Completely Covers?

OC'S original skanking pranksters Reel Big Fish have finished mixing and mastering the tracks that will make up their new album, a 10 song serving of high-energy covers which they've dubbed, Fame, Fortune and Fornication.

The release is set to include the band's signature ska take on such classics as Poison's "Talk Dirty To Me" and The Eagles "The Long Run.
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For good measure, Reel Big Fish pay tribute to their early ska/reggae forefather's with versions of Desmond Dekker's "Keep A Cool Head"

The album (which will also be available in limited special edition vinyl) was produced by front man Aaron Barret and recorded at Music Inc. Studios in Orange, CA.

Set to drop in January 2009 via Rock Ridge Music, the release of Fame, Fortune and Fornication will coincide with the launch of a major world tour with Streetlight Manifesto and up-and-comer's One Pin Short and Tip The Van. The trek will take the band across the US and over to the UK, Europe and Russia. Later this month Reel Big Fish heads over to Latin American for a string of shows in Brazil, Ar gentina, Chile and Mexico

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the eagles – long run
john mellencamp – authority song
desmond dekker – keep a cool head
tom petty – i won't back down
poison – talk dirty to me

and monkey man again…
this a a major bummer. I love their covers but I don't think I can deal with the blatant unoriginality of this album.
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Then don't buy it. Simple as that.

lol!

Who was the dude who said they shouldn't do anymore covers?

You got fucking OWNED!

Hahahahaha 😀

Still, a CD made up of only covers is a bit of a shame, I'd have liked to see some new RBF songs.

psh, get over it, Aaron's never gonna go back to subway, we've got time….

i'm hella excited for most of the tracks listed!

where the fuck does it mention Monkey Man?

shouldn't we change the title of this topic?

they've been talking about doing a covers album for years, I'm honestly excited, I love RBF's originals but the covers have been there for ever and are really just a part of what RBF is today!

plus it's only 10 covers, which makes me thing they're hiding something even grander….. I mean… the post said they're done with it… and yet we don't get it 'till next year!!?!?!!

I think we'll get some new stuff soon after…

It's a stop gap release. It's purely to buy them time for their next album. Like an EP or a live album.

Though I don't know why they'd need to do that, bands like Buck-O-Nine went over 6 years without releasing an album.

… Then there's Streetlight. What else do you think the Keasbey re-release was for?

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lol!

Who was the dude who said they shouldn't do anymore covers?

You got fucking OWNED!
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me. i'm not psyched.

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… Then there's Streetlight. What else do you think the Keasbey re-release was for?
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That's absolutely not what it was for. Kalnoky doesn't give a damn, he just wanted the Keasby Songs to a) sound perfect, and b) to have the Streetlight name attached to it.

according to this we've got dance mixes after this!

Well, i'm gutted it's not an original album. But i'm sure it'll be fun. I thought the Phil Collin's cover was a bit tame, hopefully they'll have some good ideas on there.

Just found this tracklisting on AbsolutePunk.net

Track Listing
1. Nothing But a Good Time (Poison)
2. Mama We're All Crazy Now (Slade)
3. Veronica Sawyer (Edna's Goldfish)
4. Authority Song (John Mellencamp)
5. Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
6. The Long Run (The Eagles)
7. Won't Back Down (Tom Petty)
8. Keep a Cool Head (Desmond Dekker)
9. Monkey Man (Toots and the Maytals)
10. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison)

Looks like MonkeyMan is on there.

Very cool they're doing Veronica Sawyer, always on of my favourite songs.

i was a bit shitted off with a covers album

there hasn't been really many new fish originals for a while

like monkeys for nothing wasnt much original, than u had duet all night long. and there was the live album which had 1 original

but i guess it'll still be an awesome album anyway.

I would have liked to only have one poison cover

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5. Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
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LOL DONT THEY NO THEY DID THIS!??!

rbf's will be much better than skatallica's

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… Then there's Streetlight. What else do you think the Keasbey re-release was for?
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That's absolutely not what it was for. Kalnoky doesn't give a damn, he just wanted the Keasby Songs to a) sound perfect, and b) to have the Streetlight name attached to it.
[/quote1224639759]It doesn't sound much different, dude.

It was better than a re-release, but it was still a stop gap release.

Some of those are kind of… expected. Like the hair metal.

Why two Poison songs?

lol @ Brown Eyed Girl.

WE CAN'T THEY COVER 'STUPID MARRIAGE'!

Everyone covers 'Monkey Man', it's so played out.

I thought aaron was a big poison fan when he was young

I'm looking forward to it. This must've been the project of epic proportions they were working on. I wish it was new stuff, but it's something. I'm sure it will kick ass

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rbf's will be much better than skatallica's
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Speaking of skatallica…..I'm still looking for the other songs that skatallica had on the only album they ever released……anyone have these??

