[Music]Five Iron Frenzy

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Anyone still listen to them (or did listen to them)? They broke up in 2004, but I've just gotten into them, especially the newer songs.

Wiki on FIF

[Zalmoxis]

Erm, what's Christian ska?

[Quietus]

Christian Ska eh? Get John Brown's Body's album "Among Them". It's a modern classic. It's practically a Christian album too.

edit: Here's some samples: http://www.emusic.com/album/10607/10607211.html

reviews: http://www.arielpublicity.com/john_b.../articles.html

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

If you hear FIF's Old West or maybe American Kryptonite or Oh, Canada you'll realize the "Christian" part is equal to the "awesome" part.

And the newer (2003) material is a kind of ska/hardcore mix. American Kryptonite is an example.

FIF doesn't sound like John Brown's Body's much at all...

[Quietus]

If you hear FIF's Old West or maybe American Kryptonite or Oh, Canada you'll realize the "Christian" part is equal to the "awesome" part.

And the newer (2003) material is a kind of ska/hardcore mix. American Kryptonite is an example.

FIF doesn't sound like John Brown's Body's much at all...

I see. I listened to the samples and the older "Old West" is third-wave ska while the newer "American Kryptonite" is more like punk-rock, but not ska at all.

Erm, what's Christian ska?

Ska is a Jamaican music (1st wave = 60s) and progenitor of Rocksteady/Reggae music. Basically, third-wave ska (90s) with Christian lyrics (sorta like Christian Rock).