Do you listen to Ska?

[dorfsquest]

Yeah. Ska! Ska Ska Ska! It originated in Jamaica as dance music, which influenced Reggae in the long run. The style is basically swing/punk with horns. Very cool stuff. Bands include:

Blue Meanies
Mustard Plug
Insyderz
Five Iron Frenzy
Supertones

The first two I have never listened to, but the others rock. I've seen both FiF and the Supertones in concert also. YaY!

[Hanza]

A couple of my friends like ska. Its ok i guess. not the best music ive heard. I think its Less than Jake that they like.

[Agalayth]

The only ska band I know of is Reel Big Fish. They're pretty good, but I like rock more. Especially soft rock, cuz I'm a softie... :D

[dorfsquest]

I've heard of Reel Big Fish, but never heard any of their music. But come on, people! I'm sure some of you out there like this stuff as much as I do! :D

[Yapaluna]

Ska is not really new.

Does anyone remember the band "Madness" and their hit "One step beyond"?:cool:

[katya]

I like ska. Reel Big Fish is really cool. Aren't the Supertones a Christian band? And maybe FIF too? (Actually that's just a guess since I saw Eliot wearing one of their shirts! Kinda biased...) I saw the Supertones at Festival Con Dios a couple years ago. It was fun! I don't really remember any of their songs though...

[gdl96]

I like Reel Big Fish.

Has anyone ever heard of Streetlight Manifesto?

[Lizra]

Originally posted by Yapaluna
Ska is not really new.

Does anyone remember the band "Madness" and their hit "One step beyond"?:cool:

Sure! The "Two Tone" label. The Specials were hot at that time also. I remember seeing them at some club in the suburbs of Chicago. I was dancing on the disco dancefloor (this was in the late seventies, when disco was still a national phenomenon) with some little black stilletto heeled ankle boots on. My heels kept puncturing the dance floor, and messed with my style! :D I think it was made of aluminum or something. :eek: Just a dumb story. :rolleyes: I probably have some other 70's ska in the album collection. :)

[The Gaffer]

*feels very old since someone asked "does anyone remember Madness?"*

The Specials were excellent. Also The Beat were big here in the early 80s.

Is there finally a long-overdue ska revival going on out there in young-person-land?

[Lizra]

"Young Person Land" Ha ha! :D Get moving to the mighty, mighty beat YP's! :D

[Insidious Rex]

Ska is still breathing with the youngins. Just look to NOFX among other "young" punk/ska bands. Love their version of Hotel California. Course a lot of the under 18 crowd dont actually realize its called ska so... its just what they play.

[Giroth]

Yeah,I think ska is coming back for
young folk.;)


Five Iron Frenzy and Supertones ARE christian bands,and they are really great.
I saw both of them in concert,up close,and they were great!