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FrontRowFallen
12/06/06, 09:25 AM
What are your favorite 1st wave, 2nd wave, and 3rd wave ska bands? Which one is the best of the three you chose?
cellardoor__
12/06/06, 09:26 AM
ooh, I'm not good with the whole waves... I never know what goes where unless it's 3rd wave. But my favourite 3rd wave ska band is [Spunge]. Well, their early stuff.
Ilovejimmy
12/06/06, 09:37 AM
Sublime and The Aquabats
FrontRowFallen
12/06/06, 09:38 AM
Sublime and The Aquabats
ew.
Czarsy
12/06/06, 09:43 AM
1st wave: Desmond Dekker
2nd wave: General Rudie
3rd wave: The Flaming Tsunamis
Ryan Damage
12/06/06, 10:04 AM
1st: Desmond Dekker
2nd: Mark Foggo's Skasters
3rd: I don't really know too many, but probably Keasby Nights is one of my favorite albums, so I guess Catch 22.

And Desmond Dekker is definetly my favorite out of those.
level4loser
12/06/06, 10:34 AM
1st: Desmond Dekker
2nd: the specials
3rd: catch 22

and every band that should be mentioned but wont be: streetlight, slapstick, the blue meanies, the aquabats, BTMI!, and the only one good reel big fish album. the toasters, mustard plug, etc etc
love_american_style
12/06/06, 10:35 AM
dont like ska...i've tried but could never get into it.
FrontRowFallen
12/06/06, 10:42 AM
1st: Desmond Dekker
2nd: the specials
3rd: catch 22

and every band that should be mentioned but wont be: streetlight, slapstick, the blue meanies, the aquabats, BTMI!, and the only one good reel big fish album. the toasters, mustard plug, etc etc
Yeah, it's hard to pick just one.
level4loser
12/06/06, 10:43 AM
dont like ska...i've tried but could never get into it.

not even skacore?
FrontRowFallen
12/06/06, 10:45 AM
skacore is the shit. I'm listening to LoC right now...
love_american_style
12/06/06, 10:45 AM
not even skacore?

well...i've heard the Suicide Machines were consitered ska and i've always liked them.

i think its all the horns and trumpets that bother me.
level4loser
12/06/06, 10:46 AM
well...i've heard the Suicide Machines were consitered ska and i've always liked them.

i think its all the horns and trumpets that bother me.

i think you need to embrace choking victim and against all authority into your life.
love_american_style
12/06/06, 10:48 AM
i think you need to embrace choking victim and against all authority into your life.

i'll check them out.
thanx for the rec.
level4loser
12/06/06, 10:51 AM
i'll check them out.
thanx for the rec.

do choking victim first. no horns, but its ska and they advocate killing cops and smoking crack
FrontRowFallen
12/06/06, 10:54 AM
I've done crack once...it was interesting.
level4loser
12/06/06, 10:56 AM
I've done crack once...it was interesting.

what was the point of this post?

i mean some of us have tried various drugs we're not proud of, but why would you tell a bunch of strangers? this is AP, not AA
Ryan Damage
12/06/06, 10:58 AM
i think you need to embrace choking victim and against all authority into your life.

Destroy WHat Destroys You is an album that I haven't put down since high school and I don't plan on it anytime soon, fucking fantastic. And everybody knows CV rule.
FrontRowFallen
12/06/06, 11:07 AM
what was the point of this post?

i mean some of us have tried various drugs we're not proud of, but why would you tell a bunch of strangers? this is AP, not AA
Because I was bored and you said something about crack.
level4loser
12/06/06, 11:08 AM
Because I was bored and you said something about crack.

listen to choking victim.

please...
FrontRowFallen
12/06/06, 11:16 AM
Been meaning to.
Ryan Damage
12/06/06, 11:20 AM
You listen to LoC but not Choking Victim? Oh man, I love CV so much more, a major reason I wanted to see LoC was just in the hopes they would play Five Finger Discount, which they did not.
level4loser
12/06/06, 11:22 AM
You listen to LoC but not Choking Victim? Oh man, I love CV so much more, a major reason I wanted to see LoC was just in the hopes they would play Five Finger Discount, which they did not.

the new LoC was decent. not great, but decent
FrontRowFallen
12/06/06, 11:23 AM
yeah, I've heard great things about them. I've been meaning to listen to them for the longest time, but I have zero money and no internet at home. I'm going for a job interview today, so hopefully sometime soon.
Thebermudian
12/06/06, 06:03 PM
Sublime and The Aquabats

Sublime is to Ska what The Clap is to STD's , terrible but treatable .

