Ska Education and Discussion

[maco]

The Smooths are ska/punk. They sound really similar to the RBF.


Whoops, I always thought skacore meant horn-less cuz it had the "core" of ska (the guitar and bass rhythms) without the horns.....ok cores are the center of fruit. the guitars and bass are teh middle and the horns are the eating-part.


Wait, so Tomas has his own classification of ska now? niiiice

[Rise Me Up]

Check this band out.

http://www.thedelegates.org/news.php

[KingOfSka]

Something Wrong is pretty good. Are they local?

[Brain Toad]

The drummer of the band we're trying to start is probably our only good member. She's extremely good at drums, but doesn't really like playing set, because she finds it too easy. Everyone else in our band is probably mediocre, and doesn't know how to play in a group. Our band is going to suck :thumb:

The band my friend wanted to started (We were going to be called The Skazis and try to be as multiracial as possible. Irony ++) he wanted to play trumpet, which stuck me on lead guitar, which I'm not very good at, I doubt we would've sounded good. And he was just starting trumpet up again.

[KingOfSka]

My only goal in life is to be in a 7 piece Ska band.

[fender16strat]

i think their two tone

[KingOfSka]

i think their two tone

The Smooths? Uh... I don't think so.

I've asked this before in the YSI thread, but I didnt get any replies. Does anybody have any Assorted Jelly Beans albums they can upload on YSI or send to me on MSN or AIM besides their S/T one? If nobody has it I'll just have to buy it on InterPunk or something, cus' I can't find it at HMV or A&B Sound. Damn those corporate music stores and their mainstream... :angry:

[maco]

My only goal in life is to be in a 7 piece Ska band.
My friends and I are working on 8 (maybe 9)-piece:
Contrabass clarinet/Sousaphone (1 person playing both alternatively)
Trumpet ¥
Sax ¥
Trombone * (I don't think trombone is necessary)
Keys
Bass
Guitar *
Drums *
maybe vocals if the guitarist can't do it *

* = still need someone
¥ = have someone in mind, but haven't talked yet
That means there's only 3 of us thus far.

[gastery6]

Good luck with you plan. I don't know enough cool people to make a 7 piece ska band.

[gastery6]

My friends and I are working on 8 (maybe 9)-piece:
Contrabass clarinet/Sousaphone (1 person playing both alternatively)
Trumpet ¥
Sax ¥
Trombone * (I don't think trombone is necessary)
Keys
Bass
Guitar *
Drums *
maybe vocals if the guitarist can't do it *

* = still need someone
¥ = have someone in mind, but haven't talked yet
That means there's only 3 of us thus far.
Where do you live?

[Forest_Fire]

I just want a simple

drums
bass/back up vocals*
guitar/back up vocals
vocals


*me

[maco]

Where do you live?
pittsburgh, pa....the whole horn section is just a bunch of band geeks that are friends...my friend (the keyboarder) and i have tried like 3 times to make a band and every time it's drums or guitars that we lack (mainly because she plays both and agrees to do one, but we cant find anyone for the other). Horns are the easy part. It's strings and percussion that are hard around here. Half the band geeks are ska-kids.

[sketchyjoe]

There must be millions of guitar players.

[skankinOstrich]

hmm. i have a 7 piece ska band.

guitar-lead/vocals
guitar-rhythm
valve trombone
trumpet
sax
drums
bass.

still looking for an organist. No luck so far.

[asdf]

The band my friend wanted to started (We were going to be called The Skazis and try to be as multiracial as possible. Irony ++) he wanted to play trumpet, which stuck me on lead guitar, which I'm not very good at, I doubt we would've sounded good. And he was just starting trumpet up again.
My friend that wants to play trumpet plays tuba. I don't know if he's ever played trumpet. Who knows, maybe we'll have a tuba in our band sometimes! :p

Our guitarist doesn't like ska, our drummer finds playing a drumset boring, our trumpet plays tuba and our saxaphone plays clarinet. And I'm the bassist who doesn't know how to improvise. We're heading for disaster :thumb:

[maco]

There must be millions of guitar players.
i know probably 6 guitarists in my school, only 2 of them im pretty sure arent in a band already, neither likes ska. so yes, there are guitarists, but they are taken and none of them like ska. the last ska-ish band we had (it was horn-less ska) all the members graduated 4 years ago.

[sketchyjoe]

Look outside your school?

[maco]

i dont really know many people from the neighboring districts and the ones i DO know are into what gets called "emo" nowadays and glam and other nowhere-near-ska things

[maco]

i just found out that my step-brother is moving back to pittsburgh because he was offered a job as a manager of a restaurant. he's the one that got me into ska and after that punk and he plays drums. as soon as i see him im asking him to join.

[sketchyjoe]

If not just put a sign up in the window of a local music shop.

[wwb27]

Aquabats, Slackers?
Suicide Machines and SGR are also good!

[J_McMeaty]

If not just put a sign up in the window of a local music shop.
Or put an ad in the newspaper.

[wwb27]

im seeing the rx bandits on the 17th

has anyone seen them before or heard about them live?

[J_McMeaty]

Ive seen live footage of them on the Resignation dvd.

[wwb27]

Ive seen live footage of them on the Resignation dvd.

are they good?

[J_McMeaty]

Quite.

[maco]

Or put an ad in the newspaper.
ahah don't want anyone too serious...we just wanna fool around and make music out of boredom

[KingOfSka]

Or just make a rap band instead.

Check this band out.

http://www.thedelegates.org/news.php

That gave me an idea. In order to broaden our horizons so to speak, I think someone should post one band per page that you don't think your fellow Rude Boys/Girls have heard. It's a good way of checking out new bands. I'll do the first one.

Name: Los Furios

Sub-Genre: Ska Revival / Dirty Reggae

Area: BC, Canada.

Homepage: www.LosFurios.com (http://www.losfurios.com)

Albums: Warning Shot

Mp3s: Body Bag (http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=34OKT8U5H4AC20ASQUPP3NKZKD

), One Of These Days (http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12YA01FALDLX81LJV1WLWB3WU1)

Great dance music, more Mp3s available on their website. This is just a rough outline, you can include any more extra information you like. :thumb:

[SocalJoker89]

im just glad ska hasent been exploited as much as punk has

[guns_of_brixton]

im just glad ska hasent been exploited as much as punk has

I like my punk exploited... but whatever.

GO SKA!

[KingOfSka]

Has anybody listened to Los Furios yet?

[ScuzzBucket89]

Has anybody listened to Los Furios yet?
Wow, ya I like these guys alot, One of these days is really cool :thumb:

[Jessizzle]

So the other day i walked into a West 49, For thoes who dont know its a HUGE Canadain store, Surf/Skate/snow.. But all the wanna be skaters shop there. and girls who think Roxy is Punk rock. Anyways, i was walking in and i heard..... THE FLATLINERS! I died inside... This means there now unlocal... Oh my.

