SKA! (For Sublime fans who've played their CDs bare)
So I'm a HUGE sublime fan. However, after listening to the same CD for 1,000,000th time, it gets old- no matter how good the music is.
So, that's caused me to branch out and look into other groups of the same style.
For technical terms, FYI, Sublime is considered "Reggae-Ska-Punk", a mouthful, I know.
First, I ventured into the reggae side of it and am now a huge Reggae fan.
Then, I decided to give ska a try, but it was hard for me to find a ska band I liked... At first, until I found Pandora!
If you like Sublime but have heard all their songs too much to bear (at your own doing, of course). Give the Mad Caddies a listen. I'll link to the album you should start with at the end of the post. And, if you know of any other similar "Reggae-Ska-Punk" bands- please share!
One last thing I'd like to say is this- After listening to those from whom Sublime drew inspiration, I've found that in the end they are just really successful ripoff/mashup artists. Nearly all of their songs have a stolen bassline/riff/lyric from another song. However, they managed to combine genres of music that weren't conventionally combined, and gave it an American twist, of course- making it more palatable to American youths' ears.
Although after hearing where they drew their inspiration from I realized that their predecessors were much more talented musicians and technicians (Bud hits a hard ass snare, but it his rimshots are a bit different than the authentic "reggae" style), I really don't have any less respect for them at all. Because, if it weren't for Sublime I would have never ventured into digging deeper into this sound they introduced to the world.
So, I share with you the Mad Caddies. As a forewarning- if a song starts out in a way you don't particularly care for, give it an extra 30-60 sec. of listening as they switch up their styles alot in one song (typical punk fashion) and you may be missing out on a few bars you may love.
If you like these guys, give the Toasters a try (anyone remember Kablaam! ? The Toasters "2-tone Army" instrumentals was the theme song!). Also, the first big Smash Mouth album, "Fush Yu Mang" is pretty badass ska- check out "Padrino".
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Less than jake and real big fish all the way!
