The Trojan Horns (archived website here) were an Australian ska band from the early 2000s. While most ska bands of the time had strong punk/rock influences, the Trojan Horns stuck to an English 2-tone style for their version of ska.
...Which means it often isn't my cup of tea. It seems I prefer my 2-tone ska mixed with other styles, so many of these songs are too "straight down the line" for me. Also, some of the songs are interesting purely for the lyrics, with the rest of the song being merely "tolerable" accompaniment. While I'm being harsh, the recording quality is quite low-rent, as to be expected from a live recording of a local band. In particular, the drums and horns are very plastic-y sounding. On the plus side, the quieter horn parts have a nice sparseness and character to the sound.
Corn on the Cob is a highlight for me, combining some latin american influences with an interesting narrative. Also, perhaps the slower rocksteady feel is more to my liking. Although the next song blows that theory out of the water, the less said about Freestyle Reggae the better!
Bouncing is a cool cover, with much of the appeal for me being the very silly lyrics. The final song, Choices, is similar: I could take or leave the musical style, but the lyrics give this song appeal for me.
