I like both of these things. Judge away.
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I like both of these things AND prefer pepsi over coke. Bring it.
pepsi is the "we dont have coke, will pepsi suffice?" of colas
As do I, my friend.
I don't get Ska hatred. It's fast, punky dance music for alternative clubs, you have to go out of your way to be exposed to it. It's not like its being continually replayed on "Billboard's top 20 hits" radio stations.
Also, it's older than Rock and Roll. It's from a time when big sound meant more band members, but the current music ecomony doesn't seem well suited to supporting acts with lots of members. I long for asignificant fourth wave ska revival.
Eh, kids shows are full of Ska, which makes total sense because it is impossible not to feel happy and excited when you hear it.
So if you have kids, you're probably exposed to more Ska music than you realize.
When do these kids start watching these shows and what shows are they? I'm asking my 1 yr old, but she won't give me an answer lol.
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True, but so is pineapple pizza, I think OPs point still stands. I like pineapple pizza AND Ska.
Although pineapple isn't my go to for pizza toppings, I always feel those who make comments like this have never actually tried it 🤷
OP likes ska and pineapple on pizza.
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They're both awesome; correct.
Madness!
One step beyond
The best way I've ever heard third wave ska described was something like "the music that plays when your mom tells you she just made you and your friends mozzarella sticks"
So you're saying it's good.
Gotcha
In High school I had a crush on a girl that loved ska.
I had to pretend to love ska in order to share headphones with her on the bus...
Wait... there are people who hate ska?
Why? For that matter, how? What's to hate?
Granted, I'm GenX, so my concept of ska is rooted in the 80s, but I can't imagine that it's changed much since then.
Wait a minute... is this one of those deals where it's trendy in some peer group to broadcast a hatred for something? Like anyone who wants to hang with the cool kids has to verify that they too hate ska?
Which would be sort of like pineapple on pizza now that I think about it, so might well be the whole point here...
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I love ska, and hate pineapple on pizza. And I 100% agree with this
I admittedly know nothing about Ska, and music genres more generally, and whatever little searching I did upon reading this post have given me nothing that I can digest.
However, I've read a discussion about hate for ska coming from cultural appropriation and being liked by teenage boys. Can someone walk me through this?
Ska is simple, fun music that cares little for anything other than being fun, and is often gleefully immature. As such, teenage boys like it and pretentious music snobs love to look down their noses at it. Ska bands are aware of this fact and tend to lean into it, creating a self-aware and often self-parodying genre. It can be argued that it's not "good" music. But it is, without a doubt, fun and high energy music and a live ska show is a blast.
As far as cultural appropriation goes, nobody who matters cares, as all music is a collaborative effort that builds off of previous works. Music belongs to the world, and gatekeeping it as belonging to any particular culture is ridiculous. Ska in particular is a genre that loves to do covers, and often the sillier the better.
As a testament to the 'having fun' part, one of the most well known ska bands in recent time, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, have a member who is a dancer. He's been with them since their inception and tours with them. You'll see him on most live performances. His name is Ben Carr.
Thank you. To be quite honest, I've had a roommate once who loved reggae and ska, and even though I don't know the names of the songs nor the artists, I kinda like the entire vibe of it. Not that I'd want to listen to it all day though, but a bit of it in a day's listening makes my day a bit brighter, if that even makes sense.
I might have been guilty of wrongfully associating ska with reggae though, and to be fair, I couldn't even distinguish one from the other.
The best way I can describe it is that reggae is a walking beat, rocksteady is a jogging beat, and ska is a running beat.
(I like pineapple on pizza and ska)
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Yes because both ate great!
If by that you mean the best, then yes.
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Ska defines who I am as a person and I will never turn my back on Ska! Hup!
I’m having a ska band for my wedding….and now I’m thinking I should have some pineapple on pizza as well!
When the waiter asks me if I want to hear the Specials I expect "Ghost town"
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Some people love it, some hate, but most don't really have an opinion?
I'm not into that but if that's what my friends want I'll enjoy it.
I disagree, because pineapple on pizza is actually good.
Heading to The Buffalo Ska fest today and we were talking about what to get for dinner. It is decided now.
TIL Ska is the name of the genre Ive always liked and never knew it's name.
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