[Brain Toad]

Imagine the Exploited doing ska. It would be quite interesting.

[guns_of_brixton]

Imagine DK doing ska.

[Forest_Fire]

So the other day i walked into a West 49, For thoes who dont know its a HUGE Canadain store, Surf/Skate/snow.. But all the wanna be skaters shop there. and girls who think Roxy is Punk rock. Anyways, i was walking in and i heard..... THE FLATLINERS! I died inside... This means there now unlocal... Oh my.

That's what happens when whoring out goes bad.

[Brain Toad]

I think DK could do it quite well. Jello's voice may be a bit odd though. But music wise, Ray and Klaus could pull it off, but maybe not DH.

EDIT: They did a ska-like song. It was never released on an album. Called Dreadlocks of the Suburbs, had a reggae/ska feel to it.

[Forest_Fire]

Pull my Strings has a tiny ska bit, if I remember right.


edit: I'm listening now to see if I am right.

[guns_of_brixton]

Ray and Klaus could easily pull it off, they are are probably the bast guitar/bass combo in any band.

And DH could do ska. He is black. I need to download Dreadlocks of the Suburbs.

[sketchyjoe]

Why don't you come to my room
Had enough of being ****ed by business
Ain't enough to fund my habits
Looks like alcohol so grab it

Had enough of being uncool
Loosen up like all the folks do
Like a lumberjack in my eyes
Have a bottle or two tonight

And oh, oh, be a dreadlock of the suburbs
And oh, oh, be a dreadlock of the suburbs

Some peyote and ferascas
And a new Havana philosophy
I don't know too much about him
He knows how to make it never-ending

With a stash that's supremo
He's got any colors going
I took out an ad in High Times
Got to keep up with the new world

Because oh, oh, I'm a dreadlock of the suburbs
And oh, oh, I'm a dreadlock of the suburbs
And oh, oh, I'm a dreadlock of the suburbs
Because oh, oh, I'm a Rastafarian

Forget your social status
Listen up misfit
We can be so high
Where you can't say a word
Because we're so cool, we're someone

Okay, there it is, listen up

Looking through all my pictures
Especially in the South
Got a stake in the promised land
Until my Daddy strikes the gold

And oh, oh, be a dreadlock of the suburbs
And oh, oh, be a dreadlock of the suburbs
And oh, oh, time for the dreadlocks of the suburbs
'Cause oh, oh, I want to hold you right now

The more things change, the more they stay the same

[Brain Toad]

Here is three versions of Dreadlocks of the Suburbs if anyone wants them

Demo Version (http://braintoad.servemp3.com/music/10%20%2D%20Dreadlocks%20Of%20The%20Suburbs%20%28De mo%29.mp3)

Live Version, in San Francisco. This is the one that is distrubted on Kazaa and such. (http://braintoad.servemp3.com/music/10%20%2D%20Dreadlocks%20Of%20The%20Suburbs%20%28Li ve%29.mp3)

Another Live version, in Portland (http://braintoad.servemp3.com/music/03%20%2D%20Dreadlocks%20Of%20The%20Suburbs%20%28Li ve%29.mp3)

[KingOfSka]

So the other day i walked into a West 49, For thoes who dont know its a HUGE Canadain store, Surf/Skate/snow.. But all the wanna be skaters shop there. and girls who think Roxy is Punk rock. Anyways, i was walking in and i heard..... THE FLATLINERS! I died inside... This means there now unlocal... Oh my.

All I ever hear when I go into West 49 is Finch.

[KingOfSka]

I'm writing my girlfriend who's in Italy right now. So I wrote all this stuff about how I hope she's having a good time, and how much I'm thinking about her and how much I like her. All I need now is lyrics from a Ska song, and it'll be perfect. Any suggestions? Post the lyrics please, keep in mind that they should be moderatly romantic(ish).

[sketchyjoe]

Is her name Rudi by any chance? That would help a lot.



Madness - It Must Be Love
Bad Manners - Skinhead Love Affair
The Paragons - My Best Girl
Everyone - My Girl Lollipop

[KingOfSka]

:lol: Thanks, any other suggestions from anyone?

I was thinking about writing a Band Profile, are there any Ska bands in particular you guys would like to see a profile on?

[Jessizzle]

SKA HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION with the skapages.com crew. (and DJ skip)

Q: I've heard that ska exercise can prolong life. Is this true?

A: YES you heard right! Your heart is good for only so many beats, and that's it - don't waste them on just plain ol' exercise. If you must exercise, do it on the ska dancefloor! The off-beats don't count towards your TOTAL lifespan heartbeats!


____________________________________

Q: Should I cut down on ska and listen to other types of music?

A: You must understand that ska is made up of all styles of music. Ska is all you need.

____________________________________

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake at ska shows?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is
distilled wine; that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain so stay healthy and drink all you desire at ska shows!


____________________________________

Q: How can I calculate my ska intake?

A: Well, if you wake up to ska music and fall asleep to ska music you are doing just fine. Otherwise you need to listen to more ska.

____________________________________

Q: What are some of the advantages of listening to a regular ska radio program?

A: Dancing! Exercise! Happiness! JOY! BLISS!

____________________________________

Q: Isn't ska formulated?

A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!. Ska is made up of all styles of music so HOW can it be formulated?


____________________________________

Q: Is ska bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO? SKA=good times! It's the best feel-good music around! HOW could that be bad for you?


____________________________________

Q: Is ska good for your figure?

A: If ska is good for your figure, explain emo to me. Like how can that be healthy? Ska fans come in all ages, shapes and sizes so everyone can join in the fun! It doesn't matter if you are a model or not. There's just no crying in ska that is all.

I enjoyed this, but I may be the only one.

[Silly Mods...]

Wow.

You're completely full of ****.

[Jessizzle]

Wow.

You're completely full of ****.
Wow,

:upset:

[Silly Mods...]

*Points and laughs*

Ska=bad for you.

Blues/jazz/Frank Zappa=Healthy music.

[Jessizzle]

*Points and laughs*

Ska=bad for you.

Blues/jazz/Frank Zappa=Healthy music.
Yeah Well!!!
Ska is good.
"Do The Ska"

[Silly Mods...]

Yeah Well!!!
Ska is good.
"Do The Ska"
Ska=too much like punk, punk teaches you to rebel.

The punk lifestyle is BS.

*Puts on flameproof suit and awaits a mod to ban him*

[Jessizzle]

Ska=too much like punk, punk teaches you to rebel.

The punk lifestyle is BS.

