Operation Ivy - Energy (1990)

"All I know is that I don't know, all I know is that I don't know nothing."

Operation Ivy is regarded as one of the most important bands of the third wave of ska. Despite their extremely short career, they have certainly made their name known in the music industry. Operation Ivy created a strong foundation for the ska punk sound that would be used by and built upon by numerous bands in the 90s. After the band broke up, guitarist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt Freeman went on to form Rancid. Operation Ivy's only album Energy was released on vinyl as a 19 song album and rerelased on CD with the Hectic EP and other tracks as a bonus.

1) Knowledge
2) Sound System
3) Jaded
4) Take Warning
5) The Crowd
6) Bombshell
7) Unity
8) Vulnerability
9) Bankshot
10) One of these Days
11) Gonna Find You
12) Bad Town
13) Smiling
14) Caution
15) Freeze Up
16) Artificial Life
17) Room Without a Window
18) Big City
19) Missionary
20) Junkie's Runnin' Dry
21) Here We Go Again
22) Hoboken
23) Yellin in my Ear
24) Sleep Long
25) Healthy Body
26) Officer
27) I Got No

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Nonmetal Stuff

So I made another playlist, but this one has only nonmetal stuff on it.

1) Lips Like Morphine- Kill Hannah
2) The Power of Equality- Red Hot Chili Peppers
3) Signals Over the Air- Thursday
4) Los Angeles- X
5) Midnight Tango- Al di Meola
6) Wicked Garden- Stone Temple Pilots
7) Have a Cigar- Pink Floyd
8) Would You Be Impressed?- Streetlight Manifesto
9) I Disappear- The Faint
10) (Used To Be A) Cha Cha- Jaco Pastorius
11) Siberian Khatru- Yes
12) Everything Sucks- Reel Big Fish
13) When I Come Around- Green Day
14) I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama- John Lennon
15) Another Generation- Fishbone
16) The Time They Are A Changin'- Bob Dylan
17) Little Girl- Death From Above 1979
18) White Wedding- Billy Idol
19) Chemical Warfare- Dead Kennedys
20) Sea of Sorrow- Alice in Chains
21) Fire Woman- The Cult
22) Attitude- The Misfits
23) Hermanita- Aventura
24) Pet Sematary- The Ramones
25) Sonic Reducer- Dead Boys
26) Buffalo Soldier- Bob Marley
27) Entre Dos Aguas- Paco de Lucia
28) Seeing Double at the Triple Rock- NOFX
29) In Too Deep- Sum 41
30) Santeria- Sublime

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Fishbone - Fishbone EP (1985)

Fishbone is an essential band for anyone interested in ska. This all-black Californian band fuses third-wave ska with a brand of funky punk similar to Faith No More and early Red Hot Chili Peppers. Fishbone's self-titled EP, also their first recorded material ever, contains the ska classic "Party At Ground Zero," which is one of the band's most popular tracks. Another album recommended is Fishbone's 1988 album Truth and Soul, which features a calmer, yet still incredibly fun, version of the band.

1) Ugly
2) Another Generation
3) ? (Modern Industry)
4) Party At Ground Zero
5) Voyage Through The Land Of The Freeze Dried Godzilla Farts
6) Lyin' Ass Bitch

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