#7: Reel Big Fish

Ain't got no reason to be so bad except that I'm poor, untalented, and ugly

Next is Reel Big Fish. Loyola has twice failed at booking them.

Wiki Says: 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. Founding member Aaron Barrett has been with the band since 1992, and horn players Dan Regan and Scott Klopfenstein have been involved with the band for more than 15 years.

Discovery: Everything Sucks (1995)
Turn the Radio Off (1996) - Favorite album all time #12
Why Do They Rock So Hard? (1998)
Cheer Up! (2002)
We're Not Happy 'til You're No Happy (2005)
Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free (2007)
Fame, Fortune, and Fornication (2009)

Other Releases: Take Warning: Songs of Operation Ivy (1997)
Viva La Internet (2000/2008)
Dead Band's Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo (2005)
Duet All Night Long (2007)
Our Live Album is Better than Your Live Album (2006)
A Best of Us for the Rest of Us (2010)

Favorite Songs: 20. Hate You
19. Your Guts (I Hate 'em)
18. I Want Your Girlfriend to Be My Girlfriend Too
17. The Fire
16. Turn The Radio Off
15. Join the Club
14. The Set Up (You Need This)
13. Somebody Hates Me
12. Take On Me -Ah Ha Cover
11. Cheer Up
10. I'm Her Man
9. Down In Flames
8. Trendy
7. She Has A Girlfriend Now
6. Don't Start a Band
5. All I Want Is More
4. Everything Sucks
3. Drinkin' -Favorite song all time #68
2. Sell Out -Favorite song all time #37
1. Beer -#6

Years Active: 1992-Present

Seen Live: 4 times
July 2007-Sayerville, NJ
May 2008-Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
July 2008-Englishtown, NJ
July 2009-Sayerville, NJ

Reel Big Fish made a bold move. After being ripped for "selling out", they stuck with ska and are still very active. They left Jive to make their own label and have enjoyed themselves ever since. They're not the greatest band ever, and I'd say they're more "fun" live than "good". But that fun goes a long way. I don't really care they're not the most respected band out there. I still enjoy seeing them and will continue to support them.

Up Next: A band that is pretty comparable to Reel Big Fish, but still different in many ways.