HELL OF A HAT: THE RISE OF '90S SKA AND SWING BOOK BLACKMOODS the band used a full

the band used a full adult choir

and often politicized figure

one of rock's few individuals to demonstrate a willingness to both embrace elements of the unfashionable and ignore prevailing trends

The compilation boasts other exceptional highlights

"When Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger split from the rest of the English Beat to form General Public

HELL OF A HAT: THE RISE OF '90S SKA AND SWING BOOK BLACKMOODS the band used a fullPAGES: 248 DIMENSIONS: 0. 94" H x 8. 1" L x 6. 48" W Inches FORMAT: Hardcover AUTHOR(S): Kenneth Partridge In the late '90s, third wave ska broke across the American alternative music scene like a tsunami. In sweaty clubs across the nation, kids danced themselves dehydrated to the peppy rhythms and punchy horns of bands like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Reel Big Fish. As ska caught fire, a swing revival brought even more sharp dressed, brass