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Old 07-22-2011, 03:59 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Didn't the Pixies invent reggae with that track Mr Grieves?
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Old 06-26-2013, 07:28 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Brahs,

Check out Ska-P. They're a spanish Ska-Punk band... They're amazing!
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Reel Big Fish and Less than Jake are US pop punk, they're not ska. Just because you have trumpets doesn't make you a ska band. They're not ska! Prince Buster is ska. These bands mentioned above are clearly not!!!
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Didn't the Pixies invent reggae with that track Mr Grieves?
this thread is clearly in need of some education...

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Reel Big Fish and Less than Jake are US pop punk, they're not ska. Just because you have trumpets doesn't make you a ska band. They're not ska! Prince Buster is ska. These bands mentioned above are clearly not!!!
Yeah man well said

Reel Big Fish used to be a ska band. On their early releases like Everything Sucks they had goofy lyrics and a tight ska punk sound. I think it was with the release of We're Not Happy Until You're Unhappy they abandoned their old sound and then it all went downhill. TBH tho they never were really great ska band to begin with haha
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Old 01-30-2014, 07:46 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I can't say I'm a big fan of a lot of the current ska music, but I'm glad to see a ska history thread on MB.
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Reel Big Fish and Less than Jake are US pop punk, they're not ska. Just because you have trumpets doesn't make you a ska band. They're not ska! Prince Buster is ska. These bands mentioned above are clearly not!!!
They do make ska punk/pop punk songs.
It depends on if the song has a guitar off beat or not.
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Less Than Jake - Liquor Store Has an off beat. But like most ska punk not at all parts of the song.
Less Than Jake - My very own flag is pop punk with horns.
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Old 02-04-2014, 08:25 PM   #9 (permalink)
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This is really informative and interesting, thanks for posting!
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Old 02-05-2014, 05:37 AM   #10 (permalink)
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I've only just in early 30's started to listen back to some Ska and I have to confess that it's mainly due to film. Guy Ritchie may have fallen off a cliff directing but Lock, Stock and Snatch introduced me to The Stranglers and The Specials.

What would you lot describe the genre of Pete Wingfield 18 with A Bullet? I'm a novice here so education thread seemed appropriate
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