*Puts on flameproof suit and awaits a mod to ban him*
Ska = nothing like punk? :confused:

[albert_bass]

You're stupid.

I mean the other guy.

[duffroxmysox]

Ska=too much like punk, punk teaches you to rebel.

The punk lifestyle is BS.

*Puts on flameproof suit and awaits a mod to ban him*
How about you dont post in the punk forum then?

Just a thought :thumb:

[Silly Mods...]

I figured I would just drop by.

Never been here.

You guys all look like a bunch of homos.

"omgz i getz treetd wrongz!

REBELZ!!!!

fyte dat system!

punx away!"

[albert_bass]

See? I was right.

[Jessizzle]

Well, I liked my thread .. :(

[albert_bass]

meh...

[Dir en X]

Quite funny paintstevegreen, even if some of the users here don't appreciate it.

[gastery6]

I figured I would just drop by.

Never been here.

You guys all look like a bunch of homos.

"omgz i getz treetd wrongz!

REBELZ!!!!

fyte dat system!

punx away!"
Someone please ban this person

[asdf]

*Points and laughs*

Ska=bad for you.

Blues/jazz/Frank Zappa=Healthy music.
My family must be really healthy with owning ever frank zappa album. Very healthy.

[guns_of_brixton]

Well, I liked my thread .. :(

I liked it too!!!!!! :)

That d00d doesn't even understand punk. I fight the system with my incredibly large penis.


but n e ways i just roted asong chek it out d00ds herr it iss!!!!11

"omgz i getz treetd wrongz!

REBELZ!!!!

fyte dat system!

punx away!"

I ****ing rule.

[operat1on 1vy]

good thread, i guess you have to have a sense of humor to like it

[mostlydeadonarrival]

Guys Silly Mods is from the guitar forums and is one of the hated ignore him. I found that rather amusing and I have been listening to more ska recently soooo... more life to me yay! You know earlier I was wondering where you went Jessica

[TheBouncingSoul]

I liked the thread. Ska is great. Good Job, Sir.

[Forest_Fire]

I didn't really like it.

[Jessizzle]

I liked the thread. Ska is great. Good Job, Sir.
Call me Sir again and I'll Kick you *** ;)
And I didnt expect people to like it, so dont worry. I was just bored.

[The Ska Man]

Good ole' ska.

[Rise Me Up]

I thought it was funny.

[Brain Toad]

Call me Sir again and I'll Kick you *** ;) .

Maybe he is just the Marcie to your Peppermint Patty

[Rise Me Up]

Maybe he is just the Marcie to your Peppermint Patty

Edited.
:amaze:



They have Charlie Brown in Canada.

[Jessizzle]

D'amn....
I havnt Watched Charlie Brown in a billlllion years.!
Explain?:)

[KingOfSka]

Well, I liked my thread .. :(

Your thread is awesome, pay no attention to these haters.

Ska, Ska, Ska!

[KingOfSka]

bump

[guns_of_brixton]

Uhh... alot of the best ones have been done. English Beat maybe?

[Jessizzle]

Hmm Its realllly stupid question.. but is The Beat And The English beat two bands, iv only really listend to the beat.

[guns_of_brixton]

I think they are the same... I KNOW I've listened to the English Beat.

I got into them when I saw them on Bands Reunited.

/5 ska points

[sketchyjoe]

They are the same. They are only called The English Beat in America.

[Jessizzle]

Ok thanks, I got The Beats cd, "Ijust cant stop it" Lovee it.

[Zion Gates]

i feel fit

[Brain Toad]

The Beat in the US is a power pop/pop-punk band. The (English) Beat is the two-tone ska band.

[Jessizzle]

Hmmmmmmmm.... Well My cd sounds skaish to me.... Confused ++

[Brain Toad]

I Just Can't Stop It was the (English) Beat's first album, that's why.

[Jessizzle]

Ok, so they had the name "The Beat" then relized there was another band named it so it was "the ( english) beat..?
I hope i got it, Or I should give up on life.

[Brain Toad]

They were called the Beat orginally, and still that is their name, but when they came over here, they were known as the English Beat, because of the already existing Beat in the US. They both formed the same year according to AMG.

One of the earliest and most important ska revivalist groups, Birmingham's the Beat formed in 1978 (the band had to change their name to the English Beat in the U.S. to avoid confusion with Paul Collins' band of the same name).

[Rise Me Up]

Upload it. :naughty:

[Jessizzle]

Thank you very much for clearing it up,
And you know im hopeless at uploading things.

[maco]

:lol: Thanks, any other suggestions from anyone?

I was thinking about writing a Band Profile, are there any Ska bands in particular you guys would like to see a profile on?
In honour of his passing, why not do one on the Godfather?

[maco]

Ska = nothing like punk? :confused:
yeah, honestly....since when do the Wailers sound like the Pistols? psh....hey, you guys ever compare a ska bassline to a punk one?
Ska (Catch 22)
G----10---7---------------7-------------------9b10-7------|
D--8----8---8-10-7---7h10---10-8-7-------------------8----|
A------------------8---------------8\---5-6h7----------8--|
E-------------------------------------6-------------------|

G-------------------7--------------9b10-7---------------------------|
D--------7b8---7-10---10\-----------------8----------------7-8-10\--|
A--6---6-----8---------------5-6h7----------8--6---6---7-8----------|
E----6---------------------6---------------------6---6--------------|

Punk (Sex Pistols)
G--455555---455555--455--455--455555--------------55445----
D----------------------------------------555555------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------
D----------------------
A-0---------------5-4-5 x3
E----------------------

G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-


yeah, sooooo similar....and now everyone should understand why ska bass is sooo much more fun than punk bass

PS--Skanking is great exercise! It's like an aerobic workout!

[Brain Toad]

D'amn....
I havnt Watched Charlie Brown in a billlllion years.!
Explain?:)

Marcie called Peppermint Patty sir all the time.

[lynch_me]

Well, I liked my thread .. :(
You mean djskip from Toronto don't you?

http://ontarioska.proboards22.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1123753755

[KingOfSka]

This is just like that guy in the Honda forum.

[DKM-PUNK]

Skaaaa I Love Ska!!!

[KingOfSka]

Laurel Aiitken? I don't know jack about him.

[DKM-PUNK]

Dont You Just Love Ska?????????

[DKM-PUNK]

Ska Ska Skaaaaa

[KingOfSka]

Someones been hittin' the crack pipe a bit too hard.

[Jessizzle]

You mean djskip from Toronto don't you?

http://ontarioska.proboards22.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1123753755
Did i not say that on the first page? Huhhhh
And skip took it from Ska Pages, so really its just something being passed around to ska lovers, and i thought id share it.
:rolleyes:

[mnUberAlles]

I saw the comparison of the Catch 22 Bass line and one from the Sex Pistols. Its so much more fun to play ska bass.

