Forum: Reggae & Ska
09-06-2004, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 169
Views: 51,825
I'm not trying to be clever. I just strongly...
I'm not trying to be clever. I just strongly feel that the Jamaican roots of the music should never be forgotten. Ska did NOT start in late 1970s Britain (though all those bands were good and it...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
09-01-2004, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,805
I think technically the definition of ska is...
I think technically the definition of ska is music where the bass drum lands on the third beat of the bar, and the back beat is not played on the drums but on the guitar (the offbeat upstroke). ...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
08-02-2004, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,906
As far as the ska scenesters go.. the checkered...
As far as the ska scenesters go.. the checkered chucks aren't for scenesters.. at least around here. If you could tell me the meaning behind the checkerboard, then you are legit, but if it's just to...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-27-2004, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,862
Is Ska Timeless And Ageless?
Ska is the only 40 year-old music I can think of that still has a youth following. Other types of music as old as that (such as merseybeat) don't attract many teenage fans. Yet ska does. A few...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-27-2004, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,906
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-27-2004, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 169
Views: 51,825
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-27-2004, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 169
Views: 51,825
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Forum: Rap & Hip-Hop
07-27-2004, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,165
Why All The Scrub-bashing?
Why is it that so many of the R&B 'ladies' (as they like to call themselves) sing about wanting a man who has lots of cash and a car etc, about not wanting any 'scrubs' and so on. They seem to...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-26-2004, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,213
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-26-2004, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,906
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-26-2004, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,860
Young Black Ska Fans
I've noticed that most young ska fans today are white. I'd like to know if there are any young black people (especially those of Afro-Caribbean origin) who like ska, or do they just see it as their...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-26-2004, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 12,496
Ska definitely. Also uptempo late 1960s reggae...
Ska definitely. Also uptempo late 1960s reggae (sometimes called 'skinhead reggae'), some of which sounds quite a lot like ska. I find roots reggae too slow (though I like some of it). Also like...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-26-2004, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,984
Hi Philus
That's a difficult one. Try...
Hi Philus
That's a difficult one. Try putting adverts in newspapers and music papers. It might also be worth keeping a look out for saxophone buskers in the street, and asking them if they would...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-26-2004, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,243
Hi ChN1
When I said a lot of modern ska is...
Hi ChN1
When I said a lot of modern ska is shallow, I was referring to the music rather than the lyrics. A band could have very meaningful lyrics but the music could still be shallow.
I don't...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-26-2004, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,243
Hi Megzer
I was a teenager in the early...
Hi Megzer
I was a teenager in the early 1980s and I was crazy about the music, but I must confess I didn't go to any of the gigs. I know about the violence because I read it in the music press,...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-24-2004, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,243
Hi Megzer
You're welcome. I think fun is...
Hi Megzer
You're welcome. I think fun is the key word when it comes to ska. It's the most exhilerating and uplifting music I've ever heard! Some of the late 1970s/early 1980s gigs were rough...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-23-2004, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,243
Hi Megzer
I'm more than happy to give you...
Hi Megzer
I'm more than happy to give you information about first and second wave ska! The first wave (1960s) artists were nearly all Jamaican (which is where ska came from and later evolved into...
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-21-2004, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,341
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-21-2004, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 169
Views: 51,825
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Forum: Reggae & Ska
07-21-2004, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,243
The Pros And Cons Of Modern Ska
I am something of a ska purist/traditionalist who likes first wave (1960s) ska and second wave (Two-Tone) ska, but has reservations about modern ska. Bear in mind that what I'm about to say reflects...
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