Their first album was great, then they saw $$$ and decided to get mainstream and gimmicky, which resulted in Smash and everything after. A shame really, because his unique vocals could have done so much more.
Thank you for starting it, bringing back lots of memories! I was always more of the punk rock and east coast hardcore kid, but I did love some ska too!!
They've been mentioned a couple times, me being one of them. They were never truly Ska, they were the first to blend Ska and Punk. Suicide Machines did a **** good job of mixing the two as well.
I wish I had seen this thread earlier!!!!
@IndayArtHauz, I used "Anthem" from Five Iron Frenzy as one of the two songs on my video I made to get sponsored skateboarding way back in the day.
Operation Ivy was really the first band to mix Ska and Punk and they did it super well although they...