Friday, May 20, 2011

History of Ska part 2 of ?: Two Tone Ska

In the late 1970s in the areas in and around the city of Coventry in England, was a fusion of Jamaican ska rhythms and melodies with punk rock's more aggressive guitar chords and lyrics. Compared to 1960s ska, 2 Tone music had faster tempos, fuller instrumentation and a harder edge. Two Tone was popular in England through the 1980s and gave birth to the skin head (no not the white supremacists) sub culture.

The Specials, classic 2tone ska

Posted by at
Labels: , ,

15 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 20, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Ever since Ska has been famous on their time, but nowadays they can't even produce a good music

    ReplyDelete
  2. JavitronicMay 21, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    yeaaah nice clip! :D

    ReplyDelete
  3. AlexisMay 21, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    I saw a great documentary the other day about this era of ska, it was a fascinating yet turbulent time.

    ReplyDelete
  4. CPHMay 21, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    I love this type of music.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Benji RadmanMay 21, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Haa these guys are cool :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Fr8loversMay 21, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    good music

    ReplyDelete
  7. EmptyMay 21, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    Perfect song for the morning. :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousMay 21, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    love a bit of ska...always cheers me up.
    Listen to "capdown"

    ReplyDelete
  9. Jay ReidMay 21, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Old school!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Crooked LetterMay 21, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    yay! good read brah!

    ReplyDelete
  11. collin coynMay 21, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    Could listen to this all day.

    ReplyDelete
  12. AnonymousMay 21, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    I love ska needs more brass

    ReplyDelete
  13. bentylMay 21, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Interesting post. I think you're turning me on to ska...

    ReplyDelete
  14. MichelangeloMay 21, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Wow, that was cool! :D

    ReplyDelete
  15. PopularAiJune 8, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Really love the specials, nice video find.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)