Search - Reel Big Fish :: Everything Sucks

The Early Years, and it shows.

Danny Hulleman | 09/02/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Reel Big Fish is the best band ever, and they should rule the world. That being said, this cd is not their best. I really believe that the band's inexperience shows in this album.



THE HIGHS:

+The overall sound of the album is more of a punk sound. Even though it does not deserve to be called punk, in its self, it is faster and louder than The Fish's latter work.

+The horn section is extremely prominent, and well inter-webbed the rest of the music.

+Classic RBF!

+Its Reel BIG Fish!



THE LOWS:

-A few of the songs are definite fillers.

-The songs which were re-recorded for other discs, don't sound near as good on this album.

-Some of the songs sound like crap-"Trendy" sounds waaay better on 'Turn The Radio Off', on a couple of the songs it doesn't even sound like the band has ever played together in their lives.

-The horn section is very loose.



OVERALL:



A good album from Reel Big Fish. It could have used alot of re-mastering and overdubbing. But it is really fun to listen to the early sound of then poor band which now is a great band with a little more money to spend on production. A little faster and less serious effort then the post "Sell-Out" RBF. And i mean 'less serious' in a good way.



A Must for Reel Big Fish fans."