Operation Ivy
- MatchOperation Ivy
- 100%Rancid
- 88%The Suicide Machines
- 70%The Vandals
- 63%Descendents
- 60%Voodoo Glow Skulls
- 59%Against All Authority
- 59%Less Than Jake
- 59%The Bouncing Souls
- 58%Screeching Weasel
- 58%The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Biography
US ska/punk cultish legends Operation Ivy were formed in 1987 by Tim Armstrong (25 November 1966, Oakland, California, USA; guitar/vocals), Matt Freeman aka Matt McCall (bass), Dave Mello (drums) and Jesse Michaels (vocals). Inspired equally by Britains first wave of punk bands and the 2-Tone ska revivalists such as the Specials, they blended these two musics into a frenetic live show. Their main American influence was the Uptones, from Berkeley, California. Their debut in Mellos... Read more