Jump With JoeyMy second week of doing this...and amazingly enough, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra didn't totally dominate the charts! They were still #1, but by less than last week.
1. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (54). What can I say? My favorite band, etc., etc., etc.,. I'm still looking for their two latest singles on the net, but to no avail. There were rumours of a U.S. tour this summer, and I'm hoping that those rumours are true!
2. Split Lip Rayfield (19). Now this is a different artist from the usual stuff I listen to. I'll be honest, and say that I'm not the biggest bluegrass fan, but I really enjoy this band after a friend recommended them to me. They're catchy, play their instruments really well at break neck speed, and the bass player's bass was made from a gas tank of an old pick up. What more can one ask for? The track Hundred Dollar Bill off their album, "Should Have Seen it Coming" is probably my favorite track.
3. Polysics (18). Bumped up from position 9 last week, Polysics comes in at 3rd this week. I saw them at my school this week, and they were an amazing, very very energetic band! They put on a really great show. I bought a poster and got them to sign it, and that was cool. I'm thinking about seeing them again next week.
4. Buck-O-Nine (17). If the song Take on Me introduced me to ska in general, then Buck O Nine is the band that really got me into the genre...or at least got me started on the genre (with third wave ska punk). I still remember putting on the song
Record Store on repeat for like forever when I first heard the song.
5. The Surf Coasters (13). This week's surf fix hails from the far east, Japan. Surf Coasters are probably my favorite surf bands right now, with their slick guitar playing and slick tunes. Dick Dale, who is regularly proclaimed as the "king of surf," proclaimed the guitar player for The Surf Coasters, the "prince of surf." Now that's gotta mean something.
5. The Aquabats (13). Sharing the number 5 spot with the Surf Coasters this week is The Aquabats! I was listening to The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death and Charge!! a lot this week.
7. Jump With Joey (11). At the number 7 spot is Jump with Joey. I'm not the biggest ska-jazz fan, because the groups I have heard don't mesh them well, which is kinda weird, since Ska owes a lot to jazz, and you'd think that a ska jazz mix would be very well. Jump with Joey is an exception though, especially the album, Swingin' Ska Goes South Of The Border where Joey not only combines ska and jazz sucessfully, but also adds latin beats and sounds to the mix.
8. The Skatalites (8). At the number 8 spot, with 8 plays, are the orginators of ska, the Skatalites! It's a shame that the current lineup only has 2 of the original members...when at least 5 of the original members are alive. But hey, at least Lloyd Knibbs is still in the band. They're playing in Hollywood next week, and I'll probably go see them play.
9. Toots and The Maytals (7). In the the ninth spot is Toots and the Maytals, probably my favorite group (or at least vocal group) coming from the original era of ska in Jamaica. I guess it must be the gospel music influence that The Maytals had going on for them. Toots is playing this Sunday, and I'm probably going to see him.
9. The Ratazanas (7). Sharing the the 9th spot with Toots is The Ratazanas from Portugal! The name translates into, "the Rats" and they describe themselves as "early skinhead sewer reggae," much like Aggrolites describe themselves as Dirty Reggae. What does sewer have to do with skinhead reggae? Your guess is as good as mine! Anyways, this was a side band of one of the members of the Contrempos, which is a Portuguese ska band. Good stuff, and they even do a song written by Vic Ruggiero of Slackers fame!
1. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (54). What can I say? My favorite band, etc., etc., etc.,. I'm still looking for their two latest singles on the net, but to no avail. There were rumours of a U.S. tour this summer, and I'm hoping that those rumours are true!
2. Split Lip Rayfield (19). Now this is a different artist from the usual stuff I listen to. I'll be honest, and say that I'm not the biggest bluegrass fan, but I really enjoy this band after a friend recommended them to me. They're catchy, play their instruments really well at break neck speed, and the bass player's bass was made from a gas tank of an old pick up. What more can one ask for? The track Hundred Dollar Bill off their album, "Should Have Seen it Coming" is probably my favorite track.
3. Polysics (18). Bumped up from position 9 last week, Polysics comes in at 3rd this week. I saw them at my school this week, and they were an amazing, very very energetic band! They put on a really great show. I bought a poster and got them to sign it, and that was cool. I'm thinking about seeing them again next week.
4. Buck-O-Nine (17). If the song Take on Me introduced me to ska in general, then Buck O Nine is the band that really got me into the genre...or at least got me started on the genre (with third wave ska punk). I still remember putting on the song
Record Store on repeat for like forever when I first heard the song. 5. The Surf Coasters (13). This week's surf fix hails from the far east, Japan. Surf Coasters are probably my favorite surf bands right now, with their slick guitar playing and slick tunes. Dick Dale, who is regularly proclaimed as the "king of surf," proclaimed the guitar player for The Surf Coasters, the "prince of surf." Now that's gotta mean something.
5. The Aquabats (13). Sharing the number 5 spot with the Surf Coasters this week is The Aquabats! I was listening to The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death and Charge!! a lot this week.
7. Jump With Joey (11). At the number 7 spot is Jump with Joey. I'm not the biggest ska-jazz fan, because the groups I have heard don't mesh them well, which is kinda weird, since Ska owes a lot to jazz, and you'd think that a ska jazz mix would be very well. Jump with Joey is an exception though, especially the album, Swingin' Ska Goes South Of The Border where Joey not only combines ska and jazz sucessfully, but also adds latin beats and sounds to the mix.
8. The Skatalites (8). At the number 8 spot, with 8 plays, are the orginators of ska, the Skatalites! It's a shame that the current lineup only has 2 of the original members...when at least 5 of the original members are alive. But hey, at least Lloyd Knibbs is still in the band. They're playing in Hollywood next week, and I'll probably go see them play.
9. Toots and The Maytals (7). In the the ninth spot is Toots and the Maytals, probably my favorite group (or at least vocal group) coming from the original era of ska in Jamaica. I guess it must be the gospel music influence that The Maytals had going on for them. Toots is playing this Sunday, and I'm probably going to see him.
9. The Ratazanas (7). Sharing the the 9th spot with Toots is The Ratazanas from Portugal! The name translates into, "the Rats" and they describe themselves as "early skinhead sewer reggae," much like Aggrolites describe themselves as Dirty Reggae. What does sewer have to do with skinhead reggae? Your guess is as good as mine! Anyways, this was a side band of one of the members of the Contrempos, which is a Portuguese ska band. Good stuff, and they even do a song written by Vic Ruggiero of Slackers fame!
