The Best of Ska: i want to get a list of the greats (dance, punk)

Skalite · 10-31-2005, 03:11 PM

I want to collect a list of say the 20-30 greatest ska bands and i would love some opinions here cuz fairly new to ska. I plan to buy/download all i can of this list. Less well known ska is welcomed also.

and this is just a quick list of some ska bands ive heard mentioned
I Voted For Kodos
Slackers
Toasters
Madness(personal favorite)
Desmond Dekker
Skatalites
The Planet Smashers
catch 22
streetlight manifesto
catch it kebabs
mustard plug
leek and the bouncing uptones
the specials
Random Hand
Harijan
Adequate seven
The pietasters
The aquabats(but they aren't ska anymore)
Sonic Boom 6 (in parts)
Sublime
The skunks
The bluebeats
The allstonians
The mighty bosstones
Madness
Suburban legends
The filaments(in parts)
The assorted jellybeans
The Beat
Capdown

skamsta22U330 · 10-31-2005, 09:23 PM

skavenja
suicide machines
the superpineapples
the cohorts
the fandangles
the uptown creepers
hepcat
MU330
the flatliners
bigd and the kids table
buck o nine
the independents
regatta69
kingpins
got milka
bim skala bim
dance hall crashers
judge dread
skaladdin
the tray surfers
operation ivy
bandits of the acoustic revolution

That should help you out

partisan · 11-01-2005, 10:55 AM

a local band....the midnight crazies
www.myspace.com/midnightcrazies

hookers with machineguns · 11-01-2005, 11:25 AM

Here you go...

Quote:

Razors in the Night

Prince Buster
Desmond Dekker
The Ethiopians
The Skatalites
Toots & the Maytals (my personal favourite)
The Specials
The Selecter
Judge Dread

Add Laurel Aitken and third wavers The Slackers, Let's Go Bowling, and Hepcat.

~~THE GOLDEN STRING~~ · 11-01-2005, 12:18 PM

who sang that song
it went , naked women naked mman where did you get that nice sun tan

~~THE GOLDEN STRING~~ · 11-01-2005, 12:19 PM

voodoo glowskulls

Mephistopheles · 11-02-2005, 08:39 PM

Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
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Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Big Reel Fish
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Sublime
Big Reel Fish
Big Reel Fish
Sublime

sleepy jack · 11-02-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mephistopheles

Sublime
Sublime
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Big Reel Fish
Sublime
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Big Reel Fish
Big Reel Fish
Sublime

add five iron frenzy and i'd say thats the worst list ive ever seen.

Mephistopheles · 11-02-2005, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MIsfitspunk

add five iron frenzy and i'd say thats the worst list ive ever seen.

One man's trash is another man's treasure......??

bored as usual · 11-02-2005, 10:33 PM

You already have a good couple of lists going.
If you really like Madness, perhaps you would like The English Beat or Bad Manners.
Johnny Socko and Mad Caddies have some songs with catchy horns.
If you like MU330 and Assorted Jelly Beans, you might like the Blue Meanies or Jeffries Fan Club.
For a little more variety check out Skankin' Pickle.
Cheers

10-31-2005, 03:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Skalite Groupie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: yonder in texas Posts: 9	The Best of Ska: i want to get a list of the greats I want to collect a list of say the 20-30 greatest ska bands and i would love some opinions here cuz fairly new to ska. I plan to buy/download all i can of this list. Less well known ska is welcomed also. and this is just a quick list of some ska bands ive heard mentioned I Voted For Kodos Slackers Toasters Madness(personal favorite) Desmond Dekker Skatalites The Planet Smashers catch 22 streetlight manifesto catch it kebabs mustard plug leek and the bouncing uptones the specials Random Hand Harijan Adequate seven The pietasters The aquabats(but they aren't ska anymore) Sonic Boom 6 (in parts) Sublime The skunks The bluebeats The allstonians The mighty bosstones Madness Suburban legends The filaments(in parts) The assorted jellybeans The Beat Capdown __________________ None so good that he has no faults None so evil that he has no worth -Norse Wisdom

10-31-2005, 09:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
skamsta22U330 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 10	indeed skavenja suicide machines the superpineapples the cohorts the fandangles the uptown creepers hepcat MU330 the flatliners bigd and the kids table buck o nine the independents regatta69 kingpins got milka bim skala bim dance hall crashers judge dread skaladdin the tray surfers operation ivy bandits of the acoustic revolution That should help you out

11-02-2005, 08:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mephistopheles * Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 52	Sublime Sublime Sublime Sublime Sublime Sublime Sublime Big Reel Fish Sublime Sublime Sublime Sublime Sublime Sublime Big Reel Fish Big Reel Fish Sublime __________________ An angel's face is tricky to wear constantly.

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partisan Music Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: cambridgeshire, england Posts: 149	a local band....the midnight crazies www.myspace.com/midnightcrazies

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~~THE GOLDEN STRING~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: my home is in my head Posts: 253	who sang that song it went , naked women naked mman where did you get that nice sun tan

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~~THE GOLDEN STRING~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: my home is in my head Posts: 253	voodoo glowskulls

11-02-2005, 10:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
bored as usual Groupie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	You already have a good couple of lists going. If you really like Madness, perhaps you would like The English Beat or Bad Manners. Johnny Socko and Mad Caddies have some songs with catchy horns. If you like MU330 and Assorted Jelly Beans, you might like the Blue Meanies or Jeffries Fan Club. For a little more variety check out Skankin' Pickle. Cheers