Band Name: Reel Big Fish
Music Album: Fame, Fortune And Fornication
Album Release Date: April 2024
Music Genre: Punk Rock Ska
Record Label: Rock Ridge Music
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 11 Tracks Vinyl Album LP
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 (...)
| A1 | Nothin' But A Good Time |
| A2 | Mama We're All Crazy Now |
| A3 | Veronica Sawyer |
| A4 | Authority Song |
| A5 | Brown Eyed Girl |
| B1 | The Long Run |
| B2 | Won't Back Down |
| B3 | Keep A Cool Head |
| B4 | Monkey Man |
| B5 | Talk Dirty To Me |
| B6 | Twist And Crawl |
Cover album by Reel Big Fish
"Nothin' But A Good Time" originally by Poison
"Mama We're All Crazy Now" originally by Slade
"Veronica Sawyer" originally by Edna's Goldfish
"Authority Song" originally by John Cougar Mellencamp
"Brown Eyed Girl" originally by Van Morrison
"The Long Run" originally by Eagles
"Won't Back Down" originally by Tom Petty
"Keep A Cool Head" originally by Desmond Dekker
"Monkey Man" originally by Toots and the Maytals
"Talk Dirty To Me" originally by Poison
"Twist And Crawl" originally by The English Beat
The album's cover features Suburban Legends' guitarist Brian Klemm in hair metal attire, as he appears on the cover of Suburban Legends' 2008 album, Let's Be Friends.
Recorded and mixed at Music Inc Studios in Orange, CA
Catalog number RKM2-61204-1 is found on the jacket and RKM2-61204 LP on the labels
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