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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Ok, Ska time.

Yeah, I'm bored, so I'm recommending music that I know everyone'll like if they give it a listen: SKA. Reggae/Punk with Horns, and some saxophones. It's more underground than stuff like RHCP and Linkin Park. No "World tour sponsored by (Insert Company name)" But the stuff is amazing. Please, don't decide to not listen to this just because I put "Punk" or "Reggae" in it's description. You'll understand what I mean if you listen to it. I'm not trying to push this on anyone, but Judging from what people said on the Music forum, A lot of people here would love this stuff.
Bands to Check Out:
Reel Big Fish
Streetlight Manifesto
Catch-22
Less Than Jake
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Sublime (more on the reggae side)
Bandits Of The Acoustic Revolution(B.O.T.A.R) ((OrcheSka)Extreme Ska, 15 piece band with violins and Even more horns and stuff)
Albums to Check Out:
***Reel Big Fish-Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album (Live Album, 2 discs, 1 dvd, really good value.)
***Reel Big Fish-Turn The Radio Off
***Streetlight Manifesto-Everything Goes Numb (kinda darker tone to the songs)
Less Than Jake-Anthem (Not so much ska, but more like Punk with Horns)
Catch-22-Keasbey Nights (The Original, later entirely covered by Streetlight Manifesto)
B.O.T.A.R.-A Call To Arms-EP (5 songs, all amazingly textured with all the instruments)
Songs to Check Out Now:
***Reel Big Fish-Beer
Reel Big Fish-Sell Out
Reel Big Fish-The Fire
***Streetlight Manifesto-Everything Went Numb
Streetlight Manifesto-A Moment of Silence/A Moment of Violence (2 Songs in the same kinda arc)
***Streetlight Manifesto-A Better Place, A Better Time
Catch-22-Dear Sergio
***B.O.T.A.R.-Here's To Life (This Is A Call To Arms introduction optional)
Less Than Jake-The Science Of Selling Yourself Short
Less Than Jake-All My Best Friends Are Metalheads
Sublime-Santeria
Sublime-What I Got
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones-The Impression That I Get

I should note that Streetlight Manifesto, B.O.T.A.R, and Keasbey-era Catch-22 all have the same singer/guitarist, Tomas Kanolky, He's like, the New Jersey King Of Ska. Check Wiki for all the stuff he did.

Ok, I know I just listed A Lot, but I marked the best stuff with a ***. Please check the stuff out, You won't be disappointed.

-Nick

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