We're back (sort of)

Wow, I thought it was gone forever. I really appreciate what you do and I am thankful of your commitment to keeping this forum (and website) going for all these years.

Thanks!

Same here, I thought this place was gone for good. I realise I sort of missed it, so I’m glad you guys are back.

I forgot my password but my browser remembered my password. So it’s okay for now.

I want my avatar back.

…. waiting for Sophie and Reel Big Cohen, where ARE those guys??

Light this place up like it’s 2003.

YESSS FOUND MY PASSWORD AFTER 43 ATTEMPS YESSS

sorry thewind, i’m not going anywhere

—now where’s the opposum guy with all of his magic content—-

Happy new year everyone. Any skanking lately?

The new Reel Big Fish are playing in Toronto next Friday, on their “Album that virtually no one in the band recorded on” tour.
It’s been a few years since I’ve seen them – Dan was still around – are they even worth seeing anymore? There are a few choice TTRO songs I’d love to see, but honestly… I don’t know if it’s just seeing a bastardization again. That’s sort of what they felt like in 2014. Has new life been breathed into them?

Saw them last January for the TTRO tour.Besides their cover of The impression That I get I can’t recall anything I hadn’t seen before from them. just your typical RBF show.
Which was a bummer since it was their first real show up here since 2013.Energywise (that’s not a word?) I even appreciated Anti Flag better

I suspected as much. I ended up not going.

I understand people not being excited to see non-original members playing RBF’s catalog of songs, but if RBF kept releasing new albums it would be the actual members playing. It’s been 5 years since the last album, the most years without a full album. Johnny’s instagram shows them recording hornlines, new music would make the concerts more exciting again.

But I hope the photos of them recording aren’t just for the new Goldfinger album. Considering that Matt and Billy performed with Goldfinger with Travis Barker on drums a few days ago. It looks like Goldfinger still puts on a great show.

Johnny’s instagram post
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRpD_AkATc9/?taken-by=johnnychristmas1

Billy and Matt performing with Goldfinger

A new album would be great! I really liked Ed’s drumming on the last Suburban Legends album. I hope he bring the same feel to RBF’s new music.

Branding is important. I’d have been way more stoked for CCF if it were a Forces of Evil album – I could forgive the glaring issues on it. Plus, it sounds way more like FOE than RBF.
Now, if a new RBF album has a proper producer on it (or at least someone in addition to AB), I’d get pumped.

To me, songwriting is more important than (technical) production. Artists need someone external to guide them and most importantly tell them when to stop.
Sounds were pretty good on Candy, but songwriting on some songs was a bit sloppy. Still a step forward wrt to Please don’t tell her I have a girlfriend. That one song has has the power to ruin the whole Monkeys album for me. I agree Candy sounds a lot like FOE, with all that “fuck this, fuck that” attitude.
So yes, RBF need a producer, but one with enough taste to help Aaron develop good ideas and enough authority to force him to drop bad ones.

Yeah that’s what I meant when I said “producer.” Not an engineer or whatever, but someone who produces the album. Basically, CCF comes down to the fact that no one was around to tell Aaron that nearly all the songs were two minutes two long… that second bridge isn’t needed, you don’t need to do the chorus again, this song doesn’t need three guest vocalists just use Coolie and be done with it etc etc

They’ve never had a better producer than Val Garay. Those songs on Cheer Up! are tight as hell.

I got married last week.

Congrats fella, best wishes to you and your spouse!