The Slackers - Wasted Days @ Ernesto's Sittard

[lazyguy76]

you know your skakin history crappymatt SKA ISNT DEAD!!!!

[uarentrad]

We did a small tour in Canada with them this fall and they were absolutely amazing! ....and Vic was playing a Hammond B3 with a Leslie the whole tour which absolutely kicked ass.

[finnyquac]

ska and reggae were invented by the cannabis plant

[dojmike]

Needs a real Hammond B-3; not the fake synth.

[meursault31]

@dojmike Well, he uses a real leslie. It's kind of tough to lug around a full-size organ on tour.

[moniskat7]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!



[Ijustputthison]

its because Dave Hillyard id fucking badass and a professional musication, Hence why he can play what was writen for each song for that album.

[THExxxMEANxxxCRITIC]

Beautiful song.

[prshortpants]

Dave Hillyard can't seem to decide whether he wants to be a suit and tie smoothie, a funky hipster, or just a total dweeb, and it makes my life better.

[obscenecommenter]

Every time I hit the east coast, they're on the west coast. These guys are like grapes and water to my Tantalus. I need to catch a show one day...

[TheRedbody]

DEADBODYINK # 1

[connopv]

the slackers are the balls

[ANOTHERPROJECT1]

STEADY !! READY !! GO !!

[jabsco23]

i just came

[wpeokdjnaokin]

This is awesome! I always used to listen Live at Ernesto's and imagine what the hell that venue looked like. Cool to see it!

[anaya420]

bad ass skinhead reggae i could relate to this song... alot

[wpeokdjnaokin]

@anaya420 This isn't skinhead reggae, but I understand where you get that from. Agent Jay's songs are highly influenced by skinhead reggae but this song he did not write :[ so no,

Let's settle this the way they call themselves, JAMAICAN ROCK N ROLL!!

[swabira]

i love his voice

[cacmang42]

everyone stfu

we can all agree its some damn good music

[JamesDisasterPunx]

amen.

[bass420man1]

It is reggae, not ska or rocksteady. Hate to use all these labels and stuff but yeah

[felipebil]

no, it's not, it's SKA.  :)

[ChocolateTystick]

nigga this is pure R and fucking B this in no way shape or form ska...

[KoukiKid]

hhahahahaaha wow

[MelanieFelonie]

@ChocolateTystick No it's not...shut up

[B3tty75]

@felipebil It's RockSteady!

[oldblue1346]

@B3tty75 fking true Rocksteady !!!!!

[phipsi3287]

new york

[ChungDukes]

Fuckin' City.

Love,

NJ.

[97cobraa16]

where are the slackers from?

[nillezswu]

hungary

[skasez]

NYC

[frilink]

Now that's Rock Steady..........

[panokset]

these guys are coming to Tampere,Finland!!

Gotta go to see

[dragonskankin]

Hey if you like ska click on me, i review ska cds

Cheers

Chris@TheSkaReviewChannel

[frejasxx]

cool!!

what instrument does the keyboard use in this song? anyone knows? sounds like an organ...... but dont know

[petermuijsenberg]

It's an organ. To be exact, I think it's simulating a Hammond B3 organ.

Hope that helps!

[kidricofdoom]

I'd agree with that, well observed. +1

[1BruceLee2]

nice like rice all day son

[jdoncbus]

.....loving the rock steady. Great music.

[lazyguy76]

uummmm ska buddy not rock

[jdoncbus]

lol....sure thing.

[vilegraphix]

haha who cares? to each his own...i do agree ska though :-) gotta love their "an afternoon in dub" album though...konked out to bed listening to that last night....

[tvfreakshow]

so fucking good

[bastardsunjt]

def ska/rocksteady

[cazemermao]

root reggae ? wtf ?

the slackers is more ska !

[mikearrr]

lol@anyone calling the slackers 'root reggae'

[saitan87]

fukin love this tune..anybody has the orginal?? plz post it in utube.. i wanna dl it

[kefmen]

One of the best live performers ive ever seen!

The Slackers rock!

[KrisShred]

great old school / roots reggae :)

[TheCIscoKid602]

old school would be the skatalites buddy

[nicholas0325]

the original skatalites broke up in in 1965, at least two years before the musical genre known as reggae came into being.

so i duno who you're trying to call dumb, or why.

[samvt]

he's talking about the style.. the soul of the music...

[Rastajansufix]

I've seen them with my first love and now I'm asking me them same questions....

[eljako090]

hahah i´m gonna see them this monday in madrid!!! can´t wait

[Whyndahy]

love this somg =D

[javier123454321]

quick question: how long is this video?

[kennykins44]

420 :D

[davecoolsdf]

rofl

[TheCIscoKid602]

you're dumb

[jeff1824]

Like every thread on Youtube I can't tell if you like the tune or not...isn't that the point?

[givemebackmydiamonds]

now THIS is ska, man...

nowadays everyone is so used to this punk-ska stuff, they don't really know what ska REALLY is.

Punk-ska is great and all, but if you want to know what ska is, listen to The Slackers, man...a very good example of an actual third wave SKA band.

