kirkt Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Surely its got to be "Ghost Town" by "The Specials"...was listening to the other day and never has a ska song been so moving...goes totally against the stereotype of happy dancing music with a powerful message that totally summed up britain in the early 80s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Well ive not heard a lot of ska in the good ol times so mines will probably be argued against but my favourite Ska song would have to be Sell Out by Reel Big Fish or Beer by Reel Big Fish. Both very catchy and cheery tunes:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott 5FD Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Reel Big Fish are dire.'Ghost Town' is an ace song, and the video is equally good.dosen't say much for Coventry, where i believe it was shot. (i may be wrong)my favourite ska song is 'Ska Wars' by CapDown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 mirror in the bathroom is a blinder too, but, Like you said, Ghost Town probably wins.One in ten by UB40 is fucking ace too..shame the rest of their history is pish! (and , its not really ska, its Reggae!).lip up fattie by bad manners is one of the classics, as too is baggy trousers by madness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Phoenix City - The Original.. My mind goes blank as to the author... Ronald J Alfonso i think.. Not the Judge Dread version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
less_than_stu Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Haha, I knew someone would say "Ska Wars". Come on, be an individual, go for 'Cousin Cleotus'. It's not necessarily BETTER, but it is a bit more fun to skank to.I would agree with Ghost Town, as it was so good and different. However, I think for me I'd have to say "Message to Rudy" beats it. Not as interesting, but jsut the most nice, mellow, down-to-earth ska tune ever, and it's by the same band. Ooh, actually, if not that, my second choice would be 'Train to Skaville' by the Ethiopians, for the same reasons.Of course, it's really hard to be sure on a definite favourite, cos there is so much quality to choose from, over about three different eras. (Don't get me wrong, htere was a lot of shit as well *cough 'The Selecter' cough*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Well I like 2 Tone, but the Jamican Ska that evolved from 50s American R n B is my preferred choice... Here is my selectionVenice Shoreline Chris - Cooper station bluesTony Tribe - Red red wine (so much better and faster than the crap UB40 version)Derrick Morgan Moon HopPrince Buster Texas hold up and lots of his other stuffAlso the entire Fabulous Greatest Hits album of The Skatalities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neubeatz Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Full Stop. Ranking Full Stop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
less_than_stu Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Ooh. Just remembered a piece called 'Skinhead Moonstomp' by Symarip. That piece was amazing. Just an instrumental with a voiceover of the singer telling everyone how they were going to the moon, and when htey got there, they all moonstomped. Then they came back to Earth to go to the pub. And hte lead guitar was making spacey sound-effects the whole time. It was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulscoconutass Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Pack Of Dogs - Lightyear..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 The Maytals - Monkey Man (which was covered pretty by The Specials)- how could I have forgotten Monkey Man ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott 5FD Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Originally posted by less_than_stu:Haha, I knew someone would say "Ska Wars". Come on, be an individual, go for 'Cousin Cleotus'. It's not necessarily BETTER, but it is a bit more fun to skank to. true, CC is more fun to skank too, but Ska Wars is a better song overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
less_than_stu Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 hm, I refuse to decide either way. How baout we just stick with 'Bitches and Nike Shoes' Of course, we are forgetting Pound For the Sound, their other great album, with such classics as.....*fails to remember tracklisting**fetches copy of the album*-Faith No More-Pound For the Sound-An A-Political Stand of ReasonsAin't listened to them in a while, but those three tracks are excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott 5FD Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 indeed, i first heard Ska Wars on iTunes on a college computer, but it didn't name the artist (or the song for that matter), then i heard Faith No More on a HouseHoldName Records sampler. i couldn't find Pound For A Sound, so i bought Civil Disobedients and lo and behold, there was the song that i heard on iTunes.i think CivDis is the better of the two albums, i really want the New Revolutanaries EP, but i can't find it in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkt Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I reckon its hard to decide on the better album, Pound for Sound is a lot less ska I'd say but fantastic nonetheless...you should check out their split with Link 80, Scott! Another classic modern day ska/hardcore band...I love Skinhead moonstomp and all of them songs that are found on GTA London...Message to Rudy is cool but wasn't originally a Specials song, I prefer the original (altho I forget the band name) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allstardawn Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 i preferred pound for the sound. civil disobedients was a bloody good album thoughas for best ska song.. kid dynamite by lightyear. i've forgotten about lightyear actually. they are great. i love lightyear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
less_than_stu Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 ah, I htought I had hte EP you were looking for, but I don't I have the "Time For Change" EP, which came not long after they changed their name from SOAP. I also have both albums, but I bought Civil Disobedients in Lava and then managed to get htem all to sign it I don't have the Link 80 split EP, but I have seen link 80 play at Lava, so that's just about as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feeble! Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 My favourite ska song is "Mr Smiley" by Mustard Plug.Very jondous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Fat Porn Star Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Israelites by Desmond DekkerAl Capone by Prince BusterThree Minute Hero by The SelecterBaggy Trousers by MadnessLip up Fatty by Bad MannersTears of a Clown by The Beat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Am I the only person who thinks every single ska song sounds identical? I quite like CapDown, but they're not necessarily *proper* ska are they? Ska just sounds so tremendously White to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Amy* Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Faith No More and Pound For the Sound are my favourite Capdown songs, r0x0r!Plain To See by Shootin Goon is one I will never ever get tired of listening to!And Dawn= genius. Kid Dynamite is an awesome Lightyear song, as is Spotcheck, Blindside and Nuff Cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
less_than_stu Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Originally posted by Jonny Lucifer:Ska just sounds so tremendously White to me. I hate to sound like a big pretentious 1337er, but if I don't say it, someone else will.I assume you're only thinking of second-wave ska, which is what was fashionable in Britain in... the 80's I think. ie: Madness, The Specials, etc. And yes, this does sound white, because it is, very much a white version of the original first-wave of ska, which actually preceded the Jamaican stereotype of Reggae. First-wave ska was very much a Jamaican thing, with bands like the Ethiopians and I-don't-know-who-else-cos-I'm-not-that-knowledgeable.Now, someone can come and point out all my inaccuracies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Originally posted by Jonny Lucifer:....Ska just sounds so tremendously White to me. Eh?Hmm.... assume you mean the whole 80`s "ska" ala two tone.... in that sence I knw what you mean..Ska and Rocksteady is better but a lot less known.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewCat Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Superman by goldfinger..................hands down!or hand me any Capdown or Five knuckle album and i'm sure i'll pick out a few there..speaking of Five Knuckel - is their new album out yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkt Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Originally posted by less_than_stu:I don't have the Link 80 split EP, but I have seen link 80 play at Lava, so that's just about as good. bah! before i moved to Aberdeen and I missed it did anyone see capdown tour with the mighty Whizzwood 2 years ago?new five knuckle album is out...they dont do much ska but the one on All Ages EP is ace... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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