CharlieAngel
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What's he wearing under the sweater that sticks up that much? I like that little hint of whatever the hell it is.
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This pic blows my mind.
Did it trip out the ska bands to realize how popular they were with skins?
I have a video documentary on traditional skinhead where Roy Shirley (old school reggay/ska/rocksteady artist from 60s..RIP, died earlier this year) talks about how he felt at home when he played gigs and the crowd was full of skinheads, he knew it'd be a good show mid 90s was a bad time for ska, for reasons AntiHero mentions...when ska became frat-boy party music. The only band that did punk-ska fusion well was Operation Ivy imo. when I used to go to ska gigs regularly (1980s) the crowd was probably 75% skinheads, the rest mostly mods, and a few normals thrown in..that completely changed by early 90s when ska became mainstream radio music (Save Ferris, Aquabats, etc) Hepcat and the Toasters def had huge skinhead followings....esp the Toasters in the late 80s when "Skaboom" and "Thrill Me Up" were their only records
And soul music? Similar reasons or...?
Would you consider Voodoo Glow Skulls acceptable punk-ska fusion?
Soul is more of a leftover sound from the mod scene, since "mod music" was primarily soul and RnB (jazz for ultra purists)....and since skinheads evolved from mods it's natural some of the music crossed over, tho ska/reggay is def the defining soundtrack for skins. me personally, I love soul and nothing gets me on the dancefloor faster than something like The Flirtations "nothing but a heartache" being played
Would you consider Voodoo Glow Skulls acceptable punk-ska fusion?
I used to love the song they had on the first Give Em The Boot compilation. Even bought their album... Then I realized it all sounded like circus music. Seriously, it gives me a headache after a while. The singer's lisp doesn't help either. ha. That's just my opinion, though.
Your def right about that. Our obsession with them was short-lived too. They're still at it I think.