[poll] New album and Box Set of re-recorded masterpieces in 2010???

[Inklush]

The guys have re recorded EVERYTHING!!! Aaron also wants some new songs
to be released this year too and may change his mind about releasing the old songs
in a box set LET REEL BIG FISH KNOW how you feel!!! Would you buy all new recordings in a box set with a new cd??! I WOULD!!!!
Twitter @reelbigfish and tell Aaron to mix and press it up! We want it!!!!!

[The Wind]

This has been much discussed around here. In fact, right below this topic is a topic about it, you lazy person.

I'm going to need a source if you want me to believe you. How do you know that all their songs have been rerecorded?

[Inklush]

they were in the studio re-recording in LA ALL SUMMER. i was there, i should know.

[Inklush]

sorry should have been more clear. I know these guys. we chat… i was in LA… and they were re-recording everything…. one of the members told me it was all done just needed to be mixed and put to press…. HOWEVER aaron is a very indecisive person and keeps changing his mind as to if he wants to release all the new recordings… SO THIS IS WHY I MADE THE POLL!!!! VOTE tell @reelbigfish YOU WANT THE BOX SET AND THAT YOU WILL BUY IT !!!!

[madamadam]

Pretty unanimous results.

Silly question, really.

[Surly]

I'm sure i'd check out the re-recordings, i'd find it hard not too.

But at the end of the day, it's taking the piss a little. Seems like the ultimate cash cow.

[Desensitized]

Should just release it online. Physical copies probably wouldn't sell.

Re-recorded TTRO, ES, and Why Not? is all I want, though.

I really don't want to see White Trash touched. They couldn't possibly improve on the sound achieved on that album and unless they change some Cheer Up songs (like WHYB) then I don't want that either.

Plus if it's online, we can pick and choose what we want and be able to give RBF money straight on. It's not like we'll need a lyric booklet, right? :p

[The Wind]

I'd buy a box set. Or each album individually. Try and stop me!

My preference lies in physical media.

[Desensitized]

Difference is that I don't have the cash to buy it all at once. :p

Stores probably either wouldn't carry it or would overcharge for it around here, too. Montreal sucks when it comes to new releases. It sucks in general, as well.

As long as they give options other than "should we release it or not", that's the option I want.

[El]

A re-recording of Everything Sucks?

Isn't that just Turn the Radio Off?

[gurryska]

A re-recording of Everything Sucks, i'd love.
Um, who were the two people who voted for 'RBF is dead'?

[gurryska]

A re-recording of Everything Sucks, i'd love.
Um, who were the two people who voted for 'RBF is dead'?

[Sonic Libido]

please, please, please, please, please. I would Love a boxed set… hopeing they added the overseas bonus tracks to the lot…. everything sucks doesn't seem nessasary.

but, they could slap the remaining, un-re-recorded ES songs together with the "In The Good Old Days" songs, as well as "Make It Big" and "Doo-Doo" on a re-recorded disc and i'd be a very happy man.

a nice boxed set would be:
Re-recorded rarities disc, mentioned above
TTRO (Revisited)
WHITE TRASH (Revisited)
CHEER UP! (Revisited)
Why Not? (Revisited)
Live (Original)
Monkeys (Original)
The Complete Covers Volume 1 (all the covers pulling from live shows, tributes & albums)
The Complete Covers Volume 2 ( I believe the number is somewhere in the forties, It takes 2 discs)
You're All In This Together
Live! In Concert!

[Desensitized]

As an optional choice, maybe. I don't really want some of that stuff. (Especially the stuff I already own.)

Spin The Globe is not on TTRO and suffers for it.

[igorponweed]

A box set would be fantastic, but I'm not sure it needs to be rerecorded. I mean, all I own is the Live album and I've heard most of the other stuff elsewhere. But if this included blank CD I'd buy it like that. I'll hold out on buying the originals for now…

[Sonic Libido]

RBF can't release a boxed set with the original albums… they don't own the sessions.

[Sonic Libido]

Vinyl versions of ES – OLAIBTYLA would be nice.

[Samu]

If this is going to be a sort of "RBF anthology", I'd throw in a booklet, not with lyrics of course, but with the band speaking about its own story, with pictures from the good old days and stuff like that.
And please include a final version of the "how Tavis got fired" story!

[The Wind]

Tavis never existed. He was actually Aaron the whole time.

Like Tyler Durden.

[Samu]

You mean Tyler Durden was Aaron?

[The Wind]

Don't be stupid.

[Samu]

I'll try. Promise.

[El]

Mysteries of RBF that need solving:

Tavis and Grant's firing
Aaron's switch from Ibanez guitars to the Les Paul
Why Aaron stopped using/sold the Les Paul
Why the Gordon-Smith sounds like men's asses live nowadays
Scott's beard (and the awesomeness it holds)
Is Matt Wong dead?
Aaron's emo haircut
Confirmation of Ryland's secret identity (Carlos)
A confession by Scott that he doesn't actually play trumpet, and that they just layer Johnny's trumpet over itself
Is Johnny just Tyler with bleached skin? We all know it's true, they need to stop denying it.

[AngryOpossum]

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a nice boxed set would be:
Re-recorded rarities disc, mentioned above
TTRO (Revisited)
WHITE TRASH (Revisited)
CHEER UP! (Revisited)
Why Not? (Revisited)
Live (Original)
Monkeys (Original)
The Complete Covers Volume 1 (all the covers pulling from live shows, tributes & albums)
The Complete Covers Volume 2 ( I believe the number is somewhere in the forties, It takes 2 discs)
You're All In This Together
Live! In Concert!

[/quote1273204844]

Okay, I'm a bit confused what's WHITE TRASH? and what's WHY NOT?

[Sonic Libido]

@EL
– Aaron switched from Ibenez to the les Paul because Ibenez was sponsoring him until they showed up at an RBF show and he was playing a different guitar.

while I agree the Gordon-Smith sounded like shit on the latest DVD, I aw the band play here in Brunswick last week and I'm glad to report it's been fixed. according to the YAITT Commentary it's a European model… maybe he couldn't get it fixed until the Ska Odyssey tour took them back over.

@AngryOpposum –
WHITE TRASH – Why Do They Rock So Hard?… because the abbreviation is WDTRSH

Why Not – is "We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy" since it's WNHTYNH

[AngryOpossum]

Oh, okay, thanks man

[Desensitized]

"Why Not" is also answering the title of the album.

[El]

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@EL
– Aaron switched from Ibenez to the les Paul because Ibenez was sponsoring him until they showed up at an RBF show and he was playing a different guitar.

while I agree the Gordon-Smith sounded like shit on the latest DVD, I aw the band play here in Brunswick last week and I'm glad to report it's been fixed. according to the YAITT Commentary it's a European model… maybe he couldn't get it fixed until the Ska Odyssey tour took them back over.[/quote1274842775]

Cool! Do you know what guitar he was playing? Was it the SG?

I'm glad it's fixed, it sounds so beautiful when it doesn't sound like garbage and ass. But why didn't he just use a different guitar? He has others…

But seriously now what the fuck was with Aaron's 2004/5 emo haircut

[The Wind]

I miss Aaron's 2003/2004 mustache.

[Admin]

Best of album coming out next month… "Yes, the rumors are true: next month we are releasing a "Best Of" album. 22 song disc of classics and a 14 song disc of acoustic versions"

Yes, the rumors are true: next month we are releasing a "Best Of" album. 22 song disc of classics and a 14 song disc of acoustic versions

— Reel Big Fish (@ReelBigFish) June 18, 2010

[El]

[quote1276899127=Admin]
Best of album coming out next month… "Yes, the rumors are true: next month we are releasing a "Best Of" album. 22 song disc of classics and a 14 song disc of acoustic versions"

Yes, the rumors are true: next month we are releasing a "Best Of" album. 22 song disc of classics and a 14 song disc of acoustic versions

— Reel Big Fish (@ReelBigFish) June 18, 2010

[/quote1276899127]

Now is this rerecordings or just rereleases?

If it's the former, color me excited.

[Admin]

re recordings with the current line up.

[The Wind]

Alright, not bad, I'll dig it. I was looking for to the re-recordings so here it is, sort of.

[Desensitized]

Depends on the songs. Not interested in any White Trash or Cheer Up re-recordings.

[El]

[quote1276917553=Desensitized]
Depends on the songs. Not interested in any White Trash or Cheer Up re-recordings.
[/quote1276917553]

Cheer Up! re-recordings could actually get some life thrown into them. And if the WDTRSH re-recordings emulated the original production style, great! Otherwise, no thank you.

But I do want Somebody Hates Me with the trombone solo…

[The Wind]

Or Where Have You Been with the trombone solo.
Face it, it'll be on there, along with Beer, Sell Out, Don't Start a Band, She has a Girlfriend Now and Take On Me.

[Sonic Libido]

I hope against Hope that Take On Me doesn't qualify. Don't think covers should count for greatest hits comps.

[El]

For a song list, I'm guessing:

Sell Out
She Has a Girlfriend Now (but who will the girl be? They played this with Monique Powell when I saw them, actually, so maybe…)
Beer
Everything Sucks
Somebody Hates Me
The Set Up
Take on Me
Thank You for Not Moshing
I Want Your Girlfriend
Good Thing
Ban the Tube Top
Where Have You Been? (original pop-rock or ska-styled? Considering they've been playing the original live…)
The Fire
Don't Start a Band
Your Guts

And 7 other songs that will undoubtedly surprise me that the band considers them "hits," whether I love the songs or not.

[ReelBigCohen]

Katrina Kinzler is singing SHAGN. I think she's Aaron's new girl

[The Wind]

What's your source on that?

[ReelBigCohen]

Dan Regan's facebook, it was in one of his statuses

[Sonic Libido]

that's a shame, I miss Mo Mo.

[madamadam]

You miss Aaron's ex? That's a bit creepy.

[Surly]

I can imagine the tracklisting with be similar to the recent setlits for the past few years.

Same old.

[Desensitized]

I already have their greatest hits. It was their first post-major label release for crying out loud.

[Sonic Libido]

[quote1277185376=madamadam]
You miss Aaron's ex? That's a bit creepy.
[/quote1277185376]

She dated Aaron? huh.

[madamadam]

I shouldn't come on here stoned.

[Aldaway]

Dan's Facebook says:

RELEASE WILL INCLUDE 22 NEWLY RE-RECORDED HITS & FAN FAVORITES

PLUS A SPECIAL 14-TRACK BONUS ACOUSTIC DISC

BAND A MAINSTAGE FAVE AT THIS SUMMER’S VAN WARPED TOUR

June 23, 2010—Perennial ska/punk jesters REEL BIG FISH, a headliner on this summer’s Van Warped Tour (July 13-August 15) and Rock Ridge Music, will be releasing A Best Of Us For The Rest Us – a 22-track compilation of newly re-recorded renditions of hits and fan favorites (in addition to a special bonus 14-track acoustic disc), exclusively through Best Buy on July 20. A European release date will be announced soon.

Formed in the suburbs of Orange County, CA in the early ‘90s, REEL BIG FISH has gone on to release half a dozen full-length studio releases, headline countless tours in North America (as well as Europe, Asia and Latin America) and amass combined sales of well over a million albums all while keeping their sly wit and wicked sense of humor intact.

A Best of Us for the Rest of Us track listing:

1. Sell Out 3:53
2. Take on Me 3:18
3. Beer 3:51
4. She Has a Girlfriend Now 3:07
5. Everything Sucks 2:53
6. Trendy 2:38
7. I Want Your Girlfriend to be My Girlfriend Too 2:48
8. In the Pit 2:43
9. The Set Up (you need this) 4:19
10. Somebody Hates Me 3:24
11. You Don't Know 3:15
12. Suckers (this one's for you) 3:39
13. Where Have You Been 4:00
14. Good Thing 3:24
15. Ban the Tube Top 3:03
16. Don't Start a Band 3:18
17. Your Guts (I hate 'em) 2:01
18. Another F.U. Song 1:03
19. New Version of You (new version) 3:20
20. Party Down 4:07
21. Slow Down (single version) 4:20
22. Brown Eyed Girl 3:02

Bonus Skacoustic disc:

1. Sell Out (skacoustic) 3:56
2. Take on Me (skacoustic) 3:14
3. Beer (skacoustic) 3:51
4. She Has a Girlfriend Now (skacoustic) 3:04
5. Another F.U. Song (skacoustic) 1:03
6. Your Guts (i hate 'em) (skacoustic) 1:55
7. Suckers (skacoustic) 3:39
8. Where have you been (skacoustic) 4:01
9. Don't Start a Band (skacoustic) 3:17
10. S.R. (skacoustic) 1:37
11. 241 (skacoustic) 2:41
12. the Kids Don't Like it (skacoustic) 3:24
13. Scott's a Dork (skacoustic) 3:04
14. Nothin' (skacoustic) 2:06

[madamadam]

I'm liking the inclusion of Suckers – and I'm curious about the acoustic stuff, I just wish there was less new stuff and more old stuff. Still, definitely gonna pick this up.

[Desensitized]

1. Sell Out 3:53
[b]2. Take on Me 3:18[/b]
3. Beer 3:51
4. She Has a Girlfriend Now 3:07
5. Everything Sucks 2:53
6. Trendy 2:38
[b]7. I Want Your Girlfriend to be My Girlfriend Too 2:48
8. In the Pit 2:43
9. The Set Up (you need this) 4:19
10. Somebody Hates Me 3:24
11. You Don't Know 3:15
12. Suckers (this one's for you) 3:39
13. Where Have You Been 4:00
14. Good Thing 3:24
15. Ban the Tube Top 3:03[/b]
16. Don't Start a Band 3:18
[b]17. Your Guts (I hate 'em) 2:01
18. Another F.U. Song 1:03
19. New Version of You (new version) 3:20
20. Party Down 4:07
21. Slow Down (single version) 4:20
22. Brown Eyed Girl 3:02[/b]

No thanks to the bolded. Only two songs from their worst sounding album is pretty weird, though, and so are songs from their last album. Why won't they rerecord Superhero #5 and Spin The Globe? Those two deserve better sounding versions. I don't quite get the point here.

