Favourite Ska Album?

Shortstop · 06-14-09, 06:28 AM

Bob Mould?

englishmike · 06-14-09, 06:38 AM

No particular album but loved The Specials, The Beat and the early Madness stuff.

RageWizard · 06-14-09, 10:07 AM

Favorite ska album

Skankin' Pickle --- Skafunkrastapunk!

Mudcat · 06-14-09, 10:12 AM

I like pretty much any ska/polka fusion.

Casperwaits · 06-14-09, 10:18 AM

Originally posted by tacomax

This has got to be mine. I mean, come on - just look at the song titles:

The Dragon - a tribute to Chan Ho Park
The Sufferer - a ditty about the life of Nicky
Don't Ask - detailing what Luis Castillo will say for evermore
Always Remember - detailing what A-Roid will say for evermore about Castillo
Every Slacker Is a Star - a song to degenerate gamblers everywhere
Saladin - no fukkin' clue about that one
Free Advice - fade the Yankees
Everything I Ever Loved - an ode to the love of gambling and Robyn
The Final Call - the time you meet Robyn and can't fukkin' get it up
The Goat - maybe about fukkin' goats, not sure

Anyway, awesome album. Does anyone know the singer?

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:jxftxquhldae

I am pretty sure this album was done by JJ and the Gerkin Von Stickins. I also believe tracks 2& 4 can be found on the Ska compilation "Skinny Ties & Fading Nicky Vol. 3"

blittydeuce · 06-14-09, 12:34 PM

Originally posted by RageWizard

Favorite ska album

Skankin' Pickle --- Skafunkrastapunk!

tacomax · 06-14-09, 03:05 PM

I think Loshak made it.

At the height of the third wave ska revival of the mid-'90s, a vibrant and musically incestuous ska scene began to develop in New York City, and whereas the young suburban ska bands that were cropping up everywhere else in the country tended to blend Two-Tone ska with high-speed hardcore punk, the New York bands were almost all looking back to the music's 1960s roots. One of the many groups who rose and fell quickly were the Insteps, whose sole album burst against the sky like fireworks and faded just as fast. Eleven Steps to Power features a pretty amazing array of helpers and guest musicians -- legendary DJ King Stitt contributes vocals on two tracks, while keyboardist Glen Adams plays on six. The band's drummer and trombonist are Eddie Ocampo and Dave Nelson, respectively, both charter members of the Stubborn All-Stars. But what makes the album great are the quality of the songs, all of which are original, and the plainspoken vocals of singer Peter Loshak. Highlights include the incongruously joyful "The Sufferer" and a wonderful nod to Big Youth in the form of a generational anthem called "Every Slacker Is a Star," but the album's high note is a deceptively simple-sounding genre piece called "Saladin." The occasional glimmer of low-rent lyrical eschatology just adds one more fascinating dimension to this remarkable album. Highly recommended.

englishmike · 06-14-09, 03:08 PM

Peter Loshak is a Ska legend, I am Brock Landers, Pecos Bill is mentally unsound.

j0hnnyv · 06-14-09, 03:09 PM

Operation Ivy - Energy

The Prick · 06-14-09, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by Shortstop

Bob Mould?

weren't that the dude from husker du? For me either specials or the beat, early 80s stuff

SSLP · 06-14-09, 03:30 PM

Loshak great guy and a legend in music

Reviewby Rick AndersonAt the height of the third wave ska revival of the mid-'90s, a vibrant and musically incestuous ska scene began to develop in New York City, and whereas the young suburban ska bands that were cropping up everywhere else in the country tended to blend Two-Tone ska with high-speed hardcore punk, the New York bands were almost all looking back to the music's 1960s roots. One of the many groups who rose and fell quickly were the Insteps, whose sole album burst against the sky like fireworks and faded just as fast. Eleven Steps to Power features a pretty amazing array of helpers and guest musicians -- legendary DJ King Stitt contributes vocals on two tracks, while keyboardist Glen Adams plays on six. The band's drummer and trombonist are Eddie Ocampo and Dave Nelson, respectively, both charter members of the Stubborn All-Stars. But what makes the album great are the quality of the songs, all of which are original, and the plainspoken vocals of singer Peter Loshak. Highlights include the incongruously joyful "The Sufferer" and a wonderful nod to Big Youth in the form of a generational anthem called "Every Slacker Is a Star," but the album's high note is a deceptively simple-sounding genre piece called "Saladin." The occasional glimmer of low-rent lyrical eschatology just adds one more fascinating dimension to this remarkable album. Highly recommended.

SSLP · 06-14-09, 03:31 PM

My fav ska band

The Selecter

blittydeuce · 06-14-09, 05:21 PM

Mephiskapheles

Link 80

The Blue Meanies

SSLP · 06-14-09, 05:26 PM

Blitty lets start a ska band with amby and bread

blittydeuce · 06-14-09, 05:33 PM

Originally posted by SSLP

Blitty lets start a ska band with amby and bread

Im down....I got dibs on the trombone!

RogueJuror · 06-14-09, 05:34 PM

is manu chao ska?

SSLP · 06-14-09, 05:35 PM

hahahahaha nice ill the singer with a combination of Iggy Pop and Johhny Cash

SSLP · 06-14-09, 05:36 PM

Originally posted by RogueJuror

is manu chao ska?

some songs Rogue but i dont believe he falls under that category

blittydeuce · 06-14-09, 05:37 PM

We should be like Mephistopheles, they are a satanic ska band. Their album is called God Bless Satan.

SSLP · 06-14-09, 05:46 PM

Blitty next time ur in CR im buying tattoos for both of us

blittydeuce · 06-14-09, 06:01 PM

Originally posted by SSLP

Blitty next time ur in CR im buying tattoos for both of us

Pentagrams?

SSLP · 06-14-09, 06:04 PM

of course

Wheell · 06-15-09, 01:28 AM

Streetlight Manifesto: Somewhere in the Between

Bread · 06-15-09, 08:58 AM

I play a mean jaw harp.

Casperwaits · 06-15-09, 09:05 AM

I will wear the porkpie hat and skinny tie.