever, followed by Madness. End of argument.
I would only class The Specials first album as ska. The same goes for Madness.
For me the best ska music can be found on the album Laurel Aitken (AKA The Godfather of Ska) did with Potato 5 back in the mid 80s.

[Bazza]

And if any of you live in London I'll be djing at a ska gig there next month (see details below).


Saturday 10th June at Spitz, 109 Commercial street, Old spitalfields Market.

Doors 7pm - Close 1am

Featuring 3 live bands -

Roddy Radiation Skabilly Rebels - Playing a mixture of classic Specials songs, and newer material. http://www.roddyradiation.com/

Catch It Kebabs - Cracking ska band with a new album out in the summer, check them out at http://www.myspace.com/catchitkebabs

Damn Skippy - Leeds Finest Ska band! http://www.myspace.com/damnskippy

+ DJ Bazza playing traditional ska & rocksteady and Ska Beat Pete playing 2 Tone & modern stuff.

Tickets on sale now through ticketweb.

If you want to pay cash with no booking fee, please email [email protected] for details.

There is a very limited number of tickets available, so please book early to avoid dissapointment.

For more information vist the website - http://www.skanights.co.uk/


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