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fav. ska songs??

#24
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:
 
#26
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...
 
#27
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...
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I agree, horns just sound cool though.
 
#29
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!
 
#31
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
 
#32
reel big bassist said:
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
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Yeah we covered the Save Ferris's Come on Eileen and it was my first ska song to learn....totaly a fan:bassist:
 
#36
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
 

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