Punk or Ska?

Who's the greatest ska/punk band of all times?

hehe - stop it!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

On a more serious note, who do you think is better, Busted or Good Charlotte?
I definitely vote for Busted. Lyrically, they blow my mind; their words are so heartfelt.

I'm shutting up now

Hhahahahh Busted, Good Charlotte!! Thats Funny

Nice One

hey james from England.
Skas grown so much and got much better over the years. I vote RX bandits or Mad Caddies as best Ska band.

Well there are some old ska bands that are/were really amazing. Ever heard The Toasters? They're brilliant!
I like Mad Caddies too, but I much prefer The Toasters. I used to love RX Bandits, but I got bored of them after a while.

What other ska bands do you like James?

Ever heard of SKA-P ? In my opinion the best ska band i ever heard ! the only problem is they come from espania, so they speak and sing spanish. I don´t understand spanish, only some words, but their music and alos their show is great !

Punk is my world, and I can´t really decide which of the bands are the best ! To give examples of my favorite bands: Millencolin, Me First and the Gimme

Never heard of Ska-p, ill download them soon and let you know what i think. I understand what you mean by it being a problem that they only sing in spanish, i really love lyrics so i could never really love a band in the way, lets say, the way i love NOFX, unless i understand what they are on about.

Speaking of cool ska bands that don't sing in english, there are a couple of really go

The best punk/ska bands of all time? It is tough to narrow down a list and even after giving it a lot of thought, you are bound to leave out some truly deserving candidates. Here is my short list (fave ska songs in parenthesis):

The Selecter ("Madness", "California Screaming", "On My Radio"), Madness ("It Must Be Love", "Our House", "Baggy Trousers"), Desmond Dekker ("Ah It Mek", "Israe