Band Name: Reel Big Fish
Music Album: Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album
Album Release Date: August 2006
Music Genre: Punk Rock Ska
Record Label: Rock Ridge Music
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 62 Tracks CD Album DVD
A ska-punk band from Huntington Beach, California. Reel Big Fish was one of the legions of Southern California ska-punk bands to edge into the mainstream following the mid-’90s success of No Doubt and Sublime. The band was distinguished by their hyper-kinetic stage shows, juvenile humor, ironic covers of new wave pop songs, and metallic shards of ska. The group cultivated an underground following that broke into the mainstream in summer 1997 when their single “Sell Out” became a modern rock radio and MTV favorite. Their appearance in the movie “Baseketball” as the halftime band also gained them more fans and helped the band's popularity to grow. Still fronted by original lead singer and songwriter Aaron Barrett, they continue releasing albums and touring relentlessly, playing more and more countries and bigger venues all over the world.
Reel Big Fish recorded its self-released debut album, “Everything Sucks”, in 1995. “Everything Sucks” became a word-of-mouth underground hit in ska-punk and college circles, which gave the band enough leverage to sign with the indie label Mojo Records. The label’s president, Jay Rifkin, and former Oingo Boingo bassist John Avila co-produced “Turn the Radio Off”, which marked Reel Big Fish’s first album for Mojo. “Turn the Radio Off” was released in August 1996, and over the next year, the group continually toured in support of the album’s release, expanding their fan base all the while. In spring 1997, the (...)
| More Shtick Than You Can Shake A Stick At | ||
| CD1-1 | Trendy | 2:48 |
| CD1-2 | Everything Sucks | 3:37 |
| CD1-3 | The Bad Guy | 3:40 |
| CD1-4 | Maximum Swearing | 0:53 |
| CD1-5 | Ban The Tube Top | 3:09 |
| CD1-6 | She's Famous Now | 3:23 |
| CD1-7 | Drinkin' | 3:35 |
| CD1-8 | Boys Don't Cry | 2:40 |
| CD1-9 | I Want Your Girlfriend To Be My Girlfriend Too | 2:51 |
| CD1-10 | Dateless Losers | 3:36 |
| CD1-11 | The Set Up | 4:29 |
| CD1-12 | Somebody Hates Me | 3:13 |
| CD1-13 | Valerie | 4:06 |
| CD1-14 | Talkin' Bout A Revolution | 2:56 |
| CD1-15 | Beer | 4:09 |
| CD1-16 | Take On Me | 3:26 |
| CD1-17 | S.R. (The Many Versions Of) | 9:28 |
| Move Fastly With The Fast Music | ||
| CD2-1 | Kiss Me Deadly | 3:47 |
| CD2-2 | So Much For Rock And Roll | 3:52 |
| CD2-3 | The 90's | 2:03 |
| CD2-4 | She Has A Girlfriend Now | 3:48 |
| CD2-5 | The Kids Don't Like It / In The Pit | 6:43 |
| CD2-6 | The Fire | 3:04 |
| CD2-7 | A Little Doubt Goes A Long Way | 4:18 |
| CD2-8 | I'm Trying To Be Funny | 0:35 |
| CD2-9 | Awesome | 3:28 |
| CD2-10 | Turn The Radio Off | 3:00 |
| CD2-11 | Where Have You Been | 7:34 |
| CD2-12 | Good Thing | 3:26 |
| CD2-13 | Your Guts (I Hate 'Em) | 2:00 |
| CD2-14 | Nothin' | 2:48 |
| CD2-15 | Best Band Ever | 0:25 |
| CD2-16 | Don't Start A Band | 3:47 |
| CD2-17 | A Fond Adieu | 2:07 |
| CD2-18 | Sell Out | 5:27 |
| You're All In This Together | ||
| DVD-0 | (Intro) | 1:18 |
| DVD-1 | Your Guts (I Hate 'Em) | 2:15 |
| DVD-2 | Everything Sucks | 2:50 |
| DVD-3 | Turn The Radio Off | 3:16 |
| DVD-4 | You Don't Know | 3:31 |
| DVD-5 | The Set Up (You Need This) | 4:05 |
| DVD-6 | Where Have You Been? | 7:13 |
| DVD-7 | The Fire | 3:26 |
| DVD-8 | Ban The Tube Top | 3:45 |
| DVD-9 | Drinkin' | 4:20 |
| DVD-10 | Unity | 3:16 |
| DVD-11 | Snoop Dog, Baby | 4:11 |
| DVD-12 | So Much For Rock And Roll | 5:22 |
| DVD-13 | She Has A Girlfriend Now | 3:26 |
| DVD-14 | Cheer Up | 4:43 |
| DVD-15 | In The Pit | 3:36 |
| DVD-16 | Don't Start A Band | 3:22 |
| DVD-17 | Talkin' Bout A Revolution | 3:25 |
| DVD-18 | Beer | 3:53 |
| DVD-19 | Take On Me | 6:31 |
| DVD-20 | Sell Out | 5:12 |
| DVD-21 | (Credits) | 0:55 |
| Extras | ||
| DVD-22 | Reel Big Fish | 1:34 |
| DVD-23 | Rehearsing For The Best Show Ever | 6:40 |
| DVD-24 | Overdubbing | 6:59 |
| DVD-25 | Day Of The Show | 6:35 |
| DVD-26 | Scott And Aaron Unplugged | 10:37 |
The DVD is called "You're All In This Together". It features a full length show (with two alternate audio commentary tracks by the band), along with some extra bonus material.
Released in a 4-panel fold-out gatefold digipak with 3 clear CD tray and with a 16-page insert booklet with credits and photos.
Track duration are not printed on the release and it was taken from Windows Media Player.
Produced and Distributed by CDBABY & Rykodisc
Marketing by Rock Ridge Records LLC
Mixed at Music Inc Studios
Mastered @ Capitol Mastering
CD Recorded on the Deep Freeze Tour, January 2006.
DVD filmed at the Alley in Fullerton, March 23rd 2006.
Additional Recording at
Music Inc Recording Studios - Orange, CA
Design @ Orange Phase Media
Album dedicated to the memory of the late great Desmond Dekker, King of Ska
℗&© 2006 Piss-Off Publishing (ASCAP)
All songs published by Piss-Off Publishing (ASCAP), except:
"Unity": (Operation Ivy) Sixty Nine Newport Music, Ruminating Music C/O Wixen Music Pub, Inc.
"Talkin' Bout A Revolution": EMI April Music Inc. C/O EMI Music Publishing
"Take On Me": (A-Ha) Sony/ATV Songs LLC
"Kiss Me Deadly": Mike Chapman Publishing U S Music & Media
"Boys Don't Cry": (The Cure) BMG Songs Inc
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