Surf Rock and Ska

NME · Post by **NME** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 9:59 pm

Well I'd think if it were common in many bands that it would be a defining element. But that's just me.

Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 10:04 pm

it's like assuming saome one is black because they're a professional rap artist.

Not neccisarily so, yet most of the time true.

I mean, Eminem is an example, and every ska band with out wind instruments is an example of ska just the same.

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 10:08 pm

NME wrote:
Dictionary.com wrote:ska ( P ) (skä)
n.
Popular music originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, having elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, and calypso and marked by a fast tempo and a strongly accented offbeat.

Does surf rock trully fit under that definition Jace, or is it only fast tempoed with offbeats.

Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 10:14 pm

they're WAY diffrent I agree. But just as there's hardcore punk and pop punk, they're both still forms of punk.

I mean, how much does Underoath or The Blood Brothers sound like Blink-182 or Good Charlotte? Pretty much none.

There are two majhor diffrences between surf rock and ska. Surf rock has no horns (ever) and has no lyrics.

Other than this they sound about the same, but these two elements alone make them very diffrent, so it's a just argument.

So I'm not necissarily calling Surf Rock ska, just a form of ska.