Reel Big Fish

Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit "Sell Out." The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the third wave of ska with the release of the album Turn the Radio Off. Since the band's founding in 1992 and their demo In the Good Old Days..., the only original member remaining is Aaron Barrett.

Major label years (2000-2005)
In 2002 the band fared much better on the rock charts, particularly because of the single "Where Have You Been?", which did not prominently feature the horn section. Former Suburban Rhythm drummer Carlos de la Garza and ex-Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. trumpeter Tyler Jones, who tracked for two songs on Cheer Up! (because Werts had already done the majority of recording before his departure), were brought in. De la Garza's last concert with Reel Big Fish was on June 20, 2003 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. That concert was later released as a DVD in the The Show Must Go Off! series. Jones appeared in the Music Videos for Where Have You Been? and Monkey Man, and continued to play live in Reel Big Fish, until early 2005, when he was fired by Barrett for his excessive drinking.[citation needed] He was replaced by trumpeter John Christianson, formerly of The Forces of Evil.

On April 5, 2005, Reel Big Fish released their fourth album on Mojo; We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy. Justin Ferreira (who replaced De La Garza) was on drums for the recording, but left before the album's release to join the Orange County band Takota and subsequently is listed as an additional musician on the CD. He was replaced by Ryland Steen.

Aaron Barrett has stated that We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy was "the third record in a trilogy" that began with Turn the Radio Off. "The first one was about being in a band and trying to make it. Then Why Do They Rock So Hard? was like, 'we've made it, we're rock stars'. Cheer Up we made because we had to make it. But We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy is about us being old and jaded now."[1]


[edit] Independent work (2006-Present)
While on tour in early 2006, Reel Big Fish received a call from Jive Records, informing them that they had been dropped from the label, much to the band's delight. The band formed their own label and released a 3-disc live performance CD/DVD set, Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album. This package became available on July 18, 2006 on the Internet and in retail stores on August 22. Jive later released a Reel Big Fish greatest hits album, Greatest Hit...And More, because they owned the rights to all previous songs. The band did not approve of, or make any money from the album, and have spoken out against it.

On February 20, 2007, the band released Duet All Night Long, which is a split EP with Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer. It features six cover songs (three from each band), with the vocalist of each band performing in the other band's songs (except in the case of Scott Klopfenstein singing in the song, "Say Say Say".)

Reel Big Fish released their first studio album since leaving Jive Records; Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps For Free worldwide on July 10, 2007, on the Rock Ridge Music record label. On June 26, 2007, shortly before its release, the band announced in a Myspace blog that Matt Wong was leaving the band to spend more time with his wife and newborn child. He was replaced by Derek Gibbs who played bass in Jeffries Fan Club and Aaron Barrett's now defunct side project, The Forces Of Evil. Since Matt Wong was very popular with fans, some are skeptical of the new bassist's ability, but the band has stated that Derek is "Matt Wong Approved" and fans have nothing to worry about. Gibbs had been filling in for Wong on various tours since early 2002.

On December 19, 2007, the band announced that they would play the entire Warped Tour 2008.[2]

Reel Big Fish released a new studio album on January 20, 2009.[3] The name of the album is Fame, Fortune and Fornication, and it consists of 10 cover songs.[4] Another album, with original material, is planned for late 2009.[5] The band has also recorded an as-of-yet unreleased new live DVD at The Grove in Anaheim, California, on January 4, 2009.[6]

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Morgenavond in de melkweg: Reel Big Fish


zijn er nog meer fokkers die gaan???

[ Bericht 91% gewijzigd door Da_Ripper op 25-02-2009 17:05:08 ]

Het was echt geweldig
De band in het voorprogramma (zebrahead) viel me een beetje tegen maar reel big fish maakte alles weer goed

Na ongeveer 3 nummers kreeg Scott (2e stem en trompet) een bassgitaar in z'n hander gedouwt, Daar was hij het blijkbaar niet mee eens dus flikkerde hij die gitaar weg, smeet een versterker om, pleurde z'n trompet neer en liep van het podium af .
De rest van de show heb ik hem niet meer gezien

Maar het was wel cool!
Ze speelde bijna alleen maar oudere nummers gelukkig.

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Op zaterdag 4 februari 2006 18:32 schreef filmfreek het volgende:
NooWaaG - toevallig een linkje naar de audio? Dank!

hoor zojuist dat het nog niet klaar is

Jaaa ze komen binnenkort weer!!!

*pimpt*

ja street dogs zit in het voorprogramma van reel big fish

ben gister heen geweest
nog meer mensen? was echt een goeie show

Vond het inderdaad ook wel jammer dat het publiek niet echt mee deed.
En ja, Army of freshman die mensen hebben het gewoon nét niet, ze proberen het wel maar halen het niet.
Het was voor hun een beetje een afgang.
Er begonnen zelfs mensen te lachen toen na het eerste nummer de tweede kwam, die nummers leken echt sprekend op elkaar.
Twopointeight vond ik ook niet echt om over naar huis te schrijven, leek ook allemaal erg op elkaar en de zangen kreeg het af en toe nog maar net voor elkaar zijn half rauwe stem op te halen.
Dead to me vond ik dan echt een hele verbetering je hoorde dat ze alles gaven om goed te spelen en Streetdogs waren wel super.
Maar ik kwam natuurlijk voor reel big fish.
Vond dat ze erg goed speelden alleen ze namen er niet echt de tijd voor, voorheen praten ze nog wel tussen de nummers door met het publiek maar dat is er ook niet echt meer bij.
Helaas miste ik de laatste trein terug en heb ik de rest van de nacht in amsterdam rondgezwalkt