Best Ska Bands?

[INDK]

If you listen to Ska, let's hear what your favorites are at the moment.

I'm really, really into the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. And I think Streetlight Manifesto is one of the best things to ever happen to third-wave ska.

[communard resolution]

Only the original 60s rocksteady, and then The Specials from the 2nd wave. After that, things get a bit annoying to my taste... some third-wave ska sounds more like Bavarian Octoberfest music to me.

[INDK]

I'm into Desmond Dekker, the Specials, the Skatalites, etc. I do like the third-wave new American stuff though. The only rocksteady band I really got into was Madness. Two third-wave bands that still have heavy influences of old ska are Mustard Plug and the Toasters.

[Lector Malibu]

Only the original 60s rocksteady, and then The Specials from the 2nd wave. After that, things get a bit annoying to my taste... some third-wave ska sounds more like Bavarian Octoberfest music to me.

This.

Dicky Barett rules! I'm still a loyal Bosstones fan you know being from the east cost in all:)

Actually in the 80's alot of us knew him

[Pirate Utopian]

From the originals out of those not mentioned yet I'd definitly recommend Lee Scratch Perry and Toots & The Maytals.

I dig the whole 2-Tone thing myself like Bad Manners, The English Beat and The Bodysnatchers.

Didnt care for the third wave scene, although Operation Ivy is quite good.
Leftover Crack and Voodoo Glow Skulls have a few good songs but you gotta kinda search through them to find them.

[mykittyhasaboner]

my favorite ska band would have to be the Bosstones. they were really ground breaking when they were one of the first bands to blend ska with punk and hardcore. those guys can play anything, every song they cover is better than the original. they also put on one of the best shows ive ever been to.

[Malakangga]

The Skatalites
The Specials
Bad Manners
Madness

[INDK]

I'm still a loyal Bosstones fan you know being from the east cost in all

What sent you to New Mexico, anyway? And where from the East coast are you? I'm born and raised and still reside in New Jersey :)

I love the fucking Bosstones. I really do. One of my favorite bands, of all genres.

[INDK]

Leftover Crack and Voodoo Glow Skulls have a few good songs but you gotta kinda search through them to find them.

As for that small subgenre (Leftover Crack, Morning Glory, Choking Victim, INDK, F-Minus, Star Fucking Hipsters), I think it's the reverse; I like most of it, but there are some I don't like; you gotta kinda search through to find them though. I really like Leftover Crack, actually.

[Bazza]

Best ska band around at the moment are Pama International - http://www.myspace.com/pamainternational

Older stuff I love - Laurel Aitken (The Godfather of Ska), Desmond Dekker, Prince Buster, Potato 5, The Deltones, The Loafers, The Selecter, The Beat and the Specials.

This ska album should be in everyones collection -

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41STXK28TGL._SS500_.jpg

[INDK]

I was trying to think of Laurel Aitken's name before, I just said Desmond Dekker because I couldn't think of his name and he's the closest to the godfather of ska that I could think of, :lol: I like both of them.

[Scrap]

The Mighty Mighty Bostones are awesome, i also like The Voodoo Glow Skulls and Sublime

[mykittyhasaboner]

some other really good ska bands:
The SuperVillains
The Planet Smashers
Suburban Legends
Mustard Plug
Ska-P
Buck-O-Nine
...ah, the list goes on and on. check some of those bands out.

[INDK]

Oh man, I saw Suburban Legends with Less Than Jake, Goldfinger, and Westbound Train at Roseland Ballroom a while ago. They're a fun band, good live too.

Btw, Westbound Train is a wonderful band. Please Forgive Me and Seven Ways to Sunday are amazing songs.

[Joe Hill's Ghost]

Streetlight Manifesto (musical orgasm), Ska-P, Banda Bassotti, Catch 22, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Toasters, Leftover Crack, Skalariak, the list is long

[Incendiarism]

Skankin' Pickle, but they sing about stupid stuff.
The Toasters are awesome too.
Common Rider is awesome.
I like Madness's 7 album
I think Mad Caddies are consistently good

[INDK]

I saw the Toasters at Warped Tour a couple years ago, I hadn't heard of them previously. That was a really fun show.

