Would have blown those teens minds to learn that Travis Barker is the drummer in that Aquabats song.

@pocobird

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@anothergamingchannel2656

Жыл бұрын

Bro that just blew my mind and I'm old enough I should've known lol. I only knew him from blink 182

@starfishboy1

11 ай бұрын

​@anothergamingchannel2656 I only found out from the aquabats description on Spotify a couple of days ago I sat there for at least an hour just going through the description and it kept blowing my mind

@umno3175

6 ай бұрын

half of them didn't even recognize Gwen Stefani I'm sure it'd go the same way

@lessonsinfailing

5 ай бұрын

I'm not a kid, but I didn't know that.

After watching many of these videos all I have to say is that Jaxon’s parents 100% raised him on great music.

@blackerguy999

Жыл бұрын

Jaxon is the person who you trust to have the aux cable on a road trip.

@Collie4Nyah

27 күн бұрын

@@blackerguy999 the other kids: “what’s an aux cord?” 😂

The 90s was a great period for music- end of the hair bands, birth of grunge, boy bands, girl power, Ska, rebirth of swing/ big band and rockabilly, an evolution of rap. It really was like a musical renaissance in many ways.

@Collie4Nyah

27 күн бұрын

*rebirth of Ska

We didn’t know how good we had it in the 90’s, man.

Okay as awsome as that was, they totally should have at least talked about skanking. One simply cannot listen to Ska without subconsciously doing the Skank!

@mathewluna3361

Жыл бұрын

Agree!!!

@reactionviewer

Жыл бұрын

Preach

@JonCrash-pl3ot

Жыл бұрын

Truer words have never been spoken

@geraldblu3229

Жыл бұрын

I think that was the idea of REACT. Just explaining to them in the meantime and at the end. To check first reactions.

@mike117712

Жыл бұрын

@@geraldblu3229 True.

Man, no mention of The Specials? They were pretty much THE second wave band. A Message to You Rudy would have been a perfect track for them to hear

@anthonyramirez9003

Жыл бұрын

You mean the 2tone era. Like The Beat, Bad Manners, The Selector.

@Thisismyonlyaccount

3 ай бұрын

What about the aqua bats

There was so much unearned hate for Ska in the early 00s, it makes me really happy to see kids just enjoying the energy and good vibes!

Streetlight Manifesto - A Better Place, A Better Time should be on every Ska playlist.

I was a ska kid. And I guess to this day, I am a ska adult (which sounds like an oxymoron, but you're only as old as you feel). From the Skatalites to Sublime, Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger to Catch 22/Streetlight Manifesto, ska is gold. Very sweet to see these kids enjoy the music I (never?) grew up on ;)

@marklane2583

Жыл бұрын

Exactly how I feel I still listen to all of it mad caddies, reel big fish and catch 22 are constantly on and I never grew out of it.

I love this video. I don't care about the inaccuracies, I just like watching the kids getting into it. In fact, you showed them enough ska where they started to realize which songs actually weren't ska! Brilliant!

@michaelfischerbassmaster

Жыл бұрын

Here here!!!! Any attention paid to ska is fine by me!!! Keep skankin'!

I was so happy to see all the kids reacting positively to Goldfinger. Not only that, but Goldfinger not having missed a single beat and sounding just as good as they did 30 years ago.

Seeing them all catch the 'feel-good' vibes of 'Wrong Way' without knowing the lyrical content...,

The 90s was easily the most diverse era of the 20th century. So many styles coming and going in such a short time frame

i recently heard someone describe ska as the music that plays in a 13 year old boy's head when he finds out there will be extra mozzarella sticks and it kinda fits. it carries that vibe of happiness with a level of purity un-corrupted by anything above base-functions. ska just feels good, you dance and dont care that you look like a fool, you vibe thru a warehouse doing sick kickflips on your skateboard with chunky graphics on a playstation. i'm old enough to have experienced this as it happened and the memories attached to this music will be treasured forever. i kinda feel like maybe the world needs a revival of ska. a little bit of sun and happiness and silliness. the world's too dark and serious these days and it seems like nobody's having much fun.