[Wotuer]

Truely one of the only good third wave ska bands, but to really know what ska is you need to know a little bit more then just the slackers. You'd have to have a basic knowledge of first and second wave ska to get a grasp of ska.

[crappymatt]

dude regae came from ska. ska came around in the 1950's after WWII. it came from the jamaicans as a mix of calypso music and american jazz and R&B. and im not sure but i the the name ska came from the sound of a high-hat being hit a certain way.

[SoernBabbat]

The invention of Ska was a Mistake. Some guitar player in the 50' played the off-beat through an oversight. The Band leader liked it and sayed "Do again this Ska".

So the word "Ska" describes the sound of the guitar.

[Wotuer]

That's a legend

[darwinists4ID]

What's this about "danceable jazz"? Jazz started as dance music too! :P Ever heard of the Charleston? Or the Lindy Hop?

Ska is "White Reggae"?! Wow dude! Put down the bong.

[JohnBosson]

Great transition, haha.

[AtariBunny1337]

Fuckin' love it up tough <3

[iTzMassacr3]

lol what a comment patrick :(

FTW :)

[sevensclash]

guapa buena version buen sonido

[shuckslbj]

Why did the sax player play almost the same solo that's on the record? Was that written out? I thought jazz was about keeping it fresh.

Oh well, I love the Slackers anyway and Vic is my baby's daddy.

[abstractboynl]

it is just one of the many solos he plays live..! just give him a break ;)

[DyingonYourBday]

they seem more ska/reggae than jazz imo.

idk maybe thats just me

[shuckslbj]

Ska began as a form of danceable jazz.

[ywer92]

Not true, though a common misconception. Ska is a reform of Reggae, taken from Jamaica into Brittan. For a while it was called 'White Reggae" until renamed into ska, after the type of dancing or "skanking" that went with it. The first and 3rd wave of ska related to Reggae (This would be 3rd wave aka 2tone). 2nd wave along with New Wave (not yet called 4th wave) are makes of 2tone with punk, like bands such as Reel Big Fish... Sorry if that sounded arrogant... but I like my ska to be correct

[shuckslbj]

Ska is a reform of reggae? Someone else correct this dumbass -- I'm too tired right now.

[dancasual]

thats not true at all. ska developed in jamaica in the 1960s after american r&b was coming over on the radio. it eventually slowed into rocksteady, and got more of a rhythmic focus and lost the focus on the horns and became reggae. 2nd wave ska in britain, called 2 tone cause of the label the specials started was in the 70s as a punky throwback to jamaican ska. thid-wave ska is american ska, toasters to streetlight manifesto. we're still in 3rd wave, more or less, just a little punkier now.

[shuckslbj]

Thank you.

[johngferguson]

Read the liner notes on "Guns of Navarone: the best of the Skatalites". Worth buying, it's a great album.

[givemebackmydiamonds]

GREAT album

[ninepointtwofive]

@shuckslbj It ain't jazz number 1, and 2, it ain't the same solo.

[makoa11]

@shuckslbj i contend that that is not the same solo as the one on the album, and part of it probably is improvised.

[secayda]

@shuckslbj  maybe thats how the music make him feel

[secayda]

@shuckslbj maybe thats how the music make him feel

and that is david hillyard

[SonOfAPunk]

<3 Fuck...

Beeeeyooooooteeeeeefuuuuuuull!­

[peacefullpaula]

Thank you sister for showing me The Slackers! I love it : )

[123drive]

awesome sax solo!

greatest ska my ears have ever witnessed!

[n00kify]

i'll find another before this night's over

she may not be you

i might not be sober...

Ahh, classic. <3

[Robinho10RM]

i wish these guys could get bigger, get some quality music into the mainstream

[davecoolsdf]

best video EVER

[xrayvisionary]

do they ever come to the states?

iM IN L.A. fuck I wish they would come do a tour in the states, :(

[jguy1986]

Um... they're from NYC, so yeah.

[xrayvisionary]

I heard they only tour the U.K. and that they are from south africa? Sorry for hearing the wrong information no need to be an asshole unless your from NYC then I can comprehend your attitude... SO yeah, UMMM thanks for the info asshole... fuck your mother

[jguy1986]

Woah, slow down there, chief. We're all just here to enjoy the music. And my mom doesn't really deserve that ;-)

But to answer your question, yes they tour the States, usually twice a year or so. Go have fun. Their shows are all about love, not bad vibes.

It's just the internet, bro.

[SonOfAPunk]

Amen.

Skank a little. Or masturbate. Or try marijuana. These things'll simmer you down something fucking fierce.

Less shove, more love.

Shake your ass.

[SonOfAPunk]

Holy fuck.

Beautiful.

Sheer fucking beauty.

[Skatilltheend]

Amazing! Vic is a true genius!

[ArlynisCOOL89]

fo sho

[Turtl289]

One of my favorite Slackers songs, good video.

[benkebab666]

me too, with "And I Wonder", they just remind me a lot of things...