tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post8907747646444282949..comments2024-03-20T18:37:49.933-04:00Comments on The Duff Guide to Ska: Shots in the Dark: Various Artists - NYC Ska LiveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-16213494924182404322009-07-31T23:48:18.930-04:002009-07-31T23:48:18.930-04:00just won a copy of this from ebay. im so excited, ...just won a copy of this from ebay. im so excited, ive been trying to get my hands on a copy of this for a couple years since Marc first told me about it.Kames Jellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07172046371603768561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-35077795693208216242009-01-03T03:21:00.000-05:002009-01-03T03:21:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-10263097230999072122008-09-18T14:03:00.000-04:002008-09-18T14:03:00.000-04:00MoonSka Fan:Thanks for your feedback (ska fans rea...MoonSka Fan:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your feedback (ska fans really are 'musical misfits' aren't we?) I'm glad you enjoyed the post. What band was your brother in back in the mid-90s? Every so often there are ska fests--Chuck Wren of Jump Up is holding one in early October in Chicago (go to www.jumpuprecords.com for details) and in the past year there have been fests in Nevada and Tennessee. There is a 3 Floors of Ska show coming up in November at the Knitting Factory in NYC, too.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>Steve from MoonSteve from Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074565580429334218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-27201776795164650712008-09-17T16:43:00.000-04:002008-09-17T16:43:00.000-04:00Thanks for this post. I was just a teen in the CT ...Thanks for this post. I was just a teen in the CT suburbs when this was recorded, and didn't even listen to it until I started combing through my brother's vinyl around 1992 after I had accepted ska into my heart. Those Bigger Thomas tracks found their way onto many of my mix tapes through the 90s; that Richie Havenesque guitar solo at the end of "Moving" still gives me chills justing thinking about it.<BR/><BR/>I experienced the third wave in its tiny eddies, in places like Ithaca, NY and New London, CT, not the big city. Although I remember seeing my brother play at a Ska festival in Port Chester NY in August of 95. Lots of New England bands were there. Do festivals like that even happen anymore?<BR/><BR/>It was such a great movement; a way for many musical misfits to connect before the Internet (not counting alt.music.ska). And that power of those first chugging chords. I've never gone to any indie rock show, etc., that had such power and joy as the first five minutes of a live ska show.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting me get nostalgic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-47040611032625304822008-09-04T08:42:00.000-04:002008-09-04T08:42:00.000-04:00Jeremy:Thanks for your feedback! It would be terri...Jeremy:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your feedback! It would be terrific if this album could be expanded and released on CD (and vinyl!). But, I agree that it might be difficult to get everyone on board. Then again, would it hurt to put some feelers out to see if the bands are interested?<BR/><BR/>Just a thought...<BR/><BR/>Take care!<BR/><BR/>Steve from MoonSteve from Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074565580429334218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-30998375330966547542008-09-04T00:09:00.000-04:002008-09-04T00:09:00.000-04:00Hey Steve,I have the entire uncut audio from this ...Hey Steve,<BR/>I have the entire uncut audio from this show! If all these bands would sign off on the tunes we could totally release this on Megalith Records! on CD finally and probably a double cd at that! But I'm sure a few of the bands would want too much money for that...Jeremy Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632694889439494802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-9273605183881310552008-09-03T12:44:00.000-04:002008-09-03T12:44:00.000-04:00Andrew:Thanks for your comments. The Wetlands and...Andrew:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments. The Wetlands and New Music Cafe shows were good at the time, but the great success of Skalapalooza really made a lot of people in the music industry take notice of the underground ska scene. Doors that had been shut tight to ska bands cracked open and these opportunities helped Moon and its bands to jumpstart the U.S. third wave ska scene into the powerhouse it became from '94 to about '98.<BR/><BR/>After the show, I remember walking out into the audience from backstage and not quite believing that it had all taken place--it was incredible...and all of the bands were terrific that night.<BR/><BR/>Good times.<BR/><BR/>Steve from MoonSteve from Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074565580429334218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-53001852335104228372008-09-03T09:00:00.000-04:002008-09-03T09:00:00.000-04:00Steve,I got to NYC in '91 and started hitting show...Steve,<BR/><BR/>I got to NYC in '91 and started hitting shows at Wetlands and New Music Cafe, but Skalaplooza was the biggest gathering of ska fans I had ever seen. That was an awesome show. It was probably the 3nd or 4th time I had seen Bad Manners, always at smaller venues and they really seemed to light up with that huge audience.<BR/><BR/>-AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-1613456193313629612008-09-02T20:44:00.000-04:002008-09-02T20:44:00.000-04:00Marc:Thanks for your comments--and congrats on 20 ...Marc:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments--and congrats on 20 years of Bigger Thomas (does this include your time as The Panic?)!!!<BR/><BR/>What's weird is that the NYC ska scene seemed to lose a little steam after the NYC Ska Live show, until the massive Skalaplooza show at The Ritz (aka Studio 54) in 1992 with Bad Manners, Skatalites, Toasters, Scofflaws, Skunks, and Ruder Than You--which sort of caught everyone by surprise in terms of how many people showed up (I think it was close to being sold out)...<BR/><BR/>Later.<BR/><BR/>Steve from MoonSteve from Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074565580429334218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-24412295908965152552008-09-02T16:57:00.000-04:002008-09-02T16:57:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting this! I often forget about thi...Thanks for posting this! I often forget about this recording. I have a lot of fond and unfound memories of the recording of this show. We were the openers for the whole show and our guitar player Steve had all sorts of technical problems with his amp which required us to play the song "Moving" twice. The problems continued requiring Bucket to cut off the whole intro to the song from the actual recording. While we were disappointed that Joe Massot bailed, it was still great as the new kids on the block (we were 6 months old at this point) to be a part of the NYCSKA scene. Many of the people who played at the show are still good friends. As a footnote we are celebrating our 20 anniversary this weekend(9/6/08)in New Brunswick with all the original members of the band.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for posting this.<BR/><BR/>Marc from Bigger ThomasMarco On The Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874620674573034354noreply@blogger.com