Ska reccomendations

superconor

Can anyone reccomend me some good ska? Fast, rocking ska, not too heavy on the trumpets, nothing like Reel Big Fish, even start me off with the classics as well as some of the more modern stuff.

OLP

There's a band called [Spunge] that would fit the bill, pretty feel good, up tempo ska, no trumpets from what I can remember.

davewhowho

the beat,the specials,bad manners,the selecter,lauriel aiken,desmond decker, there your classics man!!!!


then check out a band called the mighty mighty bosstones!


your all set now man hahaha

DropkickDaire

The Bosstones are a great shout - Let's Face It is one of very few 'perfect albums', imo anyway.

There's a sweet band called Streetlight Manifesto up and coming. You should check them out too. Less Than Jake's lates album (GNV FLA) is quite good too.


Then of course there's bands like The Specials etc. And Desmond Dekker and the Aces.

Angus MacGyver

Operation Ivy

Fallen Buckshot

the Pietasters are also good well anything before the last album

Keggers

Catch 22, Mustard Plug and I think someone has already said Streetlight. I don't think these bands are TOO horn heavy but that can be a matter of opinion. Plus I love Reel Big Fish any way lol

anti-venom

Against all authority and Buck-o-nine.

ADTR

RX Bandits.

dregin

MoskovSKAya

davewhowho

does anyone have the ability too start a ska band?

im an expierienced drummer looking to form a ska band.....

gimme a shout if your able and would like too.

davewhowho@yahoo.com

xIsabelx

DropkickDaire wrote: »

The Bosstones are a great shout - Let's Face It is one of very few 'perfect albums', imo anyway.

Less Than Jake's lates album (GNV FLA) is quite good too.

Yes!! The Bosstones are absolutely incredible!! But nothing beats good old Less Than Jake. They are my favourite band of all time =]

skazztenor

superconor wrote: »

Can anyone reccomend me some good ska? Fast, rocking ska, not too heavy on the trumpets, nothing like Reel Big Fish, even start me off with the classics as well as some of the more modern stuff.

Well...The Skatalites just have to be tops!! What about Skazz?
www.myspace.com/skazzie or Youtube Skazz-Bernies tune,
see what you think....;)

Rancidmaniac13

My favourite would be Big D and The Kids Table.

Really good ska, with just the right amount of horns.

Also Operation Ivy. Already mentioned but worth mentioning again.

suspectdevice

against all authority
le plebe for spanish/english mix
hellraisins
bucket o'fish
link 80

dregin

AAA rule.
Also. Come see les skalopes in the tap tomorrow night.... Monday 20th.

www.myspace.com/lesskalopes

Jim

dregin wrote: »

AAA rule.
Also. Come see les skalopes in the tap tomorrow night.... Monday 20th.

www.myspace.com/lesskalopes

Forgot about this gig, awesome band.

whiterob81

the slackers are excellent. check out their albums wasted days, the question and peculiar. Brilliant stuff. I've also heard rumours that they might be playin dublin in may, allegedly. If you get the chance, you should check them out. They're absolutely amazing live. I saw them in the crawdaddy a year and a half ago and it was one of the best gigs I've ever seen

melekalikimaka

DropkickDaire wrote: »

There's a sweet band called Streetlight Manifesto up and coming. You should check them out too. Less Than Jake's lates album (GNV FLA) is quite good too.

thats basically catch 22. their redo of keasby nights is awesome

sublime
suburban rhythm
sonic boom six for something a bit different but still ska
rx bandits
look at hellcat records, they have s ome good ska that are light on trumpets

busttropical

Here we go!!

Sublime are my favourite of all time anyway.. Then Bosstones, Streetlight, Planet Smashers. Some NOFX stuff is skanky out, and the band The Flatliners first album is unreeealll!!

Check out Capdown, craziest fastest ska I ever heard

Less than jake, buck o nine, ORESKABAND (japanese all girl ska band i saw on the warped tour and loved!), Skatalites, some rancid stuff!

And the SUICIDE MACHINES! They were one of the best ever in my opinion. Check out the album Destruction By Definition.


And also check out my ****ty little ska band spitvalve. nootch

dregin

Saw the flatliners in Cardiff and they were ****ing awful.

busttropical

I saw em here and they were sh-it hot. I was a fan before they came here anyways so i loved it. Went drinking with them afterwards haha funny times

blag

busttropical wrote: »

Here we go!!

Sublime are my favourite of all time anyway.. Then Bosstones, Streetlight, Planet Smashers. Some NOFX stuff is skanky out, and the band The Flatliners first album is unreeealll!!

Check out Capdown, craziest fastest ska I ever heard

Less than jake, buck o nine, ORESKABAND (japanese all girl ska band i saw on the warped tour and loved!), Skatalites, some rancid stuff!

And the SUICIDE MACHINES! They were one of the best ever in my opinion. Check out the album Destruction By Definition.


And also check out my ****ty little ska band spitvalve. nootch

Sublime and Capdown are both fantastic bands.

As personal favourites in the genre I'd add Random Hand and the magnificent Voodoo Glow Skulls,both are heavier than the other stuff mentioned here (ie Bosstones,LTJ etc) but are great nontheless.

Jim

Mad Caddies are worth a listen, nice mix of laid back and fast.

melekalikimaka

SB6 and upgrades played last night. epic stuff

busttropical

dont love sonic boom but i do love the upgrades haha!

