The ones i've heard tbh are pretty dreadfull not naming any names.
I find many of them are just bland as xxxx, i went to see one recently locally and for something that is supposed to be dance music it just doesn't make you want to dance.
I'm a musician myself and a bit of train spotter about live music and i just find little things like the guitar sound and the keys sound are just not right for the style of musica and the singers out there are pretty horrendous.
Terry and Suggs would never win any major prizes as singers but blimey they are pretty damn good compared to many out there.
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Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:29 pm
Hugh Too Hot
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Location: New Westminster, BC Canada
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I thought these two should win a prize
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there are a lot of good ska bands out there worth checking out. too many crooks,the communicators,rough kutz,orange street just naming a few!!!!!.i,m sure all would have fitted in back in the day.
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Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:26 am
poshfangaz Ska Face
Joined: 03 Sep 2011 Posts: 149
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Well i am looking for some good new ska bands thats why i made the post so cheers Clashcityrocker i;ll check those out, i have tried to form a ska band btw.
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Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:13 pm
clashcityrocker077 Gangster
Joined: 20 May 2011 Posts: 373
Location: COTSWOLDS
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They definately are'nt new and probably don't exist in any form now but years ago a ska band from Weston Super Mare area, used to play a local pub in DURSLEY, and they brought the house down each time. The pub was the Kingshill Inn and the band was "WALLY & THE STOMPERS".
Anyone got any details on them? _________________ The WHITE MAN in HAMMERSMITH PALAIS Say's "IGNORE ALIEN ORDERS! YOU NEED COMPLETE CONTROL!"
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Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:35 pm
Stewart Rennie Too Hot
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Location: Portsmouth
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Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:44 am
Stewart Rennie Too Hot
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Location: Portsmouth
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To be honest what i find in most of the Ska bands i see is the drummers complete lack or inability to play rimshots on the snare,it's the difference between a really good Ska band and a average one.
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Very valid point Stewart _________________ A destructive life is a life not being lived
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Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:08 pm
Sugarman Too Hot
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Location: Sun Valley
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This is Ska
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Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:21 pm
poshfangaz Ska Face
Joined: 03 Sep 2011 Posts: 149
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I think The Specials and 2-tone bands had an edge about them and i think thats what i find missing from newer bands of the genre.
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Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:07 pm
Phiz Rudie
Joined: 24 Jan 2013 Posts: 1
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clashcityrocker077 wrote:
They definately are'nt new and probably don't exist in any form now but years ago a ska band from Weston Super Mare area, used to play a local pub in DURSLEY, and they brought the house down each time. The pub was the Kingshill Inn and the band was "WALLY & THE STOMPERS".
Anyone got any details on them?
i was in that band crazy days!
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Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:34 am
Imani Special
Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 951
Location: Bradford
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I've given this a bit of thought, this is how I see it.
When 2 tone emerged, the bands were closer to the original Jamaican music, both culturally and chronologically. They were only a decade away from the 60s/early 70s rudeboy and skinhead movement in Britain and its music. Reggae was more prevalent with the success of Marley, the vibrant British reggae scene and alliance with punk, bands and sound system deejays etc. All of that made the fusion idea of 2 tone possible
The younger bands, speaking generally, have grown up with a different soundtrack around them, a different musical and cultural environment. So unless they've really gone back and studied all that came before them, it's going to have a different feel. _________________ Imani
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Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:42 pm
Hugh Too Hot
Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 12685
Location: New Westminster, BC Canada
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Innovation tends to get stirred into porridge _________________ There's still nothing wrong with it!
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Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:15 pm
marigold Too Hot
Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 3073
Location: washington. d. c.
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Phiz wrote:
clashcityrocker077 wrote:
They definately are'nt new and probably don't exist in any form now but years ago a ska band from Weston Super Mare area, used to play a local pub in DURSLEY, and they brought the house down each time. The pub was the Kingshill Inn and the band was "WALLY & THE STOMPERS".
Anyone got any details on them?
i was in that band crazy days!
Just checked U.Tube do you have any of your music to share Phiz? : ) _________________ marigold
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Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:23 pm
clashcityrocker077 Gangster
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I second that! _________________ The WHITE MAN in HAMMERSMITH PALAIS Say's "IGNORE ALIEN ORDERS! YOU NEED COMPLETE CONTROL!"
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