[albert_bass]

I also know how to make genres look bad comparing things...if you take a great band and a ****ty band of course it looks like that. I could say:


Ska (The aquabats)
G:--------------------------22--------------------------------------|---------
D:--------22------0--44-------44-----------------------------------|-2222-------
A:-0-44------44--------------------0--44-------22-0----------------|---------------
E:----------------------------------------------44---------44-22----|-----------

G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----2222----------------22-0-----------------------------
A:-00----------0-44--------------44-22---------------------
E:-----------------------44-------------------------------------

G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:-4X44444444---------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------

Punk (Satanic Surfers):

# intro # %=pause
G---------------------%%%%%%%%%%%%%%--------------------------5-----|
D---------------------%%%%%%%%%%%%%%------------------------57-7-57-|
A---5-----------------%%%%%%%%%%%%%%----------------0---------------|
E-------------------1-%%%%%%%%%%%%%%3-------------------------------|
:
# intro2 # |=rhythm line >
G-------------5--------5-------5-------------3---------5------------>
D-----------57-7-57-33---33333---33355-5---35-53-35-77---77755-3-533>
A---55-5-55------------------------------35------------------------->
E---|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------->
>intro2 >
>-------------5----------------------------------------------------->
>-----------57-7-57---------11-------------------------------------->
>---55-5-55--------------13---31-13------23-5--3--2----------------->
>---|---------------11-1------------33-3------------55-5-5-533333333>
>intro2 | |
G-------------5--------5-------5-------------3----------------------|
D-----------57-7-57-33---33333---33355-5---35-53-35-7777-77-5555-55-|
A---55-5-55------------------------------35-------------------------|
E---|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
:
# verse # >
G----------------------------------------------------10-8----------->
D--------------------------------------------------------10-8-8-7\-->
A---5---------------------------------------------8----------------->
E-----------------------------------8---8---8-8-8------------------->
>verse >
>----------------------------------------------------------------->
>----------------------------------------------------------------->
>---0---0-0-0-0-0-8---8-8-7---7-7-7-----------------------8------->
>-----------------------------------6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8--->
>verse >
>-------------------9--10-9---5-7--------------------10-8----------->
>--------------------------------------------------------10-8-8-7\-->
>---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------8----------------->
>-----------------------------------8---8---8-8-8------------------->
>verse
>-----------------------------------------------------------------|
>-----------------------------------------------------------------|
>---0---0-0-0-0-0-8---8-8-7---7-7-7-----------------------8-------|
>-----------------------------------6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8---|
:
# pre-chorus # *=play 5-7X >
G------------------------------------------------------------------->
D---------------------------3--2----------------------------3--2---->
A---5-5-5-1---1-1-3---3-3-3-------3-5-5-5-1---1-1-3---3-3-3-------3->
E------------------------------------------------------------------->
>pre-chorus
>-------------------------------------------------------------------|
>----*-------------*------------------------------------------------|
>---1-------------3-----------------5-----3-----1-----0-----3-------|
>-------------------------------------------------------------------|
:
# chorus # X2 *=play 5-7X >
G---------------------------2-------------------------------2------->
D---------------------0-2-3---3-2-0-------------------0-2-3---3-2-0->
A---5---5-5-5-5---5-----------------1---1-1-1-1---1----------------->
E------------------------------------------------------------------->
>chorus
>-------------------------------------------------------------------|
>----*-------------*-------------------------10---9---910-9-7-------|
>---3-------------0-----------------5---5-5-5-----------------8-7-5-|
>-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then play verse and pre-chorus.>>>>>>>>>to next page...
THE TREATY AND THE BRIDGE 2/2
:
# chorus2 # X2 *=play 5-7X >
G---------------------------2-------------------------------2------->
D---------------------0-2-3---3-2-0-------------------0-2-3---3-2-0->
A---5---5-5-5-5---5-----------------1---1-1-1-1---1----------------->
E------------------------------------------------------------------->
>chorus2
>-------------------------------------------------------------------|
>----*-------------*-----------------------1210---9---910-9-7-------|
>---3-------------0-----------------5---5-5-------------------8-7-5-|
>-------------------------------------------------------------------|
:
# DIE # h=hammer-on |=rhythm line >
G---------------------------------------------------8--------------->
D--------------------------------------------7-8-10----10-8-----8--->
A---5-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5---8-8---8------------------10----->
E-----------------------------------|------------------------------->
>DIE >
>------------------10--1210----------------------------------------->
>-------------10/12----------1210----------------------------------->
>--1010--1010----------------------1212--121212--1210-810-810-810-7->
>-----------------------------------|------------------------------->
>DIE >
>--------------5-------5----7--5-------------------10--------------->
>-----------5h7---7-5h7---7-------7--------10--------------10------->
>---5-5---5-------------------------8-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8->
>-----------------------------------|------------------------------->
>DIE >
>--------------------10--------------------------------------------->
>--------------8-1012----1210-8------------10---------------7------->
>--10-----81010------------------101212--12--121212-810-810--10-8-7->
>-----810---------------------------|------------------------------->
>DIE >
>--------------5-------5----7--5-----------10------1012------------->
>-----------5h7---7-5h7---7-------7-----------------------810\810\8->
>---5-5---5-------------------------8-8---8---8---8----------------->
>-----------------------------------|------------------------------->
>DIE
>--------------------------10----------------14--12-----------------------|
>-------------------8101212--121010--10--1214------1210----1210-----------|
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now everyone should understand why punk bass is sooo much more fun than ska bass

[Jessizzle]

Aquabats are not always ska tho.. and really as fun as they are not the greatest musical wise.

[Forest_Fire]

I'd rather play the aquabats line.


/lazy bassist


Albert's right though, you can't just say ska bass is better than punk bass. Some ska bands have good basslines, and some punk bands have good basslines. It depends on the band, not the genre of the band.

[albert_bass]

That's what I meant. I agree ska normally has better lines but punk is awesome for bass too if you check the right bands.

Aquabats are not always ska tho.. and really as fun as they are not the greatest musical wise.

Yeah but that song was ska and that was the point, I don't care what the aquabats are as a whole.

[twotoneska2]

Ha, i love it.

[Anxious]

Dont You Just Love Ska?????????
no.

[User Name]

i have mixed feeling about ska. i just dont really care for it. i listen to the specials every now and then

[Rise Me Up]

Ska>Life

[Jessizzle]

Ska Saved My Life!
I heard it on the radio! Then I took it to the dance floor! and the people they shout for more!

[Anxious]

Ska is just boring to me. To upbeat also.