I don't see any reason to rec this over the live album, or get the albums rerecorded in full instead and just let fans pick from them. A better sounding Why Not is also a huge missed opportunity, as Your Guts is the worst song on that album and Don't Start A Band is the single. Why are there songs from the last album at all and more songs from it than songs from Why Not? It hasn't been that long at all. We don't need another version of Take On Me, either.

I'm not getting who this is supposed to appeal to since there are better options for any audience that might want to purchase it.

This may seem harsh, but I also think the label's tracklisting for the best of was better, even though I wouldn't support it or tell anyone to buy it ever.

Wake me when there's a new album.

[The Wind]

Beer #5.

They could have even used this as a chance for So Much For Rock and Roll.
This does not give me hope.

[The Wind]

Although I do like the acoustic choices.

[Surly]

This whole greatest hits is stupid. It's basically only hardcore fans who are going to pick it up for the acoustic tracks and to hear the re-recorded versions. RBF doesn't have a big enough growing fanbase for people not to have heard these songs a million times already, be it on the studio albums or the live album or 3 DVD's!?

Reaks of desperation. Why complain about the big bad record company releasing the last one without their permission, and then go and release this through fucking Best Buy?

[Desensitized]

Seriously, compare the two.

1. "Sell Out" – 3:47
2. "Take on Me" – 3:02
3. "She's Famous Now" – 3:05
4. "Don't Start a Band" – 3:18
5. "Cheer Up" – 2:42
6. "The Set Up (You Need This)" – 4:21
7. "Beer" – 3:30
8. "I Want Your Girlfriend to Be My Girlfriend Too" – 2:52
9. "Your Guts (I Hate 'Em)" – 2:07
10. "Ban the Tube Top" – 3:10
11. "She Has a Girlfriend Now" – 3:05
12. "Thank You for Not Moshing" – 2:41
13. "Everything Sucks" – 2:40
14. "Suckers" – 3:57
15. "The Fire" – 3:05
16. "Where Have You Been?" – 3:59
17. "Trendy" – 2:23
18. "Give It to Me" – 3:14
19. "One Hit Wonderful" – 4:19

It's not perfect, but it also doesn't randomly give the shaft to their own album.

But again, with the first live album out there, I don't see any reason to rec any release they've done since then. The boxset might have been close, but this is just pointless.

Also, stop shafting What Are Friends For, RBF. It deserves being on a best of far more than Good Thing does.

[Sonic Libido]

I'm waiting to hear it before I judge. could be really good.

But I do hate the cover art…

[El]

Wait…THAT's the cover art?

I give up on Reel Big Fish. I know I shouldn't say that before I hear this (especially the acoustic stuff), but it's like they're not even trying anymore. Also, if all the acoustic tracks are labeled (skacoustic) on the album, I might kick something. Hard. I do like that it goes in chronological order.

Excited for:
She Has a Girlfriend Now (I like hearing it with new singers)
Suckers
New Version of New Version of You
Slow Down (single version) (because I had no idea it was a single…)

Why am I not excited for anything else? Because it's already on the live album (so I essentially know how a modern re-recording would sound anyway), and especially if they're White Trash takes, which I'm pretty sure will sound dreadful in RBF's new stripped-down recorded style, if that's what they go for. Oh, and fucking Brown Eyed Girl, of all the FFF songs? Motherfucking Brown Eyed Girl?

Now as far as the…ugh…"skacoustic" songs go, I'm pretty much excited for all of them. I'm especially excited for the final five songs, because I can't really imagine what they'd sound like acoustic, for better or worse.

I mean, I'll download it. If I like it, I'll probably buy it. If not, I'll do what I started doing for Weezer: like them, but not tell anybody I like them for fear of them thinking I like the shit they're doing now. And I'll be even more wary for their new album, which I would have rather heard as opposed to a cover album, this thing, and the really poor sounding live DVD.

Rant over.

[Sonic Libido]

surprising omissions:

She's Famous Now (fan favorite)
So Much or Rock 'N Roll (Just 'cause)
Skatanic (okay, I'm not surprised, just disappointed)

Really wish there'd been no covers. I know they're popular, but they're not really RBF songs. I can live with it and will listen none the less.

hoping for a cool surprise with one of the songs… for instance a new take on something, like I'm Cool ES Vs. I'm Cool White Trash…. but I guess we'll have to see. also hoping for a cool bonus track…

hoping this album is being put out so they'll have multi-tracks for RBN and/or a big album to push during a kimmel performance.

I understand the reasons for going BB exclusive… I still wish I could pick this up from my local record store… especially since they've been so RBF friendly in the past.

am I the only one that thinks "Trendy" is one of the worst songs on TTRO?

I don't see the point in going Chrono. on a regular GH album it would make sense, 'cause it shows the progression of the band through it's studio career… but on this album all the songs were recorded at the same time, so there's no progression to be shone.

and FUCK! ENDING WITH BROWN EYED GIRL!?!?! RBF has so many good END SONGS: Last Show, Nothin', Don't Start A Band, Say Goodbye, All I Want Is More, Brand New Hero, Drunk Again, Go Away, Down In Flames, We Care, Big F&*%#$g star, One Hit Wonderful, Turn The Radio Off, The Joke's On Me, Hate You… there's more… so many great songs to end with and they went with Brown Eyed Girl? Do Not Like… but whatever… It might still be a good ending… just not great… hoping the disc says '23' when I put it in the drive.

[The Wind]

I don't think Trendy is the worse song, I think the TTRO recording makes it sound like a shitty song. So I'm up for that. The live version is great. It makes me actually like the song.

As for ending with Brown Eyed Girl, check out the tracklist. With the exception of Take On Me, they're sectioned off by album.

[Desensitized]

This will be the third (or is it fourth now?) version of Take On Me out there. It's a cover, we all know what it sounds like. It's not like they'll be doing anything different from it.

Trendy is the only "funny" song from TTRO that I actually still find funny. It's also the best live TTRO song easily, and as probably the one time RBF nailed 'clever' without sounding too snarky. The worst TTRO song is Alternative Baby, both from a production and song structure standpoint. No idea why that's a fan favorite.

I would want to see Big Fucking Star (the ska version) redone like that, Superhero #5, Spin The Globe, Say "Ten", Skatanic (since they rarely ever play it live), Fo' Head (for fun), The Last Show, Scott's A Dork (never really fit in with White Trash), I'm Cool (why not?), Say Goodbye, A-W-E-S-O-M-E, and Go Away. Stuff that would really benefit from being recorded again. If they wanted to end it on a cover, why did they pick that one?… Hell, why not ignore it since it's so recent? I don't think anyone would notice. Or care.

[Sonic Libido]

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The worst TTRO song is Alternative Baby, both from a production and song structure standpoint. No idea why that's a fan favorite.
[/quote1277608315]

see, I disagree… but hey, that's good right?

[El]

[quote1277609540=Sonic Libido]
[quote1277608315=Desensitized]
The worst TTRO song is Alternative Baby, both from a production and song structure standpoint. No idea why that's a fan favorite.
[/quote1277608315]

see, I disagree… but hey, that's good right?
[/quote1277609540]

I disagree too. I love Alternative, Baby.

[Desensitized]

I know people disagree. :p

[The Wind]

It's got a good intro, and the verse ain't bad.

[Desensitized]

I don't know, it never felt right to me.

Though I suppose technically SR is worse. If it wasn't for the Many Versions Of version, it probably wouldn't be loved as much.

[El]

I never understood why Snoop Dog was a big favorite, but they way they did it live in the White Trash era was superb.

[Desensitized]

On the plus side, the songs from Monkeys they chose are the only good songs on it that aren't re-records. And a new version of NVOY is welcome since the original is actually very lifeless sounding.

Could have done without another FU Song though, that one always screamed filler to me.

[El]

I would've liked for Live Your Dream to be on instead of Another F.U. Song, and I kinda think Slow Down would have been more fitting on the Skacoustic disk. I think besides the predictable first four, I'm pleasantly surprised at most of that setlist.

[Sonic Libido]

I'm sad that "My Imaginary Friend" didn't make it and "Party Down" did. also, WHERE THE FUCK IS ANGRY ANTHEM?!??!

[The Wind]

On a Forces of Evil album.

[Desensitized]

Party Down is the only 'hit' on the album. Why would they replace it with one of the other generic songs the album is filled with?

[Sonic Libido]

because it's "My Imaginary Friend" is a better crappy RBF song than "Party Down" is.

[Surly]

The art is pathetic.

[The Wind]

Well, at least it's their own band's stock photo this time.

[Desensitized]

Look, if it was up to me, the only Monkey songs that would make it would be Slow Down, Bang The Mouse Explodes, and possibly a new version of NVOY since it could probably use it.

The fact that it has higher representation than Why Not is a bit insulting to the album. Especially when one of the songs they picked from it is the worst song on the album.

[Sonic Libido]

but… A-W-E-S-O-M-E is the worst song on why not.

[Desensitized]

I dunno, I like it live. Your Guts just has nothing to it at all. Especially after coming after, IMO, the best song on the album.

[The Wind]

The difference between album AWESOME and live AWESOME is the thick level of irony applied to the live version, making it… awesome.

[El]

I honestly like A-W-E-S-O-M-E, both as a serious song and an ironic song. I look at all the Why Not? songs very seriously (except maybe Your Guts), because they were written to be serious.

And now, performed, that level of seriousness is taken out, but that makes it fit well with their other songs. Also, why no The Fire? I love that song…

In fact, why no The Bad Guy? Why only "the hit" and the funny song? Why Not? is honestly my second favorite RBF album…

[Desensitized]

The Bad Guy is epic live. Man, both times they played it the audience was freaking out. Such a good song.

[CannonBall]

I'm very interested to hear how this sounds. I'm curious as to why they would record songs from the newest albums again, isn't this album recorded in the same studio? Aren't these songs going to sound exactly the same only slightly different?

I am excited for the older stuff though.

Didn't someone say that they re-recorded all of their major label songs? Maybe this is just the first in a series of best of discs until they remember how to write songs again…

[El]

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I'm very interested to hear how this sounds. I'm curious as to why they would record songs from the newest albums again, isn't this album recorded in the same studio? Aren't these songs going to sound exactly the same only slightly different?

I am excited for the older stuff though.

Didn't someone say that they re-recorded all of their major label songs? Maybe this is just the first in a series of best of discs until they remember how to write songs again…
[/quote1277824946]

Only New Version of You is re-recorded, and I guess the "single version" of Slow Down doesn't have the really long fade-out…which is a shame, because I liked that part.

And they better not do a series of best-of discs…that would make no sense, as opposed to four completely rerecorded albums released in that state. Maybe this is just a teaser, and if it sells well, they'll do that?

Either way, I'd want an album (or two) of new material before they put out anymore filler albums.

[Bradleystp]

I saw the news about this Greatest Hits CD and had to come here and see what people, actual fans, were saying.

I have been a fan from the beginning, seen them countless times, bla bla bla…not gonna bore you with this crap…

I am glad I am not the only one that is losing interest with the Fish. Listen, I love these guys, and some of the recent stuff wasn't too bad, but I think it was the last covers album that really made me stop and say, "Are they just phoning it in at this point?" A couple of the songs are ok, but most are mediocre, and the one I hate the most is on the new Greatest Hits (Brown Eyed Girl, the worst, most generic, predictable, horrible RBF cover, ever). But the lack of new stuff is really sad, and they are about one more live/cover/split/live dvd/re-do album from me stopping caring at all.

I am looking forward to the re-recording aspect of the GH, but even then, I was more excited about a box set of complete re-recordings, not just "the hits", which is quite questionable in a few cases with this CD. And they better be changed a bit, or this whole thing was worthless. Some of the FFF cover songs were pretty uninspired in general, so it makes me worry about these re-recordings ending up lame and un-energetic too.

I really hope the next new CD is great, because it seems like even their hardcore audience is fading, and they may not have anyone left after that. I hate to see these guys go out like that. I know Aaron can still write a decent SKA song, (the FOE CD is proof that under good circumstances, the ideas are still there), so I am holding out to see what comes next.

And let someone else produce it. I don't mind how they sound really, but a little outside criticism never hurt anyone, and could really help them, I think.

Oh yeah, and is it just me, or are a lot of the new shirts in the store just ugly. I don't know if it is the new logo or what, but I go through them and think "Who would wear this hideous shit!". Bring back old-school standards – 'I Hate RBF', etc.

Rant complete. Thanks for listening guys.

[Desensitized]

Yeah, RBF's art has hit a nadir. It feels way too photoshoppy now.

But, keep in mind the last album was apparently more of an odds and sods mish mash and not really new. The remade songs told me they can still SOUND good when they want to, so I'm not worried. Heck, let's be honest, it's not like there was any way they were going to make those songs sound good. You can't make a turd shine.

I do think this new album is going to be the last straw for a lot of people. It's too bad, but the band did this to themselves. Most fans aren't as patient as those that go to a message board to post about them.

[CannonBall]

[quote1278055941=Bradleystp]
I saw the news about this Greatest Hits CD and had to come here and see what people, actual fans, were saying.

I have been a fan from the beginning, seen them countless times, bla bla bla…not gonna bore you with this crap…

I am glad I am not the only one that is losing interest with the Fish. Listen, I love these guys, and some of the recent stuff wasn't too bad, but I think it was the last covers album that really made me stop and say, "Are they just phoning it in at this point?" A couple of the songs are ok, but most are mediocre, and the one I hate the most is on the new Greatest Hits (Brown Eyed Girl, the worst, most generic, predictable, horrible RBF cover, ever). But the lack of new stuff is really sad, and they are about one more live/cover/split/live dvd/re-do album from me stopping caring at all.

