we've had a ska thread here
 

a long time ago so what the hell

prince buster


for peter.....some stomping


toots and the maytels

desmond dekker

laurel aitkin

dandy livingstone

What? No third-wave?

i always find the new stuff to be like pop with a trombone and pork pie hat

Fair enough. Do you like Streetlight at least?

I saw LTJ this summer. They were with Suburban Legends, Big D, and Goldfinger and they all kicked major ass.

this is one of the bands that made me love ska

The Specials. Most of you wannabes probably never even heard of them http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/wink.gif

From Ians hometown, they were huge in the 80s. Guess they never caught on in the USA then?

One of the most Iconic songs of the 80s was by the Specials -

they only caught on for some of us i guess. i know a lot of people have never heard of them. They define the 2tone for me http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif

How about The Toasters?

Don't wanna see this one die.





And some more skacore-ish if you're interested...

ok....mr smileys not bad but how on earth are the other 2 ska?

You're damn right Mr. Smiley's not bad! The other two are ska, just a different type. It's like with the blues, there's Louisiana (pronounced Leeseeana) blues, Memphis blues, Southern blues, and a whole shit sack more. You don't have to like it all, but some people do. Now have some two-tone and stop yelling at me.