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If you wanted to describe Bim... quickly, it would be "Weird damn ska". It's deeper than that, however.
When we think 3rd wave ska, we think ska-punk. However, at the same time as that evolving, bands were mixing New wave and Rock'n'Roll into ska. Predominant here were Detroit lunatics Gangster Fun and Bostonians Bim Skala Bim.
Perhaps this innovative standing is a little let down by the music. It's good, and sometimed really funny (Hung Up shows a darkly humourous argument betwe... (show more)

If you wanted to describe Bim... quickly, it would be "Weird damn ska". It's deeper than that, however.
When we think 3rd wave ska, we think ska-punk. However, at the same time as that evolving, bands were mixing New wave and Rock'n'Roll into ska. Predominant here were Detroit lunatics Gangster Fun and Bostonians Bim Skala Bim.
Perhaps this innovative standing is a little let down by the music. It's good, and sometimed really funny (Hung Up shows a darkly humourous argument between a couple), but sometimes a little light, overstrung or weird. It basically sounds like the dubwise Soundtrack to a Rude-Boy western, which is a good thing, and the good rythms and male/female vocals are upheld by Vito Incognito's great trombone (he helped the Bosstones and Suicide Machines with horns on their albums), and sometimes the Tenor Sax talent of Roland Alfonso of the Skatalites. Highlights include the dubby Things You Do, the peppy Fathead, and the downright insane cover of Cream's Sunshine of Your Love.
Well worth looking into, particularly historians of ska. (show less)

This album is one of my favorites out of any genre ever. There is no comparison, Crass was is and always will be synonymous with d.i.y. ethics, peace, love, and anarchy and "The Feeding of the 5000" is displays their work very very nicely. Always true to their beliefs, all the way to their break up in 1984, and some members still hold true to them. This album almost wasn't released on their original label, can't remember exactly which one, but it almost wasn't released due to allege... (show more)

This album is one of my favorites out of any genre ever. There is no comparison, Crass was is and always will be synonymous with d.i.y. ethics, peace, love, and anarchy and "The Feeding of the 5000" is displays their work very very nicely. Always true to their beliefs, all the way to their break up in 1984, and some members still hold true to them. This album almost wasn't released on their original label, can't remember exactly which one, but it almost wasn't released due to allegedly "blasphemous" material. These guys have always been on the controversial side, and I have a feeling they always will be. Definitely not an album for those with strong religious or political beliefs, or the easily impressionable. But if you're young, angsty, and generally tired of shoveling s**t for peanuts to please your "god" and government, I strongly suggest picking it up by whatever means necessary. (show less)