Open question to the floor: what is the most “Ska” song I could send to someone? Like the most iconic or the most stereotypical “Ska” a song could possibly be.
Edit: I’ve got some listening to do, thanks for the responses, keep them coming! I’ve never heard of half these bands, and while Ska isn’t usually my thing I definitely vibe with some of them.
AAA and Link80 are very much not “the most ska”, they are very hardcore leaning ska, which is really a few steps too far from The Specials or Toots and the Maytals to be a good introduction to ska.
Open question to the floor: what is the most “Ska” song I could send to someone? Like the most iconic or the most stereotypical “Ska” a song could possibly be.
Edit: I’ve got some listening to do, thanks for the responses, keep them coming! I’ve never heard of half these bands, and while Ska isn’t usually my thing I definitely vibe with some of them.
None of these are stereotypical but I think I covered part of the range.
The Science of Selling Yourself Short, Less than Jake
Ghost Town, The Specials
Beer, Reel Big Fish
I know you too well to like you anymore, Reel big fish
Keasby Nights, Catch 22
A Better Place, A Better Time, Streetlight Manifesto.
For the 90s ska revival, I think Reel Big Fish takes the cake for most ska-ish ska band
Modern Ska i’d say
Flying Raccoon Suit afterglow
We Are The Union Out Of Patience
Half Past Two Barrier For Entry
of the older stuff, a few greats i havent seen mentione yet would be
Against All Authority All Fall Down
Link 80 enough
AAA and Link80 are very much not “the most ska”, they are very hardcore leaning ska, which is really a few steps too far from The Specials or Toots and the Maytals to be a good introduction to ska.
Streetlight manifesto is probably one of the more popular ska bands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOqenYis1iQ
Streetlight fucking slaps. I can’t name a bad song of theirs.
We’re getting a new album sometime totally soon, for real this time, and they still won’t have a bad song