CD-Charts Position 161
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The Return of the Aquabats!

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: Aquabats

Release Date August 12, 1997
Well I picked this cd up last after all of the other three aquabats albums, and I was very surprised. The sound made me want to get up and dance. This cd is very short and more of a ska dance feel, it's classic. Many people disagree when I say this cd is there best, there are only ten songs but Playdough and CD Repo Man are so good plus the fact that Idiot Box and Martian Girl are originally from this cd makes them even more fun to listen to, this cd is essential for Aquabats fans and a ska fan.

Playdough- So catchy! Better than Super Rad. 10/10
Martian Girl- Long, 2nd best song about a Martian. 7/10
Ska Robot Army- A great song! Makes me want to party. 7/10
Idiot Box- Excellent. Slower than the remake but ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 162
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Everything Crash: The Best of the Ethiopians

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: The Ethiopians

Release Date January 21, 2003
This CD collection of the Ethiopians is very good, the lead singer is quite talented. The style is similar to Toots and the Maytals. Reggae with an uplifting message and sound. Trojan puts out good stuff and this CD shines.

CD-Charts Position 163
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Halfway Between Here & There

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: RX Bandits

Release Date October 26, 1999
This CD collection of the Ethiopians is very good, the lead singer is quite talented. The style is similar to Toots and the Maytals. Reggae with an uplifting message and sound. Trojan puts out good stuff and this CD shines.

CD-Charts Position 164
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Live From the Middle East

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Release Date October 20, 1998
... "if dimension, fidelity, and artistry are more your bag, Live pretty much bites. --Sue VanHecke"

Sorry Sue, I can't agree with that. Saying the Bosstones lack artistry is almost laughable. The Tones showcase some of the most talented musicians I've come across in my time. Masterful bass playing, a tight brass section, excellent guitar work and frankly, Dicky Barrett's vocal's are individual, endearing and soulful.

All up a great CD!

CD-Charts Position 165
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Adventures of the O.C. Supertones

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: O.C. Supertones

Release Date April 24, 1997
minus the horrible recording quaility this is easily the best supertones cd, this is when they were original, fresh, this is the supertones at there best, adonai is a classic 'tones song, who can be against me has a sweet sax solo, unknown is really really catchy, never wanna fall has a catchy guitar riff to it, roots is the only song i didnt like but its still ok, heaven is a very reasuring song with reasuring lyrics, he will always be there is they faster song on the album, mojo sounds good in exalt, found is probably the best song, orange county has crisp horns and a guest vocalist in it, i love god has no horns but is probably one of the stronger songs on the album, blood washed pilgram is a reggae influenced song and a great song to end the ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 166
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Exodus

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: Bob Marley & The Wailers

Release Date May 31, 1990
This is one of Marley's most perfect statements - maybe his best album. It contains 5 of his most famous songs and 5 of his most underrated songs.. This is probably Marley's most profound statement as an artist and songwriter - it is not quite as raw and hard edged as the original wailer albums with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer - but this is his most mature album as far as song writing goes..Essential!

CD-Charts Position 167
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The Trojan Box Set: Calypso

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: Various Artists

Release Date September 24, 2002
I do not put this on too often once in a blue moon is about it

CD-Charts Position 168
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Wasting Time

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: Mest

Release Date July 18, 2000
The year 2000 was a turning point for pop-punk. After reigniting and revolutionizing the sound in the mid-'90s, the genre's most famous band, Green Day, in Y2K released "Warning," a noted departure from the tried and true sound layed down on albums like "Dookie," "Insomniac," and the album's predecessor, "Nimrod." Though not without its strengths, "Warning" featured more mellow and relaxed arrangements that leaned increasingly toward alternative.

Just when it seemed that the release of this album might signal a death note for the up until then increasingly popular pop-punk genre, along came a new crop of young bands who were just kids in 1994 when Green Day released "Dookie," an album that forever changed their lives and inspired them to ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 169
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More Specials

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: The Specials

Release Date May 21, 2002
With the release of their second album, the Specials proved definitively that they were more than a flash in the pan. This is an excelent follow-up, one continuing in the ska idiom with brilliant pop thrown in for good measure. The most rewarding aspect of this remastered edition, however, is the remarkable sound that shines through on every track, revealing every nuance of a densely layered collection of songs. My only critique of this remaster would address the baffling exclusion of 'Rat Race,' a track fans will feel cheated out of once they get this cd home. Why in the name of all that is holy was it excluded?

CD-Charts Position 170
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12:34

CD-Charts > Music > Ska
by: Authority Zero

Release Date January 30, 2007
So 2008 has really been the year where I've discovered a lot of really good bands. First I stumble on Time Again, and now I stumble on these guys. This band has become one of my fondest addition to the very vast CD collection that I have, as has this "12:34"

I guess I should get this out of the way now. No, this isn't as good as Andiamo, which blew me out of the water and into some area between the stratosphere and the mesosphere. I ordered their debut album over this website but it hasn't come yet, I assume since it's older material that it will also be better than this, so that would, in a sense, probably make this Authority Zero's weakest release. But I'm gonna be bold enough to say that AZ's worst is better than 90% of bands's best, so you're not taking ... Read More: