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Why do so many hate ska?

#81
MattyBass said:
Op Ivy stood for unity, tolerance, and not being racist.... Op Ivy Is one of the biggest names in Ska/punk sorry you just got the news.... so what are they then a Polka band....???
Exactly... SKACORE
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why does opivy have to classified as anything?

great band. never really felt the whole ska title to em but whatever. half the band went on to be rancid and jesse went bananas. opivy is a matchstick band. they struck, flared up brilliantly and went out before anyone in the dark room knew what the hell was going on..but they all tried to claim it as theirs. theyre were amazing and did it so hard that labeling it anything will never do it justice.
 
#82
I like a lot of the original ska and rocksteady stuff, when the production values were good (1960's vintage), very organic and natural sounding stuff, nice bass tones, etc. I like some of the 2-Tone ska revival stuff, they had a lot of respect for the originators of the music, and then incorporated their own nutty take on it to make great pop tunes with ska influences. The stuff that started from the 1990's to the present I can't stand, it's just slick pop-punk with horns and pretentious ska affectations and poses.

Having said all that, I think Madness' latest album is brilliant, not ska but there is still the influence there. Just great stuff, and it sounds totally like Madness.

But usually if I am in a ska mood I'll listen to some Prince Buster
 
#83
lunarpollen said:
I like a lot of the original ska and rocksteady stuff, when the production values were good (1960's vintage), very organic and natural sounding stuff, nice bass tones, etc. I like some of the 2-Tone ska revival stuff, they had a lot of respect for the originators of the music, and then incorporated their own nutty take on it to make great pop tunes with ska influences. The stuff that started from the 1990's to the present I can't stand, it's just slick pop-punk with horns and pretentious ska affectations and poses.

Having said all that, I think Madness' latest album is brilliant, not ska but there is still the influence there. Just great stuff, and it sounds totally like Madness.

But usually if I am in a ska mood I'll listen to some Prince Buster
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Of that era, I find that the Prince is one of the few I can still listen to on a regular basis.
 
#84
You have made a valid point... and I agree with you... but I believe to put all those bands you mentioned above and Op IVY in Just the punk category might also not be quite right...

afterall they dont sound like Pennywise, Sex pistols, good riddance, screeching weasel, or Bad religion.... so I believe it's up for debate... At the end of the day... you could really call it exactly what it is... and that is a mixture of the times and many styles of Music..
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#87
Apparently Metal isn't the only musical genre whose fans can't help but argue that THEIR version (i.e. the bands they personally enjoy) is the real deal and all other versions (i.e. the bands they aren't personally fans of) are inferior derivatives.

Interesting, but you all know, on some level, that there is no right or wrong answer to this.. don't you?
 
#88
the police are just as ska as streetlight manifesto.. just a different wave.

sure.. theres a lot of poppy nonsense in 3rd wave.. but i like it just the same. the old rocksteady throwback sound is coming back. heard any big D at the kids table lately? sounds more like surf than ska anymore.

streetlight is in a category all their own. no one can touch what they do.
 

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