Skarmageddon, Vol. 3: A New Beginning (1997)

About this title: Moon Ska has a packed stable of fine breeds. Check out their 2-CD compilation of 45 new ska bands -Skarmageddon, Vol. 3. I think we are in the midst of a ska revolution, and that's a good thing. My favorite cuts in this roundup are by King 7 & The Soulsonics (MC 900 Ft. Jesus goes ska?), the vintage sounding Buford O'Sullivan, the jazz like instrumental sounds of The Articles with a Detroit radio appearance recording of "Starsky," Spider Nick & The Maddogs, Lord Streev & The Echos, The Space Heaters, great female harmonies in Low Pressure, Checkmate, and Monkey . Those were from disc one, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Rude Boy Invasion
2. Hecho-A-Mano [Robustos]
3. Decade Revival Song [OSullivan]
4. Poetry in Motion [Highball Holiday]
5. Starsky [Recorded Live on WDET] [Margulis]
6. Molly [Farias]
7. Rude Boys Rule [Live] [Prince Buster]
8. My Golden Love
9. Felix Culpa
10. Osakis Football Rules
11. Palabras [Barthelemy]
12. Secret
13. Skaramunga
14. The Rhino
15. Tommy No a Go Go
16. Sonic
17. Pizza Girl
18. Little Bird
19. Go Fish
20. Little Girl from Outerspace
21. When It Gets Dark
22. Chicago
23. Doesn't Matter
24. Granted
25. I Don't Know What to Do
26. School Clothes [Hot Stove Jimmy/Iri]
27. 7 Grand
28. Conspiracy
29. Gonna Get It, Nazi Punk
30. Bomba 48 [Galvan]
31. In the John
32. Orange Juice
33. Mi Hamster Esta Muerto
34. Robbin' Hood
35. Widowmaker [Impossibles]
36. Late Night Dining [Army of Juan]
37. Cock-N-Balls
38. In Front of Me
39. Sideshow
40. Failed Trust
41. Glutton
42. O.J.
43. Slow & Easy
44. Priceless
45. Primaries

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.