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Nov 6, 2023 · I’ve compiled the best SKA songs to get you dancing with their infectious beats and energetic horns. This definitive playlist features third-wave hits, 90s classics, and vintage gems from legends like The Specials, Reel Big Fish, and Less Than Jake.
Oct 2, 2013 · Here are the top 20 ska songs of all-time (in no particular order). Operation Ivy – “Sound System”. You can’t make a list of the best ska music of all-time without including Operation Ivy first. They influenced so many modern-day ska and punk bands. They are on the Mount Rushmore of ska music.
- Prince Buster – “Enjoy Yourself” found on Tutti Frutti (originally released 1963; Blue Beat) Covers are encoded into the DNA of ska, rocksteady, and reggae.
- Dandy Livingstone – “Rudy, A Message to You” (1967; Ska Beat) “Rudy” (or “rudie”) is reggae shorthand for “rudeboy”—a thug, a gangster, an out-of-control youth.
- Desmond Dekker & The Aces – “007 (Shanty Town)” from 007 Shanty Town (1967; Doctor Bird) What’s old in popular music is almost inevitably made new again, and in the case of ska, rocksteady and reggae, tradition leads to new cycles and interpretations.
- Madness – “One Step Beyond” from One Step Beyond (1979; Stiff) It turns out that the optimal skanking track is, in fact, mostly instrumental. Aside from the title of the song, Madness’ “One Step Beyond” features only Suggs’ spoken-word introduction: “This is the heavy heavy monster sound!/
Top 25 SKA PUNK albums of the 90s (USA) - playlist by SKA PUNK DAILY | Spotify. Preview of Spotify. Sign up to get unlimited songs and podcasts with occasional ads. No credit card needed.
- THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES – The Impression That I Get (1997) “The Bosstones were monsters live, devastatingly tight and with the right amount of anger and aggression.
- THE SUICIDE MACHINES – Break The Glass (1996) “Friends and brothers. The Machines were happening at the same time as LTJ and when we found them on our second tour, we bonded.
- SKANKIN’ PICKLE – Song #3 (1997) “The blueprint for LTJ’s touring ethic, and also releasing some early music from us, Skankin’ Pickle’s studio records rarely did anything for me, but watching and listening to those songs live made a lightbulb go off.
- REEL BIG FISH – Sell Out (1996) “Speaking of fun… Reel Big Fish’s lyrics took satire and dry wit to new levels: quirky, but with a dark side. After touring with RBF, I can say the lyrics and music perfectly match singer/guitar player Aaron Barrett.
With that in mind, I don't have much to gripe about: I look at this list and think "yep, that's '90s American ska-punk in a nutshell". I made my own list of personal favorites, and while, for example, Big D's 'Good Luck' made my cut, I wouldn't recommend it to a newbie to the genre over the majority of this list.
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Aug 13, 1996 · The Best Ska Albums of the 1990s. View reviews, ratings, news & more regarding your favorite band.
