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?