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… Then there's Streetlight. What else do you think the Keasbey re-release was for?
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That's absolutely not what it was for. Kalnoky doesn't give a damn, he just wanted the Keasby Songs to a) sound perfect, and b) to have the Streetlight name attached to it.
[/quote1224639759]It doesn't sound much different, dude.

It was better than a re-release, but it was still a stop gap release.

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That's the thing, Kalnoky is the type of pretentious guy who would give a damn about the little difference between sound. Did he say that in the interview on the final track? That Catch's sounded "like garbage" to him?

Plus you know it totally to establish his dominance over his songs.

Oh, and I wish it were the Rolling Stone's Monkey Man. RBF already did Monkey Man, for Pete's (lol, get it?) sake!

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[quote1224652325=Desensitized]
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… Then there's Streetlight. What else do you think the Keasbey re-release was for?
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That's absolutely not what it was for. Kalnoky doesn't give a damn, he just wanted the Keasby Songs to a) sound perfect, and b) to have the Streetlight name attached to it.
[/quote1224639759]It doesn't sound much different, dude.

I like catch 22's more….. streetlight's seems convoluted and at times sloppy

It was better than a re-release, but it was still a stop gap release.

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That's the thing, Kalnoky is the type of pretentious guy who would give a damn about the little difference between sound. Did he say that in the interview on the final track? That Catch's sounded "like garbage" to him?

Plus you know it totally to establish his dominance over his songs.
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I think you're both right and that this argument is retarded.

This ain't no argument!

At least it will be a newly recorded version of Monkey Man as RBF won't have the rights to the version they recorded under Jive.

Regards to songs they don't have rights too. I previously stated that I heard they'd be re-recording all of there songs recorded under Jive. Whether these get released as a huge discography album or something I don't know. It would be good though. 🙂

Like someone else said, if you don't like it don't buy it. I'm pretty sure this isn't the only project of epic proportions RBF are working on.

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[quote1224647317=Sonic Libido]
rbf's will be much better than skatallica's
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Speaking of skatallica…..I'm still looking for the other songs that skatallica had on the only album they ever released……anyone have these??

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http://www.last.fm/music/Skatallica

Wow, so is this the thing that dude meant when said they were working on music that sounded like old stuff?

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Regards to songs they don't have rights too. I previously stated that I heard they'd be re-recording all of there songs recorded under Jive. Whether these get released as a huge discography album or something I don't know. It would be good though. 🙂

Like someone else said, if you don't like it don't buy it. I'm pretty sure this isn't the only project of epic proportions RBF are working on.
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Yeah, that sounds more like a project of epic proportions, as the term there is used properly if they're re-recording all their songs.

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[quote1224647317=Sonic Libido]
rbf's will be much better than skatallica's
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Speaking of skatallica…..I'm still looking for the other songs that skatallica had on the only album they ever released……anyone have these??

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http://www.last.fm/music/Skatallica
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Those aren't available to download though are they?

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At least it will be a newly recorded version of Monkey Man as RBF won't have the rights to the version they recorded under Jive.
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still, how different can the fucking song sound? i'd imagine it'd be pretty similar.

and they should've just covered their own songs so we could get me re-records of their old shit. jig, i'm still looking at you.

It sounds like a fun album. I'd like to hear their versions. That being said though, I agree that I hope there is something new coming.

from buzznet:
Reel Big Fish to 'Fornicate' in 2009 With Covers Record

On Friday, Buzznet spoke exclusively with Reel Big Fish singer Aaron Barrett about the band's upcoming record, Fame, Fortune, Fornication. A press release was released today and reveals both the record's theme and track list.

The 'reel big' surprise is that Fornication (out January 22) is actually a record of cover songs, not to mention one that tackles almost every music genre including hair metal and classic-rock. Always wanted to hear Reel Big Fish do Tom Petty? It's on this album!

Fame, Fortune, Fornication track list:

"Nothing But a Good Time" (Poison)
"Mama We're All Crazy Now" (Slade)
"Veronica Sawyer" (Edna's Goldfish)
"Authority Song" (John Mellencamp)
"Brown Eyed Girl" (Van Morrison)
"The Long Run" (The Eagles)
"Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty)
"Keep a Cool Head" (Desmond Dekker)
"Monkey Man" (Toots and the Maytals)
"Talk Dirty to Me" (Poison)

"It's, like, our most ska-punk album ever. There's a cover of [Poison's] "Talk Dirty To Me" with guest vocals from Tatiana DeMaria from U.K. punk band TAT," Barrett recently revealed to Buzznet's own DJ Rossstar. The band is no stranger to cover songs. In 2007, the band released a split EP of covers with Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer, Duet All Night Long, featuring duets between Barrett and Zolof singer Rachel Mintz, although the band is perhaps best known for their cover of A-ha's "Take on Me" which first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1998 comedy "BASEketball" and is still performed live during a traditional RBF set.

