Shootin Goon!!!!

[Ernest]

Went to a gig last nite, twas a band called shootin goon that was playin never heard em before but it was a very good skankin filled nite, ne1 else heard them before or know of them????

Edit: They're a ska band by the way

 

[Ringo]

hmm... ska?
Better ask that Rancid-guy

 

[diablo2]

what is ska

 

[NssOne]

I mix of orchestral instrumental and rock music (usually). A ska band usually includes 1+ guitar, 1 bass, 1 drums, various wind instruments (trombones [my old instrument], trumpets, saxes) and a possible singer if that position is not filled by another member with an instrument.

Examples: Reel Big Fish. I think Less Than Jake is one. No doubt used to be a kind of ska band. Can't think of others off the top of my head.

I used to listen to ska. But then KoRn came along.

 

[Ernest]

Capdwon,
Mad caddies,
Catch 22,
Street light manifesto,
Howards alias,
The filaments,

and the list goes on (if i could b bothered that is)!!!!

 

[finty]

hmm... ska?
Better ask that Rancid-guy

you talkin about me?

Madness were sorta half assed ska, rancid are ska-punk, people who dony really listen to that much music often confus ska and reggae (sp), its quite funny. o and rancid arnt really that much ska punk, just some stuff. less than jake are ska. reggae is better IMO.

 

[frolik]

I'm into the (english) Beat and the specials, not heard much of the new ska sounds tho

 

[Ernest]

Howards are proper good they came from my are and skool for that matter and their all real cool i get on with em proper well, but sadly i aint spoken to em in a time coz theyve off places and they've just signed onto household names records, oh and shootin goon and half old skool half new skool ska by the way frolik so i can give u some tunes nxt time ur on msn!

 

[Ringo]

hmm... ska?
Better ask that Rancid-guy

you talkin about me?

Madness were sorta half assed ska, rancid are ska-punk, people who dony really listen to that much music often confus ska and reggae (sp), its quite funny. o and rancid arnt really that much ska punk, just some stuff. less than jake are ska. reggae is better IMO.

Did'nt think about that... Just took ska as ska-punk (hence the Rancid-comment).
Now I'm just not really sure what kind of music Ernest was refering to.

Oh yeah... And you we're right... I was talking about you

 

[Ernest]

Oh sublime are also ska, but they're more reggae influenced than punk with some jimi hendrix style guitar solos, well sort of!

 

[kknd_cf]

Best ska is capdown.

 

[Ernest]

Agreed capdown are brilliant, they also have a message to their music, hence why their name stands for capitalist downfall!!
I love ska and my guitar!