Reel Big Fish ("RBF") is a ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California,… Read Full Bio ↴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)
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)
Life Sucks... Let's Dance!
Reel Big Fish Lyrics
Let's all get on the dance floor
It's not gonna be alright
Let's all get on the dance floor
'Cause the world's gonna end tonight
They're saying things are worse than they've ever been
It looks like the bad guys are gonna win
And nobody here is gettin' out alive
So I know what I wanna do tonight
Life sucks, so let's dance
Life sucks, so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Life sucks, so let's dance
Life sucks, so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Let's dance
Well, I've been waking up early in the morning lately
Going down the list of all the people that hate me
What did I do so wrong?
How come all of my friends are gone, gone, gone?
And why can't we all just get along?
We're all different notes, but we're in the same song
Life sucks, so let's dance
Life sucks, so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Let's all get on the dance floor
It's all gonna be alright
Let's all get on the dance floor 'cause we're not givin' up the fight
They're saying things are worse than they've ever been
It looks like the bad guys are gonna win
And nobody here is gettin' out alive
So let's have some fun before we die
(Let's have some fun before we die)
Life sucks, so let's dance
Life sucks, so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Life sucks (life sucks), so let's dance (let's dance)
Life sucks (life sucks), so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, maybe if we have some fun
Maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
(Life sucks, let's dance)
It's not gonna be alright
Let's all get on the dance floor
'Cause the world's gonna end tonight
They're saying things are worse than they've ever been
It looks like the bad guys are gonna win
And nobody here is gettin' out alive
So I know what I wanna do tonight
Life sucks, so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Life sucks, so let's dance
Life sucks, so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Let's dance
Well, I've been waking up early in the morning lately
Going down the list of all the people that hate me
What did I do so wrong?
How come all of my friends are gone, gone, gone?
And why can't we all just get along?
We're all different notes, but we're in the same song
Life sucks, so let's dance
Life sucks, so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Let's all get on the dance floor
It's all gonna be alright
Let's all get on the dance floor 'cause we're not givin' up the fight
They're saying things are worse than they've ever been
It looks like the bad guys are gonna win
And nobody here is gettin' out alive
So let's have some fun before we die
(Let's have some fun before we die)
Life sucks, so let's dance
Life sucks, so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Life sucks (life sucks), so let's dance (let's dance)
Life sucks (life sucks), so let's dance
Yeah, maybe if we have some fun, maybe if we have some fun
Maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
Maybe if we have some fun, we won't feel so bad
(Life sucks, let's dance)
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
Written by: Aaron Barrett
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