I was born in ‘71, found Ska through Madness and The Specials and I’ve been skankin’ ever since.

When that kid said bring this back please, I couldn't agree more. We need more ska.

@Helios--

3 ай бұрын

Sublime continued after Bradley's death, called 'Sublime with Rome'. I heard they're going on tour now with Bradley's son Jakob (replacing Rome)

I'm so happy to see a positive response out of the teens for Ska. It's certainly in a league of its own.

As a literal 90s kid (born 1990), thank you, REACT, for showing everyone the 90s had something to offer. We appreciate it.

@michaelewing6522

Жыл бұрын

I am a 80s kid (Born 1986) and same to you and it was all thanks to watching MTV in the 90s

@Andy.Kobayashi

Жыл бұрын

1990! ✊️

@BA-vv4jy

Жыл бұрын

Born in 90? Unless you were listening to Ska in elementary school I'm guessing barney and the power rangers were more your speed at the time? No hate just saying.

@GibsonDelGiudice

Жыл бұрын

@@BA-vv4jy You don't know *what* I listened to.

@pocobird

Жыл бұрын

You were only 9 in 1999. 90s kids were born in the 80s.

Calling Goldfinger a bunch of old guys though 💀 I've now felt my own mortality.

Ska shows are the only place where you find a guy in a full dress and hat and a crustpunk jumping in the same crowd. We all love ska.

We are long overdue for a Ska revival. If punk could come back to the radio waves then so should it.

@RdCrestdBreegull

Жыл бұрын

It’s already here, just check out all the releases Bad Time Records has put out. If something’s on the radio that means it’s a fad that will die out, all of the best ska is not on the radio.

@SkaPunkInternational

Жыл бұрын

lots of ska bands have been killing it for years! check out some of the bands on my label (ska punk international) and on bad time records. so many sick bands still making it happen!

@DroppingFBombs

Жыл бұрын

Punk as a generic style will never go away because it's the launching point for most underground rock. To quote a favorite of mine, "3 chords and 6 strings. Screaming how they're gonna change things. They're young, they're strong, they're proud! We turn it up cuz we like it loud!" Most "progressive" musicians started in punk, then "progressed" lol Ska, however, is it's own niche. Predates punk by a few decades and doesn't have the mainstream appeal, but it never went away. I got into ska 22 years ago after the death of 3rd wave and I find new stuff pretty regularly. When it comes to music nothing ever truly dies, you just have to seek it out

@canningmatthew

Жыл бұрын

It is there if you look for it. Some Bruno Mars tracks are Ska influenced. More pop Ska than Punk though.

@skippermatt7939

Жыл бұрын

I actually heard The Interrupters track "She's a Match (I'm Kerosene)" on the regular radio recently. Made me so happy

I’m so ready for Ska to make a big comeback 😁

@RdCrestdBreegull

Жыл бұрын

It’s already here, check out Catbite, We Are the Union, Skatune Network, JER, Eichlers, Joystick, The Best of the Worst, Bad Operation, and Omnigone!

@michaelfischerbassmaster

Жыл бұрын

@@RdCrestdBreegull You can't leave out The Interrupters from current hot ska bands 👍🏻

This kids will never experience the chaos of seeing reel big fish and gold finger at warped tour in the 100 heat in Southern California. Just a bygone era.

What?! No Operation Ivy?! You can't talk the American Ska music scene without Op Ivy.

@jmlicari

6 ай бұрын

This

@eddierocksteady

6 ай бұрын

🎯

@lessonsinfailing

5 ай бұрын

Yeah you can. As they're the originators of ska/punk. Not necessarily ska.

Rancid stemmed from Operation Ivy. One of the most inspirational ska-punk bands.

Would have been nice to see some FIshbone, Selecter, Specials, English Beat, and then explain some of the reasons why Ska become popular, especially the 2Tone aspects. It has some good history behind it.

