Ska'd For Life

[mancodetikum]

oi oi oi from spain ska ska ska

[mp2611]

I believe I saw The Mighty Offbeats in Warmwell a while back on a scrot rally.

[congamantony]

@mp2611 Yup we played Warmwell scoot rally about 3 years ago - it was really good !!

[Realrpg]

Best band name

[j1mf1eld]

LOVE IT :D

[MrNetty78]

used to follow ska'd for life all round cornwall, miss it

[KickitWithBlarg]

love it

[robsiona]

SAw them at the Crypt in Hastings a great live band -shame they aint still gigging

and there T-shirts were brill! but mines worn out damn it

[sedge1310]

@robsiona i was in a band called Ske'd 4 Life back in 1995 based around hemel hempstead herts , which then became a band called mistakes

[dakgadan]

Amazing, but sometimes I find it difficult to hear what the singer sings.. Could someone post the lyrics please?

[waltjabsco79]

Ska`d  4 life i agree. GREAT stuff

[Skadiego]

Oh cool I found the band Ska'd for Life. Now I need to see if I can find the US one. I think they are from Boston.

Good tunes folks. Is this an original?

[daniel44ska]

I'm from Ecuador a little country in south America.... and you playing a so good ska really i like it and some day , i hope ,to stay in one live show of you



[msenosk]

Omg whats the name of ths song and were can i find it its awsome!?

[Punka1992]

Nice sax playing ;)

[electricalsolutions]

Probably..... the best SKA band in the world

[Valerio960]

listen LA MAGIA DEL SAX

[20Four7ven]

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[drottie963b]

got to get this song into the main stream great tune !!!

[skanthology]

Love that sax!!!

And it's player ;-)

[nickynoodles33]

Love Ska'd for life, used to see them regularly in Weymouth even travelled down to Plymouth to see Lee, Becki and the band. Miss them terribly.

Nicky n Caf!!!! x

[dotcombizman]

I always come here when I am feeling down - Ska'd For Life is a bad that is hard to listen to without tapping your feet !

[pogohero6334]

It's funny you mentioned tapping your feet, because untill I read that I didn't even realize that I was subconsciously tapping my feet.

[PIymouth]

woahhh

[InflatablePlane]

Awesome Two-Tone sound :DDDDDD I wish this sound would make a huge comeback. Something to skank and pogo to. :D Thanks for posting :)

[sedge1310]

@InflatablePlane it has where you been?

[himmler2121]

ska ska ska q ritmasooooooooo!!!!!!!!

esto si da vida

[elisanelissen]

Love the sax! (being a sax player myself) If you're signed on a Belgian label then why have I never heard this before?!

[elisanelissen]

Well can't really tell I started playing when I was 7 and I'm 18 now.. It took me quite a while to get on a decent level I must say, but I wasn't all that motivated. Your clarinet skills will definately be handy, I think the notes are pretty much the same (but don't really know, have never played a clarinet before). Just try it! And practice, practice, practice!

[DaMastaMynd]

Saxophone fingerings through the written range are almost identical to clarinet fingerings in the clarion range (from middle B4 to C5). The embouchure transition is where you'll likely have the most difficulty. I struggled to get my lower notes to sound (you need to drop your jaw a good amount) and to keep my high notes from going sharp (just loosen up your lip pressure slightly), but actually fingering passages is pretty simple once you get started.

[betterthancoltrane]

noooooo. Never drop your jaw to get any note. stay firm and use air.

[increiblejupamono]

me encanta i love it

oi oi oi from spain

[harry1829]

i love it :)

[jreno78]

i dont listen to much ska, but i do like this song a lot. thanks.  totally awesome song.

[madmacska]

Dont ya just love ska...makes ya wanna dance instantly,great stuff.

[SkaPablito]

yes ay!

great!

[SKAnurse311]

man this is a very cool ska band. the sax sounds so soothing. kudos to you guys. you can rarely hear people make this kind of stuff anymore. thanks for keeping ska alive man. much respect to you guys.

[sheepyhorse]

loll this was nice

[fee240273]

Fantastic!!! I love these guys .... Whoop whoop ! Thank you xxxxx

[gacovnica]

tenor sax has more beautiful noise and ambit (comprehension) of notes. (Sorry for my english)

[fikapaus]

whats the difference betwen Tenorsax and altsax? what sax should I have if I want to play Ska? thinking of buying one but would like to know witch one I should get. greatful for answers :)

[lnsouciance]

alto is smaller/higher. tenor is bigger/lower

specially alto is in key of Eb and tenor is in key of Bb. most ska bands use tenor's just because they have the more jazzy low sound

[fikapaus]

ok thanks for explaining that for me. I´ll buy or rent a Tenor then Peace

[th3falconator]

although this shouldnt realy affect your decision im going to have to point out that, although i love the sound of a tenor sax, they are fucking heavy and own your neck lol, but you get used to it (invest in a decent strap)

[magicnut21]

I'd love to learn the sax. Saw one recently in a second hand intrument shop for under 300 quid. A Bb tenor sax. Does the Bb make any difference. Would you reccomend any particular tuning for ska?

