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XSKI712
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is anyone else sad that all the good ska bands are dying out? five iron frenzy, mighty mighty bosstones, and the supertones probably not far behind, where is ska going? even though it doesnt have huge amounts of fans, there is definately a devoted 'cult following' as my one friend put it. so if you play in a band, consider gettin some horns and some good music




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Jun 14 2004 3:12PM
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CTripper
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you don't know what real ska is.
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Jun 14 2004 3:43PM
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XSKI712
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gonna tell me what real ska is then?



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Jun 14 2004 5:58PM
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b-ladd
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i keep hearing about big D and the kids table. before i see them at the warped tour, are they any good?
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Jun 14 2004 6:29PM
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weazelzb
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The Specials... now that was a true ska band




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Jun 14 2004 6:52PM
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ReggaeConcept1
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The Specials were the best 2nd wave ska band. Big D is actually rather good, but i havent listened to them in a couple of years.


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Jun 14 2004 7:01PM
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marlin_102
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i think ska went hand-in-hand with true punk, and now that all these 12 year old girls have chosen to listen to 'punk', ska has unfortunately died out.


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Jun 14 2004 7:26PM
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*rkp*
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is ska kindof like emo?
Jun 14 2004 7:34PM
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OpIvy
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HAHAHAHA, is ska like emo, you are a funny man. And ska isn't dying its just going back underground, where the best music is made. Honestly the best punk and ska bands i have ever heard are underground bands.

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Jun 14 2004 8:55PM
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Billups07
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streetlight manifesto, i got their cd recently and have listened to it at least twice a day since i got it


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Jun 14 2004 11:56PM
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rightcoastskier
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my friend is trying veryy hard to start a ska band but either some kid decideds to drop out or the other members jsut dont liek the music



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Jun 15 2004 12:06PM
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AppSkier
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i think ska sucks personally


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Jun 15 2004 2:35PM
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XSKI712
Posts: 157 - Karma: 10
well, i can see how you could relate ska to emo, listen to reel big fish 'turn the radio off' lots of the cd is about girls. only difference is, they're not whining about it like emo. yeah, its about chicks, but definately not emo




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Jun 15 2004 3:04PM
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freezed
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i kind of like five iron frenzy, but they arent really ska...chack out the whistle pigs.


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Jun 15 2004 10:49PM
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chipkalback
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listen to the skatalites. also check out the aquabats. two totally different styles of ska but both still very good.
Jun 16 2004 11:23AM
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ReggaeConcept1
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Leftover Crack's crackrocksteady beats rule


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Jun 16 2004 3:01PM
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XSKI712
Posts: 157 - Karma: 10
five iron was never really true ska, but they had their own sound, and it was good




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Jun 16 2004 9:14PM
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CTripper
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skatalites is fuckin right, none of this reel big fish bull SHITE
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Jun 16 2004 9:16PM
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DynastarriderGP
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Big D and the Kids Table are awesome, I saw them at a show in Syracuse, I heard they are going to be at Warped Tour



How many emo kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Screw them, let them cry in the dark.
Jun 17 2004 9:36AM
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westcoaststyle
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ska sucks. i like dancing to it though
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Jun 17 2004 11:21AM
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DynastarriderGP
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^WHY?



How many emo kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Screw them, let them cry in the dark.
Jun 20 2004 12:24PM
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OpIvy
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Five iron's first cd was real ska, but then they went to mainly punk with horns.

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Jun 20 2004 4:19PM
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XSKI712
Posts: 157 - Karma: 10
reel big fish ARE the shit, if you didnt already know. check them out live, they're with a new ska band called suburban legends, who are supposed to be pretty good. they're albums are good, and they're talented, meaning they play as good live as on the albums




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Jun 20 2004 5:15PM
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Logchucker
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Hoobastank's 1st album was skaish and dope, yet no one bought it.
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Jun 20 2004 5:21PM
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cobalt
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yeah i remember the speacials. and then goldfinger. and then all these other bands that became shitty.



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Jun 20 2004 7:29PM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
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ska sucks man. sorry. but it honestly was the fart of musics history.
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Jun 20 2004 10:54PM
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DynastarriderGP
Posts: 8258 - Karma: 214
Ska will never die just fade and then come back.
In a lot of commercials on tv they play ska, probably because ska is like a 'happy music'



How many emo kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Screw them, let them cry in the dark.
Jun 21 2004 7:31AM
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fizzlefry
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ahh ska.. i love it. you should try streetlight manifesto. they are very talented. they have good lyrics too. the slackers are also a very good 2tone ska. ska just kind of comes and goes. there was the 1st wave that was basicly reggay with horns. then 2nd wave that was (the best in my opinion) mostly a 2tone ska like the specials the selector... and now its the 3rd wave with a lot faster music and bands like reel big fish, FIF, streetlight.
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