i was wonderring everyone's favorite ska songs, because i was wanting to make a mix and dont know any bands, thanx

peace

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Keep on thumpin

i have a fondness for "beer" by reel big fish. a lot of songs on that cd are good.

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we hope you are ok.

'She's Got a Girlfriend Now'

Check everything from Skatalites!! The best ska band ever. You should get their 2 cd collection (Heartbeat records). It has all hits like Heavenless ++

the origianal recordings of Bob's "easy skankin"

There's a ska(?) song on Mr.Bungle's debut that hit me right between the eyes...

Catch 22's song "Kristina" off the
Keasbey Nights cd.
Another great ska song is
Victory Over Peterbones by Reel big fish.
Save Ferris's Good-bye and Come on Eileen
are also very good. And you can't forget
the Toasters "dont let the ba*tards grind ya down.

See ya and good luck with the mix,
Greg P

Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Devils Night Out

Madness

I hope I'm not an idiot here, but isn't No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom album ska? If it is, then you should just pick up that whole cd cuz it's pretty awesome. It's like one of those cd's that you must have in your collection. But I believe it is ska. So just pick that cd up and listen to it. It's a good buy and you should find some ska songs on there. The bass lines are pretty sweet too! :)

yea orca, i think it IS ska, butt some people lable it pop<br><br> anyways, u gotta check out SkaDaddyZ remake of "hotel calliforna", its really great, i listened to it on mp3.com's ska radio, listen to that if u want to get some good ska bands. <p> from no doubt, i like<br>Im just a girl<br>spiderwebs<br>and some other songs off tragic kingdom<br>i also like simple kind of life and ex-girlfrend by no doubt too<p>SKA RULZ<p> check out Distorted penguins, buck-o-nine, ska daddyz, and maybe some of the older ska bands, like the freddie notes and te rudeboys(is that right? some of u "older guys" who were around could check that out)and maybe some other stuff (maytals, and skatalites) <p> piece out

Skatalites - Simmer Down

Do you want more the ska/core or ska/punk kinda stuff? If so, everything mentioned so far is great! Reel Big Fish, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Skankin Pickle, Catch 22, Five Iron Frenzy, Dance Hall Crashers, MU330, LESS THAN JAKE, etc...
My personal faves will always be Less Than Jake and Skankin Pickle.
If you want some of the older stuff, check out The Selecter or Judge Dread. I really love Judge Dread's stuff! GREAT sense of humor!

I see you're from Ft. Walton Beach...have you ever checked out some of the Pensacola or Mobile bands? One of my bands was doing the best ska thing on the gulf coast, but "times they are a-changin'." :(

*meatwad voice on*
Oh Boy! My own rudeboy ska action figure! I luuuuuuuuuuv ska, I'd eat it more often, but shake's been puttin' cockaroaches in the fridge again!*
*meatwad voice off*

Anything by the Pilfers

"Addicted"
"Mass Appeal Madness"
"1959"
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Spring-Heeled Jack

"History Book"
"Decision at Midnight"
"2-Tone Army"
"I wasn't gonna call you anyway"
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The Toasters

"Go"
"Don't knock the baldheads"
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Bad Manners

"Run Away"
"Ultraman"
"Asian Prodigy"
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The Chinkees

"Raw Fish"
"Lincoln"
"Hoosier Love"
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MU330

Plus anything by the Pilfers, most songs by LTJ, Mustard Plug and hell, anything by all the above too!

sublime:bassist:

Originally posted by 6-stringer
the origianal recordings of Bob's "easy skankin"
definitely!
also...
sublime- same in the end
sublime- date rape
sublime- the ballad of johnny butt
sublime- april 26 1992
sublime...
well, you get the idea. i like sublime quite a bit.

"Hard Man For Dead" & "Ten Commandments of Love" - Prince Buster.

2 Bands: Five Iron Frenzy and Less Than Jake
Both are extremely amazing...and with religious music, there is no better band than Five Iron Frenzy (who I recently found out is actually going to break up and has a farewell tour starting this fall):bawl: :bawl:

Any first generation Ska or second wave of ska is good by me,,but this new and very stale ska totally reeks!!! No Doubt..He he he,, you have got to be kidding me???:bawl:


Fetch!

called..."Intensified!" Original Ska from 1962-1966.

It's almost all horns. With songs like:

"Teenage Ska"
"Rocket Ship"
"University Goes Ska"
"James Bond"
"The Higher the Monkey Climbs"

If you are a fan of Ska. Get this record! It is so rustic and fun. Well played, but not perfect.

It's on Island Records, and here's a pic of the album cover.

op ivy's "real" record, less than's pezzcore album

other than that i dont like much ska. ska-core the devil and more by the 'tones wasnt too bad.

