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Back in the mid ’90s, ska was on the rise in the United States. Ready to ride the wave, a new band formed in San Jose, California, that specialized in ska-punk and pop-punk tunes, and they called themselves Smash Mouth. Of all the ska tunes on their debut album, Fush Yu Mang, though, it was the non-ska single “Walking on the Sun” that became the hit. The band hasn’t played ska since… until now.
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On this episode of In Defense of Ska, the crew chats with Smash Mouth bassist (and the sole remaining original member) Paul De Lisle about the band’s new ska cover of The Beatle’s “Love Me Do,” the legacy of Smash Mouth, and more. Listen above, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Elsewhere in the episode, De Lisle goes deep on the band’s origins, the recording of Fush Yu Mang, and the band’s big break. Along the way, there’s tons of great San Jose references, like Taco Bravo, Dot 3, Frontier Wives, Cactus Club, Laundry Works, and Monkey.
Listen to Smash Mouth’s Paul De Lisle chat about all this and more above, and make sure to like, review, and follow the series wherever you get your podcast. Don’t forget to check out all the Consequence Podcast Network series here.
Additionally, you can support the In Defense host Aaron Carnes by purchasing a copy the new expanded, 2nd edition of his book, In Defense of Ska. Meanwhile, Davis’ Omnigone released their latest record, Feral, last year.
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