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Skalite · 10-31-2005, 02:11 PM

I want to collect a list of say the 20-30 greatest ska bands and i would love some opinions here cuz fairly new to ska. I plan to buy/download all i can of this list. Less well known ska is welcomed also.

and this is just a quick list of some ska bands ive heard mentioned
I Voted For Kodos
Slackers
Toasters
Madness(personal favorite)
Desmond Dekker
Skatalites
The Planet Smashers
catch 22
streetlight manifesto
catch it kebabs
mustard plug
leek and the bouncing uptones
the specials
Random Hand
Harijan
Adequate seven
The pietasters
The aquabats(but they aren't ska anymore)
Sonic Boom 6 (in parts)
Sublime
The skunks
The bluebeats
The allstonians
The mighty bosstones
Madness
Suburban legends
The filaments(in parts)
The assorted jellybeans
The Beat
Capdown

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Skalite Groupie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: yonder in texas Posts: 9	The Best of Ska: i want to get a list of the greats I want to collect a list of say the 20-30 greatest ska bands and i would love some opinions here cuz fairly new to ska. I plan to buy/download all i can of this list. Less well known ska is welcomed also. and this is just a quick list of some ska bands ive heard mentioned I Voted For Kodos Slackers Toasters Madness(personal favorite) Desmond Dekker Skatalites The Planet Smashers catch 22 streetlight manifesto catch it kebabs mustard plug leek and the bouncing uptones the specials Random Hand Harijan Adequate seven The pietasters The aquabats(but they aren't ska anymore) Sonic Boom 6 (in parts) Sublime The skunks The bluebeats The allstonians The mighty bosstones Madness Suburban legends The filaments(in parts) The assorted jellybeans The Beat Capdown __________________ None so good that he has no faults None so evil that he has no worth -Norse Wisdom