[communard resolution]

Streetlight Manifesto (musical orgasm), Ska-P, Banda Bassotti, Catch 22, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Toasters, Leftover Crack, Skalariak, the list is long

BANDA BASSOTTI! How could I forget? One of my favourite bands at present. I've posted this before in some other thread, but I'll have to post it again because it's just SOOO GOOOOOD:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrEf_hgLFp8

[Comrade B]

The Skatalites, closely followed by The Specials

[K.Bullstreet]

So many types of Ska that I like.

Recently dug up The Specials album, brilliant stuff. :)

[Incendiarism]

Oh, I kind of like New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble and Gangster Politics. It's a nice blend of ska and jazz.

[INDK]

Found a new gem yesterday.

High School Football Heroes.

"We Need a Miracle" is a great song. Check it out. It's on myspace and probably various other places around the internet.

[Ultra-Violence]

Ska is DEAD!:D

no not really but for all u ska-dorks out thier im goana share something with yall the Los Angeles ghetto Ska-core Scene!

now this shit started back when i was in the 9th grade now the shit is back when the scene was small now its fucking HUGE! in the southern cali and its picking up steam in other southern states heavliy populated with mesitzo broke ass kids like myself now im not really into it any more due to the fact that some of the bands forgot about their humble begnings and charge fucking 20$ a show (fucking ridicoulus) but people this is HISTORY IN THE MAKING! check the bands out and enjoy and this not all of them but the bands links im posting are the BIGGEIS! enjoy and let me know what yall think


http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=2842694

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http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=22068819

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at 1 min and 34 second if u stop it ull see me im with the flipped up hat and with tagging on it and the brown flannel shirt smilling!

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^^^^
just a taste of Los Angeles BABY!

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=2006388
^^^^^^^^
The band that started it all read thier bio short and sweat

soak it in and tell me what yall think about whats cracking over here!

and if any of u headin this way PM me well go to a show get fucked up and dance the night away!

[mykittyhasaboner]

i saw this local band a few nights ago when they played with catch-22, and the supervillains. fuckin amazing show!

there called The Punktuations
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=68022712

[INDK]

i saw this local band a few nights ago when they played with catch-22, and the supervillains. fuckin amazing show!

there called The Punktuations
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=68022712

I love them!

I'm seeing Catch and the Supervillians in Asbury Park, NJ on Saturday, only with Patent Pending :wub::wub::wub:

[mykittyhasaboner]

I love them!

I'm seeing Catch and the Supervillians in Asbury Park, NJ on Saturday, only with Patent Pending :wub::wub::wub:

patent pending played really well down in ft. lauderdale. the lead singer climbed up onto some speakers onto the upstairs balcony and jumped off into the crowd. it was great.

[INDK]

Yeah, I've heard they're pure energy live. I've seriously never enjoyed pop punk more.

[KrazyRabidSheep]

Since so many of you are afraid to dive head first into 3rd wave ska (I grew up to 2nd wave, so that remains my favourite, but I do like 3rd wave ska, too.)

Save Ferris (redheads are hot)
The Hippos
Rancid
Reel Big Fish

and my absolute favourite 3rd wave band:
The Aquabats

[Bazza]

Anyone like The Dance Brigade? They are a new ska band featuring Jennie from The Belle Stars and Lee from Madness. The video features a few photos of my girlfriend Charlie :thumbup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEUbpdS22ZI

[INDK]

So I saw Catch 22, Patent Pending, The Supervillains, Awful Waffle, and some other bands 3 nights ago. It was seriously a great show. Patent Pending puts on a phenomenal show, I love Catch 22's music, and I discovered the Supervillains for the first time and found I really, really, REALLY like their music. Awful Waffle was pretty awesome as well. This band that played early covered "Beer" by Reel Big Fish which was cool. It was a great night.

While I'm talking about shows this summer I went to a Less Than Jake and Goldfinger gig in New York City, which was great. Westbound Train was AMAZING. :wub:And I had a lot of fun during Suburban Legends. Then, in Sayreville, NJ, at Starland Ballroom, I saw the Mighty Mighty Bosstones play with the Dropkick Murphys and it was great, it was a treat seeing the dropkick murphys, and the Bosstones didn't disappoint, as always.

