>> Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Mixing hard rocking, punkier material with ska, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones would help to lay the foundation for the third-wave ska explosion of the mid-'90s. Combining a reckless attitude with thick bass lines, upstroke guitars, off-beat rhythms and a hearty brass section, the band's style would help to define the genre. The band's ska leanings would shake themselves out with each album, finding the band's later work becoming more and more streamlined.