Forgot to add:

If you're talking ska/punk, then ANYTHING BY THE RUDIMENTS!

It breaks my heart that I can not find any of their records...*sigh* but SOMEday.

the toasters

I actually liked alot of songs by Madness and The Specials as well.

Less Than Jake above all!

... Okay, so not all their stuff is very ska-ish. They still rock more than anyone else :D


Okay... lessee... Op Ivy, Toasters (Saw them live, nice :) ), Bosstones, Catch 22... The Pilfers! Yes, get Pilfers' songs!

EDIT: Aw, man, how did I forget about all those awesome ska songs by The Clash? My brain doesn't work!!! :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Woodchuck
I actually liked alot of songs by Madness and The Specials as well.

"ONE STEP BEYOND.........."


:D

some excellent song choices!

however, one idea of ska (on this and other threads i've seen) that i have an issue with is the idea that horns must be in ska music... this i just don't believe. i think a fiddle or even a piano or (god fobid) a synthesizer could be played for the lead and it wouldn't make a difference as long as the bass, guitar and drums maintain the cool ska tempo and rythm of the song...this is why (for me) Prince Buster AND Sublime AND Madness AND the Skatalites AND the Uprights can all fall under the Ska heading...

Originally posted by tyson
some excellent song choices!

however, one idea of ska (on this and other threads i've seen) that i have an issue with is the idea that horns must be in ska music... this i just don't believe. i think a fiddle or even a piano or (god fobid) a synthesizer could be played for the lead and it wouldn't make a difference as long as the bass, guitar and drums maintain the cool ska tempo and rythm of the song...this is why (for me) Prince Buster AND Sublime AND Madness AND the Skatalites AND the Uprights can all fall under the Ska heading...

I agree, horns just sound cool though.

What about Slightly Stoopid?

Anything by the following but i will list some of my personal fave songs

Sublime:
Pawn Shop
Burritos
Ball And Chain
Same In The End
Greatest Hits
Saw Red (Feat. Gwen Stefani)
D.J.s
Chick On My Tip
KRS-one
Garden Grove
Seed
JAILHOUSE(my most fave song by them)
caress me down
crazy fools

some may argue to the following other bands but i consider them with some ska sound

Leftover Crack
Operation Ivy(bad town, sound system, Unity)

Rancid:
Old Friend
I wanna riot (with sublime)
Hooligans
fall back down
red hot moon
california sun
stand your ground

Tim Armstrongs solo stuff:
Hold On
Wake Up
Inner City Violence
Oh No

ANYTHING THAT TIM ARMSTRONG HAS A PART IN IS AMAZING THAT MAN IS A MUSIC GOD OR SOMETHING!

"we're all dudes" from the good burger soundtrack

Mephiskapheles- Maximum perversion
Lets Go Bowling- Music to bowl by and Mr Twist
Hepcat- Any and all of their cd's are great(earlier stuff is more ska, later stuff is more raggae)
Mustard Plug- Big Daddy Multitude
The Aggrolites- anything you can find(more on the raggae side of ska)
Skanic- Last call

For more of a punk/ska sound

Suicide machines- Destruction by definition
Slapstick- Anthology
Voodoo Glowskulls- Firme
Link 80- 17 reasons
Against All Authority- All fall down

Catch 22's song "Kristina" off the
Keasbey Nights cd.
Another great ska song is
Victory Over Peterbones by Reel big fish.
Save Ferris's Good-bye and Come on Eileen
are also very good. And you can't forget
the Toasters "dont let the ba*tards grind ya down.

See ya and good luck with the mix,
Greg P

Yeah we covered the Save Ferris's Come on Eileen and it was my first ska song to learn....totaly a fan:bassist:

Not a big ska fan here at all, but I really, really like Sublime and Fishbone.

Bombscare by The Selecter, My girl & Night boat to Cairo by Madness, all of I just can't stop it by The English Beat(not ska proper perhaps)& of course anything & everything off the first two Specials discs.

streetlight manifesto. catch 22 can suckit.

My favorite ska album is the Planet Smashers' self titled record. All great songs but favorite tracks would have to be Mission Aborted, Janice, Pierce Me, and Pee in the Elevator. The Fury of and Return of the Aquabats! are also very good.

Some others (some ska debatable but worth a listen)
Big D & the Kids Table - Wailing Paddle
You Lose, You're Crazy
Flashlight
Pepper - Too Much
Back Home
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
Little Bitch
Zox - Thirsty

all of I just can't stop it by The English Beat(not ska proper perhaps).

I've always considered The English Beat ska, and the 1st album is a classic. Every song is great, and some really cool bass work also.

I've always considered The English Beat ska, and the 1st album is a classic. Every song is great, and some really cool bass work also.


