Ska... yes or no?

[redqueen]

i can dig it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28TeUbYvXS0&search=ghost%20town
i love that song

[swimboy]

1. Yes--

I have a whole Ska and Two tone Playlist

Your selection was removed so I offer the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAEY3m9l9Js

cha!

:hi:

[redqueen]

4. awwwww!

It was "ghost town" by the specials

soooooo groovy and dark and weird... just my style :)


and hahaha... that song you posted! before just now, i knew it only as the theme to some kids' show on nickleodeon... thanks! :D

[swimboy]

14. It's back up!

:thumbsup:

[Nickster]

2. Hard to say. Recorded....I can take it or leave it. In person....love it!

[asthmaticeog]

3. Ska from the '60s by actual Jamaicans, I like OK.

Ska from the '80s by Brits, not too shabby.

Ska from the '90s by ex-hardcore kiddies affecting plaid wardrobes? :puke:

[redqueen]

6. ska from the 90's?

you're trashing gwen, aren'tcha?

*puts up dukes*

nah just kiddin... i don't know much of their stuff

[WoodyTobiasJr]

10. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were good

[asthmaticeog]

15. LOL, nah, I was thinking more Sublime, Reel Big Fish,

Less Than Jake, Op Ivy, yadda yadda yadda yawn. Hell, No Doubt were too poppy to even be on my radar, clogged with Amphetmine Reptile sludge albums as said radar was at the time.

[Phillycat]

5. Why, sure!

Still love Madness...

[redqueen]

7. oh yeah

love madness :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHMxBttlU&search=night%20boat%20to%20cairo%20

[progmom]

8. ska is great!

[swimboy]

12. progmom!

:loveya:

[progmom]

17. swimboy!

:loveya:

[WoodyTobiasJr]

9. Definitely! Ska's awesome!

The Selector, English Beat even Madness

But The Specials were the best of the bunch


Message To You Rudy
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uwieN7OTW8Y&search=message%20to%20you%20rudy

[samsingh]

yes

[samsingh]

11. yes

[SlavesandBulldozers]

13. not so much

i'm more of a reggae type myself.

[derby378]

16. Hell, yeah - I haven't heard that song in YEARS

I'm usually a sucker for Madness, but that Specials tune is awesome.

[redqueen]

18. It's a great one!

:hi:

[MadHound]

19. Love first and second generation ska

Got hooked in the early eighties by groups like the English Beat, Killer Bees, etc. Then went back and did some exploring into the original Jamacian ska, and found that I really liked that too. Newer ska:shrug: I've been off exploring other musical paths for a long while now, things like Tsapiky music from Madagasgar, and Cuban acapella groups. Sooner or later I'll swing back through to ska.

[redqueen]

20. Tsapiky music huh? I'm gonna have to check that out now...

english beat :)

[MadHound]

23. You can sample, and even buy the downloads here

<http://tsapikyguitars.calabashmusic.com/>

But I really suggest that you order the CD, if for no other reason than the liner notes. The guy who collected this music went through ten kinds of hell to record it, and his story is amazing, scary, and funny all at the same time.

And since you like the English Beat, for you<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0zBXpWMJOY&search=english%20beat>

Got to see these guys, and many other ska groups back in the day, the early eighties. For being out in the middle of Missouri, we had a lot of good groups coming through the Blue Note. Helps being a college town I suppose.

[redqueen]

28. Thanks!

and heh... yeah... college towns tend to get more than their fair share of cool bands coming through. i need to move to one!

[jonnyblitz]

22. I saw the English Beat in concert back then.

They were warm up band for the Pretenders. :thumbsup:

[MadHound]

26. Yeah, I saw them back in the day

Here in Mid Missouri, the market was small enough that they were headliners. We got(and still do get) an incredibly wide ranging selection of high quality groups coming through, helps being a college town.

Saw the Go-Gos before they were big. Local joint, the Blue Note, booked them for two shows back in 1981, one in the spring, one in the fall. Caught the spring show, even got to party back stage(helps being a college DJ). Great show, great fun, but sparsely attended. Over the summer Beauty and the Beat took off and went mega pop platinum. Richard, owner of the Blue Note, canceled the fall show, didn't want to have to deal with thousands of screaming fans all trying to get into a joint that holds 800 tops.

[jonnyblitz]

32. oh i never saw the Go Go's. they would have been fun.

especially if it was before they were big. I bet belinda was a mess...

I saw quite a few bands in those days. I should make a list for shits..

[MrScorpio]

29. General Public made me lose my hearing once

At one of their concerts in Austin

Ah, the good old days

[MadHound]

30. Hell, I've got a permanent case of tinnitus

Was a DJ for a number of years, with headphones on and cranked a lot of times. Add all the free shows, and it is periodic ringing for me in middle age. Ah well, it was well worth it.

[jpgray]

21. No thanks

[MrScorpio]

24. You are a goddess

Thank you!

[redqueen]

27. awwwwww

:blush:

you are!

hahaha no... i meant you are a god... just kidding ;)

[martymar64]

25. YEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!

Mostly 1st Gen Ska, but 2nd and 3rd Gen is OK too.
BTW, Desmond Decker just passed away last month.

RIP, Rude Boy!

[idgiehkt]

31. oh, man I didn't know DD just passed away, that sucks.

Love him

here is The Israelites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8mGc9ZXL0A&search=%22Desmond%20Dekker%22

stunning, stunning voice

[Dangerously Amused]

33. Oh yeah, gotta love Ska!

:thumbsup:


:7

[Guava Jelly]

34. I love Ska my favorite ska band is sublime

They put out some great tunes
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HrLJ6Saq7u4&search=sublime