Operation Ivy-esque ska bands?

[TBrown87]

I'd like to find some bands that sound similar. Catch-22 and Less Than Jake are cool but Op Ivy can't be beat.

[Jessizzle]

common rider.. duh

[Anarcho Poser]

suicide machines
against all authority
authority zero
big d and the kids table

[AIRIC]

suicide machines
against all authority
authority zero
big d and the kids table


uhuhh

[Pacific Specific]

less than jake

[Anarcho Poser]

uhuhh

a little bit

[AIRIC]

i was agreeing mannnn

[Kithkin]

Yeah, though AZ and Big D don't sound at all like OpIvy.

The Stray Bullets, sort of.

[SkaRobotArmy]

rancid.

[Flagjacket]

rancid.

ok seriously

[jebus FX]

reel big fish?

[fathergoat]

Spitvalves mayhaps.

[Aficionado]

Spitvalves sound NOTHING like Operation Ivy

[TBrown87]

Spitvalves sound NOTHING like Operation Ivy

I kind of disagree with you there.

[Gnarmageddon]

Rites of Spring

[hendrixonpunk]

I don't know where you're from, but I believe a lot of people here are from Ontario. Anyway, I good local band that I think sounds a lot like Operation Ivy (they also do great covers of them) is Keepin' 6. You should check them out even if you're not from around here.

[Flagjacket]

False Keepin' 6 is horrible I agree with Nick ska is weak,.

[jpharaoh69]

choking victim kinda.

[Flagjacket]

Seriously though only like two of the bands mentioned int his thread actually sound anything like Op Ivy.

[Jessizzle]

False Keepin' 6 is horrible I agree with Nick ska is weak,.

but hes actually right.
take a serious listen. http://www.myspace.com/keepin6

well their older stuff. the newer stuff is less.. " raw"

[Aficionado]

I kind of disagree with you there.

Tell me exactly how they sound like Operation Ivy in the slightest

[Kithkin]

OpIvy are hard to sound like because it's hard to suck and be awesome at the same time.

[lynch_me]

You pretty much hit the spot there.

[SkaRobotArmy]

Seriously though only like two of the bands mentioned int his thread actually sound anything like Op Ivy.

srsly?

kith is correct. nobody else could be that good and bad at the same time.

[Henrik]

Haha! Few bands have such skills.

[TBrown87]

I dont understand. how are they good AND bad? What does that even mean?

[Aficionado]

You're as lost as I

[Jessizzle]

its hard to explain..

it just is.

[Flagjacket]

This thread has produced the most holding of my own forehead I've ever had to endure.

[lynch_me]

Jesse Michaels just called my cell, he's pissed. He wants you to know he is a "bubble ghetto" and that you misuse the word 'irony' to mean something sarcastic.

[AIRIC]

love this dude

[Lexluthor]

Kind of, in a not really at all way, right?

Nah, I reckon Leftover Crack and Chocking Victim are pretty close (from a rough edged kind of Punk thing). I know not all their songs are that ska, but they defiantly have a similar(ish) sound.

Bands like Catch 22 arent similar because its all too produced.

[Lexluthor]

I thought he was talking about LeftOver Crack being the same as Op Ivy ?

Haha, thats what im saying too... I know its a much bigger sound, but when compared to other suggestions in this thread, I can see where hes coming from saying Choking Victim (and then I added Leftover Crack) are kinda similar to Op Ivy.

As a totally random example of what im talking about. Listen to the ska bit in "Gay Rude Boys Unite", then listen to some ska(ry) Op Ivy song (like the cover, "One Of These Days").

[Kithkin]

Nah, I reckon Leftover Crack and Chocking Victim are pretty close (from a rough edged kind of Punk thing). I know not all their songs are that ska, but they defiantly have a similar(ish) sound.

Bands like Catch 22 arent similar because its all too produced.

They sound the same, but they aren't close. Choking Victim had a few close songs but Leftover Crack never came near the mark.

Op Ivy had terrible production, a drummer who couldn't keep time, a mediocre guitarist who is still probably the worst singer this side of the Casualties and a singer who wasn't much better.

Yet they created Energy, an album almost nobody can find a bad song on. An album that was instrumental in keeping Greenday's label afloat for far longer than it should have been able to.

[lynch_me]

I always enjoy reading your posts, Kith. Straight forward and honest, ha.

[NapoleonsComplex]

Slapstick has a similar sound to Operation Ivy, if Op Ivy had an active horn section.

[StreetlightRock]

Yea, except slapstick are meh compared to Op-Ivy. OK, but nothing special.