[KingOfSka]

Ska is just boring to me. To upbeat also.

Ska is anything but boring.

[Forest_Fire]

Ska is definatley not boring, but to each his own. The worst part about ska is people like DKM Punk, who give ska kids reputations of being unintelligent and a pussy. Seriously. Even I want to beat him up for saying stupid things like that.

[Jessizzle]

I hate when it gets called emo with horns... :(

[User Name]

i dont even know any ska kids

[Brain Toad]

I hate when it gets called emo with horns... :(

Emo with horns is its own genre called Skemo. ibackstab4dmaage invented it.

[Forest_Fire]

I hate when it gets called emo with horns... :(

I never hear it called that. Maybe you just live in a crappy place for ska.




















:upset:

[Anxious]

Well these days anything is boring to me unless its extremly original, jazz, Mike Watt, or Avant-garde. So yeah.

[Jessizzle]

I never hear it called that. Maybe you just live in a crappy place for ska.



Dont get me started! And Skemo... I kinda like it.

[Brain Toad]

Well these days anything is boring to me unless its extremly original, jazz, Mike Watt, or Avant-garde. So yeah.

Now you are turning into an artfag hipster.


Check out some ska jazz, there is a lot of orginality in that. People like Don Drummond, New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble etc

[Jessizzle]

If you want some AMAZING music check out this
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=24563354&Mytoken=20050812184657
Crazy Acustic, so original it hurts!

[Forest_Fire]

Emo with horns is its own genre called Skemo. ibackstab4dmaage invented it.
My experiences with skemo bands have not been fun. One played at the mustard plug show, and they brought all of their moms, who were all incredibly fat and obnoxious.

skemo band: Hey! We're rockin now! Don't be afraid to dance and get into the music guys

fat mothers: WOOOOOOO YEAAA

skemo band: Settle down now... can we get a woo from the audience?

fat mothers: WOOOOOOOO YOU GUYS ARE GREAT


It was sad. Really sad.

[User Name]

i had side burns like the guy on the left a while ago

[Forest_Fire]

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=3764289&Mytoken=20050812181626
The Kodiaks

Five Hours (you all love them)
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=9599349&Mytoken=20050812185009

Mr. Case
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=6159484&Mytoken=20050812184852

Nick can you delete those other posts? My computer's not letting me edit anymore.

[KingOfSka]

Well these days anything is boring to me unless its extremly original, jazz, Mike Watt, or Avant-garde. So yeah.

I don't understand how you can think it's too boring and too upbeat. Usually upbeat music isn't boring, so one cancels out the other. It's like saying you don't like someone because they're too smart and too stupid.

[Brain Toad]

This could've been in the Ska Education and Discussion thread.. I guess Jess needed her own thread to be special.

[Jessizzle]

This could've been in the Ska Education and Discussion thread.. I guess Jess needed her own thread to be special.
Truth,
Merge?

[Forest_Fire]

The Kodiaks deserve their own thread. But I'm too lazy and don't remember enough about them, except that they're awesome live and I listen to them almost everyday on myspace

[KingOfSka]

I was supposed to make my friend an Emo/Ska CD - which until now I didn't know was called Skemo - can anybody suggest some more Skemo bands?

[Jessizzle]

The Donuts need their own thread.. but they're not so much punk.. Acustic,Blues,Folkish

[Anxious]

I don't understand how you can think it's too boring and too upbeat. Usually upbeat music isn't boring, so one cancels out the other. It's like saying you don't like someone because they're too smart and too stupid.
I don't expect you or anyon eelse to figure out the inner workings of my mind. But I'm taking Nick's suggestion and downloading some ska-jazz.

[Jessizzle]

I was supposed to make my friend an Emo/Ska CD - which until now I didn't know was called Skemo - can anybody suggest some more Skemo bands?
Im pretty sure it was a joke...

[Brain Toad]

Skemo is a joke genre. But I think there is actual bands out there that combine emo and ska. But it may be weird.

[KingOfSka]

Im pretty sure it was a joke...

:upset:

[Jessizzle]

:upset:
Its ok, I still like you chris!
And The Kodiaks are awesome!

[Forest_Fire]

Skemo is a joke genre. But I think there is actual bands out there that combine emo and ska. But it may be weird.

See my comment about that on the previous page.

[Brain Toad]

But were they real emo, or were they something you were calling emo because they play bad pop-punk.

I mean the actual mixing of emotional hardcore with ska would be an actual odd mix and probably not go well together.

[Forest_Fire]

Nah, it was just bad pop punk with horns and every once and a while some ska rythm on guitar.

[Jessizzle]

Good pop punk with Horns is awesome!

[Rise Me Up]

My brother (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=25108796&Mytoken=20050812201645)
and I came up with skoth,goth ska...it would rule.

[Brain Toad]

My brother (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=25108796&Mytoken=20050812201645)
and I came up with skoth,goth ska...it would rule.

Your brother looks like a faggot

[Rise Me Up]

Your brother looks like a large bundle of sticks

:lol: :lol: Yeah,I know,because of that picture. It was his senior picture and they had to dress up and they used this touch up thing to make your complexion better and it made him look as if he had make up on,but yeah in that picture he looks like a homo.

[twotoneska2]

My brother (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=25108796&Mytoken=20050812201645)
and I came up with skoth,goth ska...it would rule.
goth ska.. ha I would kill myself if that became fourth wave

[KingOfSka]

A fourth wave of ska, interesting.

[Brain Toad]

Mephiskapheles may be pretty close to 'skoth' or at least satan worshipping ska.

[KingOfSka]

I love Mephiskapheles! God Bless Satan is the best album ever :D

[Brain Toad]

A fourth wave of ska, interesting.

I'd say if there was going to be a fourth wave of ska, it might be headlined by Tomas and his way of songwriting and the way he does songs with SLM and early Catch, it just seems like a logical evolution.

[KingOfSka]

I think to be classified as a seperate wave, it would have to be something much different, as opposed to just a different sound.

Maybe Rap/Ska or some **** could be the fourth wave.

[Brain Toad]

Rap/Ska also seems like an idea, because of similarities in roots. And rap could go over ska music pretty well.

Skapone I think it was does sort of ska rap.

[twotoneska2]

Ive heard a rap make its way into genres like punk, transplants, and hardcore, like el pus.. guess it could make its way to ska. Haven't heard Skapone though.

[KingOfSka]

Alot of the lyrics of Ska, in terms of the rhyming structure, aren't that different from alot of rap. I think Rap/Ska becoming the fourth wave is possible, don't know whether I would like it though.

[Jessizzle]

Metal can do horns, but that dosnt make it ska.

[ALL15000]

has anybody ever heard of a band called Skape? its crazy they are mexican ska. i never knew such athing existed.

