[QUOTE=thetwaz]Before the recent rekindled interest in two-tone bands, Bad Manners used to play at a local pub here about once a month. The silly thing is, I never once got off my arse to go seem em. Now I'm sorry.[/QUOTE]

thats like....against the laws af skadome.

Big D and the Kids Table is garbage! Listen to Mustard Plug, Op Ivy, The Beat, Reel Big Fish.

SPLITTERS 3rd ALBUM OUT NOW!!!
 

Purchase Sub-Ska Rockers, The Splitters long awaited 3rd album from [url]www.dothedog.com[/url] to get it dirt cheap.

nu n old skool original ska/ reggae/ dub/ swing with a punk edge

download old tunes from [url]www.splitters.co.uk[/url]

happy nu yr

haw haw ! - ska rules .. :D - i love operation ivy and sancehall crashers .. and reel big fish .. tehre like .. the shiz

[QUOTE=G CHORD KING]Big D and the Kids Table is garbage! Listen to Mustard Plug, Op Ivy, The Beat, Reel Big Fish.[/QUOTE]


Man, I loved Big D... but thank god you came along and let me know they were garbage. Thats certaintly all I needed to hear. Who is this Real Big Fish.... Oh, I mean Reel Big Fish. Man that name is so clever. Do they sing the music that makes me want to run in place... errrrr.... I mean skank? Cause I love to do that. If it werent for skank music I would never get any excersize. You know what I like. You. And your post. But you more. You know, why? Do ya? Because you made a claim then didn't support it. I love that. I just want to believe you. Believe you because I like you. Wink. or wait. *wink* Yeah. Thats better. So. Im me sometime. Cause I know well be great friends. I just know it. i mean. I already Like you. :) <-see? Well. gtg, bye!

Kithkin, you should really consider giving up drinking.

[QUOTE=Tombone]SPLITTERS 3rd ALBUM OUT NOW!!![/QUOTE]

Yay you guys really should listen this is one great UK band right here :D

Kith, that was harsh, harsh but fair ;) A little over the top... But yeah I think when you sort out the little drinking problem everything will be ok.

Also I've heard 2 amazing bits of news, apparently Howards Alias are playing at a ska festival in Knoxville, Tennessee (sp?) on April 30th, so possibly more dates in the works there. Those are the guys who live near me... Actually at the moment I keep seeing them at shows... Go out to see them if you can, they're an awesome band.

There's another cool UK ska/punk/rockabilly band The Hitchers is playing some of Warped tour, apparently, so check them out as well. :thumb:

Howards Alias is going to tour the US?

That's what I said. You can laugh at Nick and his tight t shirts just like we did. And you can stand at the front and have Matt put his face 5cm in front of yours because you're not smiling... Like I did.

[QUOTE=Kithkin]Man, I loved Big D... but thank god you came along and let me know they were garbage. Thats certaintly all I needed to hear. Who is this Real Big Fish.... Oh, I mean Reel Big Fish. Man that name is so clever. Do they sing the music that makes me want to run in place... errrrr.... I mean skank? Cause I love to do that. If it werent for skank music I would never get any excersize. You know what I like. You. And your post. But you more. You know, why? Do ya? Because you made a claim then didn't support it. I love that. I just want to believe you. Believe you because I like you. Wink. or wait. *wink* Yeah. Thats better. So. Im me sometime. Cause I know well be great friends. I just know it. i mean. I already Like you. :) <-see? Well. gtg, bye![/QUOTE]

for all you 3rd wave kiddies out there, this translates to Reel Big Fish sucks, and Big D doesn't.

the middle translates to: Doing the ska/Dancing > Skanking.

the ending is just blatent ownage.

trumpet parts?
 

hey i really like ska and me and my buddies are tryin to get a band together, im gonna play the trumpet so i was wondering if anyone could reccomend some good ska bands and or songs that have really good trumpet parts.
thanks

[QUOTE=crazycaddie]hey i really like ska and me and my buddies are tryin to get a band together, im gonna play the trumpet so i was wondering if anyone could reccomend some good ska bands and or songs that have really good trumpet parts.
thanks[/QUOTE]


Well... the mad caddies... assuming that your name derives from real caddies and not the mad kind...

