Sell Out - Music

Reel Big Fish "RBF" Is A Ska Punk Band From Huntington Beach California United States Who Broke Into The Mainstream In The Mid To Late 1990s Formed In 1992. Their Debut Album "Everything Sucks" 1995 Was An Underground Hit And Led To A Deal With Mojo Records See Also Mojo An Indie Label. "Turn The Radio Off" 1996 Established The Band In The Underground Music Scene And They Began Touring Throughout The USA. After The Single "Sell Out" Began Breaking Into The Mainstream Including MTV The Album Made An Appearance On The Charts. The Ska Revival Was Short-Lived However And "Why Do They Rock So Hard?" 1998 Did Not Lead The Group To The Mainstream. Reel Big Fish Released "Cheer Up" 2002 Which Began A Movement Into Harder Rock And Pop Sounds With Much Less Ska Than The Previous Albums. The Song "Where Have You Been?" Was Aimed At A Wider Audience Trying To Drop The Less Popular Ska Sound But Was Met With Little Mainstream Success Despite The Video. Their Second Most Recent Studio Album Was "We're Not Happy Until You're Not Happy" 2005 . They Recently Released "Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album" 2006 Which Includes 2 Discs Worth Or Their Own Tunes And A Few Covers Of Popular Songs Along With A DVD. They Have Worked On The Soundtrack To BASEketball Which Included A Cover Of A-Ha's Take On Me. In 2006 They Split From Jive Records Who Produced A "Best Of" Album Against The Will Of The Band Who Could Not Prevent The Release. The Band Has Made A Campaign To Try And Stop People Buying The Album. Their 7th Album "Monkeys For Nothing And The Chimps For Free" 2007 Includes Some Songs That Were Previously Recorded And Released On Other Albums. It Was Also The First Album With The Band's New Label Rock Ridge Records. In 2009 They Released "Fame Fortune And Fornication" An Album Composed Of Covers Of Older Songs Including "Won't Back Down" By Tom Petty And "Nothin' But A Good Time" By Poison. In 2012 Reel Big Fish Released "Candy Coated Fury" Which Is Their Second Album On Rock Ridge Records. This Album Was Met With Heavy Amounts Of Criticism From Fans And Reviewers Alike. PunkNews.Org Gave The Album A 2/10. In 2014 They Released "Happy Skalidays" A Holiday Themed EP. Their Current Release Is 2018's "Life Sucks... Let's Dance!" Which Gained Generally Positive Reviews From Fans And Critics. Current Members Aaron Barrett - Guitar Lead Vocals 1992–present Dan Regan - Trombone Backing Vocals 1994–present John Christianson - Trumpet Backing Vocals 2004–present Ryland Steen - Drums 2005–present Derek Gibbs - Bass Guitar 2007–present Past Members Ben Guzman - Vocals 1992–1994 Zach Gilltrap - Keyboards/synthesizers 1992–1994 Lisa Smith - Guitar 1992–1994 Eric Vismantes - Trumpet 1994 Stephan Reed - Saxophone 1994 Robert Quimby - Trombone 1994–1995 Adam Polakoff - Saxophone 1994–1995 Grant Barry - Trombone 1995–1998 Andrew Gonzales - Drums 1992–1998 Tavis Werts - Trumpet 1994–2001 Carlos De La Garza - Drums 1999–2003 Tyler Jones - Trumpet 2001–2004 Justin Ferreira - Drums 2003–2005 Matt Wong - Bass Backing Vocals 1992–2007 Scott Klopfenstein - Trumpet Guitar Keyboards Backing Vocals 1995–2011 read less