That being said .... my fave ska bands from waves 1 , 2 & 3 are :

1) - Desmond Dekker
2) Maddness
3) The Mighty Mighty BossToneS

over all I would have to say The Mighty Mighty BossToneS are my fave Ska / Ska Core band .
Wobbie
12/06/06, 06:14 PM
well...i've heard the Suicide Machines were consitered ska and i've always liked them.

i think its all the horns and trumpets that bother me.
haha, that reminded me of this...

http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/comics/20030122.gif

And i said this in the Hippos thread, but Slapstick is my favourite Ska band. MU330 are awesome as well.
El_Jeffe
12/06/06, 06:18 PM
i don't beleive in the 'wave theory' of ska music at all. but to play along with the thread

1st wave: laurel aitkin
2nd wave: the specials
3rd wave: the slackers
Ryan Damage
12/06/06, 06:59 PM
What is there not to believe? Out of serious curiosity.
level4loser
12/06/06, 07:02 PM
Sublime is to Ska what The Clap is to STD's , terrible but treatable .

.

when you quote me, you gotta use citations, man.

dont mooch off my genius
El_Jeffe
12/06/06, 07:11 PM
What is there not to believe? Out of serious curiosity.

nah nah fair question. well it just seems silly to me, ska music doens't 'come & go' like the theory suggests. it's always there & there's a lot of bands who don't 'fit' into the categories either. it seems to be only accepted to be a strong theory within america, i'm not saying it's wrong & i'm right or anything stupid. i just don't agree with it mate
Ryan Damage
12/06/06, 07:15 PM
Ok, that's fair enough, I've never heard anyone dispute it before so I had no idea what disputes there could even be.
Thebermudian
12/07/06, 04:45 AM
when you quote me, you gotta use citations, man.

dont mooch off my genius
shit srry man , I forgot least we both agree on the subject of Sublime sucking ..that and the need for citations.
level4loser
12/07/06, 07:30 AM
shit srry man , I forgot least we both agree on the subject of Sublime sucking ..that and the need for citations.

all is well. dont worry, since im in college and its finals week, citations are ruining my life
love_american_style
12/07/06, 07:37 AM
shit srry man , I forgot least we both agree on the subject of Sublime sucking ..that and the need for citations.

I'm glad some one else in this world hates Sublime besides me.
FrontRowFallen
12/07/06, 09:24 AM
I'm glad some one else in this world hates Sublime besides me.
Can't stand 'em.

As for being against the 'waves'...not really sure where I stand on that. It's true that ska has never really "come and gone," it's always been there...but there are different sounds to each wave, and that's how they're defined, so I don't know...
PunkySpoon
12/07/06, 09:47 AM
all is well. dont worry, since im in college and its finals week, citations are ruining my life

oooo i am surprised that u can actually handle college, whereas i go to NYU and i am an honor student, u r probably learning disabled
FrontRowFallen
12/07/06, 11:15 AM
oooo i am surprised that u can actually handle college, whereas i go to NYU and i am an honor student, u r probably learning disabled
Elistists who actually say, "oooo" make me giggle. A lot.
love_american_style
12/07/06, 11:25 AM
Can't stand 'em.


i have a new found respect for you.
FrontRowFallen
12/07/06, 11:40 AM
i have a new found respect for you.
Glad someone recognizes me.
love_american_style
12/07/06, 11:41 AM
Glad someone recognizes me.

hahaha...i was a hella asshole to you too when you first got here. dont take it personally.
FrontRowFallen
12/07/06, 11:43 AM
I don't...lots of people have been assholes to me here. Not sure why, but it seems to be the way things go around here for young new people.
love_american_style
12/07/06, 11:44 AM
I don't...lots of people have been assholes to me here. Not sure why, but it seems to be the way things go around here for young new people.

