Here's the latest from one of Christian music's first ska bands. Being a moron when it comes to the underground, I hadn't even heard of these folks until about two years ago. But in fact, they've been going strong for quite a while just above the underground - and they don't seem to be put off that nobody in mainstream Christian music has noticed them until now. My boss predicts The Israelites to be the next big ska band, and I'd say that after years of paying dues, they deserve it. This isn't the third wave rafter-swingin' energy you'd hear from bands like Five Iron, but rather, a mellow, more traditional form of reggae-influenced ska. Cool, swingy guitar tones chinka-chinka back and forth, and the rich bari sax and Hammond organ groove by (even grabbing the opportunity to play "Heart & Soul" during the bridge of "I Don't Know Why").
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The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Tony LaFianzaSka music is very popular now, but most of the kids listening to the Supertones, Insyderz, and Five Iron Frenzy don't know the history of this music, that there is another kind of ska music out there without the punk influence and the big distorted guitars. It is the predecessor of "third wave ska" and "2 tone ska." It is more influenced by "rock steady reggae." It's called "traditional ska" in…Similar sounding releases
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