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****1996 till 2001****
the 'tone were...
Dan Bernstein (vocals, guitar)
Ben Corrigan (vocals, guitar)
Bob Butler (vocals, bass)
Paul Ayriss (vocals, drums)
later Scott Stewart & Will Moore
"While ska-ish punk is a little played out these days, here is one of those cases, yet again, that when something is played this well, it just doesn't frickin' matter. Any English band that includes Thatcher on Acid frontman Ben Corrigan on guitar just has to have hot riffs, Most of all, the Tone sound like 1979-1980 Stiff Little Fingers when they covered Bob Marley or the Specials, with two high-octane guitars with Paul & Bobs steady rocksteady rhythm to match the chunky riffs. "Virtual Punk" further sounds like the Young Canadians' 1979 surf-punk classic "Hawaii," and other singer Dan Bernstein sometimes sounds like Joe Strummer singing "Wrong 'Em Boyo" or "Pressure Drop." Again, this is 100% nostalgic, but it's so tight, crunchy, and meaty that it's hard to care about that"