so true....when your new you gotta watch what you say.

you cant have an opinion that isnt of the majority or you'll get PWND.
FrontRowFallen
12/07/06, 11:47 AM
Yeah, that's what happened to me...totally.
level4loser
12/07/06, 11:56 AM
oooo i am surprised that u can actually handle college, whereas i go to NYU and i am an honor student, u r probably learning disabled

taken directly from your profile:

Well, I am 21 years old and I'm in the in college, and I attend New York University. I am white, caucasian, and I'm about 5"4. I am usually a very outgoing person, that is, only when I am with people that I am very close with. Generally, though I am very shy in the situation, but once I get to know a person I am usually a very agrresive and fun person to be around. I love to go to concert,s I go to one like all the time. I haven't been fortunate enough to see some of my all time favorite bands, YET, but I have seen The All-American Rejects like 5 times or so, I have been to the Warped Tour where I met The Academy Is and Cartel. I also have been to the Bamboozle Festival where I saw bands like Fall Out Boy. I have seen The Academy Is once in concert. Overall, I love music, I love talking about it and listenig to it, but that is about it. I used to be a drummer, I played for a really long tiem but I stopped, and a guiat palyer. I am thinking about attedning college for four years and going into the medical field, and I like stores like Urban Outfitters. I also love to write fictional love stories. Basically, you don't have to be punk to be friends with me, I love all different kinds of people, as long as your not a fake bitch then I'll talk to you. I don't mind them, but I don't consider a fake bitch a friend, like someone who pretends to be someone that they are not. I am a pretty versatile person when it comes to my friends. Some of my friends are trendy, nerdy, you name it, all of the above


and im the one in special ed?
FrontRowFallen
12/07/06, 12:14 PM
She was asking for that.
El_Jeffe
12/07/06, 01:23 PM
As for being against the 'waves'...not really sure where I stand on that. It's true that ska has never really "come and gone," it's always been there...but there are different sounds to each wave, and that's how they're defined, so I don't know...

i see what your saying there mate, but i'll throw ya an example of what i'm saying. what about this so called '3rd wave.' how would you describe it? 'cause most people have told me the '3rd wave' is the punk/ska sounds. yet where do modern bands like the slackers, hepcat, stubborn all-stars, go jimmy go, the insteps, the aggrolites, skinnerbox, pressure cooker, etc, etc. fit into it? some of them sound like their straight out of the 60's. are waves classified by time periods or general sounds of the music? either way there's a ton of flaws in it. & don't take this the wrong way mate, i'm not having a crack at you in any respect whatsoever, this is purely for discussion purposes. & hey prove me wrong if you will, this isn't a pride thing mate, just my opinion
Shoes
12/07/06, 02:12 PM
The waves confuse me but:

1st: The Skatalittes
2nd: The Specials
3rd: Reel Big Fish or The Planet Smashers

If we're talking about waves as in purely years, and not the style.
sidekicksuicide
12/07/06, 03:11 PM
1st: Toots and the Maytals (I really don't listen to much 1st Wave)
2nd: the Specials (I really don't listen to much 2nd Wave....just the Specials)
3rd: Five Iron Frenzy and Streetlight Manifesto (hard to choose from all of my faves)
FrontRowFallen
12/08/06, 10:03 AM
i see what your saying there mate, but i'll throw ya an example of what i'm saying. what about this so called '3rd wave.' how would you describe it? 'cause most people have told me the '3rd wave' is the punk/ska sounds. yet where do modern bands like the slackers, hepcat, stubborn all-stars, go jimmy go, the insteps, the aggrolites, skinnerbox, pressure cooker, etc, etc. fit into it? some of them sound like their straight out of the 60's. are waves classified by time periods or general sounds of the music? either way there's a ton of flaws in it. & don't take this the wrong way mate, i'm not having a crack at you in any respect whatsoever, this is purely for discussion purposes. & hey prove me wrong if you will, this isn't a pride thing mate, just my opinion
Yeah, I totally see what you mean now.