@flaysol7719

11 ай бұрын

Or The Squirrel Nut Zippers, Buck O nine,

@JeffDelreal

11 ай бұрын

@@flaysol7719 Buck O Nine!!!! Haven't thought about them in forever

@PoorRoleModel

10 ай бұрын

They definitely covered it at a suuuuuper surface level. I was honestly surprised they mentioned the waves in the first place, though. But third wave is as good a gateway drug as any into ska as a whole. Bopping to third wave will open the door to curiosity, and eventually lead to things like 2tone, and the kids were definitely enjoying third wave... So there's hope!

@Dartania

8 ай бұрын

Yes. I’d even say The Skatalites, early Bob Marley even and original Jamaican ska first. Then some tunes from The Clash and second wave ska like mention above plus Madness, etc. Then Fishbone and later including punk ska like Operation Ivy and others of the great suggestions above. Hepcat to close it out as a modern throwback.

@cs8862

5 ай бұрын

Well said!

More recent band are The Interrupters, they are amazing.

lol the song they picked for Sublime, I don't think those kids were paying attention to the lyrics

@bonnevillebagger9147

7 ай бұрын

They followed it up with zoot suit riot: so it got worse.

@alyssej.6046

6 ай бұрын

Came to the comments to see if anybody else saw this lol. Wrong Way, such a happy song!

I LOVE SKA MUSIC, one of the best genres of the 90s

Having been the guitarist of a popular ska-reggae-punk band for almost 20 years myself (shared the stage with all the "greats" including with the guys from Sublime) I was finally happy to see the one kid recognized that the most important element that makes ska "ska" is the chunk chunk rhythm of the guitar, NOT the horns. Not all ska tunes have horns, but ALL ska songs have that certain staccato rhythm chunk of the guitar. ... This is a very entertaining and fun video to watch their reactions. ... By the way that girl's reaction on not understanding what Tim Armstrong (Rancid) was saying was HILARIOUS! I feel ya girl, I could never understand most of what he sings since Operation Ivy! 🤣

Tragic Kingdom is a timeless album.

Did anyone bother to tell these kids that Travis Barker was in The Aquabats before he was in Blink 182?????

@AHHHsomeINC

7 ай бұрын

They don't know who Blink 182 is, so it was irrelevant.

@lessonsinfailing

5 ай бұрын

I didn't know that.

@trollerbladdering

5 ай бұрын

@@AHHHsomeINC Yes, but Travis produced a lot of music that these kids would know. Like a lot of the recent MGK stuff, YungBlud, Lil Aaron, and so on.

@trollerbladdering

5 ай бұрын

@@lessonsinfailing Yeah, his stage name was "The Baron Von Tito" and he was the drummer from '96 to '98.

When they asked who Gwen was I felt my soul slowly get sucked out of me. - a 19 year old

It's funny that Sofia says The Aquabats reminds her of a Nickelodeon show, the singer, Christian Jacobs was one of the main creators of Yo Gabba Gabba!

The fact that the specials and streetlight manifesto are not on here is criminal

Specials,English Beat,Bad Manners? Selection left out the goats of the genre

Also how is 2nd wave mentioned without The Specials????

@RonnieOwens-kv4oe

9 ай бұрын

Right! Absolutely love Madness but cmon...

Makes me feel old, but man makes me think it's time for an other wave of Ska!

@tnzwest

Жыл бұрын

Ska never went away. Tons of music out there. You have to do your part to keep it alive, brother. Don't wait for the industry to tell you when to listen to music✌️🤟🖖

@ShanaynayGosby

7 ай бұрын

@@tnzwest I talking to people around my area and starting a ska group and its happening

This is a fair request And I promise I will not judge any person Only as a teenager If you will constantly remind yourself That some of my generation Judges people by their race Their belief or the colour of their skin And that this is no more right than saying "All teenagers are drunken dope addicts or glue sniffers"

@cherriozz

7 ай бұрын

Still have my Rock N Roll Pizzeria 7" with the etching on the B side!

Missing catch 22 or streetlight manifesto song keaspy nights. Five Iron frenzy older stuff love it all. Great video

@tonymelcher1852

5 ай бұрын

Yes! Digging those bands. I was also a big Buck-O-Nine fan.

‘It looks like they’re having fun’ Yes we used to do that back in the day

Less Than Jake is a seriously underrated band.

