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Best ska band of all time?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Sports Barf, Mar 28, 2023.

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  1. Sports Barf

    Sports Barf Well-Known Member

    Was just having a heated debate the other day with a friend about this. What’s the best ska band of all time?
     
    Sports Barf, Mar 28, 2023
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  2. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    ... And we are officially out of topics at SJ.com.
     
    Batman, Mar 28, 2023
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  3. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    Oingo Boingo
     
    garrow, Mar 28, 2023
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  4. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    1) The Specials
    2) The English Beat
    3) Toots & the Maytals
    4) Desmond Dekker & the Aces
    5) Fishbone
     
    PCLoadLetter, Mar 28, 2023
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  5. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Tough to argue with the top three on PC’s list. The Villains were a terrific Canuckistani ska band for a few years
     
    Huggy, Mar 28, 2023
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  6. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    1. The Skatalites.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Mar 28, 2023
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  7. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    Madness and Reel Big Fish
     
    Scout, Mar 28, 2023
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  8. Brian J Walter

    Brian J Walter Well-Known Member

    Annette and Fishbone in Back to the Beach.
     
    Brian J Walter, Mar 28, 2023
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  9. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    I happened to be in the UK the week when ska made a mini-comeback right before the week when Nirvana and grunge wiped the slate clean. I'd have to go with Madness and the Specials in that order. Early Police was also ska-flavored.
     
    Twirling Time, Mar 28, 2023
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  10. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    And as I found out late in life when I dug deep into the Clash, that band also had plenty of ska flavoring.
     
    Slacker, Mar 28, 2023
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  11. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    Sublime, too.
     
    Slacker, Mar 29, 2023
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  12. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    White Man in Hammersmith Palais is arguably the Clash's best song. Although I have objected to its production values previously.
     
    Twirling Time, Mar 29, 2023
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