Man i love Reel Big Fish's first album, that is my only exposure to Ska. Do you know of any bands that are a lot like them?

I really like Five Iron Frenzy even though they are a dead band now. Check out my friends band when you have a chance. He plays piano driven stuff, but he's a big fan of ska. [url]www.purevolume.com/musicgoon[/url]

[QUOTE=DekWannaBFlea]Man i love Reel Big Fish's first album, that is my only exposure to Ska. Do you know of any bands that are a lot like them?[/QUOTE]

Suburban Legends are a lot like them, with the whole ska/hair metal/punk type thing going down. And SL are cheesy as well :D

[QUOTE]hey i really like ska and me and my buddies are tryin to get a band together, im gonna play the trumpet so i was wondering if anyone could reccomend some good ska bands and or songs that have really good trumpet parts.
thanks[/QUOTE]

Have a little lookey round this site and you may find some things you like that are of your standard. There's some really good tabs here!!

[url]http://vandestreek.net/trumpettabs/[/url]

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene]
[url]http://vandestreek.net/trumpettabs/[/url][/QUOTE]


I love that site.

[QUOTE=Kithkin]
[b][u]Jaya the Cat[/b][/u] - This band doesn't get enough mention in other forums. Thankfully Swede and I have this place pretty much covered. I don't really know what it is about them. Their lyrics are really good, but other than that, all the music is pretty simple. It just sounds so good together. They are probably my third favorite band on here. I'll give you [url=http://i.1asphost.com/mxskalist/Jaya%20the%20Cat%20-%20God%20And%20State.ace] God and State ACE [/url]but seriously, check out more stuff by them.


[/url][/QUOTE]

Jaya the Cat is my favorite band of all time. Would you, by any chance now where i could find bass tabs for their songs, other than wilderness?

This band is great!!!
 

Check out this ska band. Their music is at [url]www.purevolume.com/skuf[/url] All you ska heads should love it. Peace!!!!!

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene]Yeah I think he was, he was one of the founding members of the band. So I think originally he sang, and then obviously Tomas came and went for Keasbey Nights.[/QUOTE]

Umm... Excuse me but was Keasby Nights not the first CD put out by Catch 22? I was under the impression that Thomas was the first singer. Granted I don't know what the band was up to prior to Keasby Nights, so pardon my ignorance if I am completely out of the loop.

But regardless Thomas Kalnoky is God

There is too much hate going on on this forum too. The Big D comment was pointless and granted Reel Big Fish aren't the best ska band out there, but I prefer to celebrate all things ska... including skanking as you might be able to pick up.

You guys should try Ska Cubano. I made a thread about them in Punk. Ska with a heavy latin influence. Good stuff.

[url]http://www.linea1.com/ska/[/url]

[QUOTE=Kith]I love that site.[/QUOTE]

Dude you are actually god and Rep points are lovely ++ :) Yay. /Me admires stars and preens

[QUOTE=LoveToSkank]Umm... Excuse me but was Keasby Nights not the first CD put out by Catch 22? I was under the impression that Thomas was the first singer. Granted I don't know what the band was up to prior to Keasby Nights, so pardon my ignorance if I am completely out of the loop.[/QUOTE]

Eh I don't know, I'm not sure if there were other CDs before that one. Keasby Nights was a cool album, for sure, and yes Tomas sang on that album. But the band was not started by Tomas, and there were 3 other guys that started the band, one of whom was Ryan Eldred, so they did do some stuff before Tomas came along. Whether it was any good is a matter for another day.

