[quote name='thatstoobad']
what is this, 1996?
i think those bands would really be considered "ska-punk", but for the intent of roughly describing the style it works. but yeah, calling operation ivy ska is like calling johnny lang blues. sort of.
"if you like authentic blues, you really gotta check out Blues Hammer, they're so great."[/quote]
Let us not debate the intricacies of the dozens of different categories of 'punk', 'ska', 'ska-punk', 'sk8er punk', 'emo', 'screamo', 'walrus-punk', blah-blah', this list could seriously go on forever. Just let the kid get his damn hoodie so he can puke on it while making out with a girl he met after the local Ramones tribute band plays their standard 15-minute set and tells the audience they have to cut the show short because the drummer's mom will be picking him up soon and the owner of the bowling alley told them that the 6-year old girl's birthday party two lanes down wants them to turn off the loud music because Jesus hates it.
Ahhh, to be young again...