@twaceyloo

Жыл бұрын

love Less than Jake!!!

@l0sts0ul89

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they're great.

@alejandrinacuriel9669

Жыл бұрын

Love Less Than Jake. They are so freaking good live.

@craigzurell378

8 ай бұрын

Just for for... The Jonas brothers covered a ltj song.

"This doesn't sound like anything thats out today." The Interrupters would like a word

@jenbg6958

7 ай бұрын

The Interrupters are single-handedly bringing the 4th wave

@bonnevillebagger9147

7 ай бұрын

I think these kids were in middle school when they had that hit.

"Jamaica is chill," dude study the violence that they still struggle with to this day.

@theselector4733

17 күн бұрын

C'mon man he's just a kid. Probably the only thing he knows about Jamaica is that video they showed him.

I highly recommend listening to Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphy, and Fiddler's Green. The Ireland Ska bands, they are pretty awesome😁!

I didnt agree with all the choices, but it made my heart happy to see these kids get the same happy feeling i got when i heard this stuff in the 90s, and still today

Ska/punk was the music of my teen years

this video brought me back to my teenage years, honestly 90's were the Gold era of music

"jamaica's like the most chill country!" hoo boy do i have news for you buddy

Ska is still alive and well, check out any of the newer bands on Bad Time Records! 🏁

Travis Barker was the drummer for the Aquabats pre Blink-182. He lucked out because there were a zillion pop punk bands, & almost none can still tour, & make money.

These kids are adorable, would definitely take them to a ska show with me back in the day. My friends and I would have had a great time teaching them about skanking to the rhythm. And not to be TOO nitpicky, but it's "porkpie" hats, not "porcupine" hats.

As a lifelong fan of Ska music, thank you for introducing this to a whole new generation.

"No one knows what sublime is, but every one has the shirt?!!, that says it all folks, it's over, it's done

@Superion74

4 ай бұрын

It's the same with Nirvana.

@bug0girl5971

4 ай бұрын

I love how they show them Wong Way, and the kids are all “it’s so upbeat!” Totally missing the point that it’s about hooking. 😂

@aehutmacher

4 ай бұрын

@@bug0girl5971right?? “She looks like she only dates bad boys.” Like, please listen to the lyrics 😆

Aww, this made me so happy, this was the soundtrack of teens and early 20's!!! Such a good time!!

Um. Did they skip The Specials? You can't have Ska School without The Specials. But Rancid. YES!!!

No mention of The Specials?

@NormireX

5 ай бұрын

Yes one of the early ones and they should have been here, but I think they just looked up MTV or something rather than consulting with someone that was into the scene.

Travis Barker was the drummer of Aquabats from 96' to 98'

Ska is eternal.

Ska reminds me of the good times as a teenager in the late 90s, early 2000s.

I´m 29 and having already a midlife crisis seeing this video, I grew up with this music thanks to my older cousin ps. Third wave was pretty strong here in Latin America!

Would have loved to see the Specials featured. They're blend of the Jamaica and brit-punk sounds was revolutionary.

@dogstar75

Жыл бұрын

Did you notice Terry Hall in the No Doubt video.

@SecretSpots

Жыл бұрын

Probably the best, and most direct band they could have used as an example of this genre!

The omission of Fishbone and Operation Ivy (technically ska/punk) might be a crime.

@BA-vv4jy

Жыл бұрын

The title says 90s ska. Wrong decade.

I wish I could take my kids back to the 90's for a day.

I appreciated that Rancid was included in this video. And that girls description of Tim Armstrong's vocal style was very accurate.

@soubuckeye

5 ай бұрын

But they said Tim Armstrong looked like Flea of all people. I... just have no words.

"I love that it looks like they filmed it with an old school camera." They...they did...

@evanwilliams9588

Жыл бұрын

😂

I wish the presenter had actual knowledge of the music they were presenting

@fightwingdotcom4478

Ай бұрын

Was thinking the same

@notoriousedits101

Ай бұрын

Should’ve had the specials , the beat, bad manners . Most of the songs they have put jn this vid arnt even ska

RIP Bradley Nowell

Whaaaaat ? Excuse me (from France here), but give these kids some Operation Ivy, The Specials and The Toasters, THEN it may be ok :)

How could they not mention Travis Barker being the Aquabats drummer, those kids would've lost their shit.