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene]Dude you are actually god and Rep points are lovely ++ :) Yay. /Me admires stars and preens



Eh I don't know, I'm not sure if there were other CDs before that one. Keasby Nights was a cool album, for sure, and yes Tomas sang on that album. But the band was not started by Tomas, and there were 3 other guys that started the band, one of whom was Ryan Eldred, so they did do some stuff before Tomas came along. Whether it was any good is a matter for another day.[/QUOTE]


There was a demo/ep I think. If you have the streetlight manifesto live cd they play a song off of it called I'm better than you. But I don't know if someone else sings on that cd or not.

[url]http://www.angelfire.com/sk2/catch22/disc.html[/url]


but from that site above

[quote]Before Catch 22, there was Gimp. Tomas Kalnoky and Chris Greer (of Catch 22 fame) were in a punk band called Gimp, and when Tomas got bored with playing "just punk", he decided to expand Gimp's sound by adding some new members. He asked Kevin Gunther to join as trumpet player when they met in Camelot Records one day. Ryan Eldred and Jamie Egan joined on saxophone and trombone, respectively, and in the fall of 1996, Catch 22 was born.[/quote]

Hmmm, on the Victory website:

[QUOTE]New Jersey's most successful ska-punk combo, Catch 22, was formed in the fall of 1996 when founding members Chris Greer, Ryan Eldred, and Kevin Gunther set out to play a genre of music that quickly became a huge national trend.[/QUOTE]

etc.

Hmm, I think Victory is telling fibbies because it doesn't wanna talk about Tomas :shifty eyes:

[QUOTE]Have a little lookey round this site and you may find some things you like that are of your standard. There's some really good tabs here!![/QUOTE]
thanks those r great! now does anyone have any tips on writing my own trumpet parts?

[QUOTE=Kithkin]There was a demo/ep I think. [B]If you have the streetlight manifesto live cd[/B] they play a song off of it called I'm better than you. But I don't know if someone else sings on that cd or not.

[url]http://www.angelfire.com/sk2/catch22/disc.html[/url]


but from that site above[/QUOTE]
What now? Do you mean Catch 22?

No, streetlight manifesto's live cd. It doesn't have anything that hasn't been released before though:(

It may actually just be a bootleg, but I have it...

[QUOTE=Kithkin]No, streetlight manifesto's live cd. It doesn't have anything that hasn't been released before though:(

It may actually just be a bootleg, but I have it...[/QUOTE]

Kith I want that. I wannnnttt it. Where'd you get it? D[SIZE=2]a[/SIZE]mn Americans and their d[SIZE=2]a[/SIZE]mn American shops and stuff...

[QUOTE=crazycaddie]thanks those r great! now does anyone have any tips on writing my own trumpet parts?[/QUOTE]


Make sure you know the scale the song is written in very well. Remember not to make the part too complicated. Keep it simple or absent during any singing. Listen to


Streetlight Manifesto
Catch 22
Forces of Evil
Brian Setzer Orchestra
River City Rebels

for using the trumpet with other instruments


Mad Caddies
Arrogant Sons of Bitches

for using the brass by itself (I know there is a trombone for the mad caddies, but their relationship is more of a bass and guitar than two guitars... if you know what i mean....)


Don't just listen to ska bands, try to listen to a lot of bands with horns and use non-ska trumpet playing in your band. I unfortunatly can't help you too much with a lot of non ska bands that use horns, but if you can find them, that should give you a more unique sound and keep you from falling into the generic ska problem that far to many ska bands have.

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene]Kith I want that. I wannnnttt it. Where'd you get it? D[SIZE=2]a[/SIZE]mn Americans and their d[SIZE=2]a[/SIZE]mn American shops and stuff...[/QUOTE]

By have I mean on my computer

soulseek babe!

(or just go to my aim getfile;))

Nice work kithkin, Im a reasonable fan of ska as it is, but I will check out more of these bands.

I already love:

Big D
Suburban Legends
RBF
Save Ferris
Voodoo Glow Skulls
Mighty Mighty Bosstones

all great bands check them out