Christ! "What is Ska?"

[STFC]

Dave & Ansell Collins/Double Barrel
Harry J Allstars/Liquidator
Always thought these to be Ska but probably have someone argue that they're not really.

Already have mate. http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3787190&postcount=35

 

[Sir Belchalot]

Already have mate.

Sorry, overlooked your post

 

[Bob]

erm.

WHAT?

Oops. Only just saw your post. Good gig despite my dislike of the Jazz Cafe....

 

[pidgeonhead]

i was panicking - nobody has EVER asked what ska was before.

DJ'ing at one of the first Urbanites parties one of the younger members (Taxamuppet?) was heard to ask "what's this speeded up reggae stuff" when I was playing "Three Minute Hero".

 

[top_biller]

I was under the impression that it was a mark left on the skin after the healing of a wound or burn.

But then I always attempt to clean grime.

 

[where to]

nice thread killer there

heard the one that the ska sound came about from people listening to the stuff coming from new orleans/ the south at the time on the radio and the interference gave it that offbeat sound - folk then went off to try and copy it... creating ska....?

bit far-fetched, but all the better for it.

anyone know how you get the ska sound on a guitar, the 'ska' or 'click' sound thing? cheers.

 

[free spirit]

Oldskool Smurfcore

as in this kinda Smurfcore?

<back to the Ska>

 

[lizzieloo]

A Message To You Rudy, One Step Beyond, On My Radio, Too Much Too Young all well known


can't you play her some ska at work?

 

[Bomber]

Al Capone ~ Prince Buster

Just buy her her a Trojan box set for the Secret Santa !! However she might think it's a box of condoms before it's properly open and that could result in a variety of outcomes

 

[starfish]

About to show my ignorance of musical genres.

Is Mirror in the Bathroom a Ska tune then or would that be 2 Tone?
I saw Big Vern & The Shootahs many years ago in Glasgow. I think they were a Ska band.

 

[lizzieloo]

2 Tone was the record label, maybe still is




yep, still are

 

[starfish]

2 Tone were a record label, maybe still are

I know that, i thought 2 Tone was also a style of music a la Ska.

edited because i think i sounded rude.

 

[DeadManWalking]

I love the quote by Jerry Dammers or Terry Hall when asked about whether the black and white two tone label was a sign of racial unity in the UK, and he replied "Nah, just cheaper printing costs"

 

[Firky]

an ex g/f asked me that once, 'What’s ska? '

note the ex bit

 

[Firky]

<checks skatalites website>

Thu, Nov. 10 2005
Jazz Cafe
London,England
Fri, Nov. 11 2005
Jazz Cafe
London,England
Sat, Nov. 12 2005
Jazz Cafe
London,England

www.skatalites.com

Bookable here for £20 or so. 3 days so may still be a chance of tickets.

arsebanditfucksticks, I'm waiting on a fuckspudding new credit card. Mind you £25 is a bit too much.

Tbh with people like this the only thing you'll ever be able to get them to recognise is Madness.

Would love to go