SKA: Is it just the happiest damn music you ever heard? - Page 3

Reverend Rock · 06-22-2003, 06:19 PM

Here's a quote from AllMusicGuide.com ...

"Ska marked the true beginning of Jamaican popular music, coming to prominence during the early and mid-'60s right around the time the island was granted its independence. Ska ensembles were generally a blend of electric instrumentation and horns most popular in jazz (saxophone, trumpet, trombone)."

It's a fairly well known fact among us Beatle fans (I know there's at least two of us here) that when the boys did their little shuffling intrumental section on the otherwise-rocking "I Call Your Name", they were making an attempt (misguided perhaps?) at incorporating a little "ska" into their sound.

Jayhawk · 07-16-2003, 12:40 AM

i like ska its interesting

AnimalChin · 07-20-2003, 09:18 PM

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Originally posted by Augusto Sandino
Reggae was around before Ska (which, to be honest goes without saying) Jamaican immigrants came from Jamaica to Britain in the 60s and 70s, and brought Reggae and Rock Steady with them. The Jamaican populations Reggae melded with the White Working Class's punk/rock and that made Ska. Thats why most early Ska bands have white guitarists and drummers, but jamaican brass sections and Bass players (Bass is a Reggae instrument as well) and also why the majority of early Ska bands were British. Ska caught on in Jamaica and developed there simultaneously, but not on the same scale as in the UK. I dont know anything about Rocksteady, apart from that its damn wierd.

ska migrated to england in second wave. first wave ska was in the 50s, years before reggae. to quote one of the first ska bands, the skatalites, "ska is the father of rocksteady. grand-daddy of reggae music." i love ska. im in a ska band right now.

AnimalChin · 07-20-2003, 09:18 PM

so just to make things clearer here, this is the order:

ska -> rocksteady -> reggae

ThePurplePunks · 07-20-2003, 11:12 PM

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Originally posted by SHAGMOP!
SKA: Is it just the happiest damn music you ever heard?

i think so. i have never heard a Ska song that isn't up-beat and makes me feel all good inside. i'm glad that the pop music world hasn't gotten there dirty little comercialised hands onto it and left us punks.

I believe it is. Try listening to it @ the beach. Awesome

Remo · 07-21-2003, 07:21 PM

If anyone speaks Basque, there is a ska band from Spain called the Skalariaks...

porkshit · 07-22-2003, 06:51 PM

thats cool..i dont believe iv even heard a real ska band...i might have to check one out sometime

(e) · 07-23-2003, 03:46 AM

What about Rancid? They'd classify as ska wouldn't they?

Augusto Sandino · 07-25-2003, 05:43 AM

Ive always thrown Rancid in with NOFX as a sort of powerpunk thing. Proper Ska is like Reel Big Fish, Mighty Mighty Boss Tones and all the little Ska bands. Alot of people say Less Than Jake, but ive always thought they were more of a punk band that did some Ska songs.

Augusto Sandino · 07-25-2003, 05:46 AM

and due to overwhelming opposition on the Reggae then Ska front i will surrender and accept i was probably wrong. Reggae is great too though, apart from when it starts to verge into R&B (shite) territory.