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It has been suggested that this article be merged with Ska and Talk:Orange County ska scene#Merger proposal. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2007.

The Orange County ska scene was one of the biggest and most influential ska music scenes. With its inception in the early 1990s, Orange County, California hosted a number of local shows, emerging bands, and show attendees until the United States' third wave ska "boom" ended in 1999. For a decade, Orange County was the starting point for many successful third wave ska bands.

Commercial success

Some ska bands originating in Orange County had a great deal of commercial success, albeit short lived. Among the most notable are Reel Big Fish, who produced the hit song "Sell Out", which would reach number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1997.

Anaheim's No Doubt remains as, by far, the most commercially successful and widely embraced band to come out of the scene, with numerous number one singles and a diamond-certified album entitled "Tragic Kingdom". Most believe that No Doubt is responsible for putting the O.C. ska scene "on the map" through the aforementioned release.

Moreover, bands such as The Hippos and Save Ferris would enjoy a relatively ample amount of commercial success with the albums "Heads Are Gonna Roll" and "It Means Everything", respectively. Both acts were featured on several major motion picture soundtracks during the 1990s, further bringing the booming scene outside of its southern California stomping ground.

The Aquabats, have remained one of the few original Orange County ska bands who still play today. However, it should be noted that the band generally doesn't play the genre of music in their most recent release, "Charge!!". The same applies to Goldfinger, who, despite once being an active forerunner in the scene, dropped the ska sound in 2001.

References

1. "Orange County's own No Doubt." The return of No Doubt by Dustin Schoof Tuesday November 25, 2008 Lehigh Valley Live http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/11/the_return_of_no_doubt.html
2. "Orange County produced Richard Nixon, but also that weird moment in the early 1990s when surf and punk met ska and produced (among others) No Doubt, Save Ferris, Reel Big Fish and – coming this Friday – The Aquabats." December 11, 2008 by Ron Garmon LA Citybeat http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/december_11_2008/7846/
3. "The outside world may think it has Orange County ska-rock pegged as a particularly lightweight musical form, but the outside world hasn't seen anything yet. Here come the Aquabats." Los Angeles Times Mike Boehm Oct 28, 1997 Part F page 1

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