Who shares my favorite bands?

[A Pharmaceutical Bandit]

In order (just to name a few):
Streetlight Manifesto
Mad Caddies
Reel Big Fish
Catch 22
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Forces of Evil
Suburban Legends  

[annerbelle]

I think most of us do...

but seriously, BOTAR is super-awesome  

[A Pharmaceutical Bandit]

annerbelle

I think most of us do...

but seriously, BOTAR is super-awesome

Well I meant favorite ska bands, but that goes without saying.  

[xdemonicallyxyours13x]

they are on my top 20 list...  

[[SkIPpY-KnIVeS]]

i pretty much like anything from the 1st or 2nd wave, 3rd's okay, but it lost all it's skank-y goodness, especially the bands with no horn section. Skippy likes the horns.  

[A Pharmaceutical Bandit]

[SkIPpY-KnIVeS]

i pretty much like anything from the 1st or 2nd wave, 3rd's okay, but it lost all it's skank-y goodness, especially the bands with no horn section. Skippy likes the horns.

I honestly dont even concider bands without horns ska. It then jsut becomes raggae, or in this case punk.  

[GIoom]

annerbelle

I think most of us do...

but seriously, BOTAR is super-awesome

Seriously BOTAR Is superawsome and yea you'll be hard pressed to find any ska people who don't like those bands.  

[Leveller]

xXDrummingBeastXx

[SkIPpY-KnIVeS]

i pretty much like anything from the 1st or 2nd wave, 3rd's okay, but it lost all it's skank-y goodness, especially the bands with no horn section. Skippy likes the horns.

I honestly dont even concider bands without horns ska. It then jsut becomes raggae, or in this case punk.

hey! there's some good ska bands without the horns, like:

Ak Band
J.J. Allstars
Gangsters
Suicide Machines (well the ska songs they made)

Ska dosen't need the horns to be good, and a some of the 3rd wave ska bands today like Reel Big Fish sounds more punk with horns than ska.  

[A Pharmaceutical Bandit]

Leveller

xXDrummingBeastXx

[SkIPpY-KnIVeS]

i pretty much like anything from the 1st or 2nd wave, 3rd's okay, but it lost all it's skank-y goodness, especially the bands with no horn section. Skippy likes the horns.

I honestly dont even concider bands without horns ska. It then jsut becomes raggae, or in this case punk.

hey! there's some good ska bands without the horns, like:

Ak Band
J.J. Allstars
Gangsters
Suicide Machines (well the ska songs they made)

Ska dosen't need the horns to be good, and a some of the 3rd wave ska bands today like Reel Big Fish sounds more punk with horns than ska.

I know, but without the horns, it doesn't sound like ska. Reel Big Fish is ska not only because of the horn section, but they have all the musical qualities that ska music has. Their music is mostly in major key signatures, and they focus on upbeats in their music.
These 3rd-wave ska bands that dont use horns, do not sound like ska to me. A lot of the time they do not focus at all on upbeats, just heavier rhythms, which is not very ska-like. Im also hearing a lot of minor/dimenished/augmented keys in the music. Sure, ska isn't always in major, but it usually is.
I know you dont need horns to be a ska band, but in 3rd-wave, I think it's important. 3rd wave ska without horns just ends up sounding like punk.  

[Leveller]

Quote:

3rd wave ska without horns just ends up sounding like punk.

that is true! And in my opinion I think that too many "3rd wave" bands today mixes punk with ska, sure they're both great and both comes from the street... but you don't HAVE to mixe it up... just let ska be ska and punk be punk.  

[Jordy PLZ]

Streetlight Manifesto is one of my all time favorite bands.

Everything Went Numb was the first album I ever bought =]  

[PnkSktchr]

xXDrummingBeastXx

In order (just to name a few):
Streetlight Manifesto
Mad Caddies
Reel Big Fish
Catch 22
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Forces of Evil
Suburban Legends

Oh you definately got me on Streetlight Manifesto, Suburban Legends, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Reel Big Fish!!

I practically grew up with Reel Big Fish!! Over the years I've listened to them, I've memorized the lyrics to most of their songs!!  

[[ decrescendo ]]

Streetlight Manifesto;
BOTAR;
Reel Big Fish.

Yup. :3  

[RawrrBB]

I love Streetlight Manifesto, Mad Caddies, Reel Big Fish & Catch 22.
I heard of the mighty mighty bosstones, but havent heard one of their songs.

You should listen to the aquabats.
they are one of favorite bands.  

[Sanos-Ska]

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