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Fame, Fortune and Fornication

Reel Big Fish

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Album Review

Reel Big Fish originally formed as a cover band, playing hyperactive renditions of metal anthems and Top 40 material before discovering ska music in the mid-'90s. Although the group released several covers throughout the subsequent decade (most notably a brassy remake of A-ha's "Take on Me," which appeared on the BASEketball soundtrack), Fame, Fortune and Fornication marks Reel Big Fish's first covers-only album, featuring ten songs in less than 30 minutes. The band speeds through material by the likes of Tom Petty, Slade, and the Eagles, giving each song the standard ska remake treatment of horns, upstroke guitar, and tongue-in-cheek vocals. Poison is the only band to receive two covers, one of which — a co-ed version of "Talk Dirty to Me" featuring British accents — is perhaps the highlight of the disc. Other standouts include a version of Toots & the Maytals' "Monkey Man," an unpredictable choice that shows appreciation for RBF's predecessors. The bulk of this record is fairly humdrum, however, delivering on the typical promise of most ska cover albums (e.g. fast, humorous covers of songs that are neither fast nor humorous) but offering few surprises.

Customer Reviews

Another solid RBF album

I've always been a fan of RBF, I respect how as a band they know what they're good at, and just keep at that, and make it so it isn't repetitive. They always were brilliant at covers, which this album proves, they perhaps should have added Unity, Boy's Don't Cry and Hungry Like The Wolf. Covers they do very well which are more than satisfactory enough to be on this record. But overall another great collection of songs from RBF.

Excellent

Another great album from RBF, with that great Ska feel they employ so well. The only reason it doesn't get 5* is I think the singing is better quality (more in tune) on other albums (eg. Monkeys for nothing...) However I still strongly recommend it!

Every body loves a big old slice of RBF

Reel big fish love to cover things and this tie up of an albulm works perfectly. If your a big fan of ska or covers this is definately for you, going to see them live in a month and seen them lodesa times before never gets old, i really wanted to give this 5 stars but its not really new material but its all good because hes a monkey, a monkey man!

Biography

Formed: CA

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Reel Big Fish was one of the legions of Southern California ska-punk bands to edge into the mainstream following the mid-'90s success of No Doubt and Sublime. Like most of their peers, the band was distinguished by their hyperkinetic stage shows, juvenile humor, ironic covers of new wave pop songs, and metallic shards of ska. The group cultivated an underground following that broke into the mainstream in summer 1997, when their single "Sell Out" became a modern rock radio and MTV favorite. Reel Big...
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