@stephencothran3702

Жыл бұрын

Baron von Tito was even in that video.

@DroppingFBombs

Жыл бұрын

Ya, I like the teens react stuff in general, but there was a lot of missed opportunities and poor band choices in this one

@runkidrunfan23

Жыл бұрын

We needed some Five Iron Frenzy And OC Supertones

@alejandroramirez4470

Жыл бұрын

Travis is super rad on drums

Props to that kid for knowing the Aquabats! 🤙

@KaiDecadence

Жыл бұрын

That was definitely unexpected but it's Jaxon, he seems to know quite a bit when it comes to older music compared to the other teens usually featured.

Showing kids wrong way and them not listening to it. "It's so fun"

@shawnrussellmusic7410

7 ай бұрын

Lol

Long live Ska.. Too bad you don't show them The Specials!

As a child of the 90's who now has a podcast to talk about ska, thanks for making us fans feel seen.

Ska is such a good genre especially Real Big Fish and Aquabats

I was in high school when Ska was big and I absolutely loved it. Glad to see that some of these kids enjoy the sound.

Glad they mentioned Skatalites!!

It was nice to see Terry Hall (RIP) in No Doubt video, since he was part of the second wave.

Is anyone going to tell them how dark "Wrong Way" by Sublime is???

@twinlinkedstudio

7 ай бұрын

This song is "so fun"

@punklover99

7 ай бұрын

The girl "dates bad boys" ...sure dates

that one kid's parents DEFINITELY had them watch the aquabats super show or something. my two 12 year olds and my 10 year old still talk about the aquabats hahah. their videos were off the chain.

@mr_unsane

7 ай бұрын

Probably Yo Gabba Gabba , they were regulars on that show, along with a ton of other cool bands. Honestly I enjoy that show as a 50 yr old adult lol

@IistheWalrus

7 ай бұрын

I was watching The Monkees literally today and thought, “this could be updated” then remembered that that was essentially the Aquabats.

@DragonKazooie89

6 ай бұрын

@@mr_unsaneIt helps that the lead singer of The Aquabats co-created the show

@mr_unsane

6 ай бұрын

@@DragonKazooie89 for sure !

Ska and swing are not the same

@sergionunez6426

Жыл бұрын

She said Ska led to the revival of swing

@jrrl_

Жыл бұрын

Skaw music

@On_the_DL_

Жыл бұрын

@@sergionunez6426 one of the kids referred to it as jazz. 😂

@bigtdawg8356

Жыл бұрын

Ska is Mento and Soca! Which are Cuban of origin put together you gave ska! The national sound of Jamaica certainly not swing! I been a RudeBoy all my life from age 13 1983!

@graham974

Жыл бұрын

@@On_the_DL_ Big band and swing was a branch of jazz

Sublime and Ska is about to blow up to an entire new generation with the release of their Biopic movie coming out in 2023/2024 by Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence. I am slo releasing a Documentary on Sublime in 2023 so be on the look out for that. Sublime & Bradley Nowell forever... RIP ✌ Peace & Love

@jazzycup9274

Жыл бұрын

My boss is a really junkie for Sublime, would probably be so excited about this I'd have to revive him with Narcan.

@michaelkozma5929

Жыл бұрын

​@@jazzycup9274 He has very good taste in music! 😉 Prepare him for some of the most in depth stories on Sublime nobody has ever heard. I hope to really peel back some of the layers on the untold history of this band though contacts I have from Long Beach CA. This band has pretty much directed the entire path of my life choosing to pursue music, as i'm sure thousands to millions of more individuals who first heard Sublime. I feel Bradley was one of the most talented and driven individuals to ever grace the music industry. You will understand more when you see this doc. It truly is one of the most beautiful tragic stories ever told. This guy was a musical genius and still pains me to this day that he is gone from this Earth not able to spend life with his family and create music. Thank you for passing onto your friend, a fellow Sublime fan for life.

