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06-23-2006, 09:21 PM
| | | | Need help choosing songs from Ska bands!
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 me list down "bassy" songs and nice songs from:
Streetlight manifesto
Five Iron Frenzy
Less Then Jake
Operation Ivy
Hepcat
Reel Big Fish
Rancid (Not ska, but nevermind)
Don't limit yourself, list as many songs as you can! 
(Reason for this: buying a 1GB Mp3 soon  )
Thanks!
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06-23-2006, 09:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sudbury, Canada | | | Rancid's Fall Back Down is always stuck in my head, fun song to play, too. pretty good song.
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06-23-2006, 09:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Brampton, Ontario | | | My fav. Five iron Frenzy bassline is to "Riot Gear" |
06-23-2006, 09:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by dumbassist me list down "bassy" songs and nice songs from:
Streetlight manifesto
Five Iron Frenzy
Less Then Jake
Operation Ivy Hepcat
Reel Big Fish
Rancid (Not ska, but nevermind)
Don't limit yourself, list as many songs as you can!
(Reason for this: buying a 1GB Mp3 soon )
Thanks! | Once upon a time I was in a ska band. We did a couple of Hepcat tunes from time to time, but Country Time from Scientific was always one of my favorites.
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06-23-2006, 09:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | You've missed the best ska band ever: THE AQUABATS. Their best song is "Super Rad," "Red Sweater" isn't bad either. Goldfinger's cover of "Feel Like Making Love" is really good. There's 99 Red Balloons too, but that's not really ska. |
06-23-2006, 10:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seweracuse, NY | | | The Toasters has the incredible Matt Malles on Bass. Check out Dub 56 or Hard Band For Dead for some of the good stuff.
Anna (sorry I can't for the life of me remember her last name) from the Pilfers is pretty rippin' and grooving. She's on their first album.
I'd also suggest that there's no heavier presence in ska than the ORIGINAL ska bassist Lloyd Brevett. He's the heaviest. I've been lucky enough to share a few stages and dressing rooms with him and its astounding.
For roots ska stuff, try Marcus from the Slackers. He's got a groove a mile wide.
From that era stuff I also think you can't go wrong with anything Victor Rice (Scofflaws/NYSJE) has done. Super heavy and good on either upright or electric.
Hmmm...can't go wrong with Stubborn Allstars, Insteps or Skavoovie either, if you can find any of their stuff.
If you haven't done it, check early Fishbone. Party at Ground Zero is an all time classic!
Lessee, don't forget your two tone either! Specials, Madness, Selector, Bad Manners...
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06-23-2006, 10:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Haven, MI | | | oh dude, your missing out on Mustard Plug. the bass line to lolita is SWEET!
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06-23-2006, 10:06 PM
| | | | the bosstones (mighty mighty, of course) had some good ska tunes. |
06-23-2006, 10:25 PM
| | | Yes i know im missing, Mighty Bosstones, Mustard Plug, OC Supertones, fishbone...
BUt i want song names from the listed bands! 
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06-23-2006, 10:32 PM
| | | | uh... Superheros dude?
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Originally Posted by slap_happy You've missed the best ska band ever: THE AQUABATS. Their best song is "Super Rad," "Red Sweater" isn't bad either. Goldfinger's cover of "Feel Like Making Love" is really good. There's 99 Red Balloons too, but that's not really ska. | Man, THe Aquabats?? Have some of their Mp3's... not diggin it...
On the other hand, if the fought with GWAR!, who'd u think will win??
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06-23-2006, 10:57 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada | | | Check out anything from a band called King Apparatus.
Great bass lines. |
06-23-2006, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by BurningSkies If you haven't done it, check early Fishbone. Party at Ground Zero is an all time classic! | I <3 fishbone. Don't forget The English Beat either.
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06-23-2006, 11:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago | | | I dont know any song names, but New York Ska Jazz Ensemble has some great tunes with rockin bass. Check em out if youve never heard of them, you wont be dissapointed. |
03-11-2007, 12:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dundalk, MD | | | this hasn't had anything on it in a while, but I was looking for some good ska songs to play.
By the way, some good songs from your list
Streetlight manifesto- Keasbey nights or 1234 1234 (actually both covers of older catch 22 songs but still great songs.
Less Than Jake- All my best friends are metal heads
Op. Ivy- Unity, Sound System, Take Warning, Yelling in my Ear
RBF- Beer, Sell Out
hope that helps if you are still looking for songs.
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03-11-2007, 02:33 PM
| | | | On & On & On by Streetlight Manifesto.
Walking Away by Streetlight Manifesto.
Please, try these above all else. Great songs, and really cool basslines. They are just a bit on the "fast" side, at least, for my slow-ass fingers.
And RobTheSkanker, I know Catch 22 did them first, but can they even be counted as being covers? I mean, Tomas wrote the songs, if he takes them to another band, don't they stay his? This has always kinda confused me. |
03-11-2007, 04:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dundalk, MD | | | good point, I was never really sure what to call it, its like half cover, half remake? I guess. I do like the basslines on the streetlight manifesto keasbey night better. I cant believe I forgot walking away though.
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03-11-2007, 11:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Austin, TX | | | check out the album No Gods/No Managers from Choking Victim
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