Oh, thank you. I learnt bass on that album. I've just finished youtubing all the Specials' best stuff, & now I'm skankin' to White man in Hammersmith Palais. Next will be The Guns of Brixton, methinks.

This thread takes me back :cool:


Madness - Tomorrow's just another day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSlHSq3cFAg)
Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was my number (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmD3bK00FMo)
Jimmy Cliff - Sitting in Limbo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY0IXwsCxZI&feature=related)

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4]The Specials - Ghost Town (]Bad Manners - Lorraine[/url)
Desmond Dekker - It Mek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-V9Y752OYs&feature=related)

ANYTHING THAT TIM ARMSTRONG HAS A PART IN IS AMAZING THAT MAN IS A MUSIC GOD OR SOMETHING!

qft

def rancid, specials, clash, big D, and some sublime stuff. they all are like a ska mix though, with alot of punk, reggae, rock as well.
thats why i hate labeling music cause its so general. but alot of "ska" stuff is really fun to play!

Any Madness.

I don't like labeling music either but from a historic perspective you have first wave ska (skatallites, prince buster, etc), 2-tone or second wave (specials, madness, etc), and third wave (sublime, no doubt, etc) ska. I'm hoping this music makes a comeback, not just because I play in a ska/rocksteady/reggae band but because it's just great music and, yes, quite fun to play.... Alot of good recs here but there are also some great unknown 'current' bands out there now. check out:

King Django (NY/NJ area)
Aggrolites (NYC)
Slackers (NYC)
New York Ska and Jazz Ensemble
Ruder than You (Philly)
Deals Gone Bad (Chicago)

Ghost Town

Stupid Bitch - The Specials.

Check out Tokyo Ska Parade. These guys are from Japan and they rip.

"Swayed" by the Planet Smashers

yo,

i heard fishbone is red hot

if you want some good punk ska with a touch of hardcore, try authority zero. the new album was a little more punk, but the first couple are pretty ska. also a little bit of surf, a little bit of spanish music as well.

Anything by Streetlight Manifesto, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Big D, etc.

I really dig anything Sublime if that counts.

Five Iron Frenzy - Dandelions
Five Iron Frenzy - Oh Canada!
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression that I get
The O.C. Supertones - Supertones Strike Back

if anyone is looking for catchy innovative punk ska they should adhere to my sig and listen to the fad.

http://www.myspace.com/thefad

This thread takes me back :cool:


Likewise. I played in a good ska band back in the 90's and we opened for some pretty big acts - including the Skatellites.

The hard part is that when you say ska, it means anything from the Skatellites to the various punk ska bands (many of which barely play any ska grooves). Taste can vary widely.

If you dig the Skatellites, check out the New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble.

I also love Bim Skala Bim for something more pop-influenced while still being ska. "Run Joe" and "Good Dog Ska" are great tunes.

im personally a big fan of Streetlight Manifesto, Less than Jake, Reel Big Fish

favorite ska song ever is "Walking Away" by Streetlight/Catch 22 (great bassline btw)

but a band that i don't think has been mentioned in this thread is Gold Finger who are a really tight group

local ska group (check out "crazy 8's"

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=13902496

Down In Flames - Reel Big Fish
House Of Fun - Madness
Here In Your Bedroom - Goldfinger

im personally a big fan of Streetlight Manifesto, Less than Jake, Reel Big Fish

favorite ska song ever is "Walking Away" by Streetlight/Catch 22 (great bassline btw)

but a band that i don't think has been mentioned in this thread is Gold Finger who are a really tight group

local ska group (check out "crazy 8's"

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=13902496

Walking Away is definitely one of my favorite basslines out there

Walking Away is definitely one of my favorite basslines out there

i do love that line, but my laptop speakers top out at like 200hz so i can never really hear it. :(

"Gangsters"
the specials

Right now, I'm totally stuck on "the Bumblebee Tuna Song" by Mephiskapheles.

Also, you can't go wrong with anything by Save Ferris.

I like the meaty, cheesey British stuff. Check out:

Spyderman - The Akrylykz

We Are The Gangsters - Gangsters

i checked out streetlight manifesto's "walking away" thanks to you guys. wow that songs insane, that bass playing is incredible. just wanted to say thanks for pointing them out to everybody. i dont like anything more than finding new music! thanks!

Hey, check out these. They're all ska mixed with other styles.



Cousin Cleotis - Capdown

Damaged Goods - Gang of Four

Not Your Pet - The Chinkees

No Se - Mad Caddies

Kind Of... - Link 80

In My Grave - Choking Victim (probably the most depressing ska band)

Anything by The Slackers (my favorite band at the moment.)

And lastly, The Aggrolites for more of a funk/reggae sound.