[pedro durruti]

The Stray Bullets, sort of.
Haha, no way do they sound alike, though they use many of the same sounds. I think the closest you'll get to Operation Ivy, the sound, is Assorted Jelly Beans.

You should check out the rudiments threadstarter t. brown, because they are a very good ska-punk band like operation ivy is. And all the other bands people have said. Except leftover crack,

[NapoleonsComplex]

Yea, except slapstick are meh compared to Op-Ivy. OK, but nothing special.

This is true, but they're the closest that I can think of to Op Ivy's sound.

[Kithkin]

Haha, no way do they sound alike, though they use many of the same sounds. I think the closest you'll get to Operation Ivy, the sound, is Assorted Jelly Beans.

You should check out the rudiments threadstarter t. brown, because they are a very good ska-punk band like operation ivy is. And all the other bands people have said. Except leftover crack,

They don't sound exactly the same, but they do have similar elements as Op Ivy. Short, musically simple songs about the world around them. They have more in common with Op Ivy than AJB in that sense.

I was just thinking about the rudiments for this thread over the weekend.

[TBrown87]

Slapstick has a similar sound to Operation Ivy, if Op Ivy had an active horn section.

You mean if Op Ivy had a horn section at all? Btw the Rudiments sound like a cool band but where could I download their stuff?

[Henrik]

Some of The Rudiments rule - HARD! But some of it really sucks too.

In general their ska stuff is the good part.

[SkaRobotArmy]

op ivy doesn't a horn 'section' but they do have horns in a few songs, mostly sax i think. so that is probably what he is referring to.

[Henrik]

You are probably right, but right now, even though I'm really tired I can only think of one song with horns in it: Bad Town.

What else?

[TBrown87]

I think thats it. Bad Town is a sweet song though. So where could I get some of the Rudiments material?

[Henrik]

I once got someone to upload both (are there anymore than that?) their albums for me on here. Sorry I don't have it anymore.
If you're looking into buying their stuff I would highly recommend their collection from 1996-1998 I think it's called. I might very well be wrong.
interpunk only got their punk album Bitch Bitch Bitch http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=32062&
But honestly it's not very good.

Try and get the collection one, it's great. Especially the song "Wailing Paddle" which you've might have heard as a cover by Big D And The Kids Table.

[widzjnent]

BRAIN FAILURE

sounds like a mix of op ivy/rancid and the clash
they're pretty good

http://www.myspace.com/brainfailurepunk
listen to That's What I Know

[Flagjacket]

BRAIN FAILURE

sounds like a mix of op ivy/rancid and the clash
they're pretty good

http://www.myspace.com/brainfailurepunk
listen to That's What I Know

Are you ****ing joking

I've never heard anything worse in my life

[widzjnent]

yeah sure, pretty good

[Gnarmageddon]

BRAIN FAILURE

sounds like a mix of op ivy/rancid and the clash
they're pretty good

http://www.myspace.com/brainfailurepunk
listen to That's What I Know
They make me think that Tim Armstrong is good at speaking Chinese.

[TBrown87]

When I first heard Brain Failure I almost laughed. They're actually not bad. Just kind of surprising.

[Flagjacket]

If you like Brain Failure then stop listening to music

[pedro durruti]

They don't sound exactly the same, but they do have similar elements as Op Ivy. Short, musically simple songs about the world around them. They have more in common with Op Ivy than AJB in that sense.
Ah yeah then Jaya the Cat would be good too.

[JumpTheF**kUp]

Streetlight Manifesto.

No, they don't sound like OI but you should be listening to them anyway.

[babaca]

ionno, I'm also from Ontario, and I'm going to have to agree with other posters and go with Keepin'6 on this one. If you saw them live, you'd understand.

Also, may I mention Corporation?

www.myspace.com/corporationskaband

[TBrown87]

I do listen to Streetlight Manifesto, and yes they are beasts.

[Hedgedive]

They make me think that Tim Armstrong is good at speaking Chinese.

alcoholism + "dyslexia" (see: illiteracy) = Engrish slur!

[Chicken And Waffuls]

rancid
tim armstong and his band
the specials
bob marley
mornig glory
choking victim
dropdead
kill your idols
mxpx
nofx
sublime

[Jordan_Frerichs]

suicide machines
against all authority
authority zero
big d and the kids table

love suicide machines, and big d, but don't really think big d sounds like op ivy

[TBrown87]

Alright, Suicide Machines are cool but I'll have to agree with Jordan in that Big D is nothing like Op Ivy.


Also, I just watched Yojimbo the other day. Is that where you got your avatar Sanjur0?

[Chicken And Waffuls]

on the realz. i think citizen fish sounds alot like op iv.