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Posted on May 22 2006 07:38 PM
Thanks to Big Tiki Jeff for sending me this link: I love this band. However, I hadn't heard this one yet until Jeff sent it. It's a perfect marriage of surf and ska, but I think the guitar solo in the middle is a bit weak. These guys are the Surf Coasters of the ska scene. —"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5097 San Francisco
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Posted on May 22 2006 10:07 PM
Check out this band from Japan, The WHYs. http://www.myspace.com/whyjapan We played with them last year. Awesome band. Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on May 22 2006 10:56 PM
Kristena, that was AMAZING!! I loved it! Those Japanese... Ivan —Ivan |
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Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540
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Posted on May 23 2006 12:11 AM
awww, it says that the account is deleted or canceled. Did you know about this? This has been happening a lot lately!!! —"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
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Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540
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Posted on May 23 2006 12:14 AM
Ivan, those guys are very entertaining indeed. If you visit You Tube, they have about 3 pages of videos. I'm going to find another for you that I like. It's their cover of the jazz classic "Caravan," although in ska, they call it "Skaravan" oftentimes. —"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
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Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540
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Posted on May 23 2006 12:19 AM
OK IVAN!!! Here is the one. The guy on keys actually pics up the keyboard and does a solo while holding it behind his head. Insane!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Owz71J6zG8 —"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 23 San Jose, California
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Posted on May 23 2006 01:00 AM
OMFG! Tena rocks so hard. The video was posted by Daoster, a SF bay area ska guy going to school down in Socal. He has a good ska podcast on podOmatic. |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5097 San Francisco
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Posted on May 23 2006 08:35 AM
Woops, I had the URL wrong, it's: Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on May 23 2006 11:08 AM
Damn! I love that so, so much! If there was no surf music (perish the thought!), I think I would have been a very happy camper playing in a ska band! That's just so freakin' cool... How the hell do you keep a 10-piece band together? It seems like it would be impossible... Keep it coming, Kristena! Thanks!! Ivan —Ivan |
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Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540
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Posted on May 23 2006 04:59 PM
Ummmm........hijack? Thanks for that link, Ferenc! I just sent an add request. —"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 250 Port Fierce, Florida
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Posted on May 23 2006 05:28 PM
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra is now on my "must buy" list....killer stuff!!! |
Joined: Mar 16, 2006 Posts: 923
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Posted on May 24 2006 11:29 AM
Alright, I hate to be negative but this is kinda pathetic, so if your Japanese and you toss a few glissandos in your song it is genius? Heck La Vida Loca has a glissando, if Ricky Martin came from Japan would it be cool? We have great Ska in fresno... Let's Go Bowling, and Los Hooligans to name a couple... and they would kick ass on these guys. —THe NEpTuNeS |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1076 Columbus, OH
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Posted on May 24 2006 12:57 PM
I think they just like the music, man. I don't think it's just because it's Japanese, either. |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 250 Port Fierce, Florida
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Posted on May 24 2006 01:14 PM
I'm not a ska afficionado (sp?) by any stretch, nor am I partial to Japanese bands soley for the sake of their being Japanese. I just happen to think that tune kicks ass. If you have suggestions for more ska bands that that serve it up surf-style, or vice versa, I'd love to take a listen. |
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Joined: Mar 16, 2006 Posts: 923
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Posted on May 24 2006 01:17 PM
Really didn't mean to make it sound racist, I am just saying that it ain't nothin specia. I think sometimes the country of origin plays a role in the cool factor. And I gotta admit the Japanese culture is beyond cool. But in a blind taste test I don't think that particular song would fare well. just my two cents. —THe NEpTuNeS |
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Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540
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Posted on May 24 2006 06:50 PM
I love Los Hooligans. Nonetheless, I did not post this to compare ska bands. This has nothing to do with the fact that TSPO are from Japan either. My original post was to demonstrate how a few riffs that could be perceived as surf were thrown into a song by a band otherwise known for ska. I, for one, love this band and was happy to see something like that. I know I am not the only one here that frequents surf and ska shows. Maybe "La Vida Loca" would be good if there was a glissando in it and Ricky Martin didn't sing. "Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
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Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540
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Posted on May 24 2006 06:54 PM
Same here, actually. A friend of mine that photographs a lot of ska and hardcore shows went to one of the HB Pier shows a few weeks back. We were discussing how many of the same tunes were covered by both genres. I had a chance to see the Volcanics with a ska band called the Allentons once. That was a great show for me. —"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 250 Port Fierce, Florida
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Posted on Apr 15 2007 09:56 AM
Anyone remember the name of the song that was on that video (that YouTube has subsequently removed)? I've been trying to find it with no success |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11053 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Apr 15 2007 01:57 PM
Butch, I think it was Tongues of Fire —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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