MatejkoFarI wrote:I, also find this new ,,ska'' annoying! What I find really stupid is that I see a lot of my colegues (mostly girls) with dreadlocks, red, gold and grenn, etc. I ask them, you listen to reggae? No, just ska. Which bands? NoFx, Clash,... And Keith Richards is the best reggae guitarist (this was really said)...
Dreadlocks are just a matter of fashion nowadays...
Not just ska - NoFx and bands with a similar sound (often on Epitaph Records or Fat Wreck Chords) are making punk lame too.
In terms of punk, I find myself tending more towards the skinhead bands (no, not the Nazi stuff!) in recent years. A tougher sound, a more pragmatic attitude and much less pose/whining.
No-one ever started a skinhead band because they wanted to make money or become a rockstar. Because the general public seem to hate the skinheads and don't even bother trying to understand them.
Also, you can't really pose at being a skinhead, pretend to be poor because you think it's cool and run your mouth (in real life, I mean - you can on the internet, like you can with anything!) - if you did so, there'd be a very real chance that you'd get your ass kicked and have your skinhead clothing and boots forcibly taken away from you.
