I gotta say tho, the video kinda sucks. Low budget is cool, but the video as a whole wasn't that great. I feel they tried to be all "artsy" with it, and it didn't move me.
Hell yea dude and Jamaica is not the start of ska ska is a mix of so many different styles of music that it cant be cited at any one place but the most noticable part of ska is its blues feel and musical styles.
I agree that Ska's roots are in Calypso and Mento, which are forms of Caribbean Folk Music as well as American Rhythm and Blues, but Ska itself was born in Jamaica. One of Ska's notable attributes is that is Jamaica's first indigenous style of music.
haha I don't care who is fucking who, but I NEED to take time out to say... holy fucking shit... this band kills me... the very finest music ever..... I live the UK, so I love ska... I need more.....shit I love the Slackers....
At age 53, this is one of my top FIVE bands of all-time. I've seen them all from Stevie Wonder,theStones,Police,DMB,Rancid,RBF,LTJ,NOFX, Sly&Family,Graham, etc. Vic & Q-Maxx & every member are such accomplished musicians. While standing outside the Troc in Philly w/ the kids, Vic and others came by playing the banjo to seranade the crowds - how cool was that! At WARPED's post-BBQ party, his Little Blue Pills side project. THEE best raggae-ska band in the Western Hemisphere! Cheers, DadGerry
"I´ve been waitin, people been waitin" for Slackers back in Europe...it´s amazing band, their music is very unordinary and very special, you can recognize them just because of their sound...
hot sound...the slackers4ever!!! to all the swiss-ska-friends...:weiss irgend öbber wenn the slackers wieder in d`schwiz kömme..? resp. dört ane wo si die geilschte konzärt gspielt hänn,basel...:-) gruess an Poz-OneSideAlex-Näf....peace huwi
I'm really pissed of at the manager of this band!!!
Went to go to a show in Guelph Ontario .. pay at the door .. the bouncers wouldn't let us in, We talked to the manager outside and he was a real fucking prick and lied to us sayin he could get us in. Half sold out show and we were denied .. facists
they're fucking amazing though. especially live. i got to get an interview with vic for my podcast after the show too, we just chilled on a couch in the back of the venue and talked. He's a fuckin awesome guy
WOW!!! The slackers are on YouTube too!?! No way!! Thanks soo much for sharing! Go to a show and you will witness the best EVER ska band. They also have a new video on their latest CD "Peculiar" for the song "Propaganda." (Nov. 05)
around 1:25 reminds me of "The Question" CD cover. Maybe it's supposed to, considering this songs on there. Whatever, the Slackers fucking own.
backstagebettie 3 years ago
i ordered an Adolescents shirt from Interpunk and i got a free Slackers sticker.
The Slackers kick ass.
SelfEsteemSMASH 3 years ago
andrestroek, thanks for correcting me. arbitrary is a kind eufemism. shoud have said brooklyn. great music anyhow.
KabouterKlus 3 years ago
can't wait til i see these guys sunday night, it will be the 12th time..gotta love em!!
coldkitten 3 years ago
Ah, I almost saw the Slackers but I had a fight with my girl that day, shit!
RudeDan 3 years ago
good song !
redaskapunk 3 years ago
Looks like the whole video is shot in New Orleans. Long Live NOLA!!! Never Forget!!!
goisles 3 years ago
Felt very priviliged here in Rotterdam last Friday. The Slackers are a MUST SEE band. Ska from the Bronx, love it
KabouterKlus 3 years ago
excellent gig, felt priv. too - callin it ska from the bronx is a bit of an arbitrary decision, though chorehobgoblin..
andrestroek 3 years ago
I'm going to see them friday in Rotterdam...can't wait!!
knoppie 3 years ago
Saw these boys in Toronto about 6yrs ago. Fantastic night, great fun to watch. Whole place was hopping !!!!!
hughjass1019 3 years ago
The slackers are the best thing that's ever happened.
tvfreakshow 3 years ago 2
They were awesome tonight in Tilburg. No arrogance just humble people who can play superb ska. Stay together!
sbking123 3 years ago
roll on thursday!
jjwidvs 3 years ago
i know lol
tazzaxxxx 3 years ago
love the slackers unlike loads of bands there as good live as they are in a studio xxxx
tazzaxxxx 3 years ago
Hmmm... Probably BETTER live.
