Any Ska fans?

Postby **S1lentOp** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:44 pm

Hey I was wondering if there were any Ska fans here. If so, who do you listen to? I've been really looking for some ska bans that's music is really high-energy and lots and lots of horns. Know any good ones other than Five Iron Frenzy, OC Supertones and the Insyderz?

I was looking for some on Amazon and I came across Catch 22. Their music is exactly the kind of fast-paced horn-centered music I'm looking for. But they're secular so needless to say their lyrics aren't...

Postby **Fireproof** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:48 pm

Five Iron Frenzy owns all. The only time I hear them is on RadioY, but I'm planning to get all of their CDs this summer.

Postby **Locke** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:57 pm

I would like to post befor ethis thread is moved/destroyed xD

My bro has a bunch of those guys... Mighty Mighty Boss Tones and Squad Five-O are my favevorites

Postby **Slater** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:22 pm

wrong board, yo. Try music board. (Jam Session or whatever)

Postby **S1lentOp** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:42 pm

Sorry, I didn't see it. I'll be more careful next time.

Postby **Slater** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:45 pm

lol, don't worry... we all make that mistake.

Postby **Stephen** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:55 pm

Moved to the music board. And they say I show no mercy.

Postby **ShiroiHikari** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:59 pm

ska is great! Five Iron is my favorite.

Postby **Kkun** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:00 pm

Steveheart the Merciful.

So, yeah, I dig ska. Five Iron is the bestzorz. My favorite band of all time. Also, I like The O.C. Supertones, The Ws, rx Bandits, Less Than Jake...all good stuff.

Postby **Stephen** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:11 pm

Only Ska I ever liked was the Insyderz.

Postby **Slater** » Tue May 10, 2005 10:04 pm

what is Ska?

Postby **Kkun** » Tue May 10, 2005 10:19 pm

Ska is music that gets its roots from rock and reggae. It is bouncy and fun and usually in modern ska has trumpets and horns accompanying some form of rock or punk.

Postby **TrigunX89** » Tue May 10, 2005 11:29 pm

Yeah, ska rocks!

It's a ska ska ska ska world! I gotta dance when I hear that beat! (Starts singing Ska Ska Ska Ska World by Bunch of Believers. A rare find nowadays.)

Five Iron Frenzy, The O.C. Supertones, and Insyderz are definately some of my favorites. Less Than Jake is really good, though not always clean. Goldfinger and Reel Big Fish are also well-known, though not very clean either.

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Tue May 10, 2005 11:48 pm

Frwl, ska also has a jazz feel to it.

I like a bit of ska. Namely Five Iron Frenzy and The Ws.

Postby **Mr. Rogers** » Tue May 10, 2005 11:57 pm

i love FIF and supertones. but i dont really know many ska bands besides them

Postby **Yumie** » Wed May 11, 2005 6:14 am

Most of the Ska I've listened to is at concerts by local bands, which are super punk. One of the guys from my church played in one, so I usually went to support him, although the environment was a little scary sometimes O.O! But a lot of the music was really cool, unless they were cussing. That didn't happen too often, I missed the one concert where the most notably profane song was performed. Thank goodness. And scream-o Ska just gets on my nerves. But I like good Ska a lot.

Postby **Sephiroth** » Wed May 11, 2005 7:06 am

Ilove Ska, its so bouncy & fun. My notable Ska favourites are Five Iron Frenzy, Less Than Jake & Reel Big Fish.

Postby **S1lentOp** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:26 pm

So, exluding Five Iron Frenzy, OC Supertones, and the Insyderz. What ska bands would you recommend that doesn't have explicit lyrics? There's a lot of types of ska. Mainly I'm looking for one that has a majority of horns in it and is very, very fast-paced. If you can think of any other types of music other than ska that might fall under this catagory or some bands for them, I'd appreciate it. I'd really like to find some more bands that play the kind of music I like but I'm having a bit of a hard time finding them.

Postby **Kkun** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:52 pm

The Aquabats. The Aquabats are great. Um, they're Mormons but there is ZERO religious content in their music. It's all silly stuff. If you can find it, get the song "Super Rad".

MAL · Postby **Kaori** » Wed May 11, 2005 6:49 pm

S1lentOp wrote:So, exluding Five Iron Frenzy, OC Supertones, and the Insyderz. What ska bands would you recommend that doesn't have explicit lyrics?

Well, Five Iron Frenzy is my personal favorite as well, but you might also try the W's, although not all of their songs are particularly fast-paced. I would also recommend Buck's self-titled CD and "Crackerjack" by One Eighty. Buck later changed their name to Buck Enterprises and moved away from the ska sound; One Eighty changed their name to Flight One Eighty but without changing their sound very much. "Crackerjack" happens to be my favorite CD by them, however.

The Skadaddles are another group you might look into, although their music isn't nearly as good as Five Iron Frenzy or the Supertones. I have found their CDs to be good enough that I can get some enjoyment out of them, even though the quality of the music is not exactly incredible.

Also, all of the groups that I have mentioned here are Christian bands, so their lyrics are clean.

Postby **TrigunX89** » Thu May 12, 2005 3:19 am

Oh yeah, the Aquabats are cool! Good thinking, Kkun. You can check out some of their stuff at http://www.purevolume.com/theaquabats

Postby **Stephen** » Thu May 12, 2005 11:06 am

And remember kids, you can't spell crap without ska...no...thats rap. Well you can't spell Alaska without ska. And we know thats a bad thing.

Postby **umathurmanlover** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:44 pm

aagh...yeah i went through a rudeboy ska phase once...but thankfully it's over
No Doubt: the Beacon Street Collection - a great ska album which i still love...oldschool ska is still cool too - The specials, Madness, the English Beat...all kewl

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