@djlouizluiz7464

Жыл бұрын

​@@michaelkozma5929 Sublime is the best band ever! Cheers from Brazil! Look all the love Bradley found!

I used to play the triangle in a band, but I quit. It was just one ting after another.

Whoever picked Wrong Way for an episode with kids is kinda fucked up lol

@Quagmire8623

6 ай бұрын

That was my first thought 😂😂😂😂

@sloppynyuszi

5 ай бұрын

Aren’t all Sublime songs just Brad struggling with drugs?

@shihsntz5301

5 ай бұрын

Yeah kind of glad that they didn't seem to notice that. Of course I was about their age when that song came out and I loved it then so who am I to judge.

Ska has been described as what plays in a 13 year Olds head when it's their birthday and there's extra mozzarella sticks

I wonder how many of those kids' minds would be blown if you told them that a founding member of the Aquabats went on to create Yo Gabba Gabba.

Glad to see the youth getting their ska on. Maybe it is time for a 4th or 5th wave ska movement. 🤔

Christ these videos make me feel old.

Should Have Mentioned Some Of The British Bands More & 2 Tone (Like The Specials, The Selector, Judge Dread, Bad Manners, The Beat, Rico Rodrigues etc.)

@itsonlysound

Жыл бұрын

Ghost Town should have 100% been included.

@larrykinnard

Жыл бұрын

Scratch Dread..... not very family friendly for this bunch

God damn this makes me feel old 😂 “Nobody knows Sublime….but everyone has the shirt.” Ughhhhhh you’re killing me kid! Lmao

Should’ve told the kids the true story of the zoot suit riots on that song.

This video just made me feel really old…

@claremiller9979

4 ай бұрын

See it made me feel glad that my whole teenage years was steeped in this - my high school crowd freaking LOVED ska, I saw the Bosstones and RBF live when i was 16 and my life was complete, and these kids will never know what that felt like.

I was a teenager in the 90's and have multiple Sublime shirts that I still wear today. I've never felt older than when I heard "Nobody knows who Sublime is but everyone has the shirt." 🤣

I saw the Bosstones back in '98. Still to this day, even after all the other bands I've seen, they are still one of my top 3 favorite live performances ever. ETA: It was at a music festival. They were the next-to-last performance. Right after them, Crystal Method took the stage to finish out the concert. That's another group I'd highly recommend seeing live. And, seeing one right after the other was just so awesome! 😊

@mathewluna3361

Жыл бұрын

Saw Boss Tones live for free in downtown Melbourne FL. Not studio artists. They sound just like on track. Awesome show to say the least. Would have love to see The Crystal Method too.

@christinesullivan8977

Жыл бұрын

No exaggerating? I’ve seen MMB over at least maybe… 80-100 times. Kindaaaa had an obsession … knock on wood was when I started not liking them as much- but - my friends had a ska band and we’re pretty big in our state so they played with them a lot- their shows are still to this day- hands down top tier for fun and the energy !!!!

wow I’m in my thirties and this made me feel….well wow yeah.

The lack of "The Specials" is outright disrespectful!

Did she just say that the mighty mighty bosstones wore "porcupine" hats? 😂 They're called pork pie hats!

@Helios--

3 ай бұрын

I thought it sounded like she misspoke - a woman wearing a shirt with Yale written on the front doesn't know what pork pie hats are.

In b4: Ska is the music that plays in a 13 year old kid's head when he gets extra mozzarella sticks

Voodoo Glow Skullz, Operation Ivy, The Suicide Machines. All should've been included

@philipoconnell6413

5 ай бұрын

At least they got lint in rancid

@hharts83

4 ай бұрын

Yes!

These kids will never grow up and go out to a club where SKA is played and everyone is dancing like they own the place! Glad I grew up at the right time!

@donaldhart419

5 ай бұрын

dude! Skankin' was the main reason i went to ska concerts. Loved the comradery when everyone just busted out dancing. Felt part of the family. (shows the guy skankin on the Specials cover)