I'm going back to the Stone Pony in Asbury Park on the 22nd to see Westbound Train with Bomb the Music Industry! and Tsunami Rising. :)

[mykittyhasaboner]

So I saw Catch 22, Patent Pending, The Supervillains, Awful Waffle, and some other bands 3 nights ago. It was seriously a great show. Patent Pending puts on a phenomenal show, I love Catch 22's music, and I discovered the Supervillains for the first time and found I really, really, REALLY like their music. Awful Waffle was pretty awesome as well. This band that played early covered "Beer" by Reel Big Fish which was cool. It was a great night.
glad you had as much fun as i did seeing them


and the Bosstones didn't disappoint, as always.
i saw them in May, they completely blew me away. plus there were THREE PITS at the same time. it was magical! :lol:

[INDK]

I like crowds that are big enough to open several pits, as I like to be in the smaller ones because they usually include the kids that actually know how to skank :lol: The huge central pit is crowded and stupid sometimes. I like the ones where the point is to actually DANCE.

[mykittyhasaboner]

I like crowds that are big enough to open several pits, as I like to be in the smaller ones because they usually include the kids that actually know how to skank :lol: The huge central pit is crowded and stupid sometimes. I like the ones where the point is to actually DANCE.
i know i hate it when its crowded, you just end up walking, and trying not to trip. :lol:

[Honggweilo]

Banda Bassotti (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=wubnpNS-OT8)
La Gran Orquesta Republicana (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnET_63OMiA)
Fermin Muguruza - Kortatu (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXj7MPQLVw)
Zebda (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=WYLpN-l_zAI&feature=related)
De Hardheid (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=_Reir08U_1E)
Reel Big Fish
Mad Caddies
Sublime
Ska-P
Babylon Circus
Rancid
Beatbusters
Atilla the Stockbroker
Athena
Aquabats (nerdcore ftw)
Catch 22/ Bandits o-t Acoustic Revolution
Citizen Fish
Leningrad Ska
Tarakany!
Die Schnitter
Antwerp Ska Gypsy Orchestra
Rotterdam Ska/Jazz Foundation
Kumpania Al-Gazarra (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=u-3UXzmkCUo&feature=related)
Bomb the Music Industry!
Iedereen zo Jotje! (http://www.myspace.com/iedereenzoacuteocircogravejotje)
The Beertasters
Humble (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=21932669)
Primitive Reason (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxgJvGtMhI)
The Toasters
The Selektor
Tijuana No! (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=PhCUO24rlo8)(ceci bastida, hottest rudegirl ever :wub:)
Boikot
LOC/Morning Glory (alltime masters of skacore)
Skatalites
Doe Maar (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=MCE7sAwRqf0&feature=related) (mainstream but oh so legendary nederska)
:thumbup1:


btw kudos for the awesome LA skacore Ultra-Violence! :thumbup:

[Bazza]

Atilla the Stockbroker


Attila The Stockbroker ska?
As much as I love Attila I think he's only ever recorded 2 ska tracks - 'Bagdad Ska' and a cover of 'Tom Hark' which he recorded with the band Seagull Ska. The cover of 'Tom Hark' actually made it into the top 20 of the UK charts but the sound is a lot different than his usual stuff.

[Ultra-Violence]

btw kudos for the awesome LA skacore Ultra-Violence! :thumbup:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Hey just sharing with u guys u know i wish some of u were here in L.A to see it this shit its gorwing by leaps and bounds
Ska-Core Putos!:thumbup1:

[INDK]

Catch 22/ Bandits o-t Acoustic Revolution

Don't forget Streetlight! :) And Streetlight and BOTAR are much more intertwined then Catch 22 and BOTAR. Nowadays anyway, due to the membership of Kalnoky in both bands.

[redSHARP]

i had an interesting moment of LimeWire the other day:

i downloaded some Op. Ivy, which is not really ska but more punk. LimeWire gave it the genre of Skunk. I use that term a lot now for Op. Ivy, Rancid, Leftover Crack, and choking victim.

DEATH TO THIRD WAVE! (the slackers can stay)

[bluerev002]

The Toasters
Los Autenticos Decadentes
Mano Negra
No Tiene La Vaca
Panteon Rococo
Salon Victoria
Streetlight Manifesto

:thumbup1::thumbup1::thumbup1:

[bluerev002]

ah! And Tokyo Ska Paradise!

[Fawkes]

The Specials, The Selecter, The English Beat (whom I saw in Boston last week), Desmond Dekker, The Skatalites, and The Toasters are all great ska and 2-Tone bands.

[INDK]

Nice to see you posting. :)