[TC Ska]

Alot of the lyrics of Ska, in terms of the rhyming structure, aren't that different from alot of rap. I think Rap/Ska becoming the fourth wave is possible, don't know whether I would like it though.

I agree, songs like Bad Town have that rap feel in the lyrics.

To ALL1500: I haven't heard of Skape, I'll check them out.

[Brain Toad]

Metal can do horns, but that dosnt make it ska.

But when ska artists do metal songs, it makes it awesome.

[Scabies]

Bodybag!

[KingOfSka]

Billy thinks hes Tough
but hes no Real rough
Some people gotta learn
that you can get burned.
So Billy joined A gang, He feels like a Man.
Shooting his gun, Bang....

All your Friends gonna be Real, Real Sad
When Your Going Home in a Body bag.
Yeah, Yeah.

[Gnarmageddon]

But when ska artists do metal songs, it makes it awesome.
Catch 22 - The Death Of My Blood Is Your Indulgence

:lol:

[skatebum]

can anyone recoment me some suicide machines songs to check out? what are the best ones

[POINTLESS5448]

jsut go and buy destruction by definition and or a match and some gasoline. definition by destruction is more ska and a match and some gasoline is like half ska half punk.

[mr.k]

i agree

[skankinOstrich]

jsut go and buy destruction by definition and or a match and some gasoline. definition by destruction is more ska and a match and some gasoline is like half ska half punk.

Battle Hymns > both of those.

[Jessizzle]

"We Do The Ska, And The Ska Is All We Need"

The Ajax ska scene is going to be so amazingly awesome this time next year, We Do The Ska, is promoting Ska in Ajax, and everyone is really trying hard to get the scene some movement.
You get a warm and fuzzy feeling inside when you work for something you really like... Awww.. :)

[KingOfSka]

can anyone recoment me some suicide machines songs to check out? what are the best ones

New Girl
High Anxiety
DId You Ever Get A Feeling Of Dread?
No Face
S.O.S
What You Say
Strike
The Real You

[gastery6]

New Girl
High Anxiety
DId You Ever Get A Feeling Of Dread?
No Face
S.O.S
What You Say
Strike
The Real You
Your silence is also good

[KingOfSka]

I've been listening to Ska for about a year and a half, I was totally obsessed with it until around the beginning of August, at which point it started getting boring, and not as interesting as it used to be.

I think I'm getting sick of Ska.

What do you guys suggest? Should I take a break? Like, not listen to it for 2 or 3 months and see if I like it again? Or should I just start listening to a different type of music, if so, which kind?

[SantaDuJuan]

I've been listening to Ska for about a year and a half, I was totally obsessed with it until around the beginning of August, at which point it started getting boring, and not as interesting as it used to be.

I think I'm getting sick of Ska.

What do you guys suggest? Should I take a break? Like, not listen to it for 2 or 3 months and see if I like it again? Or should I just start listening to a different type of music, if so, which kind?


I was like that at one period.
But it was like me and Trad Ska/Two Tone.
So I just listend to 3rd wave.

[J_McMeaty]

New Girl
High Anxiety
DId You Ever Get A Feeling Of Dread?
No Face
S.O.S
What You Say
Strike
The Real You
Dont forget Hey and Islands.

[ALL15000]

I've been listening to Ska for about a year and a half, I was totally obsessed with it until around the beginning of August, at which point it started getting boring, and not as interesting as it used to be.

I think I'm getting sick of Ska.

What do you guys suggest? Should I take a break? Like, not listen to it for 2 or 3 months and see if I like it again? Or should I just start listening to a different type of music, if so, which kind?
oh no, i just got addicted to ska i hope the same thing doesnt happen to me. :(

[pedro durruti]

If you've been listening to ska exclusively, then listen to other genres. Otherwise listen to some less typical bands, I'm just going to name a few and I don't know if you've heard them before or not, but just listen: New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, Blue Meanies, Skapone, Folly, and King Prawn. I'd list more but my computer's being reformatted so I can't remember a lot of bands

[pedro durruti]

has anybody ever heard of a band called Skape? its crazy they are mexican ska. i never knew such athing existed.
No but I know a band called Skapegoat

[KingOfSka]

oh no, i just got addicted to ska i hope the same thing doesnt happen to me. :(

If you ever get sick of it, just listen to some Hardcore or Metal. It makes Ska seem a whole lot better. :)

[asdf]

If you ever get sick of it, just listen to some Hardcore or Metal. It makes Ska seem a whole lot better. :)
I dunno, man, I was listening to Judas Priest the other day and actually enjoying it. :eek:

[ALL15000]

yeah i dont listen to just ska. i have a nice variety of hardcore and 80s punk to go along with it.

[skankinOstrich]

i've been listening to ska for 5 years, and it got boring occassionally. But I never listened to it exclusively, but the majority of music i listened to was ska.

All in all, all you have to do is not be all " SKAW IS THE BEST LOLZ", because you'll burn out fast on the scene. Listen to some Iron Maiden or smooth jazz.

[Jessizzle]

Last Man Skanking is breaking up :(
But im going to their last show on the 27th.

[Rise Me Up]

Last Man Skanking is breaking up :(
But im going to their last show on the 27th.


Will you be the last (wo)man skanking at their shows?

[Jessizzle]

Will you be the last (wo)man skanking at their shows?
Duh!

[D0wN]

Does anyone else than me listen to ska-punk and ska-core? If you do, what bands do you listen to?

[bassplayer_barclay]

catch 22
operation ivy

[Steerpike]

I'm still learning the nuances of punk genres. Would Streetlight Manifesto count?

[D0wN]

ye they are ska-punk

[cheeser_1]

against all authority, leftover crack etc

[Mannik]

Although I prefer two-tone, I regularly listen to SLM, Op Ivy, Less Than Jake, Aquabats, Suicide Machines(more punk than ska-punk) and some others.

Here are a couple of songs by a local band called the Porkers, they don't really compare to the bands above, but I like them.

Goin' Off:
hxxp://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1UCG4JFWVGXW41W4K2IWO4KIXO

Big Backyard:
hxxp://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12XJVPF6Q1BJK2LIH6UGLYDKQC

Enter Porkman:
hxxp://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GA4APIBOPNOI10HX4GVWXUD5E

[D0wN]

Has anyone heard Capdown? I think they're great. I also like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake, Suicide Machines, Catch 22, Reel Big Fish, Five Iron Frenzy, Against All Authority, Streetlight Manifesto, The Forces of Evil, King Prawn, Mad Caddies, Jesse James and Voodoo Glowskulls. I think that's all of them. I also play sax in a band called The Buddhas, but we haven't recorded anything yet.

