Posted by Alferd Packer at spider-tm023.proxy.aol.com on August 17, 2000 at 06:44:41:
In Reply to: Severe Lack of Ska posted by Mr. Ska on August 17, 2000 at 02:38:43:
About four years ago, ska became a big trend, that's the huge success of "Impression That I Get" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It sort of fizzled out with the moderate success of "Beer" by Reel Big Fish when BASEketball came out and BOMBED.
Anyway, for that year, ska was EVERYWHERE. I mean EVERYWHERE. CAR commercials, CHICKEN commercials, on THIS show, on THAT show. Just like swing music a year or so ago, it was the "big thing."
It was a fad for the general public and it soon passed.
I'd also like to note that "Impression" is in Chasing Amy.
- alf