Hey, could someone please give me a list of good ska band? I don't know that many.

Bands I already know:

The Impossibles
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Five Iron Frenzy
Yellowcard
The Starting Line
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
No Use For a Name
The Aquabats
Reel Big Fish
They Might be Giants
Dropkick Murphy's
Less Than Jake


I'd be much obliged if you would help me.

Catch 22

Hi Terry!

Welcome to our forum; I'm so happy you have come to be among us here!

I know it might not be ska, but...

...I really love Flogging Molly. I have two principal reasons for this: the quality of the lyrics of their songs, and the quality of their musicianship; as a poet and composer myself I find myself respecting their work very much. Also, it's just plain bloody addictive! Of course, when my son's band puts out a CD I'll have to support them. But until then, 'tis Flogging Molly, me lads!

You could give them a listen and see what you think, eh?

Solidarity, and again, welcome among us.

AD ASTRA PER ASPERA

flogging molly is a kickass band, and i guess some of their songs could be considered ska. one of my favorite ska bands is echo and the bunnymen. another good ska band is no doubt, but they're not ska anymore, they're pop. but if you listen to their really old stuff it's some pretty good ska.

Reel Big Fish, Mad Caddies, Catch22, Less Than Jake, Operation Ivy, Goldfinger, Link 80, The Hippos, Five Iron Frenzie, mustard plug, Skank Agents, RX Bandits, Against all authority, Mighty Mighty Bosstones (aka "The Kings of Ska"), The English Beat, Sublime, The Forces Of Evil, Save Ferris, The Witches, Long Beach Dub All Stars, Let's Go Bowling, Stubborn All Stars, Conehead Buddha, tsunami bomb, ill repute, plinky, propaghandi, Insyderz, Buck, Supertones, Whole Wheat Bread, Buck-0-Nine, The Starting Line, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, No Use For a Name, The Aquabats, They Might be Giants, Dropkick Murphy's, Flogging Molly, echo, bunnymen,

Another good one is Streetlight Manifesto

*Hey terry - Yellowcard and The Starting Line are definatly not ska bands..

but . . .

Big D and The Kids Table (especially the album Strictly Rude and The Gypsy Hill EP)

Suburban Legends

The Toasters

The Skatalites

False Colours (new, kinda sketchy, but they have good potential and awesome live)

Synthetic Elements (lead singer is gorgeous, and they are also awesome live)

Voodoo Glow Skulls (more ska-core)

Slighty Stoopid (depends on song - some sound reagea, some sound bad, etc.)

The Aggrolites (again, depends on song)

The Dancehall Crashers

Save Ferris

Catch 22/Streetlight Manifesto (2 members from Catch created Streetlight, and they remade a lot of the same songs)

Mad Caddies

Op Ivy

Reel Big Fish (f*cking amazing live)

and the rest I think have been named

I also forgot :

Mu330

Edna's Goldfish

Taj Motel Trio

Distorted Penguins

The Hippos

and

Lightyear

streetlight manifesto and the arrogant sons of bitches

ID DEFINATELY NOT LIKE TO MISGUIDE PEOPLE AND PUT A LIST OF BANDS DOWN LIKE FLOGGIN MOLLY AND YELLOWCARD WHICH CLEARLY ARE NOT SKA BANDS - SO PLEASE IGNORE MOST OF THE NONSENSE SUGGESTED
A DECENT LIST FOR YOU ALL IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OF INTEREST JUST FROM THE TOP OF THY HEAD -
[color=#FF0000] PLANET SMASHERS - BLUE MEANIES - SKANKIN PICKLE - BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE - THE SMOOTHES - LETS GO BOWLING - SKANIC - THE RUDIMENTS - AQUA BATS - VOODOO GLOW SKULLS - MUSTARD PLUG - MU330 - LOS TRES PUNTOS - SEKTA CORE - VOODOO GLOW SKULLS - INSPECOTR 7 - MARK FOGGOS SKASTERS - MR REVIEW - ENGLISH BEAT - THE TOASTERS - SKAPARAPID - EDNAS GOLDFISH - LAUREL ATKIN - SLOW GHERKIN - SKALADDIN- LESS THAN JAKE - MAD CADDIES - RX BANDITS - KING PRAWN - DANCEHALL CRASHERS - OPERATRION IVY-CATCH 22 - LOOKING UP- I GUESS THAT WILL DO FOR NOW - IM SURE IM MISSING HUNDREDS the list iv given is a mixture of all types-so hope you enjoy - IF U DO HAVE DIFICULTY FINDING ANY OF THIS SKA TRY SOULSEEK FOR A DOWNLOADING SERVICE - ITS ONE OF THE BEST , FREE AND SAFE - im not advertising it - im just trying to help you out

the last reply i read was pretty legit but i jus wntd to put in my preferences
slightly stoopid
reel big fish
bad manners
madness
fishbone
goldfinger
big D and the kids table
mighty mighty bosstones
rebelution
save ferris
dropkick murphys
less than jake
buck o nine
leftover crack, which is the band aftr the first one broke up due to some deaths and ya but the first band before leftover crack was choking victim to warn you this ska is like a heavy thrash punk ska not too mellow but it furshur has some some gnarly

i also hav an interesting suggestion for you his name is Manu Chao he's technically not ska but the beats and evrything are mellow, like ska usually is. Another chill thing about him is that he speaks in Spanish, French, and English.

o and last but most definitely not least is THE SPECIALS they are by far my most favorite and classic original ska bands evr!!!! I definitely highly suggest THE SPECIALS as the first thing you listen to. They example the real sound of ska which is like a reggae/rock mix where the beat is nice and mellow but still has an up tempo rythm. Well i think those are the only ones that come off my head this early in the morning haha but definitely enjoy and spread the love of music man

hi, new to the site, thanks.

Slackers
Radiation Kings.

Skatalites,
Prince Buster,
Symarip,
Heptones,
Alton Ellis
Layral Aitken,
Bob Marley, (pre Reggea era),
Pyramids,
Jackie Mittoo,
Phylis Dillon,
and on and on and on and ..............................

rancid, the best of these bands

mighty mighty bosstones, good second to rancid