For me, ska should be fun and pumped up with energy. The Skadaddles accomplish this with seemingly effortless ease. These guys are young (the bass player is 13 years old), so they know how to make music that today's youth like while combining it with surprisingly honest lyrics.
The Skadaddles aren't the greatest band in the world (and for some reason I don't think they think so either), but they can have fun and play good music. So do yourself a favour...
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The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Steven S. BaldwinWhatever you may think of the trend, third-wave ska music continues to conquer CD shops and Christian radio airwaves. At least the Skadaddles have a playful sense of humor about the current popularity of their chosen form. Their album, Scoop It Up begins with a sample of what sounds like Dick Clark asking a sidekick: Johnny, some kids on the show yesterday mentioned a new kind of music: ska. Know…HM Magazine #74Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovernI was surprised at the largeness of the sound coming from this relatively young band, from guitars to horns to vocals, and back again. Sometimes hearing those horns is like hearing a marching band from a half-mile away, and while those horns are just a notch below the quality of bands like The Insyderz, I expect the growth that I see here to continue. And a few slightly muddy production problems,…Similar sounding releases
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