The Bosstones' debut is an energetic, skankin' party album fusing ska with punk and hard rock, with more of an emphasis on ska than the band would show on later records. The...
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As the title indicates, the Bosstones' second LP begins to downplay their ska influences in favor of punk and hard rock. The songwriting has slipped a bit, a problem that...
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Lest anyone think the Bosstones would compromise their sound for their major-label debut, they trot out buzzsaw punk covers of Minor Threat and The Angry Samoans...
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This mini-album contains the definitive version of the Bosstones' signature song, "Someday I Suppose," plus covers of early Bob Marley ("Simmer Down") and hardcore bands...
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Never officially titled, this EP is also referred to as simply Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Two originals, including the title track, are present, as well as several punked-out...
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Nearly as good as the two discs that precede it on this list, Question The Answers features tunes such as "A Sad Silence" and "Toxic Toast," forwarding the ska tradition of...
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Once tagged neatly as ska-core, over the years the Mighty Mighty Bosstones have not merely defined and refined this genre, they've moved beyond it as well, as their fourth...
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Let's Face It 3/11/1997, Yahoo! Music, Jim Derogatis
Old friends and in-demand alternative producers Sean Slade and Paul Kolderie (Hole, Tracy Bonham, Dinosaur Jr.) give the Bosstones their strongest recorded sound, and the...
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Let's Face It 3/11/1997, Yahoo! Music, Brett Anderson
In their own way ska-core progenitors the Mighty Mighty
Bosstones, are devout samplers. Their technique is decidedly organic--no turntables here, though vocalist Dicky...
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With No Doubt and Sublime having dominated the pop airwaves in 1996, it wasn't too much of a stretch for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones to hope for similar success, even if...
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Back in 1994, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones threw a party for friends and family, a welcome home gala celebrating their return after a long spell on the road. Held over four...
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LAUNCHÆs resident SKA nut is back in action. And boy are my arms tired! OK, the delivery's a little off these days, but that's no reason to think that the rest of the SKA...
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' newfound willingness to take their time working out material paid off with Let's Face It, and thus, Pay Attention didn't appear until three...
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' newfound willingness to take their time working out material paid off with Let's Face It, and thus, Pay Attention didn't appear until three...
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After working on their ska sound for approximately two decades, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones have released A Jackknife to a Swan, which is unfortunately a day late and a...
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Throughout the late '90s, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Sublime paved the way for many ska-punk bands to make an appearance on commercial alternative radio and (thanks to...
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