KingOfTh3Ska 3 years ago 2
they are flawless live. it was one of the best shows i have ever been to, no doubt. they packed the place shoulder-to-shoulder, and to the ceiling.
benson471 3 years ago
con you PLEEEEEEEASE COME TO PERU?
qlon 3 years ago
Saw them in LA in May, amazing. Great live. Vic has such an amazing voice.
wpeokdjnaokin 3 years ago
i love the slackers. hellcat over the world
godsavethequeers 3 years ago
the gig here in SAO PAULO 23/08/2008 was amazing!!!keep skanking!!!!!
nandorude82 3 years ago 5
I just got home from your show in rio,man it was awesome i hope to see you guys again soon!
gadelha26 3 years ago
BRAZIL FUCK YEAH!!!
949883 3 years ago 5
they are coming to brazil baby !!! oh yeahhhh
KALIPF 3 years ago 2
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
HolyFuckK 3 years ago
2:10 trumpet solo, girl shaking her booty with a Slackers logo on it. Yeah baby!!!
SkaMasta097 3 years ago
Wonderfullllllll.. Represent NOLA..
atomjb 3 years ago
Haha, represent St. Bernard!!! Vive Da Parish!!!
goisles 3 years ago
Man I LOOVE this band! Newcastle Carling Acadamy 1st July.. im sooo excited!! x
chickenquiff 3 years ago
amazing band
amazing song
saw them in NYC last week
BEST EVER!
BRudy87 3 years ago 2
Great song.
I gotta say tho, the video kinda sucks. Low budget is cool, but the video as a whole wasn't that great. I feel they tried to be all "artsy" with it, and it didn't move me.
Hire a professional next time, boys.
DickCancer 3 years ago
Oh, but you gotta love the shots from the Maple Leaf!!! Oak St., Uptown New Orleans!!! This band never forgets Ska's roots.
goisles 3 years ago
Ska's Roots is Jamaica man
949883 3 years ago
Ska's roots is everywhere
tecnicolorscream 3 years ago
Ska's roots are everywhere.
tecnicolorscream 3 years ago 2
Hell yea dude and Jamaica is not the start of ska ska is a mix of so many different styles of music that it cant be cited at any one place but the most noticable part of ska is its blues feel and musical styles.
Crondak 3 years ago
I agree that Ska's roots are in Calypso and Mento, which are forms of Caribbean Folk Music as well as American Rhythm and Blues, but Ska itself was born in Jamaica. One of Ska's notable attributes is that is Jamaica's first indigenous style of music.
SkaMasta097 3 years ago
Wonderfull^^
blubbblow 3 years ago
Sweetness. I'm seeing them next week. I'm so stoked!
Euterpe001 3 years ago
You suck!!! Actually...I hope you had a great time. I would die to see them!
downflow314 3 years ago
It's well worth it. The show was awesome! The only complaint I have is that I wanted them to play for longer. Can't get enough Slackers.
Euterpe001 3 years ago
I never noticed before, is that Vic Rice at 1:10?
ongreystreet 3 years ago
i saw them last night and wow amazing! really cool band.
elephant2362 3 years ago
haha I don't care who is fucking who, but I NEED to take time out to say... holy fucking shit... this band kills me... the very finest music ever..... I live the UK, so I love ska... I need more.....shit I love the Slackers....
Lardinho78 3 years ago
there's also an official music video for "Propaganda"
OneManArmy1421 3 years ago
Saw them last night! They are the BEST!! LOVE them!
channah09 3 years ago
fuckin right im seeing these guys on thursday at call the office. rudies unite! yea yea fuckn skankn yo
crizackreggaeman 3 years ago
Slackers always makes me feel happy.<3
AtariBunny1337 3 years ago
everyone should know who the slackers are
vic is the new bob dylan, so talented
punkbitchwhore 3 years ago 3
One of my fav songs...amazing band! I will keep skanking to this band even when they throw my old bones into some retirement home.
