Band Name: Reel Big Fish
Music Album: Favorite Noise
Album Release Date: March 2002
Music Genre: Rock Ska
Record Label: Jive
Album Release Country: Europe
Music Record Type: 16 Tracks CD
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 (...)
1 | Everything Sucks | 2:40 |
2 | The Kids Don't Like It | 3:20 |
3 | Sell Out | 3:47 |
4 | I Want Your Girlfriend To Be My Girlfriend Too | 2:50 |
5 | S.R. | 1:26 |
6 | You Don't Know | 3:26 |
7 | Trendy | 2:22 |
8 | Somebody Hates Me | 3:27 |
9 | A Little Doubt Goes A Long Way | 3:20 |
10 | The Set Up (You Need This) | 4:21 |
11 | Snoop Dog Baby | 3:26 |
12 | She's Famous Now | 3:05 |
13 | Beer | 3:30 |
14 | I'll Never Be | 3:15 |
15 | She Has A Girlfriend Now | 3:05 |
16 | Take On Me | 3:02 |
Recorded at the following:
Sound Factory - Hollywood, CA
Sunset Sound Recorders - Hollywood, CA
Music Grinders - Hollywood, CA
Media Ventures - Santa Monica, CA
Jake's Place - Studio City, CA
Brando's Paradise - San Gabriel, CA
Mixed at the following:
Scream - Studio City, CA
Larrabee - Universal City, CA
Sound Factory - Hollywood, CA
Sony Music Studio - Santa Monica, CA
Mastered at the following:
Precision Sound - Burbank, CA
Oasis Mastering - Studio City, CA
All Songs Published by Mojoland and Piss-Off Publishing (adm. by Universal-MCA Music Publishing, a division of Universal Studios, Inc. (ASCAP) except "Take On Me" published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Ltd. (PRS) (adm. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) (BMI)
℗© 2002 ZMJO Corporation
Manufactured in the EU
Packaging is a standard jewel case with black CD tray and 4-page folded booklet.
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