I am looking forward to the re-recording aspect of the GH, but even then, I was more excited about a box set of complete re-recordings, not just "the hits", which is quite questionable in a few cases with this CD. And they better be changed a bit, or this whole thing was worthless. Some of the FFF cover songs were pretty uninspired in general, so it makes me worry about these re-recordings ending up lame and un-energetic too.

I really hope the next new CD is great, because it seems like even their hardcore audience is fading, and they may not have anyone left after that. I hate to see these guys go out like that. I know Aaron can still write a decent SKA song, (the FOE CD is proof that under good circumstances, the ideas are still there), so I am holding out to see what comes next.

And let someone else produce it. I don't mind how they sound really, but a little outside criticism never hurt anyone, and could really help them, I think.

Oh yeah, and is it just me, or are a lot of the new shirts in the store just ugly. I don't know if it is the new logo or what, but I go through them and think "Who would wear this hideous shit!". Bring back old-school standards – 'I Hate RBF', etc.

Rant complete. Thanks for listening guys.
[/quote1278055941]

Hey, you're from the NOFX board, I totally forgot the address for that place. I was El Fatty

[MAX!]

I just found out about this yesterday reading this site, I'm surprised. I'm actually a little excited for it, I think some of the rerecordings could be interesting and I also like acoustic versions of songs.

[Desensitized]

I don't think anyone would really argue against the acoustic stuff.

I actually kinda would rather it be a double disc of acoustic renditions of songs from the four albums + Slow Down.

[Bradleystp]

[quote1278115360=CannonBall]

Hey, you're from the NOFX board, I totally forgot the address for that place. I was El Fatty
[/quote1278115360]

Yeah, that's me . The new MB is fatwreckwiki.com

[El]

In other news, how about using About Trout for this album?

ABOUFTROU. About Trout.

[The Wind]

It's just beyond sad, now.

[Desensitized]

It always ends up this way.

[Sonic Libido]

ES –
ttro – TROLL
WDTRSH – WHITE TRASH
CU – SEE YOU
WNHTYNH – WHY NOT
OLAIBTYLA –
MFNATCFF – MUFFIN & COFFEE
F,F&F –
ABOUFTROU – ABOUT TROUT

Need pneumonic devices for ES, Live & Covers.

[Desensitized]

FFF is easily.

[Sonic Libido]

FUCK FUCK FUCK?

[The Wind]

[quote1278230260=Sonic Libido]
ES –
ttro – TROLL
WDTRSH – WHITE TRASH
CU – SEE YOU
WNHTYNH – WHY NOT
OLAIBTYLA –
MFNATCFF – MUFFIN & COFFEE
F,F&F –
ABOUFTROU – ABOUT TROUT

Need pneumonic devices for ES, Live & Covers.
[/quote1278230260]

Need?

[Sonic Libido]

Yep.

[madamadam]

You're sucking all the fun out of these things… stop trying to institutionalise everything. Man.

[Samu]

Oily butler.
And/or Obladioblada.

[El]

[quote1278356058=Samu]
And/or Obladioblada.
[/quote1278356058]

That's what I always think when I read the abbreviation anyway. I personally just call it Our Live Album.

[The Wind]

Or "The Live One" or "Live." You know, something not completely inane and contrived.

[Sonic Libido]

the point is to be somewhat contrived, though.

[CannonBall]

I can't wait for this album to come out so we have something to actually argue about. I'm surprised they haven't released a single yet… probably gonna be Brown Eye Girl.

[El]

[quote1278511008=CannonBall]
I can't wait for this album to come out so we have something to actually argue about. I'm surprised they haven't released a single yet… probably gonna be Brown Eye Girl.
[/quote1278511008]

If they do end up releasing a single, it would probably just be one of their hits, like Sell Out. I doubt they'd even release a single, though. It would be cool to see some of their songs up on the Rock Band Network or something, though.

[Sonic Libido]

see I imagined that this was one of the points of making this album… since they need the multitracks to make RB/RBN songs and the original multitracks are all owned by MOJO/JIVE

[The Wind]

If there's a single, it will be Beer.

[El]

[quote1278560546=The Wind]
If there's a single, it will be Beer.
[/quote1278560546]

This is what I was thinking initially, and now you've got me thinking again…it may not have been "appropriate" in 1997, but compared to what's on the radio today…

[GodKill123]

Judging from request from all the live shows, it has to be Beer. Sell Out is a maybe, but really, why would make a single that was already a Hit Single?

I would Like Everything Sucks to be a Single, but what are the odds of that really?

[The Wind]

It already was. There's a video, is there a difference?

[El]

[quote1278685264=The Wind]
It already was. There's a video, is there a difference?
[/quote1278685264]

The only official "singles" I know they've released (i.e. released as a separate song with B-sides and pushed to radio) are Sell Out, She Has a Girlfriend Now, and Take on Me. RBF (and KROQ) wanted Everything Sucks to be the second single from Turn the Radio Off, but Mojo pushed She Has a Girlfriend Now instead.

[GodKill123]

She Has A Girlfriend Now isn't even that good of a song. Sure it's Funny at first because it's a "ha ha lesbian song :)" Now the joke is over, and if you listen to the song, it isn't even that good. The only reason why you would want to still listen to that song are the live verison, just because Of the different Girl Voices, which is sometimes neat.

Everything sucks does have a Video. But it was on the CD-Rom Verison of Everything Sucks. Does it couth really?

[El]

[quote1278818494=GodKill123]
She Has A Girlfriend Now isn't even that good of a song. Sure it's Funny at first because it's a "ha ha lesbian song :)" Now the joke is over, and if you listen to the song, it isn't even that good. The only reason why you would want to still listen to that song are the live verison, just because Of the different Girl Voices, which is sometimes neat.

Everything sucks does have a Video. But it was on the CD-Rom Verison of Everything Sucks. Does it couth really?
[/quote1278818494]

No. They probably made that video because they wanted Everything Sucks as a single.

Also, She Has a Girlfriend now is a fun ska song (which were in demand in 1997, and I still listen to it because it's a fun song), and also: trombone solo. That song would suck so much worse if it weren't for the trombone solo.

[GodKill123]

Trombone Solo. I Completely Forgot about that too xD

I still Want Everything Sucks To be a Single. It's A Pretty good song. But IF they want to, Make Sell Out, Take On Me, Or Beer a Single, because Everyone knows How big of a song they are.

[LyinAss Bitch]

[quote1279045228=GodKill123]
She Has A Girlfriend Now isn't even that good of a song. Sure it's Funny at first because it's a "ha ha lesbian song :)" Now the joke is over, and if you listen to the song, it isn't even that good. The only reason why you would want to still listen to that song are the live verison, just because Of the different Girl Voices, which is sometimes neat.

Everything sucks does have a Video. But it was on the CD-Rom Verison of Everything Sucks. Does it couth really?
[/quote1279045228]

She Has A Girlfriend Now is just as popular as Sell Out, and the crowd sings SHAGN just as much as they sing Beer….which you probably sing right along with too. It's a funny/ joking ska song, get over it.

[CannonBall]

So are we just going to have to wait till the 20th to hear a song from this album?

When I asked if they were going to release a single earlier I just meant put a song on their myspace for us to listen to or something like that. It's not a big deal though, I can wait till next tuesday to hear it… hopefully I can find it somewhere other than best buy… like the internet, for free… I will only buy it if it's better than I expect it to be.

[The Wind]

I hate Best Buy.

Details to come.

[GodKill123]

No iTunes Release? How the hell Am I gonna pick this up? Not everyone is near Best Buy. It takes like an hour for me to get there. Why Would I get in the Car, drive for like an hour, and just pick up a CD where it would be really easy to buy it from iTunes -_-

[LyinAss Bitch]

[quote1279078163=The Wind]
I hate Best Buy.

Details to come.
[/quote1279078163]

Got fired? I wanna hear.

[El]

[quote1279079520=GodKill123]
No iTunes Release? How the hell Am I gonna pick this up? Not everyone is near Best Buy. It takes like an hour for me to get there. Why Would I get in the Car, drive for like an hour, and just pick up a CD where it would be really easy to buy it from iTunes -_-
[/quote1279079520]

You do realize someone will go to Best Buy, put the album on their computer, and then post it on the internet illegally for all to hear, right?

I'm personally going to buy the album because I'm getting it for my brother for his birthday, but I pirated FFF before I heard it.

[The Wind]

[quote1279085041=LyinAss Bitch]
[quote1279078163=The Wind]
I hate Best Buy.

Details to come.
[/quote1279078163]

Got fired? I wanna hear.

[/quote1279085041]
Was drunk earlier.

Nah, I didn't get fired, they just have a terrible way of treating their part-time employees. Distinction between part time and full time at Best Buy is akin to Nobles and Peasants of the Middle Ages.
Plus, the way some people worship the company… man, it's scary. We'd basically end up praying to Best Buy at the end of each morning meeting.

[ReelBigCohen]

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE THE RE-RECORDING?!?!?

[Sonic Libido]

yes it does. Diggin' Aaron's gray hair, lol.

[Sonic Libido]

relax, dudes, if you're not near a bast buy you can still get this album, it's up on Amazon….. it just costs twice as much as it does at best buy.

[LyinAss Bitch]

[quote1279139689=The Wind]
[quote1279085041=LyinAss Bitch]
[quote1279078163=The Wind]
I hate Best Buy.

Details to come.
[/quote1279078163]

Got fired? I wanna hear.

[/quote1279085041]
Was drunk earlier.

Nah, I didn't get fired, they just have a terrible way of treating their part-time employees. Distinction between part time and full time at Best Buy is akin to Nobles and Peasants of the Middle Ages.
Plus, the way some people worship the company… man, it's scary. We'd basically end up praying to Best Buy at the end of each morning meeting.
[/quote1279139689]
Nice! Best Buy Gods. Tell me you don't do a prayer circle, because that is creepy. I saw employees doing that at Target one time and I quietly turned around like I didn't see it. Then my son blurted out " Why are they doing that?" and then I was the elephant in the room. Cue the dead silence.

[madamadam]

At least you have work – I got myself a summer job cleaning for my Uni, but because it's only a casual contract all my hours were reduced to one weekend with no prior warning whatsoever… Now I've got to try and get someone to hire me which is almost impossible in Brighton at the moment if you don't already have loads of experience, which I don't, so the gazillion applications I've made keep getting ignored. Oh yeah and I'm down to my last 50 quid.

Thank God for the fact that I'm going home for the weekend so I get a chance to argue some cash out of my parents. Which will no doubt entail me having to do something shitty for them.

[GodKill123]

[quote1279205351=El]
[quote1279079520=GodKill123]
No iTunes Release? How the hell Am I gonna pick this up? Not everyone is near Best Buy. It takes like an hour for me to get there. Why Would I get in the Car, drive for like an hour, and just pick up a CD where it would be really easy to buy it from iTunes -_-
[/quote1279079520]

You do realize someone will go to Best Buy, put the album on their computer, and then post it on the internet illegally for all to hear, right?

I'm personally going to buy the album because I'm getting it for my brother for his birthday, but I pirated FFF before I heard it.
[/quote1279205351]
That's The Thing. Would You Really Steal something that new?

[madamadam]

Interesting, so are you saying that the older a product gets the more acceptable it is to steal it?

[El]

[quote1279215236=madamadam]
Interesting, so are you saying that the older a product gets the more acceptable it is to steal it?
[/quote1279215236]

I still don't own WDTRSH, Cheer Up, or We're Not Happy because I have yet to see White Trash in stores, and on the one occasion that I've seen the other two, I had no money.

[quote1279215560=Sonic Libido]
yes it does. Diggin' Aaron's gray hair, lol.
[/quote1279215560]

But…She's Famous Now isn't on A Best of Us…it's the WDTRSH version. >_>

Also, I love his gray hair and his mutton chops. It fits well with his squirrel cheeks.

[ReelBigCohen]

lol any leaks yet?

[Sonic Libido]

if it hasn't leaked yet, it's probably because RBF don't own any copies and won't until we do. I imagine Best Buy owns the rights to release and distribution.

[El]

[quote1279223154=Sonic Libido]
if it hasn't leaked yet, it's probably because RBF don't own any copies and won't until we do. I imagine Best Buy owns the rights to release and distribution.
[/quote1279223154]

I imagine that's why we haven't even gotten any previews.

I thought the Fish were doing this to reclaim the rights to their music…

[GodKill123]

I guess We Just wait till the day it comes out and then we Pay For It 🙂

[doowadiddy]

I have it and holy shit is it good! Really good. Vast difference in the sound, actually with the re recorded songs sounding better then the orginals!! Turn the radio off remakes are remarkable! As well as the other albums but it's seriously splendid

[GodKill123]

It's Not Out yet.

[Sonic Libido]

A one-poster who's already heard the album.

Hey, Aaron.

[Samu]

If his second post is in [link=http://www.reelbigfish.info/forum-t19438.html]this [/link] thread, it will be the smoking gun for him.

[doowadiddy]

hey maybe a first time poster, but been reading the board long enough. suit yourself, i was trying to get you guys amped up about something incredible. The songs are done like they are on the org albums, not how they do them live in concert, but gurantee you will be plesantly surprised!!!

[El]

[quote1279294279=doowadiddy]
hey maybe a first time poster, but been reading the board long enough. suit yourself, i was trying to get you guys amped up about something incredible. The songs are done like they are on the org albums, not how they do them live in concert, but gurantee you will be plesantly surprised!!!
[/quote1279294279]

If you really have the CD, put it online for all of us to hear it.

[The Wind]

Mr. Barrett, if you have been reading the board long enough, you ought to take some of the things mentioned on here into consideration.

[doowadiddy]

[quote1279300316=El]
[quote1279294279=doowadiddy]
hey maybe a first time poster, but been reading the board long enough. suit yourself, i was trying to get you guys amped up about something incredible. The songs are done like they are on the org albums, not how they do them live in concert, but gurantee you will be plesantly surprised!!!
[/quote1279294279]

If you really have the CD, put it online for all of us to hear it.
[/quote1279300316]

If I was Aaron, i'd be performing at this moment on stage for warped tour since they are the 1st band on today in NJ

B, I'm not risking it and putting it up to stream for free. Shame on you and you should be supporting these guys when it comes out on tuesday. Good thing does not have that crappy intro that Cheer up had, no extended horn solos for Where have you been & 2 different chic singers for the org She has a girlfriend now and the acoustic one.

