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post #1 of 51
9/27/07 at 4:39pm
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Anyone here into ska??? Never really bought any albums but have always seemed to enjoy the occasional song that I've heard. Can anyone recommend good groups/albums?
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post #2 of 51
9/27/07 at 4:44pm
Madness might not be pure ska, but they're catchy as hell. One Step Beyond is a great disc to start with.
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post #3 of 51
9/27/07 at 4:46pm
Depends on what you consider "ska"

Reel Big Fish and Save Ferris? hell no

2 Tone, Desmond Dekker/Prince Buster/Symarip/Ansel Collins/etc, and 3rd wave bands from labels like Unicorn? HELLS YA

*most modern day ska just sounds like frat boy party music to me. no soul
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post #4 of 51
9/27/07 at 4:49pm
I don't like ska, but my wife does. Try The Toasters, the first No Doubt album, the Hippos, Reel Big Fish, Catch 22, Blue Meanies...
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post #5 of 51
9/27/07 at 5:00pm
Man, was I into Ska in the 10th grade. My favorites were Mustard Plug, Mu330, and(Gainesville's own) Less Than Jake.
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post #6 of 51
9/27/07 at 5:03pm
If you pick up a copy the The Trojan Story, which is a massive compilation by Trojan Records, it has a lot of great ska (mixed in with reggae and other non-ska) songs/bands.
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post #7 of 51
9/27/07 at 5:15pm
think laurel aitken, skatalites, desmond dekker. trojan or studio ones labels. and only listen to it if you actually like it. no posing. new wave is crap total crap.
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post #8 of 51
9/27/07 at 5:17pm
Hepcat
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post #9 of 51
9/27/07 at 5:20pm
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Originally Posted by lawyerdad View Post
If you pick up a copy the The Trojan Story, which is a massive compilation by Trojan Records, it has a lot of great ska (mixed in with reggae and other non-ska) songs/bands.

totally, but which is why I asked what the OP considered "ska"

If he's into Reel Big Fish and Less than Jake, there's a good chance he won't like the Trojan stuff

2 Tone is can't miss selections. Even all the frat boy party ska bands were in some way influenced by 2 Tone bands.

Def get Madness "One Step Beyond", The Specials first s/t, and The Selecter "Too Much Pressure" for starters

Another one is Operation Ivy "Energy". One of the best bands of all time, and they (unfortunately) created the ska/punk sound that's so (unfortunately) popular today
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post #10 of 51
9/27/07 at 5:22pm
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think skatalites.

+million

"Foundation" by The Skatalites is probably the best ska record ever recorded, and ever will be recorded. ESSENTIAL
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post #11 of 51
9/27/07 at 5:32pm
Since the finest Ska song ever recorded was (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais, I will once again have to go with the only band that matters. In reality their best stuff was always more 2nd gen Ska or early rockabilly than pure punk.
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post #12 of 51
9/27/07 at 5:34pm
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Since the finest Ska song ever recorded was (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais, I will once again have to go with the only band that matters.

Enough with the Wham! references already.
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post #13 of 51
9/27/07 at 5:55pm
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, though many have what I've found to be an irrational hatred of this band.
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post #14 of 51
9/27/07 at 6:07pm
Don't mean to hijack but I can't see starting another thread for this: I've realized that as I slowly converted my music collection from vinyl to CD certain titles were dropped, most purposely but some inadvertently. I recently saw that a 30th anniversary edition of Culture's 'Two 7s Clash'l came out, and thought to myself "how long since I listened to that? 10, 15, 20 years?! So I do a thorough search and come up blank - either someone stole it or I never got it on CD. Anyway, I've got it now and it's just awesome: Joseph Hill & Co.'s harmonies make for a sonic rasta listening experience.
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post #15 of 51
9/27/07 at 6:27pm
I have nothing to add to this list, but I think the best place to start is the Trojan compilations. There are maybe two or three dozen of them, all kinds of ska, rocksteady and a bunch of early reggae, and you can get ~50 songs in a set for $15 on Amazon.

The Skatalites rule, but The (English) Beat is my favorite. Desmond Dekker is timeless.
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