Thread: This is Ska.

I've listened to those a couple times, pretty great I must say. Also www.pandora.com can help you find alot of good third generation ska.

I love Ska. Reel Big Fish is one of my favorite bands. Have you heard them?

If you want to put the actually podcast that SKA pointed out on your iTunes, the address is http://www.gcast.com/u/thisisska/main.xml

Just thought I'd put that so you guys don't spend twenty minutes trying to get it.

I just bought an RxBandits CD, good stuff. Always loved Ska along with Reggae..

I had to study Reggae and SKA for my music exam this friday, to be honest i think the music is good, nice and layed back, i'm glad i picked music because i probably would never of considered listening to this stuff, its good, don't think this counts as SKA but definately reggae but i listened to a song called Freedom Fighters by Delroy Washington, sorry if i'm not up to date with any on the latest stuff, i'm not the best knowledged

ska is the best music EVER!!!!

Isn't it

Well you see alot of people, when they hear Ska, they confuse it with Reggae since the term " Reggae" is pretty much the only term most people know for Jamaican music in general.

The main Difference between Ska and Reggae is the Beat and the Tempo.
Most typical for Ska is the timing on which the guitar accents are played. Upbeat in between the counting like: 1 -Chop- 2 -Chop- 3 -Chop- 4 -Chop-
Reggae puts those guitar accents more like this: 1 - 2Chop - 3 - 4Chop and the tempo is significantly decreased. If the tempo of this would be a bit increased we're talking RockSteady.

This Upbeat Ska guitar is accompanied by a typical ska beat which goes like this:

1 -
Base, open hi-hat
2 -
Snare, closed hi-hat
3 -
(mandatory pause), open hi-hat
4 -
Snare, closed hi-hat


Obviously Ska sounds more Pulsating, Energetic and playfull than Reggae and Rocksteady which is why I adore it. It really has a special, playfull, additude that I haven't found in any other music style. And if I have found the right, enthusiastic Musicians I´m going to make it a personal mission of mine to bring about the 4th wave of Ska.

And yeah I know Reel Big Fish. Allthough I am generally not so much into Ska Punk I do love their Ska. Seen em live once. that ruled

Check out the 2 links of the Ska podcasts I posted earlier. They're updated. + alot of newbies have joined since this topic vanished from the front page of this forum and they must be introduced to ska too. 8)

Hey, I'm listening to the Ska Podcast you mentioned in your first post. Admittedly, I didn't think I'd like it at all, cause so far none of the ska I've heard has particularly moved me, but as you said there is actually quite a variety of ska subgenres.

Anyways, I was wondering if there is a track list somewhere on that page that I'm missing out on, because I'm really enjoying the Celtic song and the one before it even moreso, but I have no idea what artists I'm looking for or anything, which is really unfortunate.

Thanks for sharing and starting this thread

On Skaisyourfriend there are playlists that name the songs and artists.
The Squidoo skacast doesn't have a playlist. Both have celtic ska episodes.
You can toggle to the next episode on squidoo. Episodes 8 and 8,5 on squidoo are dedicated to Irish/Celtic Ska. I totally love the very first song of Episode 8,5. I can play it perfectly on piano now.

ah, I meant the Squidoo one, that's a shame.

And awesome, I'll give that a listen, too

Wow, I had no idea there were that many sub-genres. I love Two-tone ska, but original ska is great too. My favorite ska band is probably The Slackers sence The Aquabats arn't really ska anymore.

Originally Posted by Like A Bird Without Arms

ah, I meant the Squidoo one, that's a shame.

And awesome, I'll give that a listen, too

Ooh, I emailed the guy whose page the Squidoo podcast was on, and he gave me the track listings. They are here, in case anyone else was interested.

Hye tanx bird I was hoping to see that.

The only ska I've ever really heard and liked is stuff from the later years of the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra... I listen to Fantasia all the time. Other than that, though, I have to admit that I'm one of those people who misunderstands ska and lumps it all into one giant 'it all sounds the same...!' category.

I love J-Ska. Yum, Yum, ORANGE! is one of my favorites.