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What is Ska (Scar) Music...

Could anyone explain what this kind of music is? i.e. defination, artists/songs

Thanks
Amy

Was informed by my dad it was a form of regge :indiff:

, but this is not the sense in which I mean

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Reply 1

Pezking

upstroke and offbeat guitars, brass section

it is a form of reggae, it evolved from it

madness, the specials, the selector some classic ska bands

the more modern version tends to be ska/punk

thats bands like reel big fish

were sublime modern? they were a kick ass ska band

*sings* i don't practice santeria i ain't got no crystal ball....

that's my definition anyway

Reply 2

username30638

...I had a million dollars but I, I spent it all.

I love that song.

Can't really add much to what the Pezmeister said up there.

Reply 3

SunburnedCactus

Wikipedia

Ska is a form of Jamaican music which began as early as the 1930s. Combining elements of traditional mento and calypso with an American jazz and rhythm and blues sound, it was a precursor in Jamaica to rocksteady and later reggae. It is the predominant form of music listened to by Rudeboys, and is also popular with Mods, and Skinheads, with artists such as Symarip, Laurel Aitken, Desmond Dekker and The Pioneers aiming songs at these groups as early as the 1960s.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska

Reply 4

bobbob

Ska music has three, very different waves.
First wave is traditional Jamaican music, look up Desmond Dekker
Second Wave is Two Tone. Look up The Specials, Madness.
Third Wave is early Less Than Jake, early Reel Big Fish, Save Ferris, early No Doubt

Geneally jazz influenced up-tempo music with a definite rhythm.

Check Wikipedia

Reply 5

.Andrew.

The Specials were ska weren't they? Take a listen to them...

But i think Pez more or less explained it... :smile:

Reply 6

Pezking

save ferris fantastic stuff...i wish i had more stuff on my laptop

i do love my ska...it is ONE STEP BEYOND other music :biggrin:

*skanks out of thread*

Reply 7

Sheen

A.ndrew

The Specials were ska weren't they? Take a listen to them...

yeah they are

Reply 8

.Andrew.

Madness are amazing, would be criminal not to check them out :wink:

Reply 9

potspansamy

Thanks thats a great help, will definetly have a listen to some of your suggestions (I have madness somewhere)

One more quick question, what is two tone? it has been mentioned to me before are they a band?or is it a type of music?

Reply 10

xavier2k3

bobbob

First wave is traditional Jamaican music, look up Desmond Dekker.

R.I.P. Desmond Dekker :frown:

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regards
--marty

Reply 11

Pezking

potspansamy

it was a movement i guess you could say, it was also a ska record label

Reply 12

mute

I can't stand ska, or reggae for that matter. There always seem to be trumpets, why? Why take perfectly adequate pop-punk/pop-rock and add trumpets?

I know a lot of people who love it though, some of whom have set up a ska band. ugh.

Reply 13

Pezking

probably because pop-rock/pop-punk isn't very good

and it's generally trombone and sax i find

Reply 14

Sheen

not all reggae have trumpets actaully

Reply 15

potspansamy

Saxophones :rolleyes:

could anyone give me the names of some of the songs with sax in?
Am currently learning and am always interested to have a listen to pieces with it in, see what it could sound like

Reply 16

.Andrew.

potspansamy

Saxophones :rolleyes:

could anyone give me the names of some of the songs with sax in?
Am currently learning and am always interested to have a listen to pieces with it in, see what it could sound like

I think 'The Specials - Ghost Town' has the sax in it.. I might be wrong..

Reply 17

bobbob

potspansamy

Saxophones :rolleyes:

could anyone give me the names of some of the songs with sax in?
Am currently learning and am always interested to have a listen to pieces with it in, see what it could sound like

Early Less Than Jake has the Alto Sax in, but that's long gone - they completely got rid of it. Most 3rd wave bands use either trumpet or trombone. Catch 22 and Streetlight Manifesto both have a sax in though, apparently.

Reply 18

Pezking

ltj have a tenor sax now, borders and boundaries is the only album without a sax

one step beyond by madness is a great song for the sax

Reply 19

Ladle

Ska is amazing :smile:

- so jangly.

Skanking is possibly the best musical dancing I can think of..

If you get a chance, check out a band called The Scrub, Bristol based, but currently touring with The Toasters (gosh), they have a myspace, but the tracks on there arent their best work by a long way, saw them a few days ago for the second time, and they're improving with age!

*jangle-skanks*