Help - Reel Big Fish / Less Than Jake

[3GunGaz]

So I have to say I'm not up on the knowledge in this area of music... Don't listen to many "ska" leaning bands (or whatever you might call them) - other than Reel Big Fish / Less Than Jake / Sublime etc.

Trying to find some more to listen to, so... any recommendations pleeeeease?

Just ANY band along these lines, other than RBF / LTJ.. no matter how popular / small they are..

Thankyouplease

[Geldofpunk]

Mustard Plug
Propaghandi

this is all you need. bleh.

[El_Jeffe]

i'm more a traditional ska man, but don't let that put you off listening to these records. there all fantastic:

the slackers - redlight
hepcat - right on time
the toasters - hard band for dead
fishbone - truth and soul
the aggrolites - the aggrolites
the insteps - eleven steps to power
madness - one step beyond
bad manners - ska 'n' b
the specials - the specials
the 'english' beat - i just can't stop it
prince buster - fabulous greatest hits
the selector - pressure drop
the skatalites - foundation ska
the pietasters - oolooloo
desmond dekker - greatest hits

also, not ska, but good background albums to check out
toots & the maytals - funky kingston
bob marley - legend
the meters - funkify your life
wilson pickett - wilson pickett's greatest hits
sly & the family stone - stand!

[daniellee]

streetlight manifesto

[3GunGaz]

Big fan of Capdown yeah, played a few shows with them. Great band. Although I've only got Civil Disobedients.

Also played with Streetlight Manifesto and although I was a fan of the music, they were horrible people, but that's neither here nor there. Anyone recommend Catch 22 also? Never really checked them out!

Thankyou for the suggestions, gonna have a browse at them all.. Interested in hearing some more of Coolie Ranx after seeing him in the new SB6 video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SWo9itColw).. Can't find anywhere to check out any Pilfers stuff though!!

[El_Jeffe]

Big fan of Capdown yeah, played a few shows with them. Great band. Although I've only got Civil Disobedients.

Also played with Streetlight Manifesto and although I was a fan of the music, they were horrible people, but that's neither here nor there.

Thankyou for the suggestions, gonna have a browse at them all.. Interested in hearing some more of Coolie Ranx after seeing him in the new SB6 video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SWo9itColw).. Can't find anywhere to check out any Pilfers stuff though!!

yea the pilfers material can be pretty hard to get hold of mate, but check out his album with the toasters, entitled dub 56. he does a fair bit of the vocals. also try to find, or i can send it to ya sometime, the track dub56, but the stylee version. where coolie toasts/raps like no other

[Andy K]

Five Iron Frenzy
The Aquabats (Their older CD's)
Streetlight Manifesto
Catch 22
A Billion Ernies

[summerstars19]

i'm more a traditional ska man, but don't let that put you off listening to these records. there all fantastic:

the slackers - redlight
hepcat - right on time
the toasters - hard band for dead
fishbone - truth and soul
the aggrolites - the aggrolites
the insteps - eleven steps to power
madness - one step beyond
bad manners - ska 'n' b
the specials - the specials
the 'english' beat - i just can't stop it
prince buster - fabulous greatest hits
the selector - pressure drop
the skatalites - foundation ska
the pietasters - oolooloo
desmond dekker - greatest hits

also, not ska, but good background albums to check out
toots & the maytals - funky kingston
bob marley - legend
the meters - funkify your life
wilson pickett - wilson pickett's greatest hits
sly & the family stone - stand!
i want to steal your entire music collection.

[Cheshire_Buddha]

Fishbone, FTW.

[El_Jeffe]

i want to steal your entire music collection.

haha good on ya mate, nice to see some traditional ska love. gotta have that soul

Fishbone, FTW.

party at ground zero! great band for sure

[eraserhead]

nice to see ska is alive and appreciated at this forum.

[moodygrl]

Big fan of Capdown yeah, played a few shows with them. Great band. Although I've only got Civil Disobedients.

Also played with Streetlight Manifesto and although I was a fan of the music, they were horrible people, but that's neither here nor there. Anyone recommend Catch 22 also? Never really checked them out!

Thankyou for the suggestions, gonna have a browse at them all.. Interested in hearing some more of Coolie Ranx after seeing him in the new SB6 video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SWo9itColw).. Can't find anywhere to check out any Pilfers stuff though!!


horrible people, huh? mind me asking why? i find that very hard to believe.