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Ska still slaps though (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 98 points 5 days 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.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago

I see you like gambling on upvotes or downvotes. From me, you get an upvote!

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago

You know, I think we'll be good friends. I say, let's have ourselves a beer.

[-] its_kim_love 5 points 5 days ago

I said, Don't you drink that bear tonight. She said, but I can't work in fast food all my life.

[-] svcg 5 points 5 days ago

And because of that, she has a girlfriend now.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Seriously? Come on, Eileen!

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

She does? I heard she's a hater, a manipulator and a psycho life invader. A real beast from Hell, man.

[-] brap@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Bravo sir.

[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Should have read before posting same song. Great minds wired alike

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yes agreed. Don't Speak, I say. I know just what you're saying, so please stop explaining.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 19 points 5 days ago

[-] its_kim_love 7 points 4 days ago

Pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up!

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 35 points 5 days 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.

[-] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 days ago

Love a bit of Streetlight but the release of Keasby Nights as Catch 22 was better IMO

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days 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.

[-] axx@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago

Much love to all your Streetlight comments.

[-] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days 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!

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days 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.

[-] VoteNixon2016 2 points 4 days ago

There's a new album coming out this fall, three tracks were already released.

And honestly even if it gets delayed, what's another 6 months at this point

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

Streetlight albums never release on schedule, so I'm sure we'll be waiting a while yet lol. But one thing's for sure, whenever it does come out it's going to be fucking magical. Streetlight never disappoints when they do eventually deliver.

[-] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 days 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 points 5 days 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

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[-] ech@lemmy.ca 40 points 5 days ago

Pickituppickituppickituppickituuuuupp!

[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 24 points 5 days ago

As a ska enthusiast myself, I wish I could say this isn't absolutely true.

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[-] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 days 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.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Aren't you describing ska-punk? I thought ska was a spinoff of reggae. (It sure sounds like reggae to my ignorant ears.)

[-] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 13 points 5 days ago

Reggae is a spinoff of the original ska, which itself is a very Caribbean style coming from Calypso and jumpblues. Look for Desmond Dekker or Toots & the Maytals for some typical examples.

Today's ska is closer to punk rock with a sprinkle of horns.

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[-] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

What you are calling ska punk, old heads used to tell me thats 3rd wave ska. The reggae spin off, they claimed, was 1st and 2nd wave. I dont know for sure, and Iv seen contradicting things online since. I never really got it.

[-] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Reggae comes from Ska as I recall. The Wailer’s early work is Ska.

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[-] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

The relate via Two-Tone

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

You don't see how? It takes the horns and basic upstroke pattern and speeds it up like tenfold.

This song is a bit more 2nd wave.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

The fact that people only know third wave ska makes me sad. There’s so much more to it.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

https://youtu.be/lLLL1KxpYMA?t=12

I don't know which wave Madness is, I know it's before pop ska, and it fucking rocks.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days 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

[-] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago

If you want to go back even further I recommend

The Skatalites

And

Prince Buster who is the grandaddy of the genre

He wrote that song that Madness covers.

And don't get me started on rock steady.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

oh yeah, that song is familiar. Not sure why you didn't link to it :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtGPpYJOFH4

Obviously I'm more into Madness since I'm a complexity and speed addict, but it's still a great source to place my example, and as a part of the history of the genre.

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[-] wieson@feddit.org 9 points 5 days ago

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

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days 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.

[-] LOLseas@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days 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.

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[-] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

First time I heard ska must've been playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2. Goldfinger - Superman.

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[-] Sergio@piefed.social 7 points 5 days ago

People need to spend more time on !ska@lemmy.blahaj.zone ... third- and second- wave ska is ok, but there's nothing quite like first-wave...

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

No reason to stop at first wave. Keep going further back to mento!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr3FjfiFQdA&list=RDQMpu7ij0zC8kU&start_radio=1

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Will do. Thanks much.

[-] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago

The best Ska song is still “Ska Sucks” by Propagandi.

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[-] Rose_Thorne@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago

This also explains the hypeman constantly hopping around.

Channeling that cheesey excitement.

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