[buhler32]

All tenor saxes are Bb aren't they? An alto is in Eb and a bari is in Eb too

[skalewilly]

EXCELLENT!!!!! what a great song!!! the music is fantastic, era a great band!!!

-Ale-

[merckhd]

anyone got this song? can give me?

[whu01]

i love this tune is it on any album they have done???

[delfinchandandy]

i think i saw these live bout 2 years ago. they were great!

[oobbmm]

Does anybody know what kind of sax shes using?

[shirkenXCCR]

tenor

[stubs13]

It looks like an Old Martin Tenor Sax, like a Committee II

[congamantony]

Bex says its a 'King Cleveland' sax

[xmtsystems]

@oobbmm Buy yourself a vintage Selmer Mk. VI, and forget about everything else. :)

[noslensetax]

wow really catchy

[Rapska513]

esta chido el ritmo por que im not speak englis y no entendi ni maaiz.

[1ChuckNorris1]

sound cool

[vegas2kc]

the sax player is HOTTT!

[tomolad93]

nice 1 M M  I U

[buhler32]

what is ska?

[kaptainkrunch011]

ska is the best thing ever people will try to explain it in many different words but ska can not be put into words

if you think about it ska isnt even a word its a sound but the guitar has upstrokes on the offbeat and like a clicking sound on the beat then usually there is a hrn section or organ or piano the bass is a walking bass alot of the time and it is somewhat like reggae but its not exactly the same its a branch off of it

[Emeraldknite]

Heresy!...Sorry just kidding. LOL. Actually Reggae is a branch of Ska. There are plenty of home brew videos about the history of Ska here on youtube. You just need to search for history of ska and a few will pop up.

[maxitoasi]

ska can explain it has 3 waves you ar hearing the secon the third is the new one the mixture of ska u are hearing is 1950/60 jamaica ska with some english rock the third ska wave is punk rock with american style and jaimca ska all in

[maxitoasi]

well if you want to explain the guitar part is easy ska has its own rythem in the chors you have to lift all of your fingers depending the time of the song, thats the explanation of the upstrokes on the offbeat you can play the same song in 3 diferent ways, laso as you notice, the bass is a walking bass cause is something caracteristic of this music gender hear this bands ska-p latin ska band very good goldfinger - superman, goldfinger american band and the song superman very good

[maxitoasi]

well also the ska that is a branch form reggae is the 1950/60 jaimaca ska the original ska, well lamots forgot goldfinger is known by 99 red ballons from nena but u guy form youtube hear goldfinger - superman i know that u will like it...

[Arrysv]

you mostly find it like reggae/jazz

[chewy200890]

Great foot tapping stuff - Well done - I always log on here when pressured in Business!

[Ashloomis]

Why aren't they famous yet? They're really good and have been at it for fourteen fucking years!

[EmporerLuBu]

me 2

[usasaxking]

an me mean breakfast

[DJLSK]

im goin out with the lead singers daughter woooot

[usasaxking]

fucking wooopeyyyyyyyy

[bink182rock]

i know this guy his names lee, hes my dads best mate, he stayed at my house for ages, postman lee!!! lol

[dotcombizman]

When are you going to post some more video of Ska'd for life ?

[congamantony]

posted a new one a couple of weeks back - check out 'ska'd for life - TCFC'. thanks dotcombizman

[bink182rock]

the singer i meant

[laurel767]

GREAT SKA GREAT SKA TUNE SKA D FOR LIFE!

[lucaskido]

damn, i don't know how you britains do it (are you?:) ) but you always seem to have that special (uhu, the specials) way of playing ska.

And on the saxophone (my instrument), you brighten this song with the nice and happy tunes. Not too difficult, but you found it. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat, that's what I think!

A (recent) Belgian Fan

[congamantony]

Thanks lucasskido !! SKA SKA SKA

[JazzySaxE]

nice band

[warrengriffin]

british ska for the win!

[SkaMasta097]

right on! UK has alot of good ska, especially from the 2-tone movement. not to mention the Toasters (very good third wave ska) are fronted by Robert Hingley, who is British.

[MyBigRecordDeal]

i love this stuff

good time music

[dotcombizman]

Skad for life. I play your track all the time. I would like to see more of your talents on youtube. Sadly you are based to far from where I live or I would come see you at your gigs.

I am chained to my computer regarding my business, so I love to listen to "Skad for life" It cheers me up and gets my foot tapping,it is a great stress buster .

Well done and give my regards to Sax player she is great !

[congamantony]

Hi dotcombizman - Thanks for the comments again, they are appreciated. We were recording again recently and I'm working on another video right now. It should be finished in a few weeks. Watch this space...

[talktal]

didn't arthur kay have a song called ska'd for life (because of sacrafice)?

[dotcombizman]

I love this track 10 out of 10 . It is a pity you are based in Southern England otherwise I would be your gigs!

[congamantony]

Thanks dotcombizman

[dotcombizman]

excellent well done, great sax player as well

[DerbySkinhead]

DOH! I should have waited for the vid to finish before asking!

[DerbySkinhead]

Nice. You guys have a website or MySpace?

[badmusicinc]

Hey Tony. Behind the scenes footage is always handy!

Nice one.

Elliott