Ska?

[KONGO]

Someone at work suggested I listen to some ska. He didn't bother telling me which bands I should check out. Which bands should I check out?

[Manifest]

No Doubt. Early-mid 90's.

Edited May 14, 2012 by Manifest

[Dingle]

Streetlight Manifesto are great times. Are Less Than Jake ska? I think they are.

And yes, No Doubt.

[EddieG]

Madness.

[apsham]

Planet Smashers

Just about the only ska that I can stand.

[Ruki]

Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, and The Aquabats.

[Lint]

Madness

Less Than Jake

Mighty Mighty Bosstones

No Doubt

Sublime

Fishbone

Operation Ivy

Dance Hall Crashers

The Toasters

Five Iron Frenzy

[METALMAN]

Ska released after ~1972 or so is tiresome and isn't really ska.

Although there's far more variations of reggae I prefer to ska. Even good ska.

[Lint]

Ska released after ~1972 or so is tiresome and isn't really ska.

Got a little something for you hipster metalman

[METALMAN]

i'm sorry what are you even talking sbout :/

all i know about Pabst is that lana del rey sings a song about it. am i missing something?

[Cuthman]

No Doubt, Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish are three names that come instantly to mind. The Offspring also have some ska-influenced songs like "Why Don't You Get a Job?".

[KONGO]

Have to agree with metalman so far. Didn't really dig The Specials or Madness. They were alright. The two that metalman posted are way more my style, though I'll probably have to check a few more of their songs to really say that I like them, either. Although that has inspired me to listen to "Uptown Top Ranking" again, so cheers, metalman.

[Liam]

Have to agree with metalman so far. Didn't really dig The Specials or Madness. They were alright. The two that metalman posted are way more my style, though I'll probably have to check a few more of their songs to really say that I like them, either. Although that has inspired me to listen to "Uptown Top Ranking" again, so cheers, metalman.

You don't like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WhhSBgd3KI&ob=av3n

[METALMAN]

Have to agree with metalman so far. Didn't really dig The Specials or Madness. They were alright. The two that metalman posted are way more my style, though I'll probably have to check a few more of their songs to really say that I like them, either. Although that has inspired me to listen to "Uptown Top Ranking" again, so cheers, metalman.

Amazing song!

[Lint]

Have to agree with metalman so far. Didn't really dig The Specials or Madness. They were alright. The two that metalman posted are way more my style, though I'll probably have to check a few more of their songs to really say that I like them, either. Although that has inspired me to listen to "Uptown Top Ranking" again, so cheers, metalman.

You don't like this?

The Specials are great...

Also have a love of Hepcat..the clip sucks because its a REALLY old clip from Conan O'Brien

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKOXz_55IvU

[METALMAN]

Pfffffft...why listen to Hepcat when you can listen to the Heptones?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYwNOx5UT84

And why listen to the Specials when you can listen to the best version of Rudy?!

Although strictly speaking these are rocksteady rather than ska. But i don't care for speaking strictly.

[VerbalPuke]

Bad Manners, Skoidats, and Mephiskapheles.

[DMN in the House]

Sublime isn't ska, damn it!

I second No Doubt, plus you get to see super hot, early Gwen Stefani. Reel Big Fish, of course, if you like comedy (I do, in my punk, too), would Save Ferris be ska?

[Lint]

so it seems like Hipster Metalman, with his "well this was good before it was popular" killed this topic. I was hoping to learn about ska bands I didn't know about before

[METALMAN]

you didn't even start the topic you bozo. i came closest to giving kong what he wanted. :/

and did I not introduce you to new bands? :/

you bozo. :/

why do you think i only care for unpopular music? :/