Gettin' started with Ska

Blain · 11-18-2006, 04:38 AM

Less Than Jake are pretty good, but they're more of a combination with punk and ska. However they're still pretty good. My brother saw em in concert about a week ago, said they were awesome

Muzak · 11-18-2006, 11:20 AM

Check all these bands out

Less Than Jake
Reel Big Fish
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Voodoo Glow Skulls
Operation Ivy
Big D and the Kids Tables
The Specials
Mu330
Mustard Plug
Streetlight Manifesto
The Toasters
Catch 22
The Skalitites
Madness
The Bodysnatchers
The Hippos
Bad Manners
Forces of Evil
Mad Caddies
Five Iron Frenzy
The Aquabats
*old* Goldfinger
Ska P
Prince Buster

littleknowitall · 12-08-2006, 07:28 AM

i'd definately start with...

the specials
madness (or would you call these progressive ska? :/ either way they rock!)
the aquabats
reel big fish.

right-track · 12-08-2006, 03:09 PM

Not yet mentioned and deserving of one...Suicide Bid.

White Lies · 12-09-2006, 02:57 PM

The Slackers

marshmallowmonkey · 12-09-2006, 03:10 PM

fpr more modern ska music:
- Babyhead for something more experimental
- Capdown for something a little more mixed genre but with ska roots

However..

- Less Than Jake (as Alo suggested)
- Reel Big Fish
- Me First And The Gimme Gimme Gimme's
- Catch 22

are all fun lighted stuff!

Ska nowadays seems to have more inspiration from other genres like punk, rap, hip op, drum and bass and things like that now..

well.. enjoy!

Hope that helped you along your way!

Friday · 12-10-2006, 05:22 AM

First Wave:

Prince Buster - Al Capone
Prince Buster - Madness
Desmond Dekker - The Isrealites
The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone

Second Wave:

The Specials - Gangsters
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
The Specials - Ghost Town
The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
Madness - The Prince
Madness - Nightboat To Cairo
The Selecter - Three Minute Hero

Third Wave :

The Slackers - Married Girl
The Untouchables - Lebanon
The Untouchables - Stepping Stone
The Dead 60s - Ghostfaced Killer

Honestly, I think most modern ska is awful but those are a few ska tracks that are a good introduction.

QueenNothing · 02-02-2007, 09:18 AM

A punk-ska band that I would reccomend would be Operation Ivy.

12-09-2006, 03:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
marshmallowmonkey i am the cookie monster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: in the middle of ****ing nowhere Posts: 122	fpr more modern ska music: - Babyhead for something more experimental - Capdown for something a little more mixed genre but with ska roots However.. - Less Than Jake (as Alo suggested) - Reel Big Fish - Me First And The Gimme Gimme Gimme's - Catch 22 are all fun lighted stuff! Ska nowadays seems to have more inspiration from other genres like punk, rap, hip op, drum and bass and things like that now.. well.. enjoy! Hope that helped you along your way! __________________ i don't wanna come back down from this cloud

12-10-2006, 05:22 AM	#17 (permalink)
Friday Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dear Old Blighty Posts: 253	First Wave: Prince Buster - Al Capone Prince Buster - Madness Desmond Dekker - The Isrealites The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone Second Wave: The Specials - Gangsters The Specials - Too Much Too Young The Specials - Ghost Town The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom Madness - The Prince Madness - Nightboat To Cairo The Selecter - Three Minute Hero Third Wave : The Slackers - Married Girl The Untouchables - Lebanon The Untouchables - Stepping Stone The Dead 60s - Ghostfaced Killer Honestly, I think most modern ska is awful but those are a few ska tracks that are a good introduction. __________________ www.myspace.com/ch3ssclub

11-18-2006, 04:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
Blain w0rd Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Suva, Fiji Posts: 1,034	Less Than Jake are pretty good, but they're more of a combination with punk and ska. However they're still pretty good. My brother saw em in concert about a week ago, said they were awesome

11-18-2006, 11:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
Muzak Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,050	Check all these bands out Less Than Jake Reel Big Fish The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Voodoo Glow Skulls Operation Ivy Big D and the Kids Tables The Specials Mu330 Mustard Plug Streetlight Manifesto The Toasters Catch 22 The Skalitites Madness The Bodysnatchers The Hippos Bad Manners Forces of Evil Mad Caddies Five Iron Frenzy The Aquabats old Goldfinger Ska P Prince Buster

12-08-2006, 07:28 AM	#13 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,671	i'd definately start with... the specials madness (or would you call these progressive ska? :/ either way they rock!) the aquabats reel big fish.

12-08-2006, 03:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Not yet mentioned and deserving of one...Suicide Bid.

12-09-2006, 02:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
White Lies destroy oh boy! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 492	The Slackers

02-02-2007, 09:18 AM	#18 (permalink)
QueenNothing music=life Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 152	A punk-ska band that I would reccomend would be Operation Ivy.