[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

[QUOTE=Kithkin](or just go to my aim getfile;))[/QUOTE]

I will try, but unfortunately AIM doesn't like to let me receive files at the moment (and yet I can send them all I want) :upset:

I thought of a couple awesome trumpet parts I like - one ska, one not ska. Both all muffled and s[SIZE=2]h[/SIZE]it.

The Littlest Man Band - Better Man (demo)
The Forces of Evil - Angry Anthem #347 (the acoustic version)

:thumb:

What's your AIM Kithkin?

Kithkin, could you make another post on how to Skank? I read it in the one you linked to in this thread and attempted it, I think I'm doing it wrong. Should I look like I'm dancing on hot coals?

Check out the video for Rancid - Red Hot Moon, there's a dude skanking there. Or check out Let's Go Bowling - Spy Market, there's dudes dancing there.

There's also a video called "This Is Ska" which was a Jamaica information service film, with an old-skool English dude explaining the moves and how to dance ( ;) )

There's another thing you can get on DVD called Dance Craze, where loads of bands are skanking.

Also check out this .gif a dude made, the guy is moving way fast but basically is skanking :D

[url]http://www.drstephenlittle.btinternet.co.uk/danceman.gif[/url]

EDIT: Someone just gave me the heads up that they're putting on a Jaya The Cat show, and told me to get my a[SIZE=2]s[/SIZE]s there if it's all sorted.

*Doing the happy dance*

Only problem is it's about 5 hours away by train :amaze:

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene]

Also check out this .gif a dude made, the guy is moving way fast but basically is skanking :D

[url]http://www.drstephenlittle.btinternet.co.uk/danceman.gif[/url]

EDIT: Someone just gave me the heads up that they're putting on a Jaya The Cat show, and told me to get my a[SIZE=2]s[/SIZE]s there if it's all sorted.

*Doing the happy dance*

Only problem is it's about 5 hours away by train :amaze:[/QUOTE]

1) Jas where did you ge that whacky pic from?
2) Can I come that Jaya The Cat Show I heard some of their stuff and I thought it was pretty good :thumb:

That gif is awsome. But it looks more 2tone era than 3rd wave suburban white kid can't dance era. His feet are moving much faster than his arms. It looks really cool.

I want to see Jaya... But at least the Stray Bullets are stateside still.

[QUOTE=PrescribedNonsense]Kithkin, could you make another post on how to Skank? I read it in the one you linked to in this thread and attempted it, I think I'm doing it wrong. Should I look like I'm dancing on hot coals?[/QUOTE]


Actually... that sounds about right.


[QUOTE=ihatecelebrities]What's your AIM Kithkin?[/QUOTE]


Sent via soulseek

[QUOTE=PrescribedNonsense]Kithkin, could you make another post on how to Skank? I read it in the one you linked to in this thread and attempted it, I think I'm doing it wrong. Should I look like I'm dancing on hot coals?[/QUOTE]
Here's me skanking. It kind of sucks, and the link may or may not work, but oh well.

ht[size=2]tp://w[/size]ww.angelfire.com/art2/asdf23/DACE.gif

Hahaha. You have to copy/past it but yeah it works just fine. I parsed the url.

So recently I've been listening to this ska band that my parents used to see a lot in bars around 1982. They're called SLK. I was wondering if anyone has heard of them. I really doubt it, but I would just like to know. They may only have been known around michigan, or maybe even the midwest. Either way, I really like them. My parents have their music on vinyl, and one song on tape. I put the song from the tape onto my computer. I just wish that other people knew this band!

Edit: all that I could find on this band online, was that they're on two midwest ska compilations. [url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/102-2102097-1267302[/url]

[QUOTE=Kithkin]Sent via soulseek[/QUOTE]
I can't get files from you unless you add me to whatever list you allow people to see your files from, but anyways someone's getting files from me right now so I couldn't anyways

[QUOTE=Vallely]1) Jas where did you ge that whacky pic from?
2) Can I come that Jaya The Cat Show I heard some of their stuff and I thought it was pretty good :thumb:[/QUOTE]

1) Some guy made it on TheSka for a presentation he was doing in school, hehe
2) Sure if you want a road trip/rail trip with me to Bradford then it's on :D

[QUOTE=a s d f]Here's me skanking. It kind of sucks, and the link may or may not work, but oh well.[/QUOTE]

Hehe, you move your legs HIGH, it's way cool.

[QUOTE=a s d f]SLK[/QUOTE]

I swear I have heard of them, but I can't place where.

Y'all I downloaded 2 Streetlight Manifesto shows last night, and I'm going to download another tonight. Holy cow they're amazing live. And they play stuff faster live! How?! I want to put on a show of them, but now Ian says "Hey Jas if you want to do it, then you'll have to do it, I don't have enough time". Grrr, getting up my hopes like that. But I guess Adam is the only one who'll understand that rant :upset:

But yeah, 2 SM shows on my iPod, and I think I may be seeing them more than once on the UK tour, they're AMAZING. check out skachilles.com/music/sm (that should work) and they got 2 shows there. My gawd.

Thanks asdf. I'm just getting into Ska, mainstream Ska mainly (Sublime and RBF at the moment), but I plan to start going to some local shows at an all ages club. Can't wait.

i heard on radio one that capdown are having there last ever tour then they are spliting

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene]
I swear I have heard of them, but I can't place where.[/quote]

Me too. I downloaded 2-3 songs from a band a while ago that was 3 letters long starting with S. But I deleted them as they weren't that good and I don't listen to just 3 songs from an artist.