[sketchyjoe]

The Rudiments = The best ska-punk band ever.

[Kithkin]

Most of these (http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185472) bands are ska-punk bands.

[alkalinesk8er]

I'm in love with SLM and Big D. Blue Meanies and the Spitvalves are pretty good too.

[miss fortunes]

check out catch it kebabs, jesse james (amazing new album) and of course the mighty slackers just a nice variety there :thumb:

[cheap_sex]

my favourite ska band is the rude dudes, they are a local band here from ottawa, eveyrbody should check them out www.purevolume.com/therudedudes

[Zion Gates]

my favourite ska band is the rude dudes, they are a local band here from ottawa, eveyrbody should check them out www.purevolume.com/therudedudes

awsome band, ive seen them live...and they are playing up at my friend's cottage, his dad is having a party for the people that work at his restaurant, and get them to play every year so far...quality band once again
/ottawa peeps. unite!

on the other hand, although i like two tone and first wave ska alot more some of my favourite i like mustard plug, capdown, streetlight, leftover crack, choking victim, operation ivy etc. etc.

[fatpunk]

I wanna ask question, how ska and punk mix in the first place?
somebody told me it was the specials

[sketchyjoe]

Two-tone bands like the Specials took elements of punk (mainly the DIY ethic and attitudes) and incorporated it into ska but the first true ska-punk bands are generally acknowledged to be The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Operation Ivy.

[non sequitor]

the suicide machines, reel big fish, early less than jake, op ivy, some big d, streetlight, catch 22 (keasbey nights era), sublime (not really skapunk but still good), mighty mighty bosstones, forces of evil, jeffries fan club, mad caddies

good local ska: bad larry, axis of evil!, zox (not really ska but still really good)

[Anarcho Poser]

zox (not really ska but still really good)
I almost saw them, but I either showed up late, or left early, I can't remember.

I think I showed up after Insult To Tradition's set, and left before Zox's

[KillBigBrother]

i absolutly love operation ivy !!!!!

[Rootsradical]

You guys should check out the assorted jelly beans. They kick so much a'ss.

[Lazybassplr56]

True.

[pedro durruti]

The Rudiments = The best ska-punk band ever.
Word (right after Link 80)

[RetiredAt21]

I think Choking Victim is the best ska-core band ever.

[widzjnent]

CV, Capdown, Citizen fish, Suicide Machines, Link 80, Filaments, Goldfinger, Op ivy, etc...

[ZaaR]

Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Op. ivy, Big D and the Kids Table, Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22 , Sublime, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Mad Caddies, are some of my favorites.

[Anti-Prefix]

Knowledge is really good.

[insalubrious]

I wanna ask question, how ska and punk mix in the first place?
somebody told me it was the specials


culture shock had the best edge on ska punk, only rivaled by citizen fish, but thats not really rivaling ;-)

[nEwYoRkHaRdCoRe---]

i like the mighty mighty bosstones (although they are a little slow for my liking), suicide machines, against all authority, the flaming tsunami's (nice ska-core), big D, less than jake (pezcore years), reel big fish, op iv, **** like that

[superskankinactionhero]

whoever said catch-it kebabs is cool. but whoeover said choking victim are skacore is wrong.

[Jessizzle]

Ska punk is pretty much the greatest type of music ever.
I mean Punk, Love it
Ska,Love it more.
Ska Punk..... :D

[superskankinactionhero]

some wicked UK bands with the word 'ska' in their genre, be it 2-tone, ska-punk, skacore etc

http://www.myspace.com/mumrah - awesome band from near me, check out the song 'the toilet'

http://www.myspace.com/onceover - skapunkdeathcore band, ****ing nuts live show, my band have had the pleasure of playing with this band

http://www.myspace.com/grownathome haven't actually heard this band but was told to put them on the list

http://www.myspace.com/thewayriders nice to see a band taking the genre somewhere different

http://www.myspace.com/schoolboyerror ska-pop-punk band, good for a laugh and a dance

http://www.myspace.com/howardsalias ukprogskarock

http://www.myspace.com/catchitkebabs

http://www.myspace.com/workinlunch

http://www.myspace.com/mistamushroom death-reggae, awesome

http://www.myspace.com/chieflibido

that'll be enough for now

[twotoneska2]

Operation ivy, Choking Victim, Leftover Crack, Against all authority, and Mojiganga are my favorite ska-core, ska-punk bands. Still prefer Two tone more than third wave and ska-core though.

[bryce_the_cat]

could anyone suggest me a good rudiments album?

[sketchyjoe]

could anyone suggest me a good rudiments album?
Circle Our Empire

[ScuzzBucket89]

http://www.myspace.com/monkeygonemad awsome ska/punk/reggae/hip-hop local band, put on excellent show

http://www.myspace.com/pinstripemelee probably my favorite ska/punk band even though their local, their really cool kids too

[Jessizzle]

This is sooo tempting... its not even fuuny.

[superskankinactionhero]

http://www.myspace.com/monkeygonemad awsome ska/punk/reggae/hip-hop local band, put on excellent show

http://www.myspace.com/pinstripemelee probably my favorite ska/punk band even though their local, their really cool kids too
that monkey gone mad band are pretty **** good! apart from maybe the vocals don't live up to the quality of the rest of the music sometimes

[Rawb]

rx bandits are ska-punk, right?

mad caddies, suicide machines, five iron frenzy. and my band :D

[Culture Shock]

culture shock had the best edge on ska punk, only rivaled by citizen fish, but thats not really rivaling ;-)

Yeah, one of my favorites as you can tell. I would describe them as ska/reggae/dub with punk sensibilities. Great band as well as Cit Fish!

[RetiredAt21]

What is a good Citizen Fish album to start off with?

[TAND]

Couldnt't streetlight be considered two tone?

[Brain Toad]

Couldnt't streetlight be considered two tone?

They are more punk then ska a lot of times.

[RetiredAt21]

They don't sound very punk to me. Then again, I haven't heard too many songs of theirs.

[bryce_the_cat]

Circle Our Empire
thanks

[TAND]

They are more punk then ska a lot of times.
But some of their songs could be, right? such as A Moment Of Silence?

[Brain Toad]

They don't sound very punk to me. Then again, I haven't heard too many songs of theirs.

They don't sound very ska a lot of the time. No upstrokes etc. The horns give it the most of the ska flavour.

[RetiredAt21]

Oooooh, I see. Can you give me some good songs of theirs to start off with?

[bryce_the_cat]

Oooooh, I see. Can you give me some good songs of theirs to start off with?
all of them are amazing

[Brain Toad]

Oooooh, I see. Can you give me some good songs of theirs to start off with?

