The Slackers

[LivingDead]

Members
Vic Ruggiero - Keyboards, Vocals
Jay "Agent Jay" Nugent - Guitar
Dave Hillyard - Saxophone
Glen Pine - Trombone, Vocals
Marcus Geard - Bass
Ara Babajian - Drums

Genre
SKA!

Studio Albums
Better Late Than Never (1996)
Redlight (1997)
The Question (1998)
Wasted Days (2001)
The Slackers and Friends (2002)
Close My Eyes (2003)
An Afternoon in Dub (2005)
Slackness (with Chris Murray) (2005)
Peculiar (2006)
The Boss Harmony Sessions (2007)
Self Medication (2008)
The Great Rocksteady Swindle (2010)



The Slackers are a Ska band formed in 1991 in New York City. Their sound is very interestiong with the mix of Ska, reggae, soul, garage rock, and jazz. Although not a punk band, they signed to the punk label Hellcat Records after going on tour in North America and Europe. They are also signed to Moon Ska Records.







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[Harkat]

NICE!!!!
We certainly don't have enough Ska in the forum!

What album would you recommend listening to LivingDead?

 

[TheWhalerfan]

Any band that has my nickname as its band name just has to be decent.

 

[LivingDead]

NICE!!!!
We certainly don't have enough Ska in the forum!

What album would you recommend listening to LivingDead?

It's difficult to find a completely horrible album by them, so any one of their albums I would recommend giving a listen. For highly recommended, I would say Redlight, The Question, Wasted Days, and Peculiar.
All great albums.