Pavel Penguin
PavelPenguin 3 years ago 3
At age 53, this is one of my top FIVE bands of all-time. I've seen them all from Stevie Wonder,theStones,Police,DMB,Rancid,RBF,LTJ,NOFX, Sly&Family,Graham, etc. Vic & Q-Maxx & every member are such accomplished musicians. While standing outside the Troc in Philly w/ the kids, Vic and others came by playing the banjo to seranade the crowds - how cool was that! At WARPED's post-BBQ party, his Little Blue Pills side project. THEE best raggae-ska band in the Western Hemisphere! Cheers, DadGerry
DadGerry 3 years ago 6
Fuckin' Oi! to you. Keep it up. You're never too old for good music
goisles 3 years ago 4
nice concert in hamburg yesterday
DonEragon 3 years ago
they're amazing live.. and they're coming to cleveland on 4/20 its gonna be amazing!
MugFugInc 3 years ago
such a sweet band. they are even better live.
thegranddcsk8r 3 years ago
olten schützi live 2.märz!!!!!!
yeah
nakya1 3 years ago
the best ska band ever
boynition 4 years ago 4
Dude, Amen. I mean, not counting the Skatalites, of course, but whatever.
shuckslbj 3 years ago
best song ever
popdatcoochie 4 years ago
yeahh!
robertillo3 4 years ago
Už se těšim do rock kafé!!!!!!!
floggingjack 4 years ago
wow! 28.2. in Prague, it´s great!
"I´ve been waitin, people been waitin" for Slackers back in Europe...it´s amazing band, their music is very unordinary and very special, you can recognize them just because of their sound...
TLRover 4 years ago
Hey- hey- hey! They're great! Vic's voice, ah... Can't wait to see them in Slovenia.
nykkaa 4 years ago
They're coming back to EU?
Well allrighty then!
GhastlyOnesRule 4 years ago
greattings from Colombia, the slackers is my favorite band they're amazing, i love them, i hope that some they can come here... rude girl style
pilarik216 4 years ago 2
3.3.08 in vienna, austria.... yeahh!!
gurknase 4 years ago
The Slackers live in concert....02.März in Olten,CH
Uncle508 4 years ago
ohhh tooo crucial. slackers give me tingly feelin in my wiener
randal655321 4 years ago 2
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i listen to ska a lot but never liked slackers.boring - same melody,same rhytm all the time in all songs.
Vechet 4 years ago
man, the slackers are one of the best ska bands of the time.
RudeSkaJerk 4 years ago 9
Of course they have the same "rhythm" in each song...that rhythm's called SKA. The syncopated, accented offbeat? Ring any bells?
Skibz777 4 years ago 6
hot sound...the slackers4ever!!! to all the swiss-ska-friends...:weiss irgend öbber wenn the slackers wieder in d`schwiz kömme..? resp. dört ane wo si die geilschte konzärt gspielt hänn,basel...:-) gruess an Poz-OneSideAlex-Näf....peace huwi
Uncle508 4 years ago
The Amsterdam gig was great , had a blast skankin' with all the ska people... Let's do it all over again in Eindhoven next week!
GhastlyOnesRule 4 years ago
Saw them play at this very venue. The Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans right after the city reopened post-Katrina. Hell of a show.
allenchampagne 4 years ago
Maybe the best ska-song ever, love it!
broembo 4 years ago 2
I used to hang out with them. I miss them, cool band.
velocetric 4 years ago
I'm really pissed of at the manager of this band!!!
Went to go to a show in Guelph Ontario .. pay at the door .. the bouncers wouldn't let us in, We talked to the manager outside and he was a real fucking prick and lied to us sayin he could get us in. Half sold out show and we were denied .. facists
punkorama9 4 years ago
Relaxed people,sunshine, joint and this song!
