Ska Help Please
 

alrite
ive just downloaded the specials stuff and i think its great
what other ska type bands are there who are similar to the specials?

Bad Manners
The Beat
The Bodysnatchers
Madness
The Selecter

All 2Tone second wave.

thanks alot :)

SUBLIME
FISHBONE
ALPHA BOY SCHOOL
CATCH 22
MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES
CAPDOWN
BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE
are classed as Third Wave Ska.

Also try:

New York Jazz Ska Ensemble
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Ska-P
Ska Cubano

For diverse music with a big Ska influence.

Pietasters.

The Specials are second wave... so why give him third wave bands... just sayin' maybe some stuff more like the Toasters would be up your ally if you are looking for second wave

Not saying 3rd wave is bad its my personal favorite but this kid wants stuff like the specials

Beth is a girls name, and many of those bands are not heavy punk ska, they are similar in certain aspects of their music to The Specials. First, second or third wave. It's all good. Head's up on THE TOASTERS, forgot about those. Although they started in 81, they are usually classed as third wave too.

I thought The Toasters were second wave, I love'em I go tot see 'em back in may at Ska Prom '07 at the Agora Ballroom with Mustard Plug, 80HD, and the Briggs
^No clue why The Briggs played Ska Prom but I'm not complainin' they are a great band (not ska though)

The Toasters formed having been influenced by The Specials. They could technically be classed as second wave, but their sound was another slight variation on the traditional ska sound-they are a great band and their longevity is to be applauded.

The Toasters are considered the first third-wave band. However, they are strongly influenced in the Two Tone style of the second wave.

Mhmm, Toasters were transitional third wave, but there are still a good number of third wave bands that show just as much two-tone influence as they do. The Slackers, Pietasters, Planet Smashers, Mephiskapheles, Undercover S.K.A., etc. are all decent examples.

But definitely go after the other two tone bands first, as somebody already suggested. My personal favorite among that whole era would probably be the Selecter, but it's all good.

anyone ever hear of "Can't Say" kings of crunch ska?... i can't find there cd's any where i got vinal but.. ouch!

Reel Big Fish, Planet Smashers, Big D and the kids table, Catch 22, Mustard Pug, Mad Caddies, StreetLight Manafestio (amazing!)