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[+] 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (26 children)
  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Streetlight manifesto is probably one of the more popular ska bands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOqenYis1iQ

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    https://youtu.be/NIGMUAMevH0

    It's not the best ska song by a country mile, but it's definitely the most ska song. At least as far as third wave goes.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Varies by generation of ska.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Commenting both to track these Ska recommendations, I fucking love Ska. But also to recommend Life Sucks...Let's Dance by Reel Big Fish, to my that song really hits the nail on the head in a cliché way. I constantly tell my wife, who reminds me I tell her that every time we are listening to it lol

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Modern Ska i'd say

    Flying Raccoon Suit afterglow

    We Are The Union Out Of Patience

    Half Past Two Barrier For Entry

    of the older stuff, a few greats i havent seen mentione yet would be

    Against All Authority All Fall Down

    Link 80 enough

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    AAA and Link80 are very much not "the most ska", they are very hardcore leaning ska, which is really a few steps too far from The Specials or Toots and the Maytals to be a good introduction to ska.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    AAA and Link 80 were my intro to ska in the late 90s. someone tossed 17 reasons, all fall down and question the answers in my lap and was like "this is your music, im sorry". so skacore is just where it starts in my brain. then it skirts around the gross pit of anything tim armstrong touched and moves to 2tone, then new tone.

    little surprised JER and bad opperation didnt pop up in the comments here. but i suppose it's comment thread about ska in a shit post community, not a music specific one.

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