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Description of Ska Punk

 
During the 1980s, bands like Fishbone and the Mighty, Mighty Bosstones mixed Ska with a raw Punk sound, attaching the lurching rhythms of Ska to loud, aggressive -- yet catchy -- guitar lines and speedy drumming. As their sound developed, their guitar output became louder and heavier. As Ska Punk entered mainstream radio in the '90s, bands like No Doubt and Sublime have infused the upbeat Ska sound with the even heavier guitar sound of white suburbia, while maintaining a clutch of pop radio-friendly singles.
 

Top Ska Punk Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. Santeria Sublime
$1.29
2. What I Got Sublime
$1.29
3. It's My Life No Doubt
$1.29
4. Don't Speak No Doubt
$1.29
5. Badfish Sublime
$0.99
6. Wrong Way Sublime
$0.99
7. Caress Me Down Sublime
$0.99
8. Just A Girl No Doubt
$1.29
9. Hella Good No Doubt
$1.29
10. 1985 Bowling For Soup
$1.29
11. Collie Man slightly stoopid
$0.99
12. 2am slightly stoopid
$0.99
13. 40oz. To Freedom Sublime
$0.99
14. Spiderwebs No Doubt
$0.99
15. Date Rape Sublime
$0.99
16. Hey Baby No Doubt
$0.99
17. The Impression That I Get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
$0.99
18. Closer To The Sun slightly stoopid
$0.99
19. Officer slightly stoopid
$0.99
20. London Calling The Clash
$1.29
21. Smoke Two Joints Sublime
$0.99
22. Underneath It All No Doubt
$0.99
23. High School Never Ends Bowling For Soup
$0.99
24. 5446 That's My Number / Ball And Chain Sublime
$0.99
25. Scarlet Begonias Sublime
$0.99
26. Ohio (Come Back To Texas) Bowling For Soup
$0.99
27. London Calling The Clash
28. Girl All The Bad Guys Want Bowling For Soup
$0.99
29. Doin' Time Sublime
$0.99
30. Don't Push Sublime
$0.99
31. Spiderwebs No Doubt
$0.99
32. Don't Speak No Doubt
$1.29
33. Rivers Of Babylon Sublime
$0.99
34. Just A Girl No Doubt
$1.29
35. Mellow Mood (feat. G. Love) slightly stoopid
$0.99
36. Sunday Morning No Doubt
$0.99
37. Santeria Sublime
$1.29
38. Ashes Pepper
$0.99
39. Almost Bowling For Soup
$1.29
40. Let's Go Get Stoned Sublime
$0.99
41. Wiseman slightly stoopid
$0.99
42. Hella Good No Doubt
$1.29
43. Sweet Honey slightly stoopid
$0.99
44. Sunday Morning No Doubt
$0.99
45. Simple Kind Of Life No Doubt
$0.99
46. Straight To Hell The Clash
$0.99
47. Underneath It All No Doubt
$0.99
48. The Science Of Selling Yourself Short Less Than Jake
$0.99
49. D.J.s Sublime
$0.99
50. What Happened Sublime
$0.99
 

Ska Punk Key Albums

 
...And Out Come The Wolves
$9.99

 

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Ska Punk Key Artists

 
Buck-O-Nine

This Southern California Ska
Punk band's Punk leanings
have, over time, given way
to their Ska influences.
Buck-O-Nine are one of m...

Fishbone

Groundbreaking, racial
barrier-crossing Ska Punk
band from Los Angeles. By
1991 Fishbone were like a
modern day Funkadelic....

Five Iron Frenzy

Harmless, danceable party
Punk that walks the fine line
between tough-guy posing
and radio-friendly polishing.

Goldfinger

Catchy hooks and hi-energy
playing have helped this
band win the hearts of Ska
Punk and corporate rock
fans everywhere. Goldfin...

Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake combine the
irresistibly catchy melodies
of Punk-Pop with Ska beats
played at warp speed.
Drummer Vinnie Fiorello o...

Mu330

MU330 is named after the
section number of the jazz
band class where the
members first met. This Ska
Punk band formed in 1988...

Mustard Plug

"Sing-along anthems for
skank-dancing college kids"
is one way of describing
this horn-soaked outfit. One
of many ska-punk bands t...

Operation Ivy

Operation Ivy were one of
the first bands to
successfully combine the
previously disparate worlds
of Ska and Punk. Operatio...

Rancid

Inspired by both their East
Bay roots and the Clash,
Rancid gave punk a more
menacing bite than what
Green Day offered. Ranci...

Reel Big Fish

With their laid-back horns
and reggae-rooted bass
lines, Reel Big Fish have a
popular sound more
steeped in traditional Ska....

Skankin' Pickle

Pop culture references
abound in the horn-happy
world of this Bay Area Ska
Punk group, Skankin'
Pickle.

Sublime

Though slow to catch on,
by the mid-1990s, this SoCal
trio's high energy,
reggae-influenced punk
was the bomb. Singer Bra...

Suicide Machines

The Suicide Machines
manage to spike their
breakneck Punk-Pop with
huge hooks and Ska
rhythms.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Formed in 1985, the
Bosstones laid serious
groundwork, blending Ska
and Punk before many
current fans of the genre...

Voodoo Glow Skulls

Showing their Latino roots,
this SoCal Ska Punk band
offers their high-energy,
horn-heavy songs in both
English and Spanish.

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