The Reggae & Ska Recommendation Thread

Whitechapelfan200 · 03-15-2009, 03:46 PM

Less than Jake
mu330
Mustard plug
choking victim
Mighty Mighty bosstones
operation ivy
The aquabats

DJ.Kpre · 03-17-2009, 01:40 AM

Slightly Stoopid
Pepper
Sublime
Less Than Jake
Reel Big Fish

jackhammer · 03-17-2009, 10:37 AM

The last two posts are full of bands previously mentioned- many times too

DDprime182 · 03-18-2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

To me that sort of thing is just pop music and nowhere near what I look for in Ska personally, but they could serve as a good entry band for people wanting to get into the scene I should imagine.

hello rockview got me into Ska, i love that album

Guitaristnick127 · 03-21-2009, 09:13 PM

Could someone please give me a list of some good Ska Punk bands. The only ones I know about would be Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish. But I would say that Les Than Jake is hardly ska because most there newer albums dont have any brass in it.

SATCHMO · 03-21-2009, 09:27 PM

Operation Ivy is quite possibly the best ska/punk band ever and they have no horn section at all, and although I would hardly call either RBF or LTJ ska/punk, if you do like them I would definitely check out Voodoo Glow Skulls and of course the obvious Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Guitaristnick127 · 03-21-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Operation Ivy is quite possibly the best ska/punk band ever and they have no horn section at all, and although I would hardly call either RBF or LTJ ska/punk, if you do like them I would definitely check out Voodoo Glow Skulls and of course the obvious Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Wait I thought that ska-punk always had a horn section? So then what turn punk into ska-punk? And thanks for the bands.

SATCHMO · 03-21-2009, 09:40 PM

Syncopated Reggae-esque guitars and drums, Fast walking 12 bar bass lines, and yes sometimes a horn section. It's really a hybrid genre, if its a genre at all. Maybe a better question would be what turns ska into ska-punk.

Guitaristnick127 · 03-21-2009, 09:50 PM

Thank you for the help!

Schredds · 03-21-2009, 10:20 PM

I am assuming you have heard of Sublime, If for some reason you have not their music is a must have in your collection, one of my alltime favorite bands

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DJ.Kpre Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 25	Slightly Stoopid Pepper Sublime Less Than Jake Reel Big Fish __________________ dreamin' of revelry...

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03-21-2009, 09:13 PM	#55 (permalink)
Guitaristnick127 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: A house Posts: 9	Good Ska Punk bands? Could someone please give me a list of some good Ska Punk bands. The only ones I know about would be Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish. But I would say that Les Than Jake is hardly ska because most there newer albums dont have any brass in it.

03-21-2009, 09:27 PM	#56 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Operation Ivy is quite possibly the best ska/punk band ever and they have no horn section at all, and although I would hardly call either RBF or LTJ ska/punk, if you do like them I would definitely check out Voodoo Glow Skulls and of course the obvious Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

03-21-2009, 09:40 PM	#58 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Syncopated Reggae-esque guitars and drums, Fast walking 12 bar bass lines, and yes sometimes a horn section. It's really a hybrid genre, if its a genre at all. Maybe a better question would be what turns ska into ska-punk.

03-21-2009, 09:50 PM	#59 (permalink)
Guitaristnick127 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: A house Posts: 9	Thank you for the help!

03-21-2009, 10:20 PM	#60 (permalink)
Schredds Special K Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 198	I am assuming you have heard of Sublime, If for some reason you have not their music is a must have in your collection, one of my alltime favorite bands