[El]

[quote1279301365=doowadiddy]
[quote1279300316=El]
[quote1279294279=doowadiddy]
hey maybe a first time poster, but been reading the board long enough. suit yourself, i was trying to get you guys amped up about something incredible. The songs are done like they are on the org albums, not how they do them live in concert, but gurantee you will be plesantly surprised!!!
[/quote1279294279]

If you really have the CD, put it online for all of us to hear it.
[/quote1279300316]

If I was Aaron, i'd be performing at this moment on stage for warped tour since they are the 1st band on today in NJ

B, I'm not risking it and putting it up to stream for free. Shame on you and you should be supporting these guys when it comes out on tuesday. Good thing does not have that crappy intro that Cheer up had, no extended horn solos for Where have you been & 2 different chic singers for the org She has a girlfriend now and the acoustic one.
[/quote1279301365]

I will be buying it when it comes out, but I highly doubt you have it.

I guess the proof will be in the pudding in four days' time.

[doowadiddy]

[quote1279301751=El]
[quote1279301365=doowadiddy]
[quote1279300316=El]
[quote1279294279=doowadiddy]
hey maybe a first time poster, but been reading the board long enough. suit yourself, i was trying to get you guys amped up about something incredible. The songs are done like they are on the org albums, not how they do them live in concert, but gurantee you will be plesantly surprised!!!
[/quote1279294279]

If you really have the CD, put it online for all of us to hear it.
[/quote1279300316]

If I was Aaron, i'd be performing at this moment on stage for warped tour since they are the 1st band on today in NJ

B, I'm not risking it and putting it up to stream for free. Shame on you and you should be supporting these guys when it comes out on tuesday. Good thing does not have that crappy intro that Cheer up had, no extended horn solos for Where have you been & 2 different chic singers for the org She has a girlfriend now and the acoustic one.
[/quote1279301365]

I will be buying it when it comes out, but I highly doubt you have it.

I guess the proof will be in the pudding in four days' time.
[/quote1279301751]

Doubt all you want. How could I possibly know the details I have already provided if I didnt have it. Don't be jealous or a hater, I just simply cannot share the album. I will tell you its really amazing and blows the original recordings out of the water!!

[GodKill123]

Picture of the Album? One Song posted on the internet for us? Just to know if your telling the truth.

[CannonBall]

[quote1279305169=doowadiddy]
Vast difference in the sound, actually with the re recorded songs sounding better then the orginals!! Turn the radio off remakes are remarkable! As well as the other albums but it's seriously splendid
[/quote1279305169]

I don't know how these could sound better than the originals considering the originals were recorded in multimillion dollar recording studios and these are recorded in the same studio with the same engineer as FFF… I want you to be right, but I have my doubts.

[El]

[quote1279305276=doowadiddy]
[quote1279301751=El]
[quote1279301365=doowadiddy]
[quote1279300316=El]
[quote1279294279=doowadiddy]
hey maybe a first time poster, but been reading the board long enough. suit yourself, i was trying to get you guys amped up about something incredible. The songs are done like they are on the org albums, not how they do them live in concert, but gurantee you will be plesantly surprised!!!
[/quote1279294279]

If you really have the CD, put it online for all of us to hear it.
[/quote1279300316]

If I was Aaron, i'd be performing at this moment on stage for warped tour since they are the 1st band on today in NJ

B, I'm not risking it and putting it up to stream for free. Shame on you and you should be supporting these guys when it comes out on tuesday. Good thing does not have that crappy intro that Cheer up had, no extended horn solos for Where have you been & 2 different chic singers for the org She has a girlfriend now and the acoustic one.
[/quote1279301365]

I will be buying it when it comes out, but I highly doubt you have it.

I guess the proof will be in the pudding in four days' time.
[/quote1279301751]

Doubt all you want. How could I possibly know the details I have already provided if I didnt have it. Don't be jealous or a hater, I just simply cannot share the album. I will tell you its really amazing and blows the original recordings out of the water!!

[/quote1279305276]

I second the motion above me. Just a picture of your hand holding the album or even just an audio snippet of one of the songs.

As to how you could know those things? Where Have You Been? lacking the solos is obvious when you read the track length. Having two different SHAGN singers is likely (equally likely as it being the same singer), and one would figure that Good Thing would keep the cheesy intro to be as faithful to the recording as possible.

To play along, how do the WDTRSH songs sound?

[doowadiddy]

[quote1279307131=El]
[quote1279305276=doowadiddy]
[quote1279301751=El]
[quote1279301365=doowadiddy]
[quote1279300316=El]
[quote1279294279=doowadiddy]
hey maybe a first time poster, but been reading the board long enough. suit yourself, i was trying to get you guys amped up about something incredible. The songs are done like they are on the org albums, not how they do them live in concert, but gurantee you will be plesantly surprised!!!
[/quote1279294279]

If you really have the CD, put it online for all of us to hear it.
[/quote1279300316]

If I was Aaron, i'd be performing at this moment on stage for warped tour since they are the 1st band on today in NJ

B, I'm not risking it and putting it up to stream for free. Shame on you and you should be supporting these guys when it comes out on tuesday. Good thing does not have that crappy intro that Cheer up had, no extended horn solos for Where have you been & 2 different chic singers for the org She has a girlfriend now and the acoustic one.
[/quote1279301365]

I will be buying it when it comes out, but I highly doubt you have it.

I guess the proof will be in the pudding in four days' time.
[/quote1279301751]

Doubt all you want. How could I possibly know the details I have already provided if I didnt have it. Don't be jealous or a hater, I just simply cannot share the album. I will tell you its really amazing and blows the original recordings out of the water!!

[/quote1279305276]

I second the motion above me. Just a picture of your hand holding the album or even just an audio snippet of one of the songs.

As to how you could know those things? Where Have You Been? lacking the solos is obvious when you read the track length. Having two different SHAGN singers is likely (equally likely as it being the same singer), and one would figure that Good Thing would keep the cheesy intro to be as faithful to the recording as possible.

To play along, how do the WDTRSH songs sound?
[/quote1279307131]

Why Do They Rock So Hard and Turn the Radio off are the most noticiable in difference. Scott sings Coolie Ranx's vocals along with Aaron harmonizing on In The Pit. She has a girlfriend Now acoustic is the singer from Sonic Boom Six and the orignal version is another girl, new singer. And no, Good thing does not have the cheesy intro, just straight into the Haha and beginning of song. Sell out is sick. I was seriously surprised at really how well they re recorded these songs. they may have done the albums previously in 'multimillion dollar studios' but that was also over 10 + years ago for some of the recordings, hence they've bettered their craft and with Reel Big Fish behind the producing, they are getting the vision and sound out of what they really wanted from those songs, hence making them sound refreshing!

[CannonBall]

Since Jive owns all the rights to the songs on this album (except for Monkeys), I'm wouldn't RBF have to pay royalties from the sale of this album to Jive, which in turn means that this is the second cover album in a row that RBF have released…

Or does Jive just own the albums while RBF still own the songs? Pretty sure nobody knows the answer, it's just kind of interesting.

[Sonic Libido]

RBF owns the songs, they wrote them. RBF won't have to pay royalties to JIVE, JIVE does not own the songs.

JIVE only owns the RECORDINGS from the original albums.

[The Wind]

Haha, I like the idea that this is RBF's second cover album.

[Admin]

So I'm buying this, but has it leaked anywhere yet?

[madamadam]

I'm pretty tired of people claiming they're gonna buy it yet asking for leaks… It's only a few days away, surely you can wait that long if you really are going to buy it. Otherwise stop bullshitting, or does it honestly make you feel better if people you've never met [i]think[/i] you'll pay for it?

[El]

[quote1279461706=madamadam]
I'm pretty tired of people claiming they're gonna buy it yet asking for leaks… It's only a few days away, surely you can wait that long if you really are going to buy it. Otherwise stop bullshitting, or does it honestly make you feel better if people you've never met [i]think[/i] you'll pay for it?
[/quote1279461706]

I'm going to buy it, but I'm eager to hear it, and I'm also not going to be able to open it until after July 25th, since I'm buying it as a birthday present for my brother.

[Admin]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Best+Of+Us+For+The+Rest+Of+Us+-+CD/1033475.p?id=2128248&skuId=1033475#tabbed-customerreviews

Heads up, bestbuy.com is offering it with a few dollars off and free shipping right now.

[LyinAss Bitch]

[quote1279502470=CannonBall]
Since Jive owns all the rights to the songs on this album (except for Monkeys), I'm wouldn't RBF have to pay royalties from the sale of this album to Jive, which in turn means that this is the second cover album in a row that RBF have released…

Or does Jive just own the albums while RBF still own the songs? Pretty sure nobody knows the answer, it's just kind of interesting.
[/quote1279502470]

Jive doesn't have "re-recording" rights to the songs, so they get nothing.

[The Wind]

I'm skeptical that I will be able to find this disc anywhere in Canada.

[El]

[quote1279545362=Garland]
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Best+Of+Us+For+The+Rest+Of+Us+-+CD/1033475.p?id=2128248&skuId=1033475#tabbed-customerreviews

Heads up, bestbuy.com is offering it with a few dollars off and free shipping right now.
[/quote1279545362]

Thanks for the heads-up! I just pre-ordered it.

Do you know how long Best Buy typically takes to ship?

[Sonic Libido]

5-7 days to never.

[Admin]

[quote1279565126=El]
[quote1279545362=Garland]
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Best+Of+Us+For+The+Rest+Of+Us+-+CD/1033475.p?id=2128248&skuId=1033475#tabbed-customerreviews

Heads up, bestbuy.com is offering it with a few dollars off and free shipping right now.
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Thanks for the heads-up! I just pre-ordered it.

Do you know how long Best Buy typically takes to ship?
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I ordered mine yesterday (the 18th) and it's already shipped today. I would imagine I'll get it within the next 2 days.

[Admin]

As long as CCNow isn't involved we should be ok. 😛 Not that I know where I can get it over here yet.

[Sonic Libido]

[Admin]

So, anyone got their copy yet? Impressions anyone?

[CannonBall]

Seriously, where is everyone? I'm at work and won't be able to hear anything till I get home in like 10 hours…

[El]

I'm getting it whenever it gets delivered to my house. 🙁

[ReelBigCohen]

Umm well there's some organ now in RBF. This album still feels a little funny but I guess it doesnt matter so much cause its re-recordings

[CannonBall]

really, that's all your going to tell us about it? C'mon, we're at work and very curious, I need at least a little info on all of the songs. ok go… you have 30 minutes to complete your report. Old VS. New, what's the difference? Better or worse?

[Sonic Libido]

not better, not worse – different. pretty different. track by track to follow.

[doowadiddy]

You can all apologize to me when ever you are done hearing the album for all your skepticism. insert whistling

btw, your welcome for the tidbits i provided 😀

[doowadiddy]

I think Sell Out is by far the most improved! it sounds fantastic and made me feel like the 1st time i heard it over 10 years ago! I think Trendy is damn fantastc, She Has a GF now blows monique's version out of the water, in The Pit, Suckers are all stand out tracks at the moment for me now

[Bradleystp]

Well, I went out and bought it at lunch. Listened to the whole thing, and I don't really know what to say. I like the originals better, but I expected that to be the case anyway. I didn't think any of the songs were improved. Some of the singing is off, or just not good, in my opinion. Some of the vocals are actually cringe-worthy. I don't know why that is, but Aaron can't hit notes like he used to, and someone in the band likes to do 'crazy' voice, which is fine sometimes, but not all the time, and it gets annoying.

Some songs sound ok, some sound like they can't really do it like they used to anymore, especially the horn section. The horns just sound flat, especially in the older songs. Maybe because they had more horns back then, or maybe because they were younger and had more youthful spirit, or maybe it is the production, I don't know. A few of the songs sound a little slower than normal too.

The 'Skacoustic' songs are not great, not terrible, just meh. I was hoping for more of an acoustic sound, but basically it is the band playing normally with an acoustic guitar. I was a little disappointed with that.

I guess my question would be why not just release the songs recorded live, as they sound like they almost could have been anyway. (I am not asking for another live album here, but I have heard them play some of these songs better live).

My final thought: I will hold on to my originals and never let go.

[CannonBall]

Well, I got antsy and decided to go to best buy on my lunch break. Online it said they had the album, but it wasn't out on display so I actually had to ask someone if they had it, then he went to check and never came back… made the effort, now I will have to get it online for free.

[El]

Double-post!

Not only is the Best Of version of Take on Me awesome…the "skacoustic" version of it is great! One part a-ha, one part mariachi, one part Reel Big Fish. It's awesome, and certainly something different.

Plus, hearing Aaron fail on guitar at the bridge/solo thing is even funnier in the acoustic version.

EDIT: Acoustic track by track!

Sell Out and Beer are Sell Out and Beer with acoustic guitar. Nothing special, nothing new, but prefer them to the Best Of versions.

She Has A Girlfriend Now would be pretty good, I guess…but the singer sucks. Really badly.

Another F.U. Song was hilarious, and not what I expected.

Your Guts was an interesting new take on it. I liked the intro at the end.

Aaron still can't sing Suckers. Song should not have been done acoustic.

Where Have You Been is decent. Not a trainwreck like I expected. This version should have had the trumpet solo, though…it would have worked well.

Aaron's singing was not in time with the guitar playing in the intro, from the sounds of it…which is a shame. This isn't like a demo thing, it's a real album after all. Otherwise, see my above comments on Don't Start a Band. Amazing song in any form. Less amazing acoustically, but still a great song.

Hearing S.R. was just refreshing. A fun new take on it…y'know, besides the ten other new takes on it.

