[Music]Five Iron Frenzy

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Alexander the Pretty Good 23:28 05-06-2006

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.

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Zalmoxis 23:44 05-06-2006

Erm, what's Christian ska?

Quietus 23:44 05-06-2006

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 00:01 05-07-2006

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 03:36 05-07-2006

Originally Posted by 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...

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.

Originally Posted by Zalmoxis:
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).

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