Are you interested in a new record of covers by Reel Big Fish or would you rather the band release another record of original music?

Something tells me that dude (who was going on about 'old stuff') didn't know they were doing covers.

yeah, I think he was full of Shit

here's the artwork according to myspace

That's Brian Klemm from Suburban Legends.

Nice to see him on it, but that was bloody taken from SL's latest album photoshoot… how lazy.

RBF now suck at album art.

I'm pretty sure that's aaron, dude

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It's even the same girl in the background. Hopefully it's just like a temp cover art…

That's pretty stupid.

Reel Big Fish is not helping me deal with my growing lack of interest in ska.

It was kinda funny when I thought it was aaron dressed weird…. now it's kinda lame…. I hope it's just a mock up

Well it looks so quickly thrown together in photoshop, I have hopes of it not being a final version.

My Gawd! You guys are worse then a bunch of stuck up bitches walking through a mall.

I think the album artwork is rad. It goes with the era of songs, and should be taken very light heartedly with some humour, which is something that is lacking with this topic.

That logo is horribly photoshopped on. They should really put a new logo there.

yeah, I'm getting tired of the graffiti logo

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My Gawd! You guys are worse then a bunch of stuck up bitches walking through a mall.

I think the album artwork is rad. It goes with the era of songs, and should be taken very light heartedly with some humour, which is something that is lacking with this topic.
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Agreed. How the hell does the art work on the album determine whether the music is good or not? After I saw Suburban Legends on their last tour, I said they were the Village People. It was explained to me (I forget by who) that they were simply dressing to express the different styles of music. This album is old school covers. The artwork represents that.

Although I'm not sure why they would use Brian Klemm as their model!?

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[quote1226282500=LyinAss Bitch]
My Gawd! You guys are worse then a bunch of stuck up bitches walking through a mall.

I think the album artwork is rad. It goes with the era of songs, and should be taken very light heartedly with some humour, which is something that is lacking with this topic.
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Agreed. How the hell does the art work on the album determine whether the music is good or not? After I saw Suburban Legends on their last tour, I said they were the Village People. It was explained to me (I forget by who) that they were simply dressing to express the different styles of music. This album is old school covers. The artwork represents that.

Although I'm not sure why they would use Brian Klemm as their model!?
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Because they're buds.

It seems lazy. If the album art is slapped together, it's possible the album is. By hearing it, it's… debatable. I mean, it is all covers.

New bigger version:

Still not THAT keen. Mostly because no effort went in. Photo from another bands shoot, old re-used logo…

Still, she is HOT.

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My Gawd! You guys are worse then a bunch of stuck up bitches walking through a mall.

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This is hilariously true.

Who gives a shit about the fuckin' cover art anyway? I don't buy an album to sit and wank over the great photoshop job.

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[quote1226432137=LyinAss Bitch]
My Gawd! You guys are worse then a bunch of stuck up bitches walking through a mall.

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Who gives a shit about the fuckin' cover art anyway?
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Obviously us…

If you can see a band has put some effort to making an attractive cover / artwork / whatever they generally care more for the music within.

I appreciate both arguments, but personally I don't think cover art reflects the quality of an album. Brian Klemm had the look they were going for based on the content of the album. I'm going to wait to hear the music to judge.

I'm going with Art: substitute the guy with Aaron and the chick with… well, she can stay, and you get a great cover. This way it's a bit lame to me.

You know, if I didn't know it was The King, I'd think that it's Aaron. It looks like him.

I thought it was him at first

He's only wearing panties under those chaps, lol. He just shouldn't of worn anything…hawt!

Because bad album covers are repelling. They look like shit.

Good albums can be hurt sales-wise by a shitty cover.

Why don't you all pull your rising 'Oi' fists out of your ass and use your heads instead?

Haha! If you have any idea about using your head, you'll know that artwork is a complete kind of art compared to musical ability. I've bought many albums thinking they would be good, and they fuckin' sucked. Bottom line, you don't know what it's gonna sound like until you buy it and listen…so pull your fist or gerbal out of your ass and get happy, you quivering, thunder cunt.

guys seriously, enough with the squealing,

I can see what LAB is saying, in the end the artwork doesn't really mean anything, it's the inside that counts.

however, Desensitized is right because it's nice to know that the artwork is having some work into it and the every aspect of the album has been looked after….

it's liked if you had two Girls/Guys with the exact same personalities and intelligence and all that would you persue the good looking or fuck ugly one?

it's not important, but it's still a nice touch…

Wicked post, man.

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He's only wearing panties under those chaps, lol. He just shouldn't of worn anything…hawt!
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At the SL shows I went to, he wasn't wearing anything under them. It was all butt cheeks! !lol