My copy of 241 is 2:40. This band never wins, I think that's the length of my TtRO version too. Great to hear this song revisited. 241 has always been a favorite of mine. Wish they had done it on the Best Of.

The Kids Don't Like It was great. Essentially what the song should be, just with an acoustic guitar. I think it worked well for the song. I wish they would play this song more often live…also Scott is an underrated trumpeter. "What don't they like?" "It!" SONG BANTER HOLY SHIT <3

And we get another underplayed WDTRSH? gem? Today is my lucky day and a lucky day for Reel Big Fish fans! I like the new horn stuff, and this song too benefits from the acoustic set-up. (As opposed to an acoustic Set Up, that wouldn't work too well…)

Nothin'. Wow, Reel Big Fish definitely forgot how to end an album. I mean, it's an okay version, but I don't think it's a very good ending.

This acoustic album is a great diversion, though I don't know how I'd feel if it was just a standalone product.

[Sonic Libido]

first my gear, as this effects my review, I listened to this album imported to itunes @320kbps through Koss UR-40 headphones with now effects aplied.

first of all, presentation: I still hate the cover art, but probably because i'd seen the photo before and it just looked lazy to me… new fans will probably think nothing of it. package is housed in a 2-CD Jewel case with hindge at the spine, Ala-MFNATCFF, but higher-quality. Cd designs, IMO also leave something to be desired, no real theme here besides the color green (for some reason). nothing screams Reel Big Fish in any way… until.

Booklet: here it is, page 1/2 house a collage of current line up RBF live photos, which would be cool, had I not already seen them all… I think an oppurtunity has been missed… I feel like rare archive photos or live photos from different time periods would have been better… I much perfer the ES 2000 colage as it had a bit more to offer than "this is what we look like live"

Page 3/4 house thank you's and blurbs from the main lineup. a rough overview of the band's history and a corny, predictible joke from Aaron… still no word on why this album is so fucking green. blurbs are insightful and funny, this is already the best set of RBF liner notes since The Live Album.

Page 5/6: house the big tooth fish logo, Tracklisting and personnel credits. sort of Obligatory… nothing really interesting.

Page 7/8 is a collage of album/single art, which would also be cool if it didn't look like some threw it together with google and GIMP, many of the photos show compression damage and this kinda sucks because I imagine one of the band members owns "Everything Sucks" and has access to a scanner.

Page 9/10 hous more live photos plus a few current-lineup promo and random shenanigans photos. nice, but I've seen them.

Back of Booklet shows the drawing of Zombie RBF eating a boombox and has a Dave Grohl esque "Thease aren't our best, they're the ones people know" album christening.

Back of the album shows the track listing over that oldschool photo of aaron blowing bubbles (the kind of photo I would have LOVED to see in the collage). no matter, let's get down to business.

DISC 1 – "A BEST OF US…"

1. SELL OUT – Wow, Hell of an open, maintains the energy of the original and ads, every instrument improves apon the original TTRo part the guitars rock harder and sing sweeter. Scott's pipes are in top form, the horns are hornier, the drums are downright sexy and I begin to see what these renditions may have over the originals – Confidance. you can hear it in both aaron and scott's vocals (Aaron is 10 x better than he was in 96, Vocally). You can hear it in all the new parts, as well, the guys know all the songs by heart and now have found space to perfect them and, at least with this one, they've come a long way towards doing so.

I was inatially grossed out hearing the new production over my shitty car stereo, but once I was listening at 320bps through KOSS headphones, I can say that you guys will [Probably] not be dissapointed.

2. TAKE ON ME – I LOVE THIS! best version yet. Aaron's Kickin' ass on the vocals. so confident, drums and guitars hitting harder, HARDER! Scott's Background vocals and added "Take On Me"s are fucking sweet. sadly, it feels like the horns lag the tempo a bit at some parts, but it doesn't kill it. The crazy cool guitar bit in the solo is different… not better or worse but different… A LOT of the guitar work has been changed… I might like it better, though. true shiners here are vocals, drums and guitars. so far I havn't seen anything Impressive from the horns, let's move on.

3. THE BEER SONG – HOLY SHIT! The lyrics are "SHE won't bother me no more" not "YOU won't bother me no more", SO MUCH BETTER!. sadly, this song was a chance for Derek to step out and suck us up with his bassness.. unfortunatly… that doesn't happen. however, THAR BE ORGAN HERE! the organ adds a nice new texture to the song that shows a more mentally-messed up view of it, really plays to the scorce material, would have redone the drums… some of the fills seem llike first takes… you'll hear it. I still think this is the best studio version of THE BEER SONG to date.

4. SHE HAS A GIRLFRIEND NOW – The chick's vocals are not as good as mo's, but I can say they are at least different as opposed to trying to be mo's and failing. Scott and Aaron make up for her shortcomings. Guitars shine again! EXCEPT, Aaron's little "Ba-dap-ba-da" seems to be a little slow. the Trombone solo is pretty much the same one we've been hearing for years only with some added little tweedly bits. this is the first track on the album I'm not 100% sure I like better than the old school. still, well done.

5. EVERYTHING SUCKS – Aaron's voice is really feelin' this one, jammin' his snarky, apthetic character voice to the forfrunt.. Drums are ROCKIN' it. some of the transistions seem less organic, which makes them Jump right at you… but also makes them seem kind of werid. 2 F words instead of 3, extra "ba-da-ba…BA!" at the end. still one of my favorite RBF songs ever and this may be my favorite version. I do wish the guitar was a little quieter during the choruses.

6. TRENDY – OH MY GOD. I used to hate this song and now I LOVE it. it's like a whole new song! scott's shenanigans in the background make it boss, it just sounds like one big party the whole time… so much energy! God, MOST IMPROVED SO FAR! sure the initial "Joke" is gone now… but this version kicked the the shit out ofevery other, even live… horns finally Impress me. new guitar part in the verse is SOO COOL! the confidance remains and really shows in this one. so much fun.

7. I WANT YOUR GIRLFRIEND TO BE MY GIRLFRIEND TOO – Scott and Aaron are fucking locked in on this one.Both impress vocally again. and the drums are still tearin' it. Love the new guitar solo. this one made me adjust my volume to go louder. I really wanted to rock. Drums shine here, with vocals tied for first… mixing isues are present and the vocals sould be louder during the first chorus… but it's no biggie.

8. "IN THE PIT" (I liked the old title better) – OH! it's "Look out, MAN" I always thought they were saying "FAG!". I wish I minded that change, but while it does me the song less satirically accurate, it makes it easier on new fans. so whevs. If you were afraid of of WHITE TRASH re-records, have no fear, they're beautiful. the Bass finally shines and the songs might even have MORE atmosphere than the old-schools. HOLY SHIT! NEW TROMBONE SOLO AND IT FUCKING OWNS! OH MY GOD! SKYDIVE SOUNDS FUCKING BADASS… like it's done by the ying yang twins or something. I HAVE A FUCKING BONER! so many layers here, feels evven DEEPER THAN WHITE TRASH. LOVE IT.

9. THE SETUP (YOOU NEED THIS) – GOOD LORD I LOVE THIS ALBUM. this song from square one is improved, weirder, poppier, a little more, off the wall. Drums again giving it to your ass hard. vocals are great again.Synth has been busted out with no apologies. the sparceness of the short horn break followed by the guitar slams is fucking sweet. I LOVE SCOTT KLOPFENSTEIN. great job on this one, outro is still here and better than ever… ends on a nice "ahhhhhh" sort of fade. beautiful.

10. SOMEBODY HATES ME – guitar has some trouble getting it on in the beginning. After that, it's great. Vocals are top notch again. Scott showing some snarky ness to match Aaron ( which has been happening a lot and I love it). Dan seams to have lost his confidance in this one, sadly… trombone solo sounds like a deflating baloon. finnishes BEAUTIFULLY! well done!

11. YOU DON'T KNOW – smacks right into this one, no count off. Aaron, master of the angry vocal is here. I used to love this song, now I REALLY love it. Scott is a boss, again. DEEP DEEP RECORDING, guitar solo is more of an ensamble piece now. even if it seems like the drums fight the rest during this part. after that the drums still rock. great job, better than original.

12. SUCKERS – what song is th- HOLY FUCK DRUMS! Aaron comes in with an even angrier vocal than on the original here. he's using some technique in the held notes that makes his voice sound like sandpaper on a bed of tacs. not a fan of the mixing in this one. VOs are neat.GUITAR PART! if it were a woman, i'd obsess about it and never make a move and then regret it the rest of my life. has the live ending. NICE!

13. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? – had to pause after the guitar intro to catch my breath. sounds 100X better than the SEE YOU version. then the vocal comes in, and makes your ears love you. could have had less wah in the guitar. Vocals are spot on again. scott must have actually BEEN IN THE STUDIO for this one. to answer your question: it is the SEE YOU version, not the OLAIBTYLA version. but in the end, it's more it's own version. drums are still owning, vocals still owning. ending is sweet.

14. GOOD THING – Guitar takes control and does not let go. so cool, lots of new stuff on this album… not one song is the same old same old boring. scott wails in this one. Aaron is now probably my 3rd favorite singer, he's really impressed me on this one. end is even more layered than the original… all of these songs have had really beautiful endings… so nice and unexpected…but they've masstered it.

15. BAN THE TUBE TOP – AWESOME OPEN! pretty much same as the old only with better production for the first two veresus/choruses. bridge is slightly different. guitar/horn call/answer is slightly different. it's good, but nothingreally new here.

16. DON'T START A BAND – Angrier from the get go. guitars at the forefront, some new intonations being pulled out on the vocals. reggae part is really great, kudos, Derek.
this song is stripped way down, but it benifits it in some ways. scott's high pitch wail in the back is pretty crazy. cool effects on the quiet part. once again, while it's stripped down, there's SO MUCH DEPTH and there's lots of layers. more horns too.

17. YOUR GUTS (I HATE 'EM) – this song immediatly sonds better without all the crappy (let's make this sould like an old reggae record" production. they had some fun with this one. sounds way better and has lots of fun vocal parts.

18. ANOTHER F.U.SONG – This is a new version (at least in part) as "Fuck cursing" has been added. it's pretty much the same besides that. it's not that I dislike the song, it's just not different so there's no reason to give it that much attention in this review that is supposed to talk about the new stuff.

19. THE NEW VERSION OF THE NEW VERSION OF YOU – sounding better, organ's in the spotlight. much more life in this version. first chorus sounds vocally bare… and the vocals are again too quiet. everything else is much stronger. scott rocks it.

20. PARTY DOWN – not new.

21. SLOW DOWN (SINGLE VERSION) – THIS IS A RE-RECORD! organ comes in full force! background vocals kick ass. really add ambiance. I really like this version a lot more. guitar sounds really nice. same scott descant as on MFNATCFF. fades out before it falls apart.

22. Brown Eyed Girl – not new.

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overall, this is a FANTASTIC CD. Every song has been improved by the process and I really love it. my main issue is the mixing isues here and there. but that's just little shit. so good. those that are skeptical should pick it up ASAP. you'll love it.

REVIEW OF DISC 2 "SKACOUSTIC" COMMING SOON!

[Sonic Libido]

SKAcoustic

same gear.

for those wondering, it's not just aaron and guitar it's the whole band… ala the acoustic live show they did recently only less shitty.

THIS IS A BONUS DISC, NOT AN ALBUM, IT SAYS SO ON THE PACKAGE, THAT'S HOW I'M VIEWING IT.

1. SELL OUT – HAH, tambourene. this song sonds like a fun pop song over this beat.really sweet groove going on here. scott and arron are locked in again. they've gotten good at that recently.

2. BEER – pretty standard, we've heard it a bunch. Solo's pretty tits. Love the drums on the reggae part.

3. TAKE ON ME – THIS is the good shit. starts off like zorro and gets into a fuckin' groove. solo part is funny, A for effort, Aaron. ending is tits. it's solid throughout… great ending.

4. SHE HAS A GIRLFRIEND NOW – BRITTISH CHICK! she's good but kind of annoying. not much chaned from there, not really much of a stretch from the original recording to make this one acoustic.

5. ANOTHER F.U. SONG – hahaha, big "FUUUUUUU" opening into really sparse verse, awesome… I really like this version… almost as good as "Angry Antherm #347"

6. YOUR GUTS (I HATE 'EM) – grove on this is fuck awesome, and background vocals. might be my favorite version. the acostic version makes it even funnier. also, they go back to the beginning vamp at the end… nice touch.

7. SUCKERS – cool dum stuf on this, bongos this one really benefits from the acoustic treatment as well… taken in a calmer, more musically oriented direction. it's become clear that with the songs shared with "A BEST OF US…" this CD uses the same vocal tracks. I'm okay with it. love the string scratch

8. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? – not much new here, drums are the coolest part. last choruses are cool. it's not that I don't love the acoustic versions it's just that they're different enough that I have nothing to compare them to.

9. DON'T START A BAND – I really love this version. The Shakers and background vocals make it party. I can just imagine RBF in a cafe bangin' this one out on stools. would have been cool to have had a more sad sort of ballad version of this. just to see it… but i'm more than fine with this.

10. S.R. – hahahahahaa – bridge part is awesome, rest is pretty much the same, "ganster shit" line is awesome. with fun little extra bit at the end.

11. this song sounds straight up Traditional ska now… like a brother to Prince Buster's "One Step Beyond". trumpet solo is fucking sexy. bongos are the balls.HORN DUEL! OH FUCK IT'S ON!

12. THE KIDS DON'T LIKE IT – pretty much the same only acousticy. not bad, just what you'd expect. background yells are cool.

