20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (CD)

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones formed in Beantown in the mid-1980s and are best known as the creators of the two-headed party-music beast known as ska-core. Featuring veterans of the infamous Boston hardcore scene, the Bosstones merged the rambunctious energy of punk and the metallic roar of classic metal with the good-natured rhythms of 2 Tone ska. The result proved hard not to like. Replete with matching plaid suits and ever-present Converse All-Stars, the band scored several hits during the 1990s, powered by a full horn section and singer Dicky Barrett's sandpaper yowl. Though the band didn't fare quite as well in the 2000s, they remained popular in punk and ska circles, and are thought of as key figures in ska's third wave.

• Category:  Music  »  Punk  »  Ska
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: July 12, 2005
• Label: Mercury
• UPC: 602498823712
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106443207
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #7225 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #32 in Punk (See Top 100 Punk Bestsellers)
• #10 in Ska (See Top 100 Ska Bestsellers)

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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Dicky Barrett (vocals); Nate Albert, Lawrence Katz (guitar); Roman Flysher, Tim Burton, Kevin Lenear (saxophone); Tim Bridewell (trumpet); Dennis Brockenborough (trombone); Joe Gittleman (bass guitar); Joe Sirois, Josh Dalsimer (drums).

Key players in the 1990s ska revival, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones took the Specials' "Two-Tone" template and added elements of metal and hardcore, creating an energetic, party-ready vibe. Bold horn lines and formidable guitar riffs are essential to this Boston ensemble's sound, but the band's true calling card is the deep, gravelly voice of frontman Dicky Barrett. This 20TH CENTURY MASTERS collection surveys the group's Mercury Records heyday (1993-2000), a period that saw the Bosstones honing their pop sensibility. Nowhere is this more evident than on the surging "Someday I Suppose," and the band's finest and most successful single, the jubilant "The Impression That I Get." As a concise sampler of the Bosstones' peak years, this compilation hits every mark.

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