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- Operation Ivy – Energy (1989) Filtering their love of 70s punk through the 2-Tone movement, UK pals Culture Shock, and 80s hardcore, Operation Ivy’s two-year existence was brief, but the urgent and chaotic yet uplifting Energy established a ska punk template for decades to come.
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – More Noise & Other Disturbances (1992) In terms of skilled musicianship and songwriting prowess, few ska punk bands could touch The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, specifically the compositional talent of core members vocalist Dicky Barratt, Joe Gittleman the bass fiddleman, guitarist Nate Albert and trombonist Dennis Brockenborough, the latter heading up the greatest horn section that ska punk has seen.
- Culture Shock – Onwards & Upwards (1988) Following the original split of the Subhumans in 1985, Dick Lucas returned with Culture Shock, whose sound couldn’t have been further from the nightmarish anarcho punk his former band delivered on The Day The Country Died and Cradle to The Grave.
- Rancid – Life Won’t Wait (1998) By the time Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman resurfaced with Rancid following the Operation Ivy split, it looked as if they’d all but left ska punk behind with the raw urgency of their hardcore 1993 self-titled debut.
Feb 11, 2020 · |. February 11, 2020. Tomas Kalnoky (left) with Streetlight Manifesto at When We Were Young 2017 ( more by Romari Bonner) This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ takes a look at some of the...
- Reel Big Fish
- Less Than Jake
- Goldfinger
- Sublime
- No Doubt
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- Nofx
- Rancid
- The Suicide Machines
- Fishbone
Coming together in a California high school as a cover band,Reel Big Fishchanged their style to ska in 1992 and enjoyed an underground cult following. With the release of their second album, Turn the Radio Off, Reel Big Fish had commercial success leading to an extensive tour through the US. The album reached #57 on the Billboard200 in 1996 at the ...
Ska punk has been represented in the state of Florida since the early ’90s byLess Than Jake. The band released two studio albums in the late ’90s on Capitol Records, garnering some national exposure. And despite the genre losing mainstream appeal by then, they continued their ska punk style. In 2003, they released Anthem, their most commercially su...
Next, we have one of the contributors to the third-wave ska movement,Goldfinger. The group was created by John Feldmann, Simon Williams, Darrin Pfeiffer, and Charlie Paulson in 1994. Their first EP, Richter, was well-received, leading to the release of their self-titled debut album in 1996 and the band’s increased popularity, especially with the so...
Our next band,Sublimeemerged on the music scene in the late ’80s out of Long Beach, California. Childhood friends Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson were playing punk rock when they joined up with Bradley Nowell, who introduced them to ska and reggae. Sublime was active from 1988 to 1996 until frontman Nowell passed away from a heroin overdose. The band dis...
Another band from California,No Doubtstarted jamming in a garage in the mid-1980s. After several lineup changes, Gwen Stefani took over as lead vocalist, and the band reached international stardom by the mid-1990s. Their 1995 release Tragic Kingdom took the group to new heights, with the album receiving Diamond certification. “Just a Girl” was a bi...
Proving that ska-punk did not belong solely on the West Coast,the Mighty Mighty Bosstoneshailed from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1983, the Bosstones are credited as being pioneers of the subgenre ska-core, a fusion of ska and hardcore punk. The Bosstones toured throughout the ’90s, helping the third-wave ska scene to crossover into the mainstr...
Hailing from Los Angeles, California,NOFXwas formed in 1983. The group gained popularity from their diverse sound mix of ska, punk rock, and hardcore punk. Their songs often mocked social and cultural issues—though in a humorous way. From inception, NOFX released a number of well-received albums; however, Punk in Drublic, their fifth album, became ...
Berkeley, California-basedRancidhad its start in 1991 with members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom originally came from another famed ska-punk band, Operation Ivy, which we’ll speak of later. Though their song “Salvation,” from the album Let’s Go, helped rocket the group to fame, Rancid is best known for “Time Bomb,” “Ruby Soho,” and “...
Originally consisting of Jason Navarro, Dan Lukacinsky, Jason Brake, and Stefan Rairigh,the Suicide Machines, came to be in Detroit, Michigan, in 1991. Their musical style is a mix of ska, hardcore punk, and punk rock that has captured the ears and hearts of fans. The first few years of the group was slow, with several member changes, but this even...
Fisher brothers John and Philip formed a band in South Central Los Angeles in 1979. They added players throughout the ’80s and played the club scene under the nameFishbone. Fishbone was the epitome of an alternative rock band, experimenting with many musical styles that included ska punk, funk rock, and funk metal. They had some commercial success ...
During the late 1970s and early 1980s in United Kingdom, many punk rock bands mixed punk rock with ska influences. Pioneering punk rock band the Clash incorporated influences from ska alongside a range of other genres on their seminal 1979 post-punk album London Calling.
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Aug 9, 2021 · Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Carry Go Bring Come: The Anthology '64-'74 (1964-1974/2005) Because so much early ska was a singles game, compilations are the best introduction to many of the genre ...
I was very pleased to see Pilfers and Blue Meanies on the list; those albums really blew my mind at the time. I also like the choice of Rancid album with Life Won’t Wait. It was their most “ska” influenced album and featured tons of guest ska artists: members of hepcat, slackers, bosstones, etc.
Inner Terrestrials - Tales of Terror. The grandaddies of UK squat punk put out their best album to date, a feat considering their previous discography. Popes of Chillitown - To the Moon. The popes graduate from Festival Filler to Essential Listening with strong vocals and tight as fuck hooks.