13. SCOTT'S A DORK – once again, what you'd expect – AWESOME.

14. NOTHIN' – clearly an afterthought, but great. just a fun bonus track… it's a bonus CD I wasn't expecting a big end.

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[El]

I don't like how you basically just gave the Best Of the biggest blowjob ever, but if you really liked it that much, good for you. I really did enjoy it, probably more than I made it sound, but some of the songs I legitimately didn't think were too good, not nearly as good as you made them out to be. I have a feeling you won't like it nearly as much in a few weeks, whereas I will like it more, but maybe that's just me. I don't get how you can say Scott's vocals on The Set Up were good, but maybe you like Scott for different reasons than I do…

[quote1279676021=Sonic Libido]8. "IN THE PIT" (I liked the old title better) – OH! it's "Look out, MAN" I always thought they were saying "FAG!".[/quote1279676021]

They were; Aaron even mentioned negative reaction to it on the You're All in This Together commentary. I guess now they felt like changing it. Along with a bunch of other tiny lyrical things for no apparent reason…that really bugs me.

21. SLOW DOWN (SINGLE VERSION) – THIS IS A RE-RECORD!

Are you sure it's re-recorded, and not just reproduced?

[Bradleystp]

After I read Sonic's review, I started second-guessing myself, and listened to the whole thing again. I still stand by the statement that I don't think any of them are better than the originals, but a few of them are pretty good. The vocals still bug me on a few of the songs. They either sound uninterested, too over the top, or just not in key properly or something.

So I still would not give it a glowing review, but it is ok. Not great, but not awful.

[CannonBall]

I wish I could join in on this but I have no way to get the album… Best Buy BLOWS! I went in there today and they were no help, maybe the album was in the back room and not out yet… I just tried to call up the store to ask if they had it in stock but NOBODY answered the phone and I called more than once.

Why is this only available at Best Buy? I hate Best Buy with a passion. I had $180 in gift cards from my work and I could never find anything there to spend them on because I could get the same item for half the price on Amazon.com without tax and without shipping… Best Buy sucks.

When will this be on a torrent or can someone send it to me? RBF don't even have any of the songs on their myspace for us to hear… I just want to know what it sounds like…

[El]

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I wish I could join in on this but I have no way to get the album… Best Buy BLOWS! I went in there today and they were no help, maybe the album was in the back room and not out yet… I just tried to call up the store to ask if they had it in stock but NOBODY answered the phone and I called more than once.

Why is this only available at Best Buy? I hate Best Buy with a passion. I had $180 in gift cards from my work and I could never find anything there to spend them on because I could get the same item for half the price on Amazon.com without tax and without shipping… Best Buy sucks.

When will this be on a torrent or can someone send it to me? RBF don't even have any of the songs on their myspace for us to hear… I just want to know what it sounds like…
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Google "A Best of Us for the Rest of Us" and there should be a torrent somewhere on Page 1. I didn't feel like waiting for the album to be delivered to my house.

[CannonBall]

Ahh yes, there it is, wasn't there earlier.

[CannonBall]

Well, if the guitar was always this loud on all their old recordings I would have had a much easier time figuring out the songs… :p

Wow, I'm half way through the album right now and the distorted guitar is getting really annoying, it's so much louder than it should be. This is lame, I would like to hear the other instruments. The performances do sound good most of the time, I just can't hear them over the guitar.

[El]

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Well, if the guitar was always this loud on all their old recordings I would have had a much easier time figuring out the songs… :p

Wow, I'm half way through the album right now and the distorted guitar is getting really annoying, it's so much louder than it should be. This is lame, I would like to hear the other instruments. The performances do sound good most of the time, I just can't hear them over the guitar.
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Narcissistic producer who is also the narcissistic guitarist/vocalist will put most emphasis on guitar and vocals.

But I think this is produced way better than Monkeys or the Triple F.

[Sonic Libido]

[quote1279686948=El]
I don't like how you basically just gave the Best Of the biggest blowjob ever, but if you really liked it that much, good for you. I really did enjoy it, probably more than I made it sound, but some of the songs I legitimately didn't think were too good, not nearly as good as you made them out to be. I have a feeling you won't like it nearly as much in a few weeks, whereas I will like it more, but maybe that's just me. I don't get how you can say Scott's vocals on The Set Up were good, but maybe you like Scott for different reasons than I do…

[quote1279676021=Sonic Libido]8. "IN THE PIT" (I liked the old title better) – OH! it's "Look out, MAN" I always thought they were saying "FAG!".[/quote1279676021]

They were; Aaron even mentioned negative reaction to it on the You're All in This Together commentary. I guess now they felt like changing it. Along with a bunch of other tiny lyrical things for no apparent reason…that really bugs me.

21. SLOW DOWN (SINGLE VERSION) – THIS IS A RE-RECORD!

Are you sure it's re-recorded, and not just reproduced?

[/quote1279686948]

Dude, I appreciate that the album didn't cut it for you but don't dump on me because I stated how I felt about the album, That's not fair. I didn't come here to argue I came here to tell you guys what I thought about the new album… and please cut the pretentious "I'm going to enjoy this longer HAH" bullshit, it gets old, album after album. board member after board member. I said how I felt and so did you, why can't we just agree to disagree? If the album effected everyone the same way, it wouldn't be special.

As for Scott's vocals, they were great. I like Scott's voice for the character, the passion and the soul behind every line… and that was still very present voice crack or not.

regarding slow down, I believe some parts were re-used, as stated, such as Scott's descant, however, I believe the guitar, lead vocal and organ (at least) were new… which is enough for me to consider it a re-record.

and the "In The Pit" thing was a joke, sorry if it didn't come across that way. as for changing up the lyrics… Aaron didn't make any lyrical changes that made no sense to me. he changed "Fag!" to "Man!" because it made the song a little more accessible (kind of the point of the package), he changed "You won't bother me no more" to "She won't bother me no more" because it makes more sense. and he made a few other lyrical changes because vocalists to that to keep things interesting… I quite enjoyed the differences… but maybe that's because I sing.

[The Wind]

Before Ive read:
Holy motherfuck you guys have written a shitload.

[Sonic Libido]

hahaha, sorry :p

[The Wind]

Fuck it. I'm not reading all that now. I'm too drunk.

[The Wind]

I haven't heard it yet. Still. But… does anybody know, did Scott even fly to California to record his parts this time around? That could explain his poor vocalizations.

[Admin]

This album is the greatest piece of fanservice ever. I love it so much.

However, is anyone else getting s distinctive Farewell-album feeling from this?
My friends and I saw RBF earlier this month and the whole band is showing their age, most notably Aaron. Just a year ago he was much more youthful with his stage presence.

[El]

[quote1279716168=Garland]
This album is the greatest piece of fanservice ever. I love it so much.

However, is anyone else getting s distinctive Farewell-album feeling from this?
My friends and I saw RBF earlier this month and the whole band is showing their age, most notably Aaron. Just a year ago he was much more youthful with his stage presence.
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If they really are saying goodbye, their next album better be the happiest or angriest we've ever heard. At this point in their career, it seems like the former is so much more likely.

Moot point though, because I highly doubt they're saying goodbye. I think they put out this album just because they wanted to put out this album. Fine by me.

[quote1279715760=Sonic Libido]
[quote1279686948=El]
I don't like how you basically just gave the Best Of the biggest blowjob ever, but if you really liked it that much, good for you. I really did enjoy it, probably more than I made it sound, but some of the songs I legitimately didn't think were too good, not nearly as good as you made them out to be. I have a feeling you won't like it nearly as much in a few weeks, whereas I will like it more, but maybe that's just me. I don't get how you can say Scott's vocals on The Set Up were good, but maybe you like Scott for different reasons than I do…

[quote1279676021=Sonic Libido]8. "IN THE PIT" (I liked the old title better) – OH! it's "Look out, MAN" I always thought they were saying "FAG!".[/quote1279676021]

They were; Aaron even mentioned negative reaction to it on the You're All in This Together commentary. I guess now they felt like changing it. Along with a bunch of other tiny lyrical things for no apparent reason…that really bugs me.

21. SLOW DOWN (SINGLE VERSION) – THIS IS A RE-RECORD!

Are you sure it's re-recorded, and not just reproduced?

[/quote1279686948]

Dude, I appreciate that the album didn't cut it for you but don't dump on me because I stated how I felt about the album, That's not fair. I didn't come here to argue I came here to tell you guys what I thought about the new album… and please cut the pretentious "I'm going to enjoy this longer HAH" bullshit, it gets old, album after album. board member after board member. I said how I felt and so did you, why can't we just agree to disagree? If the album effected everyone the same way, it wouldn't be special.
[/quote1279715760]

I wasn't trying to argue with you, I was really just saying that I was blown away by how much you liked the album, and I came up with a reasoning as to why. I usually like albums better on first listens, and the fact that I didn't probably means that I'll like it better as time goes on. Who knows though, maybe I won't, and in a month's time I'll think it's the worst thing they've ever put out (doubtful), but like I said, I really did enjoy it. But not so much that every song blew my away like it did apparently for you. Just stating my differences from you, not trying to start shit. I even said "If you really like it that much, good for you." I don't know what more you wanted me to do to try to make it more neutral. Don't get so worked up.

As for Scott's vocals, they were great. I like Scott's voice for the character, the passion and the soul behind every line… and that was still very present voice crack or not.

Uh…let's go ahead and "agree to disagree" on this one, because I could write so much about the "passion and soul" (or lack thereof) behind that one line alone on this album. If one thing bugs me about this album, it might be that one line of vocals, and there's a reason behind it.

regarding slow down, I believe some parts were re-used, as stated, such as Scott's descant, however, I believe the guitar, lead vocal and organ (at least) were new… which is enough for me to consider it a re-record.

It sounds like Aaron re-recorded the vocals for all the Monkeys songs, and may have rerecorded the drums. I still can't tell if they were rerecorded or just reproduced. It doesn't affect that songs enough for me either way, but I'm going to go crazy finding all the differences in the aftermath of this album's release.

and the "In The Pit" thing was a joke, sorry if it didn't come across that way. as for changing up the lyrics… Aaron didn't make any lyrical changes that made no sense to me. he changed "Fag!" to "Man!" because it made the song a little more accessible (kind of the point of the package), he changed "You won't bother me no more" to "She won't bother me no more" because it makes more sense. and he made a few other lyrical changes because vocalists to that to keep things interesting… I quite enjoyed the differences… but maybe that's because I sing.

I sing too, but I find little vocal things to be more appropriate for when you're doing a song live, not re-recording them brand new. Some of them did make sense (fuck cursing made the song a little more ironic, etc) but others just seemed out of place to someone familiar with the songs like I am. (Not trying to imply that you're not familiar with the songs) Maybe after a few listens, I'll like them more, but I was taken aback by how spur of the moment some of them seemed.

[The Wind]

Holy fucking distorted guitar, is all I have to say so far.

[The Wind]

I think they forgot to record bass on The Set Up. Is it just me? I can't hear it at all. Oh wait. It's there, a little bit, in the chorus…
But no awesome riff at the end of the verses, or that sick thing Wong did on the live album. This version could have been way better, but they ignored the bass.

[Surly]

After one listen, these things come to mind:
Somebody Hates Me – Horns are dissapointly loose.

Suckers – Vocals really aren't very pleasing. I personally loved the more held back high register vocals from the
Cheer Up version. These ones have no subtlely in them.

Don't Start A Band sounds nice. Really wish they'd re-done the Fire or Last Show or something from We're Not.

Slow Down just has some new overdubbed vocals and keys, along with a little remixing, which gives it and Party Down a lot more life. Sounds lovely, but they're not re-records.

New Version of You IS a re-record, better by far than the Monkeys version but let down by lead vocals.

If one word sums up what these are lacking compared to the original, it's bite. Especially the guitar. It needs more… bite.

[CannonBall]

Wouldn't the re-recording of these songs mean that they can now put these songs on Rock Band or Guitar Hero? If there was any reason to re-record these songs I think that's a big one.

[Sonic Libido]

I believe that was part of the reason for the re-recordings… but it's just a theory.

[CannonBall]

That would also be a good reason to have the guitar turned up so god damn loud.

[El]

[quote1279740732=CannonBall]
That would also be a good reason to have the guitar turned up so god damn loud.
[/quote1279740732]

They do their own mixing for the Guitar Hero games, I don't know about Rock Band. They take the masters and then re-mix them.

I'd honestly love to play The Set Up or Don't Start a Band in Rock Band.

[JTHomeslice]

I had that exact same thought myself. I would kill to play some Reel Big Fish in GH/RB.

As for the album, I think the rerecords sound fine. The guitar is pretty overpowering at some points but it sounds good.

[Sonic Libido]

if we get DLC, i'll be RB, not GH. The boys are RB loyal!

[Admin]

[quote1279756433=Sonic Libido]
if we get DLC, i'll be RB, not GH. The boys are RB loyal!
[/quote1279756433]
I would hope so. Rock Band with DLC is so much better than modern guitar hero games.

[Aldaway]

I'm really glad Aaron changed "fag" to "man" personally.

I get it. The song was written in the perspective of a meathead in the pit. They're not actually a band that preaches hate (or moshing for that matter.) But for people who were being introduced to the band and their sense of humor for the first time may not see it that way.

Fag being a word full of so much hate I really am glad to see that go.

[El]

[quote1279774035=Aldaway]
I'm really glad Aaron changed "fag" to "man" personally.

I get it. The song was written in the perspective of a meathead in the pit. They're not actually a band that preaches hate (or moshing for that matter.) But for people who were being introduced to the band and their sense of humor for the first time may not see it that way.

Fag being a word full of so much hate I really am glad to see that go.
[/quote1279774035]

This is a band that has a minute-long song centered around "the F-word"

[The Wind]

For reals. Fag was way better.

[MAX!]

is there any way to listen to sample tracks or anything until i get mine in the mail?

[Samu]

[quote1279781559=The Wind]
For reals. Fag was way better.
[/quote1279781559]
I second this.
What happened to goddamn IRONY?
You got to be really dumb if you don't get the irony in "thank you for not moshing" (no personal offence intended).

When I'm in the pit I'm gonna punch and kick… does this sound like "violence" or "hate preaching"?

[madamadam]

Out of context like that, yes.