The Set Up (You Need This)- RBF

Hands Down

'She's Got a Girlfriend Now'

Definitely +1! Reel Big Fish is actually the only ska band I have on record (in my ipod anyway). I would have more but I'm lazy lol.

I'll add Average Man also by RBF.

Watch it Crash - Streetlight Manifesto

The Blind lead the Blonde ( or The Blonde Lead the Blind ) - Streetlight Manifesto

Down, Down, Down to mephesto's Cafe - SM ^^^

All the stuff off there new album basically. and there first album

Catch the fourth wave off there second album and a few others are the only good ones in there second album. Just my opinion though.

ska recommendations:
-All of Thomas Kalnoky's stuff (1st Catch 22 album, Streetlight Manifesto, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution)
-stuff with Jeff Rosenstock (Arrogant Sons of Bitches, Bomb the Music Industry!)
-the Fad (someone else mentioned them earlier)
-high school football heroes
-coquettish
-potshot

ska recommendations:
-All of Thomas Kalnoky's stuff (1st Catch 22 album, Streetlight Manifesto, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution)
-stuff with Jeff Rosenstock (Arrogant Sons of Bitches, Bomb the Music Industry!)
-the Fad (someone else mentioned them earlier)
-high school football heroes
-coquettish
-potshot

wow, i was wondering who was mentioning all this LI ska, and its somebody from texas :)

glad to see the bands ive admired as local acts have a reach.

im also going to throw in another recomendation
any version of monkey man!

the maytal (OG version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j38ae8229mQ&feature=related

the specials
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i71NC9-s__A

reel big fish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSuEMJ_48YE&feature=related

MELT BANANA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsiht-Be_Rg&feature=related
^my fav version!

and apparently Amy Winehouse has a version too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtxB3K_l8Uc

toot and no doubt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF5e-cCJCW4

Early Fishbone!

Pick up "A checkered Past" the Two-Tone records set
Toots & the Maytals "Isrealites"
Suicide Machines "Van's Song"
Fishbone "Cholly"
Bouncing Souls
The Aquabats
Jazz Jamaica
Jimmy Cliff " The Harder They Come"
Hepcat
Dance Hall Crashers
That oughta be a pretty good mix of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd wave
And any of the aforementioned LTJ, Skankin' Pickle, Skatalites, Sublime, RBF, Madness, etc.

9 years later...

voodoo glow skulls, all the albums are skapunk
the skatallites, the inventors of ska...supposedly

was this the 1st posting ever in TB?

Pyramid Scheme - Mad Caddies

I love the bassline :)

I would have to say the Best Ska songs are Point/Counterpoint and Keasby Nights by Streetlight Manifest.
Also anything by Big D and the Kids table is great

Another vote for early FISHBONE!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QszEuCW4QKc

During a break in our current tour we popped into a studio and did a couple live off the floor recordings you might like.

http://www.badongo.com/audio/15887452

http://www.badongo.com/audio/15887464

Check out "Spiderman" by Spider Nick & The Maddogs

there's a badass canadian ska group called Tea For The Voyage, wicked bass and horn harmonies. Found their MySpace for you: www.myspace.com/teaforthevoyage

I don't remember what album its off of, but Fishbone did an unbelievable cover of "White Man In Hammersmith Palais". I'm also quite fond of "Pressure Drop" in any form, esp. the Specials cover.
I have this awesome comp cd called "Ranking and Skanking: Punky Reggae". Awesome listen:
1. Born for a Purpose :: Dr. Alimantado
2. Redondo Beach :: Patti Smith
3. Don't Ask Me Questions :: Graham Parker
4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction :: Devo
5. Heaven :: Pere Ubu
6. Electrify Me :: The Plugz
7. The Tide Is High :: Blondie
8. Uptown Top Ranking :: Althia and Donna
9. Ku Klux Klan :: Steel Pulse
10. Five Nights of Bleeding :: Poet & the Roots
11. Gangsters :: The Specials
12. The Prince :: Madness
13. Missing Words :: The Selecter
14. Ranking Full Stop :: The English Beat
15. Burden of Shame :: UB40
16. Ghost Town :: The Specials
17. Taang! Ting! :: Keith Levene

dont know if anyone's said this but 'Nite Klub' by the specials is a great song. Check out some live specials too

Almost anything by Reel Big Fish, Sublime, some 311, Skatalites, and this unknown band called Guta (http://www.ilike.com/artist/Guta) has some awesome ska-esque stuff. Free too :D

I can't read all 4 pages, sorry if this is a repeat.

"Sell Out" Reel Big Fish
"The Impression That I Get" Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Anything from The Specials first release.
Some songs off Special Beat Service by The English Beat are really good ska.