They can out jam any hippie band and outwrite most singer songwriters. Smashing the stereotypes of "Ska" as happy, uptempo, and shallow music, the Slackers play with an aggressive edge and their songs veer in themes from the personal to the political. It is as if the Rolling Stones or the Yardbirds had grown up on Bob Marley as well as Muddy Waters. This band is equally appreciative of old Blues, Country, 60s Soul, Rock, and Rn'B as it is of Reggae, Rocksteady, Dub, and Ska. Their slow rise against the odds is a story of perseverance and a belief in their musical vision, what Vic likes to call, "Jamaican Rock N Roll." While they have been influenced, and even personally taught by Jamaican Ska/Reggae originators, like the Skatalites and the Upsetters (Original backing band for the Wailers), th e band sees its music as an extension of the traditions of the United States. The Slackers are a classic American band that is equal parts grit and grace.
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