[quote]But yeah, 2 SM shows on my iPod, and I think I may be seeing them more than once on the UK tour, they're AMAZING. check out skachilles.com/music/sm (that should work) and they got 2 shows there. My gawd.[/QUOTE]


Now now, who made a resolution to go to less shows;)

The live show I have someone asks him to play Alone in a Crowd and he tells the kid that if he keeps it up he'll be alone in a crowd. It twas amusing.

[quote]i heard on radio one that capdown are having there last ever tour then they are spliting[/quote]

That would suck:(

I love catch 22 there my favorite ska band, there so good

[QUOTE=mosaic]i heard on radio one that capdown are having there last ever tour then they are spliting[/QUOTE]

I heard on the radio last week that they are staying together, and will be releasing their next album (due out soon) on their own label. And that was from the band. Who were live in session/being interviewed on the Lock-Up. I don't think they're going anywhere for a while, they've been going for 10 years and their fan base just keeps growing so I mean if I was them I wouldn't give up now...

[QUOTE=Kithkin]Now now, who made a resolution to go to less shows;)[/QUOTE]

I know mum :upset:

:p

But I've already failed that so why try? Well as yet I haven't gone to a single show, but I already have tickets to see Green Day, Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Silverstein, My Chemical Romance, and Jimmy Eat World in the coming weeks :upset: Ah why must I be so weak?

[QUOTE=Kithkin]The live show I have someone asks him to play Alone in a Crowd and he tells the kid that if he keeps it up he'll be alone in a crowd. It twas amusing.[/QUOTE]

Hah, on one of them I have they go:
"They keep asking for Catch 22 songs..."
"What's "Catch 22", is it like a band?"
"... I don't know, I thought it was a book"

:lol:

And there was another one where they're like "Can you back up a bit? some people at the front are getting hurt... Don't worry, man, if your leg falls off we'll sign it"

Hey Kith-rock, what's up with the song "If You Want To Be Happy..." by the Skatalites? After investigation, it seems like it's not done by them, but by some player called Jimmy Soul. Doubleyou-tee-eff?

kithin
 

kithkin what is your screen name(A.I.M) you see very interesting and i would like that streetlight DVD

[QUOTE=Sweboy]Hey Kith-rock, what's up with the song "If You Want To Be Happy..." by the Skatalites? After investigation, it seems like it's not done by them, but by some player called Jimmy Soul. Doubleyou-tee-eff?[/QUOTE]


Huh... seems to be right. Well, seems I don't quite like the skatalites as much now as I thought I did anyway.

[quote]kithkin what is your screen name(A.I.M) you see very interesting and i would like that streetlight DVD[/quote]

Kinswick

But I'm really not that interesting... and rarely home. And I don't have any streetlight dvds. Its just a live recording in mp3 that you can get something similar visiting the site Ukskascene posted. Along with a video of the show.

Kith you're such an AIM slut ;)

I downloaded a Streetlight live video last night... Time to watch it...

That'd be cool if Link 80 got off their hiatus and did another tour with Capdown... in the US

So does everyone at Ska shows skank or something? Maybe it's just me but that would get old and look dumb? Sorry. I'ma Skanewbie.

[QUOTE=ihatecelebrities]That'd be cool if Link 80 got off their hiatus and did another tour with Capdown... in the US[/QUOTE]

You're welcome to Capdown :thumb: Haha, last week they were doing a live set on the Lock-Up, but this week it's Send More Paramedics! Hooray for the zombies! :D

[QUOTE=Kithkin]Me too. I downloaded 2-3 songs from a band a while ago that was 3 letters long starting with S. But I deleted them as they weren't that good and I don't listen to just 3 songs from an artist.
[/QUOTE]
That's kind of strange, because I can't find any downloads for SLK at all. And like I said, only that little bit of information. Might be the same band, though. Who knows.

[QUOTE=PrescribedNonsense]So does everyone at Ska shows skank or something? Maybe it's just me but that would get old and look dumb? Sorry. I'ma Skanewbie.[/QUOTE]
There is lots of skanking, but it gets mixed in with other forms of "dancing". Some ska bands have heavy parts that go well with moshing, and occasionaly people pogo (jump up and down)

And there are several different types of skanking, plus everyone has their own way of doing it

six point five

[url]www.sixpointfive.co.uk[/url]

If u like ska then u r gonna love us, we are from milton keynes and we have been going for a year. We have 3 new mp3s for u to listen to including a new song called proppa ****in hassle!

gimp
 

does anyone know a site where you can get gimp mp3s or cds?

does anyone here like whitmore they are great or Graveltrap?

I think Whitmore are kind of lame sometimes, but I really like the song "Sober Days". Graveltrap is good, I have one of their CDs, but I haven't listened to it too much.

On a different note, check it out you guys I found that festival in the USA that Howards Alias is playing :thumb:

The Festival thing:
[url]http://www.skaweekend.com/[/url]

The bands:
[url]http://www.perfectorangemusic.com/skaweekend/bands.html[/url]

It looks really good, I wish I was going, I'd love to see a load of those bands :D So if anyone goes, be sure to head over to Side Stage 2 and check them out :) Someone on The Littlest Man Band board is going, I'll tell her to do the same.

Has anyone heard of Zen Baseballbat? They're from the UK, Jas I might've asked you before, not sure.


Anywho check 'em out