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Forum - General discussion - Tell me some good ska bands

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jesus
User 		Posted: 2006-06-02 13:46 CET
I need to know some more ska bands!
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skeevysteevies
User 		Posted: 2006-06-02 17:15 CET
MU330, Streetlight Manifesto, old Less Than Jake, old Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, old Aquabats, Hepcat, the Slackers, the Specials, some NOFX, Rancid, Suicide Machines, some Millencolin, Sublime, the Planet Smashers, Catch 22, and Mad Caddies just to name a few
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widby
User 		Posted: 2006-06-02 21:43 CET
get some moon ska sampler cds, or the best of ska boxset. they pretty much cover alot of the bands you likely to find at your average hmv or virgin, or whatever you have in america.

..and the forces of evil.
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Faulk
User 		Posted: 2006-06-03 09:42 CET
Is Rancid ska??
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TheBiggMastaC
User 		Posted: 2006-06-03 13:41 CET
Desmond Dekker, may he RIP. Regarded by most as the king of ska.

The Skatalites as well. The first real ska band.

More modern, you say? Well...

The Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. Mustard Plug. The Toasters. Fishbone. Basically all of what Mr. Skeevy man said earlier (despite the fact I can't stand a couple of those bands whatsoever, I suppose they fit the bill of what you're looking for.)If I was at my real computer now, I'd actually go through my library and give you a comprehensive list. But I have no music at the moment. Sad, I know. It really isn't tooo difficult to find some dece ska bands out there. Besides, if all else fails, there's always MySpace...
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aquabat
User 		Posted: 2006-06-03 15:01 CET
Big and the Kids Table everytime
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skeevysteevies
User 		Posted: 2006-06-03 15:35 CET
I consider Rancid ska. They dont have horns but they have a lot of upstroke guitar, kinda like Suicide Machines.
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skankin_toaster
User 		Posted: 2006-06-03 19:04 CET
k, now for some ska band that havnt been mentioned yet, you may need to go to purevolume to get some of this stuff, but it's still pretty good stuff, k, so: Voodoo glow skulls, westbound train, five iron frenzy, the forces of evil, babylove and the van dangos, skankin' pickle, long shot hero, operation ivy, crowned king (kinda), ska-p (spanish ska), save ferris. Ya, random ska bands for the win ^.^
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Spaminator 3000
User 		Posted: 2006-06-03 19:18 CET
Toots and the Maytals! I can't believe no one has mentioned them yet! Though some of Toots's stuff might be considered reggae (he is widely credited with inventing the word reggae or reggay), his early stuff like Broadway Jungle, 54-46 Was My Number (which got more press after Sublime covered it), and Six And Seven Books of Moses are distinctly ska. Ride the first wave!
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widby
User 		Posted: 2006-06-03 20:46 CET
the selecter
the ethiopians
special aka
madness
the skatelites
desmond decker
carlos malcolm

it all depends what ska youre looking for. if its 1st wave and 2nd wave, look up.. it's more fun to impro to methinks,
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TheBiggMastaC
User 		Posted: 2006-06-04 03:09 CET
Spaminator 3000 wrote:
Toots and the Maytals!


I realized I forgot them as soon as I posted. And then I was too lazy to post again. Such is life.
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Krebs
User 		Posted: 2006-06-04 16:48 CET
for ska/punk---
big d and the kids table, reel big fish, less than jake, streetlight manifesto, catch 22 (btw the new...not released yet album, permanent revolution is AMAZING), the aquabats, ASOB, Bomb the music industry, mustard plug, the planet smashers, operation ivy, suicide machines, etc....
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charpi
User 		Posted: 2006-06-05 21:06 CET
Orange street, Rico Rodrguez, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Babylon Circus, King Chang, Hepcat,etc.
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skabone
User 		Posted: 2006-06-05 22:29 CET
I cant beleive you havnt said this one
RX Bandits!



alex
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Faulk
User 		Posted: 2006-06-06 11:53 CET
I just assumed that Rancid are like, metal or hardcore because I see it scribbled on backpacks and jeans in heavy black texta, along with slipknot, manson and ramstein.

As for decent music:

Five Iron Frenzy
The O.C. Supertones
The Insyderz
7/10 Split
Halfway Out
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Sounds Like Chicken
The Cat Empire (not ska but good)
The Roots (also not ska)
The Hippos
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shimmy
User 		Posted: 2006-06-06 15:58 CET
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra...already mentioned but worth mentioning again.

Easy Big Fella.
Anyone here listen to 'em?
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skankin_toaster
User 		Posted: 2006-06-07 02:47 CET
and Sublime, still not mentioned yet, but still very kik ass, also Suburban Ledgends, and if you want even more random ska, some good larger local southern ontario acts, The Johnstones, The Rude Dudes, General Rudie (from montreal, if i am corect), The Afterbeat (winnipeg, The Flatliners, and from nowhere in particular, The Flamingos, just cause
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Silent Rip
User 		Posted: 2006-06-07 03:48 CET
Faulk wrote:
I just assumed that Rancid are like, metal or hardcore because I see it scribbled on backpacks and jeans in heavy black texta, along with slipknot, manson and ramstein.


Like many popular punk bands, their name has been abused, stenciled on bookbags alongside other completely different bands for the sole purpose of creating an "image." It's sad.

That aside, they are an excellent punk/ska band. I'd say they're 60% punk, 40% ska. No horns, but it's really good stuff.

Most of the bands listed here are great.
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SeverFire
User 		Posted: 2006-06-07 05:50 CET
Don't forget the old stuff from some relatively well-known bands like 311, Goldfinger, and No Doubt.

Better yet, look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ska_musicians
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Faulk
User 		Posted: 2006-06-09 05:11 CET
Yeah these are all pretty good. But does anyone know of any bad ska bands? I was thinking about that the other day and I can't name any!
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SeverFire
User 		Posted: 2006-06-10 20:21 CET
I guess it's all just a matter of opinion. Some people (like me) might not like the more "hardcore" stuff. I'll listen to it, but I don't like it as much.
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skankin_toaster
User 		Posted: 2006-06-23 02:48 CET
for bad ska bands, there was this was show i went to and this one band took an 30 minuites on stage, and didnt play anything, just them on stage tryin to get there act together, then did one sublime cover, and walked away, it was confusing o.O
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