"Ska for Your Soul" a mix of 2nd generation ska (late 60's through the 80s) that a friend made for me while I was a missionary in his ward.
Yeah, we'll be taking the fifth on any questions about the first time I listened to it.
Anyway, I almost didn't take it to work. I thought "I don't really want to listent to that." Well, I took it, and it's all I listened to today. Nice stuff. I mean, bands like Reel Big Fish and No Doubt and Save Ferris are ok, but this second generation stuff.. nicey nicey.
The best song is See No Evil's "Ghetto Charged." Yeah. I like it like that. Though it really shows you where a lot of rap was headed right after that.
Another nice one is Maroon Town's "Nostalgia." More rap precursor (which really makes sense that the stuff that came out that goes on the alt rock stations is more punk than ska), but looking at what he did in the 60's. What's cool is that among the things he lists most prominently are Batman, The Prisoner, Captain Scarlet, the Thunderbirds (TV show), and Dr. Who. Yeah, the SF gets more representation than other movie stars. These guys would be cool to hang with.
Anyway, it's convinced me to add some of these artists to my wish list.Get some Toasters, Neville Staples, Thae Bakesys, and Bim Skala Bim, folks. They'll show you what ska is REALLY about.