Opinion of ska music

[Modernity has failed us]

How do you feel about the punk/reggae fusion genre known as ska? If you're not familiar, here are some examples of the genre:

Less Than Jake - All My Best Friends Are Metalheads

Reel Big Fish - Beer

Stacked Like Pancakes - SFDD (NSFW)

Save Ferris - Come On Eileen (Dexys Midnight Runner cover)

Streetlight Manifesto - Here's To Life

And if you feel like dancing, here's how you dance to ska (this is known as "skanking"):

[fhtagn]

Voted horrible genre.

It's not terrible, but after listening for a while, it all sounds the same.

[Rjjr77]

Please no ska revival, I was there the first time.

[Crumpets]

I enjoy ska, but only passively, and there's a big gulf between the good stuff and the bad stuff. I especially like the songs that have more of a Soca/Calypso and swing feel to them.

Here are some examples of Ska I like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNh-P-1Bqy8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt10udQEK1k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rb13ksYO0s

[LLR]

Real ska is good. This crap modern ska isn't.

The Specials? That's the sh**t! The Selecter? Good stuff! But not your examples.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbqiCxEIeEo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOJSM46nWwo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETTKzcIQTjU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YthLQSqXjLo

[Meclazine for Israel]

It's a lot like food.

It depends on the Chef.

Any form of music is good if the people are talented and have some level of inspiration when they play.