Point/Counterpoint
Everything Went Numb
The Big Sleep

[bryce_the_cat]

thanks to the person who suggested the rudiments, I really really like them :thumb:

[J_McMeaty]

You guys should check out the assorted jelly beans. They kick so much a'ss.
Right on you son of a bitch. :thumb:

[Original Gangsta!]

suicide machines, leftover crack, op ivy, this is dumb, why did i bother, these bands have all been mentioned, blah blah blah, etc etc etc

[Weezerfan_returns]

old goldfinger is the ****. The newer stuff is bad, real bad, but their first two albums were amazing. does the new suicide machines album have any ska on it?

[pedro durruti]

Yeah it does

[theleftwinger17x]

Operation Ivy is the f'ucking bomb. I love them, my favorite band, and I just ordered an Operation Ivy backpatch for my DIY jacket. Its hard to believe that they spawned Rancid. Don't get me wrong, i really like rancid(minus some of the newer stuff) but they just barely compare to Op Ivy. Oh, and can someone give me the exact description of two-tone? I am pretty sure I know what it means, as I have been filled in along time ago, but I want to double-check and make sure the description was right. i know I like some two-tone, though.

[KingOfSka]

Operation Ivy is the f'ucking bomb. I love them, my favorite band, and I just ordered an Operation Ivy backpatch for my DIY jacket. Its hard to believe that they spawned Rancid. Don't get me wrong, i really like rancid(minus some of the newer stuff) but they just barely compare to Op Ivy. Oh, and can someone give me the exact description of two-tone? I am pretty sure I know what it means, as I have been filled in along time ago, but I want to double-check and make sure the description was right. i know I like some two-tone, though.


The name "two tone" actually relates to the unity of black and white people in the UK in the 70's and 80's (I think). As you probably know Black people were opressed and generally hated, as there were so many of them. But two tone ska promoted the unity of black and white people.

Contrary to popular belief, most true two tone bands didn't have horns, the horns were added when ska reached North America, and when it merged with punk.

In 1979 ska enjoyed a revival of popularity. Initially the ska revival was an English phenomenon, but gradually spread to the rest of the world, including Australia. The most notable bands associated with second wave ska/two tone were The Specials, Madness, The Beat, and The Selecter. All these bands recorded their first albums for 'Two Tone Records', a label established by The Specials keyboard player Jerry Dammers. The label was named after the two tone tonic suits worn by the original ska stars of the 1960's and also reflected the multi racial membership of the bands signed to the label. The trade mark of the company was based on a negative photo of Peter Tosh from an early Wailing Wailers album cover. This 'Rude Boy' logo became known as Walt Jabsco.

The Two Tone artists relied heavily on the first wave ska stars attitudes and philosophy. The Specials took their name from the 'special' one off recordings made for the early sound system operators in Jamaica and 'Madness' are named after a Prince Buster song. The bands did not attempt to conceal their musical dependence either. They quite rightly believed that if it was a good song you might as well play it. At the time, some fans believed that the cover versions were actually originals. Listed below are some of the classic cover versions by Two Tone bands.

I have that blurb saved in a word document for whenever someone asks. :)

Edit: I bet you guys were wondering when I would post in here. :thumb:

A Few Of My Favourite Ska/Punk Bands

Adequate 7
Agaisnt All Authority
Assorted Jelly Beans
Big D & The Kids Table
Blue Meanies
Capdown
Catch 22
Chickenpox
The Delegates
The Flatliners
The Filaments
The Heatskores
The Hippos
Infinite Justice
Jeffries Fan Club
Knowledge
Link 80
Mad Caddies
Mu330
Operation Ivy
Reel Big Fish
The Rudiments
The Spitvalves
Streetlight Manifesto
Suicide Machines

[cheeser_1]

man, it's like the stuck a tuba straight up your rear.

[Mannik]

suicide machines, leftover crack, op ivy, this is dumb, why did i bother, these bands have all been mentioned, blah blah blah, etc etc etc

Love the username :thumb: . Me and my crew at school have a piss take gang called the O.G's. All the try-hard gangsters that aren't taking this piss think we're serious and want us smashed :lol:

[theleftwinger17x]

The name "two tone"........

Thanks man. Oh my god, I was actually right on something then. Of coarse, considering ive told people about it before, thats a good thing. Thanks again, Rudie.

[maco]

Point/Counterpoint
Everything Went Numb
The Big Sleep
If and When We Rise Again is good too


Isn't there already a ska thread in this forum and a ska thread in the Other forum?

Oh, and the Know How is a good band. They toured with Streetlight in 2004

[RetiredAt21]

Ah, how could I forget about Antimaniax?

[Jessizzle]

I Give up
http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=320979 - me being lazy. I use this link too often.

[TAND]

Kid Go Home, any of you ever see them live? They are from the town next to me. Good Band.

[RetiredAt21]

What town do you live in?

[superskankinactionhero]

you say...

Contrary to popular belief, most true two tone bands didn't have horns,

yet all these bands have horns...

The most notable bands associated with second wave ska/two tone were The Specials, Madness, The Beat, and The Selecter.

and so do pretty much all the 2-tone bands i know.

? ? ?

[Brain Toad]

If and When We Rise Again is good too


Isn't there already a ska thread in this forum and a ska thread in the Other forum?

Oh, and the Know How is a good band. They toured with Streetlight in 2004

Yeah there is Ska Education and Discussion made by me in here, and Ska Official in Other Music made by Kith

[KingOfSka]

you say...



yet all these bands have horns...



and so do pretty much all the 2-tone bands i know.

? ? ?

Madness, The Beat, The Selecter, and The Specials don't have horns...

[sketchyjoe]

The Specials had Rico, Madness had a horn section and I'm pretty sure the Beat had a sax player.

[DaveToopes]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that Madness and the Beat have horns, and I'm positive the Specials do.

[KingOfSka]

The Specials had Rico, Madness had a horn section and I'm pretty sure the Beat had a sax player.

Rico only played with The Specials on a couple songs, one saxophone hardly constitutes as horns, and I didn't know about Madness's horns.

[sketchyjoe]

How can you not know about Madness horns? They have horns on virtually all their songs. They have crazy horn solos. THEIR HORN SECTION CAN FLY!

[superskankinactionhero]

say whaaaaaaat!? have you actually listened to any of those bands?

[superskankinactionhero]

(didn't update the thread for a while)

[KingOfSka]

Of course I have...

The Specials - No horns, except for Rico Rodriguez who only played on a couple songs

The Beat - They had a sax player, but that doesn't count as a horn section.

Madness - My bad

[superskankinactionhero]

you didn't say anything about horn sections, but the specials had more than rico at one time anyway. they have a dude who played cornet with them called dick or something, he was with them for lots of stuff