Floppipi111 4 years ago
I love it.
steelmanpap 4 years ago 3
THE SLACKERS ARE AWESOME!!!
pkersdoom 4 years ago 6
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Fzoul44 4 years ago
the fuckin jam
bostonrobcube 4 years ago
seeing these guys friday in sf should be fun
djgiga 4 years ago 2
IT WAS AMAZING LAST NIGHT
lazyboyselector 4 years ago 2
Love them! thanks Ciam for introducing them!
rastagirl007 4 years ago 2
Yeah, saw them at Summerjam Cologne!
Floppipi111 4 years ago
AAAHAHA this video is so bad! But I do love ze Slackers.
yamba 4 years ago
I saw them at SUMMERJAM in Cologne....GREAT!
kaioshinn 4 years ago 2
skank it up!!!!!!
droogies420 4 years ago
great song:)) it makes me happy :)
cingum 4 years ago
i've seen them LIVE at Open Airding in Germany
HuaberSepp 4 years ago
I love this song! ;)
PeteIsMyMan 4 years ago
I have both Albums, The Question and Wasted days. This group are totally The DB's!
actonlion 4 years ago
both albums? they have more than two.
they're fucking amazing though. especially live. i got to get an interview with vic for my podcast after the show too, we just chilled on a couch in the back of the venue and talked. He's a fuckin awesome guy
skawesome 4 years ago
Slackers come to Toronto!
pilotbowman 4 years ago
slackers come to GÜTERSLOH!! place in germany :P
NorCalGustav 4 years ago
ill be there im from Gütersloh :o
ppzigzag 4 years ago
This song is MAKING me SKANK!!!!!!
southcoastdub 4 years ago
damn I'm on the wrong Coast lol
SouthCentralVARudie 4 years ago
Slackers playing at teh Calafornia Brew Haus tomorrow, MAY 4th.
402 Ridge Road (west)
(585)621-1480
eescorse 4 years ago
one of my favorite album...one of my favorite song !!!
eselia 4 years ago
they're awesome ! i love this song;p
ejsid 4 years ago
i love your video but not as much as i love victor
Lisalisanyc 4 years ago
thats pretty sweet
lewmun8 4 years ago
una de las mejores bandas de nuestros tiempos ;)
cigres 5 years ago
actually, one of two videos made by the slackers...
acidmaniac 5 years ago
oh whats the other one? propaganda, i guess?
NorCalGustav 5 years ago
yup, think I prefer propaganda actually
BILLYBOBMARLEY 5 years ago
ich liebe sie!! i love 'em!! ;D
NorCalGustav 5 years ago
one of my fav slacker's songs love it
killallneds 5 years ago
What can I say about The Slackers that hasn't already? =3 Love Em
SouthCentralVARudie 5 years ago
Ahh...the sweet sound of The Slackers
samfo29 5 years ago
King of Ska and makes the best song.one of the best!
caliroks 5 years ago
Puta que pariu!
guibrown 5 years ago
słucham ten kawałek juz caly dzien i nie moge sie nasluchac!;D
ilios87 5 years ago
:-)) Hut Ab!!
Surfits 5 years ago
Slackers, perfection, what more could you want.
DarSax 5 years ago
Bloody Brillian. Viiic! <3 <3 <3
JossetteDarling 5 years ago
perfeito!!
baioneis1 5 years ago
WOW!!! The slackers are on YouTube too!?! No way!! Thanks soo much for sharing! Go to a show and you will witness the best EVER ska band. They also have a new video on their latest CD "Peculiar" for the song "Propaganda." (Nov. 05)
sweetestmocha 5 years ago
they are fuckin wicked, awesome blend of political shit and fun shit
thegodfather1405 5 years ago
Best song. Loved it
bigbossmatt 5 years ago
Great song
The Slackers are such a great band live AND on c.d
So much soul in the music
skajazzrudie 5 years ago
perfect song
kleinerdackel 5 years ago
amazing!!! i love them!
missmoney 5 years ago
awesome song, awesome band, great live show.
GGAllinIsGod 5 years ago