[BanTheTubeSocks]

The original lyric, not to mention the title "Thank You For Not Moshing," were better. The whole point of using the word "fag" was to show how objectionable the violent jerk in the mosh pit is–he would use that word. I don't think anyone who paid attention to the song would think that Aaron actually dislikes homosexuals, and it's pretty silly to accommodate people who are too lazy to really listen to the song.

As for this album, I hope Reel Big Fish sells a lot of copies and makes tons of money off having the rights to these songs again (they deserve it!), but I only see an economic point to making the CD, not an artistic point. I'm also not thrilled with the song choices, which don't show off everything the band can do–the band's taste in its own music sometimes seems to tilt towards the silliest, most "ska" songs, when their overall body of work is more of a mix of styles. Still, I've enjoyed all of their original albums, and look forward to the next one.

[El]

Apparently these are the songs that the band thought had the most mainstream appeal, not their 22 best songs.

[GodKill123]

I've preorder it just now. And just download the CD.

I gotta say, Some songs they remade are pretty interesting. Sell out I'm kind of disappointed. It didn't have that same Magic as Turn the Radio Off. I like all of the Cheer up Songs they remade. For The First time, I finally like Where have you Been? I'm just kind of mad that they only did 2 songs from We're Not happy. Drinkin and Turn the Radio off should of been there >:(

Other then that, yeah, it's an ok listen. What surpise me is that I thought Turn The Radio Off Songs should of been remade, but yet, there not that good. Guess you can't beat the Orignal Mid-90s Sound Stuido 😛

[El]

[quote1279820313=GodKill123]
I'm just kind of mad that they only did 2 songs from We're Not happy. Drinkin and Turn the Radio off should of been there >:(

Other then that, yeah, it's an ok listen. What surpise me is that I thought Turn The Radio Off Songs should of been remade, but yet, there not that good. Guess you can't beat the Orignal Mid-90s Sound Stuido 😛
[/quote1279820313]

I think it's good that they didn't do more songs from We're Not Happy. They wouldn't have turned out well. Aaron just doesn't have that rage anymore, and I don't think he wants to go back to the production that was unique to the album. Maybe they could've redone The Fire or something, but some of the more angry songs wouldn't have benefited from the clean production.

And it wasn't the production that makes the Turn the Radio Off songs lack…it's the heart. Sell Out and Beer just don't sound like fun the way they did on Turn the Radio Off, or even on the live album. I just think maybe they've played those songs one too many times. In comparison, She Has a Girlfriend Now and Trendy sound just as fun ever, so it's not like they can't make the songs sound fun. I would definitely label Sell Out as the most "overproduced" song on the album, just because it seems like the band did everything they could to make their signature song sound "perfect."

[GodKill123]

She Has a Girlfriend now is meh. It's Someone new I'll tell you, I mean, the vocals on the orignal one was starting to annoy me. Now It's gonna take me like a year or 2 to get annoyed by the new verison.

[El]

[quote1279827280=GodKill123]
She Has a Girlfriend now is meh. It's Someone new I'll tell you, I mean, the vocals on the orignal one was starting to annoy me. Now It's gonna take me like a year or 2 to get annoyed by the new verison.
[/quote1279827280]

I love it! I think it has the same spirit as the old one, and that totally comes through on Katrina's amazing vocals!

[GodKill123]

Like I said, She Alright, but it's gonna take me a while to dislike it like how i did with the old verison

[Admin]

I think the acoustic version of She Has A Girlfriend Now with Kaila Khan is now my favorite version of the song. Also I really am enjoying the new version of Thank You For Not Moshing, which is now called In The Pit as of the live album I guess. Where Have You Been is finally listenable for me, even more so on the acoustic disc. I absolutely love acoustic Sell Out, Beer, and especially Take On Me. I'm really happy with this album.

[El]

[quote1279829171=Garland]
I think the acoustic version of She Has A Girlfriend Now with Kaila Khan is now my favorite version of the song. Also I really am enjoying the new version of Thank You For Not Moshing, which is now called In The Pit as of the live album I guess. Where Have You Been is finally listenable for me, even more so on the acoustic disc. I absolutely love acoustic Sell Out, Beer, and especially Take On Me. I'm really happy with this album.
[/quote1279829171]

Laila K's vocals were awful imo. She sounded like a little girl, and it was not enjoyable.

And, for the record, Thank You For Not Moshing was actually called In the Pit before it got its better (but less convenient) name. And yeah, I guess now Aaron has decided it's back to In the Pit. The version on this album actually sounds more akin to the original version anyway, especially considering Dan's solo and stuff like that.

[doowadiddy]

[quote1279836148=El]
[quote1279829171=Garland]
I think the acoustic version of She Has A Girlfriend Now with Kaila Khan is now my favorite version of the song. Also I really am enjoying the new version of Thank You For Not Moshing, which is now called In The Pit as of the live album I guess. Where Have You Been is finally listenable for me, even more so on the acoustic disc. I absolutely love acoustic Sell Out, Beer, and especially Take On Me. I'm really happy with this album.
[/quote1279829171]

Laila K's vocals were awful imo. She sounded like a little girl, and it was not enjoyable.

And, for the record, Thank You For Not Moshing was actually called In the Pit before it got its better (but less convenient) name. And yeah, I guess now Aaron has decided it's back to In the Pit. The version on this album actually sounds more akin to the original version anyway, especially considering Dan's solo and stuff like that.
[/quote1279836148]

Your joking on the acoustic version of She has a gf now right… seriously i cringe hearing it and its such a great song. i mean, she has to have an even worse voice than that chic that did it on the live album and ugh, that was bad. its just too whiny, nasly & just not good. maybe on their own songs with their own bands, but not on this song. The girl who did it on the re recorded version, Katrina, should by far, have done the acoustic one as well. IMO, her's is better than Monique's if i should dare to say, and its got alot of personality to it. but the whole album just sounds super great & i agree that Trendy,She Has A GF now are the most fun and spirited from Turn the Radio off

[El]

[quote1279839504=doowadiddy]
[quote1279836148=El]
[quote1279829171=Garland]
I think the acoustic version of She Has A Girlfriend Now with Kaila Khan is now my favorite version of the song. Also I really am enjoying the new version of Thank You For Not Moshing, which is now called In The Pit as of the live album I guess. Where Have You Been is finally listenable for me, even more so on the acoustic disc. I absolutely love acoustic Sell Out, Beer, and especially Take On Me. I'm really happy with this album.
[/quote1279829171]

Laila K's vocals were awful imo. She sounded like a little girl, and it was not enjoyable.

And, for the record, Thank You For Not Moshing was actually called In the Pit before it got its better (but less convenient) name. And yeah, I guess now Aaron has decided it's back to In the Pit. The version on this album actually sounds more akin to the original version anyway, especially considering Dan's solo and stuff like that.
[/quote1279836148]

Your joking on the acoustic version of She has a gf now right… seriously i cringe hearing it and its such a great song. i mean, she has to have an even worse voice than that chic that did it on the live album and ugh, that was bad. its just too whiny, nasly & just not good. maybe on their own songs with their own bands, but not on this song. The girl who did it on the re recorded version, Katrina, should by far, have done the acoustic one as well. IMO, her's is better than Monique's if i should dare to say, and its got alot of personality to it. but the whole album just sounds super great & i agree that Trendy,She Has A GF now are the most fun and spirited from Turn the Radio off
[/quote1279839504]

You should have told us the girl on the acoustic versions sucked a week ago when you "had the album"

[Sonic Libido]

I thought the re-record girl relied to heavily on he vibrato and she's actually my least favorite SHAGFuN girl ever.

[CannonBall]

[quote1279845157=Sonic Libido]
I thought the re-record girl relied to heavily on he vibrato and she's actually my least favorite SHAGFuN girl ever.
[/quote1279845157]

Even compared to Scott!!! Yes, probably…

[Admin]

I guess my bias on enjoying the acoustic SHAGFN is because the girl is from Sonic Boom Six, a band I really like.

[El]

[quote1279845474=CannonBall]
[quote1279845157=Sonic Libido]
I thought the re-record girl relied to heavily on he vibrato and she's actually my least favorite SHAGFuN girl ever.
[/quote1279845157]

Even compared to Scott!!! Yes, probably…
[/quote1279845474]

Monique>=Katrina>Rachel>Scott>Laila

I like the style with which Monique and Katrina sang, where they were clearly able to get high notes but weren't afraid to go into the lower register with a soulful type thing to their voice either. In fact, that's what I like a lot about Scott's voice, too.

Plus Monique sang with them when I saw them live and it was blissful.

[doowadiddy]

[quote1279847934=El]
[quote1279839504=doowadiddy]
[quote1279836148=El]
[quote1279829171=Garland]
I think the acoustic version of She Has A Girlfriend Now with Kaila Khan is now my favorite version of the song. Also I really am enjoying the new version of Thank You For Not Moshing, which is now called In The Pit as of the live album I guess. Where Have You Been is finally listenable for me, even more so on the acoustic disc. I absolutely love acoustic Sell Out, Beer, and especially Take On Me. I'm really happy with this album.
[/quote1279829171]

Laila K's vocals were awful imo. She sounded like a little girl, and it was not enjoyable.

And, for the record, Thank You For Not Moshing was actually called In the Pit before it got its better (but less convenient) name. And yeah, I guess now Aaron has decided it's back to In the Pit. The version on this album actually sounds more akin to the original version anyway, especially considering Dan's solo and stuff like that.
[/quote1279836148]

Your joking on the acoustic version of She has a gf now right… seriously i cringe hearing it and its such a great song. i mean, she has to have an even worse voice than that chic that did it on the live album and ugh, that was bad. its just too whiny,

nasly & just not good. maybe on their own songs with their own bands, but not on this song. The girl who did it on the re recorded version, Katrina, should by far, have done the acoustic one as well. IMO, her's is better than Monique's if i should dare to say, and its got alot of personality to it. but the whole album just sounds super great & i agree that Trendy,She Has A GF now are the most fun and spirited from Turn the Radio off
[/quote1279839504]

You should have told us the girl on the acoustic versions sucked a week ago when you "had the album"
[/quote1279847934]

Seriously ……. your gonna sit there & continue to doubt I had it yet I told u so many tiny details about the songs you are still gonna think I was lying. Suit yourself. I did mention in a post that katrina's version blew monique's out of the water prior to my earlier post today. I think this re recorded version is just superb as all 3 vocals are so strong and outstanding. The previous one was just way too flat now that I hear it after listening to this. But all 3 vocals were flat.

Where did you see monique sing with them?

[El]

All the details were so easily predictable compared to what was actually on the album. You never showed any solid proof that you had it. I mean, the idea that she could be better than Monique could have been just a matter of opinion. After all, you said Suckers was good.

They played in New Jersey the day after FFF came out. She was great.

[doowadiddy]

[quote1279897314=El]
All the details were so easily predictable compared to what was actually on the album. You never showed any solid proof that you had it. I mean, the idea that she could be better than Monique could have been just a matter of opinion. After all, you said Suckers was good.

They played in New Jersey the day after FFF came out. She was great.
[/quote1279897314]

LOL did you even THINK that i had it digitally!?!?!??!?!? LOL. it's 2010 buddy…. get with the times. o yeah cause all the small details that i provided, even miniscule ones, those were predicitble. god your just simply jealous cause here comes this poster who had the album & simply wouldnt share. On my part,I couldnt and you should respoect that, but i was nice enough to come on, on the short time i had, to provide the details i did. after reading yours and someone else's fucking 10,000 word essay on it, i can see why you think i didnt have it, as i didnt provide insane reviews of each song. I was not listening to the cd as i posted that, that was all going off cuff, and secondly, I enjoy-ed it and didnt feel the need to nit pick each song as some of you have. I do like Suckers, and I am super happy with the other songs i mentioned as well. I think they really sound refreshing and better. I love reel big fish, i'm grateful to have gotten the ENTIRE album early, and you can go fuck yourself as RBF would say, cause i wont even share the details of the itunes release or what else is expected to come with this. Ungrateful

o and that was NOT Monique. She would never perform with them (or save ferris for the record) & the band & aaron havent had contact with her Monique in Jersey? why in god's name would she be there. Aaron is known for bringing different singers on stage & telling the fans its Monique. Go look on line at the Hawaii show from this past March. Yeah cause monique was in hawaii too. dumbass

[madamadam]

Wow, so one guy's pissed because he's jealous another dude got hold of the album early, and the other's pissed because he isn't being treated like a King for having got the album early…

Both of you suck.

[El]

[quote1279906570=madamadam]
Wow, so one guy's pissed because he's jealous another dude got hold of the album early, and the other's pissed because he isn't being treated like a King for having got the album early…

Both of you suck.
[/quote1279906570]

I just personally think he was BSing the whole time, that's all. I'm not "jealous," just a skeptic.

And now he's talking about an iTunes release? How would he even know something like that? I just want to know how he's getting all this stuff early unless he's a band insider.

[quote1279906568=doowadiddy]and secondly, I enjoy-ed it and didnt feel the need to nit pick each song as some of you have…o and that was NOT Monique. She would never perform with them (or save ferris for the record) & the band & aaron havent had contact with her Monique in Jersey? why in god's name would she be there. Aaron is known for bringing different singers on stage & telling the fans its Monique. Go look on line at the Hawaii show from this past March. Yeah cause monique was in hawaii too. dumbass
[/quote1279906568]

I enjoyed it [i]and[/i] felt the need to nitpick each song. 🙂

And, you know, I don't just have ears. I have eyes too. If it looks like a duck, and sings like a duck…well, that duck was the lead singer for Save Ferris. The girl in the Hawaii video looks nothing like her…the girl at my show did.

[CannonBall]

[quote1279911258=madamadam]
Wow, so one guy's pissed because he's jealous another dude got hold of the album early, and the other's pissed because he isn't being treated like a King for having got the album early…

Both of you suck.
[/quote1279911258]

Ha, it's going to be sad when this board dies again in like 2 weeks after we've all finished arguing with everyone about how awesome/shitty this album is and how awesome/horrible the next rbf album will be…

I'm already bored.

