That fucking circus music shit makes me sick. Real ska is alright (Jamaican jazz circa 1960-1966).Hell, 2nd wave ska sucks too.I hate the Specials. They took some classic early reggae songs and pretty much killed them. Madness, Selecter,Specials etc. it's all sped up reggae, sung with that snotty limey style. Dave & Ansil Collins, the Maytals, Lee Perrys' Uppsetters, Laurel Aitken, Derrick Morgan, etc. did it 1st and did it best circa 1968-72. Some called it Skinhead Reggae...that's what I'm talking about!!

Even Marley did a little ska in his early days - Peter Tosh was in the band at that time. I agree with you, though. I've had enough of these silly white kids from the suburbs who think they can perform ska music. I guess Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a real blues man, too? Unfornuately, the shitball sound of pseudo-ska seems to have infused itself rather smoothly into today's mainstream, "alternative" music. Oh well, guess I'll let it be. Heh... don't get me goin' on that "alternative" dogshit!

1st wave 'ska' is so completely different from 3rd wave that they shouldn't share the same name. I personally can't stand 1st wave, and not much 2nd wave either. I'll stick with 3rd wave ska that is a real different genre instead of reggae and "jamaican jazz"(?) you guys remind me of this song (propagandhi, against all authority, others) "ska sucks... ska revival isn't cool you stupid fucks the bands are only in it for the bucks and if you don't believe me you're a schmuck but the trend will die out with any luck a message for you rudy a message for you rudy a message for you rudy FUCK YOU RUDY!!"

Where does ReaL Big Fish fit in here??

Recent 3rd wave ska is about as lame as music can get. Regurgitate the worst of 2nd wave ska and lame repetitve hardcore, and there you go. There's some decent groups out there, but I find myself linking them more with the 2nd wave, as the don 't feel the need to throw a bunch of heavy distored guitars in the mix, I'm talking Mu330 and BoyoBoy here. You can't beat original sixties ska though - The Maytals, Desmond Dekker, the Skatalites, The Wailers, Laurel Aitken, and all the rest. You can keep the rest.

Dub 56!