what r some ska bands?

Question

i always hear people say ska music......but idk if i know what there talking about....i know ska means skater.....but i dont think i know any bands that are ska bands...

Answer 1

Ska started in Jamaica sometime between 1958 and 1960.
It combined Jamaican mento with American Motown.
Ska music is defined (in my opinion) by its off-beat rhythm.

Rock music is played on the beat.
1..2..3..4..1..2..3..4..

Ska is played on the off-beat, like this:
..1..2..3..4..1..2..3..4

Since Jamaica was a part of the British Commonwealth, Ska soon found its way to England were it was often referred to as "blue beat". By 1965 though, Ska fell out of fashion and Reggae was the new sensation.

Ska resurfaced in England circa 1979 when The Specials added a bit of punk to traditional ska. And ska has existed ever since.

Like any genre, ska comes in many forms. There is traditional Jamaican ska, 2 Tone, ska-punk, Latin ska, and even ska-jazz. Ska is enjoyed around the world. You should give these bands a try.

The Skatalites
The Specials
The English Beat
Madness
Hepcat
The Slackers
The Toasters
Fishbone
The Pietasters
Reel Big Fish
Deal's Gone Bad
Firebug
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Desorden Publico
PASO

You can listen to a sample of ska, here:
http://groups.myspace.com/WorldSkaResource

or, here, my source:

Answer 2

Trip To Tokyo
The A-Tubes
Beef
Before Twenty
Mr. Fly
Mr. Goon
Mr. Jiminez
The Pink Cheetahs
Pinkeye
The Pinsetters
Shady at Best
The Shakes Society
Shandon
The Shanghais
Shanty Sounds
She'z Got Cooteez
And there's another one here too.
The Shecks
The Shenanigans
The Shifters
Shindig
Shocks of Mighty
Shootin' Goon
Short Arms
Short For Robert
Short Round
shortchanged from Arizona...
Shortchanged from Ohio...
Shortcut
And there's another one here too.
Shrimp Skampi and the Skallops
The Shriners of Ska
Shrinkage
The Shrinks
Shu
The Shuttlecocks
Shuv-Raymond
The Sidekick Seven

Skavoovie and the Epitones
The Skawalkers
The Skawfull Waffles
Those Crazy SpUNX*
And there's another one here too.
3 Ball Combo
3D Scream
Three Feet Short of a Yard
3 Minute Hero
And there's another one here too.
Three Orange Whips
3WS
The Thriftys
Throw It At Your Brother
Thumper
Thursday By Six
The Tile Renters
Tilting Wilma
Tin Circus
The Tiny Hat Orchestra
The Tiny Tones
The Tipsy Tunes
The Toasters
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Tom Elvis and the Prestleys
Tom Servo
The Toniks
Too Hot
Too Short Notice
Toots and the Maytals
The TouchTones
The Townsmen
Toxic Sloths
The Tripods
The TriTones
Troop720
Troubador 9
Trout Magic
Turban Jones
Turkey Mallet
The Turnstyles
12 Steps Out
20 Dead Camels
20 Inch Long
TWITCHGRASS
The TwistOffs
2 Dollar Skank
Two Face
2000 Flushes
Umbrella Bed
Uncle Brian
Uncle SKAm
Undecided
Under A Dollar
Undercover S.K.A.
Underhill
The Understatements
The Unidentified
Unknown Citizen
The Unmarked Cars
The Unsinkable Mr. Marden
Unsteady
Unveiled Faces
The Upbeat
The Uprights
The Upstanders
The Upstarts
The Uptowners
The Urge
Urinal Mint
The USCB Allstars
The Usuals
Vallanzaska
Value Pac
The Van Ermans
The Varicoasters
The Velveteens
Vent
The Vent-o-lators
Venus Hill
The Verge
Vertical Smile
Victor Rice
Viking's Remedy
Viskasity
Vitamin King
Voodoo Glow Skulls
Walt Flanagan's Dog
Problem Brian
Whitmore
Who Would've Thought
Woof Woof
WorkShirt Wonder
Yer Mom
Yes Have Some
Yesterday's Heroes
Yolk

Answer 3

The Specials are the Gods of Ska (2nd wave, but they expanded ska into the punk genre)
Now that you know that, here's other bands you should listen to:
Reel Big Fish
Streetlight Manifesto
The Aquabats
Big D and the Kids Table
Leftover Crack
Operation Ivy
Mustard Plug
The Slackers
The Toasters
Sublime (close enough)
Suicide Machines
Against All Authority

Answer 4

ska does not mean skater. Ska originated in Jamaica. Check out Selector, The Specials, Fun Boy Three, Madness, The English Beat, Fishbone.. These are some pretty classic ska bands.

Answer 5

Ska does not mean skater
it is a musical form started in Jamaica in the 1960's
pre dating reggae.
the name came from a early band "the Skadilites"
in the 1970's english bands started playing ska and is known as second wave
check out the specials, bad manners, english beat
in the 90's us bands caught on
operation ivy, hepcat, pietasters, the slackers, mighty mighty bosstones, toasters.
enjoy

Answer 6

Lol Ska doesnt mean skater. Ska music started in Jamaica around the 1950's. There are different types of ska. look at this wikipedia page it shows different ska artists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ska_musicians You are probably talking about ska punk not traditional ska.

Answer 7

Ska music is a fun upbeat some what rebelious type of music that uses brass instruments like trumpets and tombones. The guitar has a repetative sound its kind of like party music. My favorite ska bands are Reel Big Fish and Catch 22 ohh and Charlie and The Trumpet Factory. Either band has the same sound. Thats I guess somewhat what ska is.

Answer 8

Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Less Than Jake
Sublime
No Doubt (reallly old stuff)
Reel Big Fish
Save Ferris
Buck O Nine
Mustard Plug
The Wailers
Toots and The Maytails
Skatalites
The Specials
Bim Skala Bim
Pepper

Ska originated in Jamaica in the 50s. It fuses carribean music with jazz and r&b.

Answer 9

Ska doesn't exactly mean 'skater'.. I mean, skater music could be a lot of things.

Anyway, check out a band called Catch 22. Or The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Answer 10

Nah, ska doesn't mean skater. Sublime, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, INDK, Choking Victim, etc. google it, haha