Them and chewing on tinfoil are two good irish ska bands..
Theres a class cover band in cork called Pontious Pilot and the Naildrivers they do all sorts of specials/madness etc

darealtulip

Mark Foggo (up tempo ska from Holland in english though)
Toasters
Deltones
no sports
Bim Skala Bim

RachLovesToRock

Sublime were the kings of ska.
Big D and the Kids Table are great.
Bosstones are equally great.
No Doubt are kind of Ska, some songs more than others.
Less Than Jake.
oh and Toasters

RachLovesToRock

busttropical wrote: »

Here we go!!

Sublime are my favourite of all time anyway.. Then Bosstones, Streetlight, Planet Smashers. Some NOFX stuff is skanky out, and the band The Flatliners first album is unreeealll!!

Check out Capdown, craziest fastest ska I ever heard

Less than jake, buck o nine, ORESKABAND (japanese all girl ska band i saw on the warped tour and loved!), Skatalites, some rancid stuff!

And the SUICIDE MACHINES! They were one of the best ever in my opinion. Check out the album Destruction By Definition.


And also check out my ****ty little ska band spitvalve. nootch

dude who's this from spitvalve, i love spitvalve! here, do ya know anyone wanting to start a band?

stumbleine09

davewhowho wrote: »

the beat,the specials,bad manners,the selecter,lauriel aiken,desmond decker, there your classics man!!!!


then check out a band called the mighty mighty bosstones!


your all set now man hahaha

agree with all of the above,check out the Skatalites:)
Or the Aggrolites for something a bit lighter

Dord

Jim wrote: »

Mad Caddies are worth a listen, nice mix of laid back and fast.

Yup, great band. They're playing in August in the Academy with the Upgrades supporting. Should be a great show!

dregin

Pity it's in the ****in Academy.

Dord

dregin wrote: »

Pity it's in the ****in Academy.

Yeah, I know. I was in the Academy recently for the first time at the SLF show and wasn't too mad on it. It gets very packed at the bar.

The music center would have been better I think.

melekalikimaka

see theres the academy and academy 2, saw sonic boom six there a few weeks back in academy two.... it sucked balls. mad cadies will be epic

dregin

The newly funkified music centre is pretty ****in sweet. The academy is a decent enough venue. Academy 2 is a shambles. The bouncers are ****in twats.

Ro: maaan!

Same bouncers upstairs and downstairs. And I've seen them be just as bad if not worse upstairs. I've always liked both venues, as much as you can like a big venue in Dublin.

dregin

Eh, yeah, I meant the academy as a whole when describing the bouncers.

busttropical

I only just heard the caddies latest album and not sure if its worth travellin to dublin from cork for now!!

I mean do they play monkeys live anymore!?

I think ill hold off for bouncing souls!

Mr Fonnen

Check out toots and the maytals classic ska influinced everybody on the punk/ska scene

busttropical

Theyre great! MONKEY MAN

melekalikimaka

busttropical wrote: »

Theyre great! MONKEY MAN

have a listen to this cover, on a split album with big d and the little kids table...

mental band, played tripod a year or so ago...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsiht-Be_Rg

busttropical

Well that has to be the greatest cover i heard of it :L

ORESKABAND are wickid too

Mr Fonnen

The Clash do a good cover version of Pressure drop by Toots and the maytals

xIsabelx

Dord wrote: »

Yup, great band. They're playing in August in the Academy with the Upgrades supporting. Should be a great show!

I only discovered them a few weeks ago. :rolleyes:

But they are brilliant!

melekalikimaka

xIsabelx wrote: »

I only discovered them a few weeks ago. :rolleyes:

But they are brilliant!

a few from their gig tonight. twas epic

busttropical

haha sweet what was the set like?? any monkeys!?

melekalikimaka

yup, and weird beard.... hugeeee set list played for ages

Dord

Great pics!

It was a truly epic gig. :cool:

languagenerd

busttropical wrote: »

Here we go!!


Less than jake, buck o nine, ORESKABAND (japanese all girl ska band i saw on the warped tour and loved!), Skatalites, some rancid stuff!

You saw Oreskaband? Jealousy!!
I first heard them on the Warped 08 compilation CD (too poor to actually go to the tour lol) - I love their music it's so happy and totally random!

Chewabacca

Maybe something a bit more punk than ska would fit your taste. You shoulld try The Vandals, they are an amazing punk/kind of ska band that you might like.

Also, download Operations Ivy's album, it's absolutely amazing and should be in every cd collection. It's my favourite punk album and dare I say it better than Dookie. It also has some ska elements and people often call them a ska band. Don't just look up their songs in youtube or itunes either, listen to the full album, trust me you'll be impressed.

Ro: maaan!

Chewabacca wrote: »

Maybe something a bit more punk than ska would fit your taste. You shoulld try The Vandals, they are an amazing punk/kind of ska band that you might like.

Also, download Operations Ivy's album, it's absolutely amazing and should be in every cd collection. It's my favourite punk album and dare I say it better than Dookie. It also has some ska elements and people often call them a ska band. Don't just look up their songs in youtube or itunes either, listen to the full album, trust me you'll be impressed.

Vandls are "kind of ska" and Operation Ivy "have some ska elements"? Get the boat. Vandals are top cock, but I've never heard any ska in there. And Operation Ivy have more than just some elements of ska. And where the **** does Green Day come into it?