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

indeed
 

skavenja
suicide machines
the superpineapples
the cohorts
the fandangles
the uptown creepers
hepcat
MU330
the flatliners
bigd and the kids table
buck o nine
the independents
regatta69
kingpins
got milka
bim skala bim
dance hall crashers
judge dread
skaladdin
the tray surfers
operation ivy
bandits of the acoustic revolution


That should help you out

a local band....the midnight crazies
www.myspace.com/midnightcrazies

Here you go...
Add Laurel Aitken and third wavers The Slackers, Let's Go Bowling, and Hepcat.

who sang that song
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voodoo glowskulls

Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Big Reel Fish
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Big Reel Fish
Big Reel Fish
Sublime

add five iron frenzy and i'd say thats the worst list ive ever seen.

One man's trash is another man's treasure......??

You already have a good couple of lists going.
If you really like Madness, perhaps you would like The English Beat or Bad Manners.
Johnny Socko and Mad Caddies have some songs with catchy horns.
If you like MU330 and Assorted Jelly Beans, you might like the Blue Meanies or Jeffries Fan Club.
For a little more variety check out Skankin' Pickle.
Cheers