[Sonic Libido]

[quote1279911868=CannonBall]
…I'm already bored.
[/quote1279911868]

it's funny, you pretend to be bored with a happenstance you're mostly responsible. while most of us sit here year round and talk about the band, you only seem to show up when a new album comes out so you can bitch about it.

I'm not trying to start static, i'm really not. It's just, if you're going to mock a behavioral pattern, please make sure you're not one of the only ones exhibiting it.

[CannonBall]

Yeah, we're all here between albums, but there just isn't much to talk about then. Clearly there are more comments because of this album and there are people talking about it that just joined the board like BradleySTP. This is what happens with all boards, an album comes out and ALL the fans come out and post, then the board dies after everyone said what they had to say.

I like the fact that there is shit to talk about now, but in a few weeks there will be nothing left to say, so I will be bored as will others.

[CannonBall]

See, it's been like six hours and nobody else has made a post… I told you I was already bored, now what am I supposed to do at work all day?

[El]

[quote1279938211=CannonBall]
Yeah, we're all here between albums, but there just isn't much to talk about then.
[/quote1279938211]

I came here frequently to check on new posts long before this album was even announced. I wish there was more activity, but I try to be as active as possible.

[The Wind]

Yeah right, mr. 121 posts.

[Sonic Libido]

Tremble before the wind's MIGHTY POSTCOUNT!

(mine isn't too bad either, maybe?)

[Sonic Libido]

[quote1279956184=CannonBall]
See, it's been like six hours and nobody else has made a post… I told you I was already bored, now what am I supposed to do at work all day?
[/quote1279956184]

Jerk off under the desk and try not to get caught like everyone else. This game increases productivity, as it gets SO MUCH EASIER once you get an office!

[El]

[quote1279982784=The Wind]
Yeah right, mr. 121 posts.
[/quote1279982784]

I joined really recently if you recall. I'm here multiple times a day.

[Admin]

Things should pick up soon with the new update. Just got to finish the fucking thing… Not the easiest thing i've done I have to say. Hoping for it to be completed tomorrow but probably going to be a week before it shows its face.

Now… continue arguing!

[Sonic Libido]

okay, Mr. 482 posts. MWAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH.

[Admin]

Haha… *hides*

[MAX!]

Finally got it! I like it mostly so far, but it's a little bit hit and miss. I'm still doing my first listen though, so we'll see.

[MAX!]

I'm really liking the skacoustic so far (except SHAGFN, that's just plain awful)
My favorite songs so far on the whole album are Beer skacoustic and Another F.U. Song skacoustic (probably my favorite lol)

[Desensitized]

So everyone still has the same opinion about this album they had before it came out?

Just checking.

[El]

[quote1280521411=Desensitized]
So everyone still has the same opinion about this album they had before it came out?

Just checking.
[/quote1280521411]

I actually like it a hell of a lot better than I thought I would. I can count the songs I dislike on one hand. Some of the songs I initially disliked are growing on me, but I think Somebody Hates Me and Suckers will stay unforgivable for me.

The acoustic versions were both pleasing and disappointing at the same time. They sound cool, but I'm disappointed that the vocals and horns are carried over from the re-records.

It's not perfect by any means, but it's a neat little collection. Definitely something better to tide until the next real release, compared to FFF and Live in Concert! (which I didn't dislike as much as some others here did, though the guitar tone was pretty shitty).

[madamadam]

I just have no emotion for this album tbh. Kinda like the band did. Boosh!

[CannonBall]

Yeah, it's what I expected AND LESS!!! Some of the acoustic songs that weren't copied from the best of album were good enough though.

I was excited to hear Suckers as that's one of my favorite songs, but it was a huge let down.

The only reason I don't delete these songs from my collection is because I like showing them to my friends and having them say "Oh my god this is horrid". I will never listen to this album though.

Like I said when FFF, came out, I'm over this band.

[Sonic Libido]

That's great, because I love hearing you wine about it.

[The Wind]

[quote1280566589=Desensitized]
So everyone still has the same opinion about this album they had before it came out?

Just checking.
[/quote1280566589]
I was fairly optimistic about the quality of the recordings, and am fairly disappointed. The Set Up, is there even a bass? Unreal!

Although, JD, if you don't plan on listening to the rerecords, give some of the acoustic songs a shot, that disc is almost worth the purchase alone.

But not Suckers.

[madamadam]

I have to disagree with even that – there are maybe a few worthwhile acoustic songs, but at the end of the day they're just the original songs played with an acoustic guitar. I was expecting a whole lot of messing around with the songs which isn't the case.

I get the feeling that this album would be a lot more enjoyable if I was relatively new to the band, but since I'm not, and since they haven't really taken the opportunity to personalise these songs a bit, it just feels like I already own these songs (yes, it's a best of, but you know what I mean).

Oh and screw you JD – I was all like "give the album a chance before you criticise it." I guess I sort of assumed Aaron would be able to notice WHEN HE'S SINGING A FEW MILES OUT OF TUNE.

That said I'm not gonna learn my lesson from this and I'm gonna give the next release a chance, because at the end of the day it's an overall improvement on FFF albeit in the same way a slap in the face is an improvement on a punch in the crotch – It doesn't really hurt as much but it's got the same general intention.

[El]

[quote1280581086=madamadam]
I have to disagree with even that – there are maybe a few worthwhile acoustic songs, but at the end of the day they're just the original songs played with an acoustic guitar. I was expecting a whole lot of messing around with the songs which isn't the case.[/quote1280581086]

I somewhat disagree. Not that some of the songs were "messed with", but Another F.U. Song was stripped down to the point of humorousness, and the fact that they were the original songs played with acoustic guitar worked for some of them, like Scott's a Dork and The Kids Don't Like It. Plus, Take on Me sounded fantastic, and I think that owes largely to Ryland's drumming on the song.

[Desensitized]

Well, maybe I'll pick it up for the acoustic stuff when I get some change. That does sound like it'd be worth it.

[CannonBall]

[quote1280605488=madamadam]
That said I'm not gonna learn my lesson from this and I'm gonna give the next release a chance.
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I feel the same way. I don't want to hate RBF as much as I do right now, it's just disappointing because I love these guys and now the aren't even trying anymore.

[Samu]

Hey guys, I haven't listend to FFF nor the "best of" yet, are they any good? LOL.

Seriously, there was no voice inside telling me to buy these – or even download them. I'm just not curious about them and I reckon these as steps of a (bad) trend the band is apparently taking. Not to mention the unnecessary DVD.

I'm not mad at the band for "betraying" the fans or childish stuff like that, I'm still thankful to them for all the amazing songs they've done in the past, but I think the "golden age" of RBF is gone, as far as songwriting, energy and creativity concern. They're all well over 30 now, inspiration doesn't last forever and that's all acceptable.
That been said, I think they still have the potential to do something good, or even great, with the new album; I just don't expect it, at the moment.

Obviously, I'm still eager to see them live if they ever come back any near to me.

[El]

At least give the Best Of a try. I think it would be better off leaving FFF to rot, though.

[GodKill123]

Really I like some of the Re-recordings. I mean, To Tell the truth, All The songs from TTRO Beside Sell out NEEDED to get remade because of the poor recording sound. And yeah, White Trash Got some great songs in there too, The Set Up is nice, In the Pit is better, and I want your Girlfriend is the best. Cheer Up got some nice songs, beside suckers, and Like I said before, I finally like Where have you been.

My Only Problem is that they would put the Fuck You songs on there greatest hits album. Your Guts and F.U. Song both are bad songs, but there Fuck you songs, They're meant to send out a message to the people you hate 🙂

And I Wish they put more songs from Monkeys and Chimps. I Had to say that had to be there best album to date to me, I like almost ever song there 🙂

And My thoughts For FFF is the same as everyone else, Most of the Cover songs they pick were uninspired. But I won't lie to you guys that I sometimes like to listen to Poison's songs, Keep a Cool Head, Brown Eye Girl, Won't Back down, and sometimes Twist and Crawl.

[CannonBall]

[quote1281084225=GodKill123]
To Tell the truth, All The songs from TTRO Beside Sell out NEEDED to get remade because of the poor recording sound.
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:O

[El]

[quote1281096767=GodKill123]
Really I like some of the Re-recordings. I mean, To Tell the truth, All The songs from TTRO Beside Sell out NEEDED to get remade because of the poor recording sound.
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I personally liked the production values of TtRO and White Trash, though I know some people here didn't. Why Not? was intentionally bad-sounding…but Cheer Up! ? Poor recording sound? Does not compute. You may not like it, but it was nowhere near poorly recorded.

My Only Problem is that they would put the Fuck You songs on there greatest hits album. Your Guts and F.U. Song both are bad songs, but there Fuck you songs, They're meant to send out a message to the people you hate 🙂

what is this I don't even

And I Wish they put more songs from Monkeys and Chimps. I Had to say that had to be there best album to date to me, I like almost ever song there 🙂

I'm Her Man needs some more love. Always.

And My thoughts For FFF is the same as everyone else, Most of the Cover songs they pick were uninspired. But I won't lie to you guys that I sometimes like to listen to Poison's songs, Keep a Cool Head, Brown Eye Girl, Won't Back down, and sometimes Twist and Crawl.

I listen to Nothin' But a Good Time and a few others, but I definitely think the album as a whole just sucks.

[GodKill123]

I wasn't talking about the whole production value of all the RBF album, Sure White Trash and Cheer Up sound great, but to mean, TTRO and Why not? Didn't sounds so well recorded.

I really dislike Your Guts ( I Hate'em) and Another F.U. Songs. The only time I would ever listen to them songs would be when I pissed off to someone. They were cool at first, but now I wish they stop playing this at live shows

Monkeys and Chim[s Was a great album, I mean, Everybody Drunk and another day in Paradise still need more love (Not counting the Chimps Side of that record)

I thought FFF suck too. Most Waste Of time to download off iTunes to me

[Samu]

I slightly disagree on single songs evaluation: Everybody's drunk is somewhat funny but defintely not a song to be remembered, while in my opinion Your guts is just brilliant. On the other hand, I really dig what they did with Another day in paradise. But this is going off topic.

[Desensitized]

Wait did he say that Monkeys was the best RBF album?

[El]

[quote1281563399=Desensitized]
Wait did he say that Monkeys was the best RBF album?
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Yeah man! Songs like Everybody's Drunk, Please Don't Tell Her I Have a Girlfriend, Why Do All Girls Think They're Fat? MASTERPIECES.

[GodKill123]

It's My favorite Album personally…

[The Wind]

lulz?

[El]

If Monkeys had just been 17 tracks of I'm Her Man, it probably would have been a better album.

[Samu]

[quote1281594528=GodKill123]
It's My favorite Album personally…
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!dodge

[GodKill123]

Bu….but……………I like Monkeys ans Chimps :'(

[madamadam]

Wow… I don't know what to say to that – I mean it's an ok album, but it pales in comparison to all of the older albums.

[El]

[quote1282098818=El]
If Monkeys had just been 17 tracks of I'm Her Man, it probably would have been a better album.
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[Sonic Libido]

there is bass in the setup, it's just really fucking quiet

[GodKill123]

The Set up in this verison isn't so great.
The Orignal FTW

[The Wind]

It is great, except for Scott's lead vocals and the bass.

[El]

[quote1283137556=The Wind]
It is great, except for Scott's lead vocals and the bass.
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There's bass?

And seriously, I love that version but Scott's vocals borderline ruin the song. What was he thinking?

[GodKill123]

The Bass is barely in there. I think Dereck A good Bass player, but lately his bass mix is really starting to annoy me.

[El]

[quote1283225237=GodKill123]
The Bass is barely in there. I think Dereck A good Bass player, but lately his bass mix is really starting to annoy me.
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It's not Dereck's fault, it's Aron's.

[The Wind]

I just today received the album in the mail. A few thoughts on liners notes:
1. Congrats to Amy. That's pretty cool, making it in the "Thank Yous"
2. Matt Wong plays bass for the Monkey's tracks. So, obv, those are rerecorded. I don't know if that was still up in the air.
3. After reading the, uh, letter on the back, I accept the track list. These guys are people, after all, no matter how much we demonize them. The mix is still pretty bad though.

[El]

[quote1284608542=The Wind]
I just today received the album in the mail. A few thoughts on liners notes:
2. Matt Wong plays bass for the Monkey's tracks. So, obv, those are rerecorded. I don't know if that was still up in the air.
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What? I didn't know Matt was the current bassist for Reel Big Fish.

They credit him because the bass track on the Monkeys songs is his original bass tracking from 2007.

[The Wind]

"are" should be "aren't" for the stupid people out there.

[GodKill123]

[quote1284781280=The Wind]
3. After reading the, uh, letter on the back, I accept the track list. These guys are people, after all, no matter how much we demonize them. The mix is still pretty bad though.
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I Can't blame them.

I mean, sure they did the "From the Beginning to Now" thing, but I hate that. Sure Alot of the songs they re-recorded are ok. Like I said, I can finally start to like Where have you been?

I really don't like the Skacoustic CD. They pretty much put the same re-recorded songs only but putting a acoustic guitar in the mix. Really the only tracks on that I liked were the last few tracks (Don't Start A Band, S.R., 241, The Kids don't like it, Scott a Dork, and Nothin)
And even the last few tracks are ramdom. S.R. I could understand. But seeing 241 and Scott a Dork just bugged me.

[The Wind]

Really? I thought those two were among the best on the disc. The Kids Don't Like It is also really good.

[GodKill123]

I'm not saying 241 and Scott a Dork were bad, They're good. But It just random.

[kettner3000]

I’m re-listening to this album for the first time since the day it came out and I still hate it. All of it.

[ReelBigCohen]

Yea sadly it is really bad. I just don’t like the production quality. I think that’s what makes it seem bad to me. The horns are just soooo BRIGHT and Aaron’s voice is in the pooper for most of the album…. Let’s hope for something soon….

[Author]

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