I don't know a lot about ska...not really anything. If anyone around here is a ska fan or knows anything about ska, tell my your favorite bands and/or songs. I'm trying to make a ska mix for a friend of mine so all and any help is appreciated.

hm, i've heard alot about ska. I'm not a big fan or anything, the only really big ska band i heard of was OC Supertones. Ska, has brass instruments and all in it, so it has this unique sound to them. I think they are good, but i dont know alot of bands lol.

Ska...is a mix of rock and reggae. I'm only into Ska Bands like Chad Fell Down, Less Than Jake, and Reel Big Fish. You can always Google it.

Reel Big Fish is a great example.
It's rock with a brassline...Usually trumpets and trombones. It's usually pretty upbeat.
I like it.

Go to purevolume.com and search for ska bands if you want to hear something.
Turnuptheska.com is an online ska radio.

SKA?? I 've never ever heard of that. Let alone know what it is. Gosh. I need to get out of Ohio. Its killing me. LOL

Well...Read the previous replies. We explained what ska is and also gave examples.

Educate yourself!

Actually, I am just too lazy to right now.

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Ska is bascially rock music with horns - most likely - trumpet, trombone, sax

ska bands: Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Catch 22, Fishbone, Streetlight Manifesto, One Cool Guy, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake

my friend told me to listen to the rx bandits, they're pretty good

It's really more of a fusion of reggae, rhythm and blues, and jazz, although the "ska" of today (which is better classified as "ska punk") is akin to rock music.

rock with brass.

that's what i see it as.

i got my mom into ska
i want to take her to a ska show


in the mean time, you should check out Save Ferris and 33 West
www.myspace.com/33west
they're really nice people, i dont know if Save Ferris is on myspace or purevolume, but you can check