Awesome ska bands
 

Crowned King, from Vancouver B.C. is such an awesome ska band. Well, their more punk than ska but they've got their brass instruments in there. Big D and the Kids Table is also another kewlio ska band.

never heard crowned king, but big d and the kids table is beyond great.

waste basket is good too!

never heard of crowned king either...
operation ivy are my fave ska band, well fave 3rd wave anywho

Killem Gillem & Out Of Order

Operation Ivy is great! Also...

Prince Buster
Desmond Dekker
The Skatalites
Laurel Aitken
The Ethiopians
The Specials (Second Wave)

are all great old ska

Most all 3d wave stuff I like too...

Streetlight Manifesto
Catch 22
The Toasters
Suburban Legends
Skankin Pickle
Bosstones
Suicide Machines
and even some Choking Victim

Ska is good. = )

I like Alton Ellis a lot, The Ethiopians, the Toasters, Streetlight Manifesto

I would probably say Catch 22 is my favorite 3rd wave ska band.

Streetlight Manifesto are great. Their remake of Keasby Nights wasn't all I was hoping for but good nonetheless.

Catch 22 Have a great sound.

Love Big D And The Kids Table (My Girlfriend's on Drugs - Kick Ass)

Mustard Plug

Reel Big Fish (Of Course)

So many others...Could go on for a long time...

Ska rocks my Socks...:D

Ska bands . . .
Mustard Plug
Mighty Mighty Boss Tones
Suicide Machines

Those are the only ones I listen to most often and like a lot. There are probably more. . .

Ya Reel Big Fish, The Specials, Big D, I want to say Less Than Jake, but theyr'e not ska anymore.

I don't think Less Than Jake are much at all anymore...

yep i love catch 22 as well... i dont understand all the sub genres its all a pain in the bum really. im only really into Reel Big Fish and catch 22 and area 7 because i dont know many people into ska and i dont make much of an effort to go out and buy newcds. lol There is also a melbourne band called Sounds like chicken, Theyre reggae/ska and have a bit of a pirate theme i guess. They're effing great!!

Stubborn All-Stars, Skinnerbox, Hub City Stompers, King Django, Bombtown...

Op Ivy

The Specials are the greatest ska band of all time. NO contest!

i <3 all the bands everyone named

all those bands are great but excluding less than jake as of late... that was a bit of a dissapointment they were one of my favorite back in the day before their new **** damned sellouts they totally gave up their style for the fame and money lame >_>

What about Mystic Roots? Anybody heard of em.

sorry i need to disagree here, crowned king is not a good band at all, even by ska band standards.

check out The English Beat - I Just Can't Stop It - amazing album

I,m really digging THE FLAMING TSUNAMIS at the moment. Ska Hardcore Punk is the best description, they really are extraordinary. An acquired taste though. Some people may find them too schizophrenic.

Favourite ska bands?
 

what are your top five favorite ska bands?!


peace

meg

What's yours?

Mine in no order

THE SPECIALS
MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES
THE TOASTERS
SKANKT
THE FLAMING TSUNAMIS (they do incorporate hardcore too!)

Big D and the Kids table (old stuff not so much new stuff)
Catch 22
Streetlight Manfestio
The Aquabats
the toasters

madness
catch 22
mad caddies
distorted penguins
aquabats

I don't even know if I've heard 5 ska bands but I have a question is streetlight manifesto considered ska?

most the bands mentioned in this thread are technically ska-punk, but that's basically what the term 'ska' has come to mean

1. Streetlight Manifesto
2. Reel Big Fish
3. Catch 22 (Alone In A Crowd/Keasbey Nights)
4. The Aquabats
5. Mad Caddies

^^^
Three out of my five are just plain ska. I was hesitant to put THE FLAMING TSUNAMIS as they only have elements of ska. I'm surprised you have put REEL BIG FISH as they are Ska by numbers. I also like:

Toyko Ska Paradise Orchestra.
New York Jazz Ska Ensemble.

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra rock.

The album HIGH NUMBERS is cool as fúck. I Forgot the English band Capdown. Just a shame that Capdowns latest release is terrible, they have virtually dropped the ska from their act.

I'm listening to a band called The Fad at the moment. They have potential if they can stay away from trying to sound like every other Ska-Punk band on a few of the tracks.

yeah, all five on my list are ska-p

1. The Slackers
2. Tim Armstrong (poets life) or [spunge]
3. The Toasters or Toots
4. Mustard Plug or Skankin' Pickle
5. Mad Caddies or Planet Smashers

Edit: I can simply not leave out The Suicide Machines...

Hah, well everyone pretty much covered everything I wanted to say...
But let me see if I can pull out something not named:

[spunge] - Essential 3rd wave, youtube spunge roots

Common Rider

Vandals - they have some ska stuff

The Slackers - Why is no one saying slackers??? (homework, listen to "Wasted Days" and "Rude and Reckless")

The Planet Smashers
Mustard Plug
Can't Hang
The Holloways - Generator ( I have no idea how I found this)
The Clash - I still consider them somewhat skaish no matter what you might think.
eh... Sublime?
Slightly Stoopid
Slow Gherkin - good stuff
Ska-P
Save Ferris
Pepper
Patent Pending - more childish (check out "Cool Club")
No Doubt
NOFX
Mad Caddies
someone said Chockin' V. - mad props out to them, and let me add Leftover Crack and Morning Glory if I may...

--[spunge] - Essential 3rd wave, youtube spunge roots--

They are from Tewkesbury which is just a couple of miles from me. don't matter because they are pretty poor really.

Ska-P are OK. I forgot to mention SKA CUBANO. They do exactly what it says on the tin!

A Billion Ernies. They're screamo/ska but so good, imo of course.

1. The Specials
2. The Skatalites
3. Toots & The Maytals
4. The Selecter
5. Desmond Dekker

I'm mainly a two tone boy. Third wave doesn't appeal to me.

i'm all about third wave, although i haven't heard much first- or second-wave

You really should listen to THE SPECIALS. A band that still sound as fresh and vital as they did over 25 years ago.

i'll dl them right now