Pick It Up!: Ska in the '90s

It's been a long time coming for a documentary on third wave sk, and I sat down with a lot of excitement to watch this. However as it went on it became clear that for a ska fan it was just another documentary about its origins, and how it developed into the mainstream. There felt like a lot of bands missing who made a big impact and as usual stuck to the same old like less than Jake, bosstones, mustard plug etc. There was also no reference to the UK third wave scene which had a huge influence on the USA scene in the later 90s and early 00s such as farse, capdown, random hand. And would have also been great to have covered the Christian scene with bands such as five iron frenzy and oc supertones.

This is an awesome movie. Features The Aquabats Reel Big Fish and many more. A must have, so go....Pick It Up!

And this is totally my jam. I loved learning about the history of ska, I loved hearing the insights from all of my favorite bands of my youth, and I was introduced to bands and albums I was actually unfamiliar with.

What can I say? It's Super Rad.

Whether you're into music, ska, or good documentaries... This such a good movie! It's fun, good music, good animations, telling the history of ska, a variety of the more famous ska bands and what happened. It's even good to have playing in the background it's that good!

I genuinely don't see how anyone not find it enjoyable. It doesn't cover every ska band or every aspect... But it covers enough to appeal to the masses including music fans and people who have no idea what it is.

They interviewed celebrities and people on the street. Lots of famous people in this, and the interview questions were very good and meaningful.

I've seen it 8 times and I've shown it to 6. Everyone has thoroughly enjoyed it.

This movie is such a wonderful love letter to any ska fan. It's got all the names and faces you've grown to love, just talking about how magical ska is. Pick it up now!