On this #NinetiesFriday I’m picking songs from the late nineties Ska 🎺 scene (The Third Wave). Ska originally comes from Jamaica and was very different. By the third wave of it in the late nineties it was rock 🪨 t punk vibes with added horns. Definitely watered down but frankly I loved a lot of these songs in this late nineties scene!
Band - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Song - The Impression That I Get
Album - Let's Face It (1997)
Band - Reel Big Fish
Song - Sell Out
Album - Turn the Radio Off (1996)
Band - Goldfinger
Song - Superman
Album - Hang Ups (1998)
Band - Spring Heeled Jack
Song - Jolene
Album - Songs from Suburbia (1998)
Band - Edna's Goldfish
Song - Veronica Sawyer
Album - The Elements of Transition (1999)
Couldn’t really fit all my picks into five so here are a couple bonus picks! Going back to early No Doubt and showcasing when No Doubt was a pure ska band before 1995’s Tragic Kingdom. We take a song off there 1992 album showing these scenes that get mainstream attention usually have already been brewing for years prior. Also going with a couple 2000 releases from the band Less Than Jake and there album that was recorded in 1999 but not released until a year later. Also the band Catch 22 and there nineties Ska vibe from there second album released in 2000…
Band - Less Than Jake
Song - Hell Looks a Lot Like L.A.
Album - Borders & Boundaries 2000)
And going way back to 1992! ⬇️
Band - No Doubt
Song - Trapped in a Box
Album - No Doubt (1992)
Band - Catch 22
Song - Point The Blame
Album - Alone In A Crowd (2000)
