• LOLseas@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    3 hours ago

    Third Wave is skankalicious. I have a comp called Skankaholics Unanimous, it’s gotta ve my all-time fave album of Ska. Seriously get a copy from Discogs.com if you can. Buford O’Sullivan “I Gotta Do It Someday” is the closing song, man do I love it.

  • Tattorack@lemmy.world
    10·
    10 hours ago

    … What kind of ska are we talking about? Because I’ve learned that Americans seem to have a very different idea of ska.

    Because the actual ska is the kind of music you’d do classy dance to… But what you guys call ska is something I’d expect to hear from a drunken crowd in a pub.

    • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
      6·
      5 hours ago

      We call a few different styles ska. Original ska is closer to reggae, then there’s second wave, which picked up the tempo, and then there’s 3rd wave or punk ska, which the other responder is referencing. That’s pop punk with upstrokes and horns, and fedoras, like this.

      It was a huge musical fad in the late 90’s, early 00’s, along with Swing, which was a similar modern hybrid style.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        3 hours ago

        I honestly enjoy all forms of ska, from the old to the new, it all depends on my mood. Want to relax? Pop in some old ska or reggae. Want to party? Blast something new and ridiculous.

  • wieson@feddit.org
    5·
    10 hours ago

    I also want to tear the system down when I see what capitalism in the US did to mozzarella

    • fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      34 minutes ago

      In Europe we have laws against that sort of shite. Having met one of the people doing the controlling, I gotta say it’s kinda nice to know there are true believers fighting to keep our food good.

  • ArxCyberwolf@lemmy.ca
    31·
    21 hours ago

    Where’s my fellow Streetlight Manifesto fans at? That’s the good shit right there. Beautifully written songs played by incredibly talented musicians.

    And yes, technically they’re not ska and Tomas Kalnoky will tell you as such, but they might as well be. Especially in the earlier albums.

    • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
      1·
      4 hours ago

      I was just looking for Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution last week, and was very confused when I found Streetlight with the same songs, but way faster than I remembered. I knew Bandits was the guys from Catch 22, but I never knew of Streetlight Manifesto, or don’t remember being aware.

      • ArxCyberwolf@lemmy.ca
        2·
        8 hours ago

        That’s understandable, it’s got a rougher and less polished sound that gives more classic ska punk vibes. Personally I think some songs are better on the Streetlight version (Walking Away in particular) but the Catch version has plenty to offer on its own.

        • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          2·
          5 hours ago

          Yeh I think it is that rougher sound that appeals to me.

          Thanks for posting the comment though as I hadn’t listened to that album in fucking years but straight away after replying slapped on the Catch version and had a great time!

    • Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      5·
      21 hours ago

      Not sure. It’s hard to spot them. I just get dizzy when I think of all the ways they’re trying to hide their maladies.

      • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
        6·
        19 hours ago

        There was a major line-up here a few weeks ago: Planet Smashers, Streetlight Manifesto and The Interrupters.

        Crazy good show. If only for memories

    • its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      18 hours ago

      Tomas would tell you if he ever talked. I once spoke with one of the bands they toured with. He said that in 6 months he’d heard him say maybe 6 words. Dude shows up to sound check then vanishes into the city until curtains.

  • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    965·
    1 day ago

    This isn’t funny and I’ll tell you why. Have you ever been close to tragedy? Or been close to folks who have? Have you ever felt a pain so powerful, so heavy you collapse? No? Well, I’ve never had to knock on wood, but I know someone who has. Which makes me wonder if I could. It makes me wonder if I’ve never had to knock on wood, and I’m glad I haven’t yet. Because I’m sure it isn’t good. That’s the impression that I get.

  • BlueFootedPetey@sh.itjust.works
    19·
    21 hours ago

    Ska generally means 3rd wave, and Ive no idea how those first two waves really releate to 3rd wave, but yea punk and reggae are like very different siblings of the same family.

    But yea black and white checkered vans, skanking, all that stuff. Its just punk rock with a horn section. And yea, some is more pop/mainstream than other, but its the same with punk or any genre thats been around for more than 15 minutes.

    Dont get me wrond, the joke is still accurate.

      • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        24 hours ago

        If you wanna get really old ska check out Toots & The Maytals. They did a ton of songs like “54-46 was my number” that turned into ska standards

          • emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            1·
            19 hours ago

            Id love to know what songs youre thinking of when you sat Madness embodies speed and complexity, because i love madness but id never use either of those words to describe them. Maaaayyybe complexity if youre judging by the times and on a sliding scale, but speed i dont get at all.

            • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
              1·
              19 hours ago

              “I’m more into madness” = I prefer madness over Toots & The Maytals because they are more complex and faster.

              Yeah, they’re not Archspire, but they’re fast enough for more mainstream music.

              Also, it’s fairly sophisitcated, they have dimished scale and some kind of arabian sounding mode in the song I linked, and the tempo is in the high 100s. (turns out it’s 150+ but fucking whatever , feels fast, and changes)

              • emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                2·
                19 hours ago

                I cant follow the links you posted because youtube is down according to invidious. I didnt mean anything by it though, i was genuinely just curious because i do have quite a few madness songs saved but none of them are especially fast or complex by modern standards so i was wondering if i was missing out on something in their catalogue or if you just meant in comparison to other similar genre artists that came before them.

            • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
              2·
              21 hours ago

              No it means things faster than uptempo and non major minor tonality and non even rhythm.

              Just so happens that shred has all those, and I make excuses for things like bach

                • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  19 hours ago

                  Obviously Mike Lerner of Behold the Arctopus, hence having Skullgrid as my name. I wrote a LONG ASS post about my favourite shred guitarists that have excellent phrasing , where it’s not just a zillion notes a second, but they still do play a zillion notes a second here :

                  https://lemmy.world/post/32373621/18016464

                  I will post again in a few days with my favourite “fast as fuck” shredders that have no concept of phrasing for you.

    • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      19 hours ago

      I grew up with third wave ska, but can’t really get into second and first wave.

      I like the speed of thirdwave ska that doesn’t seem to be there from previous waves.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        3 hours ago

        Eh, 1st and 2nd wave ska is cool to chill with, I also like some reggae as well. Both are more background music than the main event though.

        3rd wave is great for getting pumped, and I actually like ska punk more as in The Interrupters or Rancid.

      • i_love_FFT@jlai.lu
        4·
        20 hours ago

        Pressure Drop by Toots & the Maytals

        Poor me by Desmond Dekker

        They’re generally slower than 3rd wave, got a much more chill vibe.

        • Pulptastic@midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          6 hours ago

          There’s a local ska band just like this. I consider it more like reggae. I prefer the punk energy and fast jangly chords of third wave, but this is still enjoyable.

          • i_love_FFT@jlai.lu
            1·
            2 hours ago

            Yeah, to me it’s just different rhythm for a different mood.

            I also found out that the Hawaiian ban Pepper just released an album of iconic punk rock songs (offspring, bad religion, etc )in a more Reggae style, creating some kind of ska-like awesome music.

    • Today@lemmy.world
      2·
      23 hours ago

      I don’t know where English Beat falls in that, but there’s definitely some good skanking at their shows.

    • __hetz@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      21 hours ago

      Haven’t listened to that since radio wazee was a thing. I know they had other streams but I probably listened to their Punk stream more than anything else. I miss a lot of the old traditional streaming radio websites. Used to be my favorite way of discovering new music. Winamp’s library window had a built-in stream list, probably populated by anyone running their Shoutcast server, that made “stations” easy to find). I think Digitally Imported and SomaFM are probably two of longest running web radio stations that are still going. So many others have disappeared over the years.