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Dec 09, 2008 @ 22:36:38

#18

sister_of_mercy

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X Ray Spex are kind of Ska, and so are Madness, both not terribly original though.

Irrelevant Twaddle! link [a-wonderful-oddity.blogspot.com]

Edited: December 09, 2008 @ 22:37

Dec 10, 2008 @ 03:38:12

#19

vampirezombie

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15/M/imperal, Missouri
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Skankin pickle all the way, Less then jake is also good.

Dec 11, 2008 @ 03:28:57

#20

halfwayheroes

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Check out Stop Drop N skank, Halfway Heroes, Canadian ska/reggae bands.

Dec 14, 2008 @ 22:49:08

#21

MushroomheadGuy14

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mushroomhead!

Mind Hemmorhage

Apr 21, 2009 @ 09:14:28

#22

DLB

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Quote:
flogging molly.

they are more celtic punk

Quote:
and so are Madness, both not terribly original though.

madness was a pioneering two tone band. they were the ones copyed. they did not copy.

if you like punk to, try choking victim and evil empire.

Apr 27, 2009 @ 01:03:00

#23

KrisSKA

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pound121 said:

i have less than jake, reel big fish, streetlight manifesto, flogging molly. but i would like some more so if you guys got anything good you should totally let me know

check out last.fm its an Awesome internet radio site. they got a lot of good music on there you will find what your looking for.

Apr 30, 2009 @ 16:31:32

#24

RudenReckless

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30/M/St. Louis, Missouri
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The Slackers, The Aggrolites, Westbound Train, Hepcat, Stubborn Allstars.

These are probably 5 of the best real ska bands in the last 10 years or more.

May 06, 2009 @ 01:52:10

#25

skiingrocks

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35/M/Phoenix, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2008

The Toasters and The Specials also. most of the ska in Madness would be found in One Step Beyond and some carries into their next album or two.

May 19, 2009 @ 04:18:27

#26

cat_in_the_hat

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17/NA/dego, California
Join Date: May 2009

pound121 said:

they use trumpets and stuff like that and rock instruments it is kinda hard to tell for me to

No, real ska is Jamaican. They don't use "rock" instruments, they use instruments that are used in "rock", but in a manner that is completely different.

pudintang said:

theres a bunch of good ska ones. operation ivy, mighty mighty bosstones, and big d and the kids table are good third wave ones. rancid is a good one too. you might want to try sublime, theyre kind of ska influenced. more reggae though. also, the specials are my favorite second wave ska band

Sublime is dub.

cachondo said:

The Shins

Indy.

sister_of_mercy said:

X Ray Spex are kind of Ska, and so are Madness, both not terribly original though.

X Ray Spex are 76 punk

MushroomheadGuy14 said:

mushroomhead!

Not in a million years. Ska was the topic, not weak a** nu metal.

RudenReckless said:

The Slackers, The Aggrolites, Westbound Train, Hepcat, Stubborn Allstars.

These are probably 5 of the best real ska bands in the last 10 years or more.

Good list of throw-backs, but you forgot the Scofflaws.

Personally, for me it's gotta be good old first wave, Ska, Blue Beat, and Rock Steady.

If you want to hear real ska try:

Prince Buster
Laurel Aitken
Clancey Eccles
The Skatalies
Desmond Dekker
Alton Ellis
Byron Lee
Don Drummond
Toots and The Maytals
The Ethiopians

Jun 05, 2009 @ 17:04:13

#27

ironmics

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Join Date: Jun 2009

Based on what you like so far.
Catch 22(Streetlight split off from them)
Mustard Plug
Mighty Mighty Bosstones later stuff
Planet Smashers
Skankin Pickle
MU330

Those are some of the best bands in that style.

For punkier

Suicide Machines(Destruction by Definition and Battle Hymns are more skaish than their other stuff)
Operation Ivy(Tim Armstong's first band)
Link 80
Assorted Jellybeans
Falling Sickness

Some bands to bridge to liking the older stuff
The Toasters
The Slackers
Early Mustard Plug

There isn't a ton of older bands and they're all good, so take your pick there.

Jun 05, 2009 @ 17:08:29

#28

ironmics

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RudenReckless said:

The Slackers, The Aggrolites, Westbound Train, Hepcat, Stubborn Allstars.

These are probably 5 of the best real ska bands in the last 10 years or more.

I'd throw in Toasters and Pietasters, not as true to style as Hepcat or Westbound Train, but more in line with The Slackers. The Aggrolites aren't a true ska band, but skinhead reggae is close enough to ska in style.

edit: Now having said that, Westbound's new album, could be a lot more soul. Still sounds great though no matter what it is though, so who cares.

Edited: June 05, 2009 @ 17:22

Oct 19, 2009 @ 21:10:31

#29

jaycox420

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20/M/St. Catharines, Canada
Join Date: Oct 2009

easy star all stars.....more reggae tho

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