Have you ever listened to Oreskaband? They're probably my favorite Japanese ska band.

You recommending me something? :thumb: Never heard of them. I will have to check them out.

bad manners, against all authority, backyard dog, the beat, big D and the kids table, bim skala bim, gold finger, madness, the observer all stars, rancid, real big fish, the riots, the skeletones, the toasters, the suicide machines, voodoo golwskulls.... those are some good third & second wave ska bands..

Bomb the Music Industry!, The Arrogant Sons of Bitches,

"Bomb the Music Industry! plays a blend of several musical styles anchored in ska and hardcore punk. They're often compared to bands from previous waves of ska such as the Blue Meanies, Fishbone, and Big D and the Kids Table[citation needed], each an example of a band that blended a range of influences and experimental effects onto the ska framework common in each band's respective era.

The influences go deeper than ska and punk, however, as studio experimentation, synth-pop, and DC hardcore all pop up in the mix. Rosenstock says bands such as Harvey Danger and Neutral Milk Hotel are as much an influence as evidenced by tracks such as "This Graceless Planet" (an adaptation of a song by We Versus The Shark into the musical aesthetic of Bomb the Music Industry!), "Stand There Until You're Sober", and many other songs' meter experiments (which feature, respectively, jarring synth breakouts, backwards looping, and time signatures such as 23/4). In live performances the band has begun using digital technology to create breakdowns that sound like they are lifted from 8-bit video games. Tracks such as "Sweet Home Cananada" and "Future 86" strip down the arrangements to barebones loops and guitar, with the latter (a previously unreleased Arrogant Sons of Bitches demo) featuring a full brass section but lacking the upstroke rhythms on the guitar, a key element of third-wave ska."

-(Wikipedia)

and Awful Waffle (Really good!)

People who SLM derived from include

Catch 22
One Cool Guy
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Gimp

I have been wanting to check out Bomb The Music Industry! for some time now.

Giving the Flaming Tsunamis a second listen, I really like them even though their Ska elements aren't as strong as the hard core and the various other ones...Geez, what a mutt of an album

My people are Toots and the Maytals.
The old stuff, when they first came out. Broadway Jungle,
Bam Bam, Funky Kingston.

Mephiskapheles
&
Voodoo Glow Skulls



That's all you need.

No Doubt had some pretty decent ska tunes before they decided to lose their roots and go with what was popular on the music scene.

To me that sort of thing is just pop music and nowhere near what I look for in Ska personally, but they could serve as a good entry band for people wanting to get into the scene I should imagine.

Less than Jake
mu330
Mustard plug
choking victim
Mighty Mighty bosstones
operation ivy
The aquabats

Slightly Stoopid
Pepper
Sublime
Less Than Jake
Reel Big Fish

The last two posts are full of bands previously mentioned- many times too :(

hello rockview got me into Ska, i love that album

Good Ska Punk bands?
 

Could someone please give me a list of some good Ska Punk bands. The only ones I know about would be Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish. But I would say that Les Than Jake is hardly ska because most there newer albums dont have any brass in it.

Operation Ivy is quite possibly the best ska/punk band ever and they have no horn section at all, and although I would hardly call either RBF or LTJ ska/punk, if you do like them I would definitely check out Voodoo Glow Skulls and of course the obvious Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Wait I thought that ska-punk always had a horn section? So then what turn punk into ska-punk? And thanks for the bands.

Syncopated Reggae-esque guitars and drums, Fast walking 12 bar bass lines, and yes sometimes a horn section. It's really a hybrid genre, if its a genre at all. Maybe a better question would be what turns ska into ska-punk.

Thank you for the help!

I am assuming you have heard of Sublime, If for some reason you have not their music is a must have in your collection, one of my alltime favorite bands

Check out The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Their not together anymore but Five Iron Frenzy was pretty awesome.

Five Iron Frenzy.

that's ok. they didnt put out a good album the last 10 yearsof their career, but the first 4 were awesome.

Are sublime really even a ska band?

Date Rape is pretty ska. But no, I'd say Sublime should be called rock with reggae influences.

god **** that less than jake ****...
check out leftover crack, choking victim, suicide machines, morning glory, no-cash, reel big fish is probably more of your type...

Adequate Seven released a couple of albums in the mid OO'S that weren't bad at all but barely known outside of the UK. Up's are available if you fancy.

Some of these should be more considered punk rather than ska.

Good Ska? Isn't that an oxymoron, kinda like Jumbo Shrimp?

who the hell are these people and what do they have to do with ska??? You want ska artists????? Toots & the Maytals, Prince Buster, Jackie Opel, Lord Creator, Lord Tanamo, The Original Wailers, THE SKATALITES(greatest ska band ever) Desmond Decker, Alton Ellis & Delroy Wilson(early coxsone days). There are so many more to mention

deff check out reel big fish and less than jake.. streetlights been on tour with them before.
and when i was at a concert with reel big fish and streetlight manifesto, they had an opening act called i think one pin short, they were pretty good too!

1st Wave:
The Skatalites,

3rd Wave/Ska-Punk/Skacore:
Reel Big Fish, Planet Smashers, Chief (local band, great ska), 311 (they fall under reggae too though), Streetlight Manifesto, Less Than Jake, Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Bosstones are Third wave fella and no second wave :(

Yeah, considering there's a 26 year span between the skatalites 1st album & The Bosstones 1st, although the Skatalites are still playing and MMB aren't.

2nd wave: Madness, The Specials, English Beat, Selecter, Bad Manners

It's all about the 2nd wave for me. I'm not really into early Ska and some 3rd wave bands are truly terrible. Reel Big Fish and Big D and the Kid's Table come to mind.

I've always considered MMB first wave, no idea why. Just doesn't seem like third to me.
And yeah, I've never actually stumbled onto any 2nd wave ska-bands.

Really? Nothing beats Skatalites for me. Classic stuff. I have MoonSka Years, The Best Of, among other albums.
And I don't really have anything against Big D, definitely much better than Reel Big Fish.

There is something about the Bosstones which sets them apart from most 3rd wave, but I see no similarities between their music and 1st wave. They were in diapers when the Skatalites were playing some of their best music.

Jackhammer I'll confess I'm not a huge fan of 2nd wave. Much of it seems to have too much of a new wave element for me to like, but I certainly ike and respect it a lot more than 3rd wave.

Malta actually has a really big (well, big for Malta) ska scene...maybe check out the Riffs and Peklectrick. Peklectrick is more reggae but you still might like it.