Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album

Artist	Reel Big Fish
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Label Name	Rock Ridge Music
Producer	Aaron Barrett
Release Date	2006 08 22
Song List	1: Trendy (2:48) 2: Everything Sucks (3:36) 3: The Bad Guy (3:39) 4: Maximum Swearing (0:52) 5: Ban the Tube Top (3:08) 6: She's Famous Now (3:23) 7: Drinkin' (3:35) 8: Boys Don't Cry (2:39) 9: I Want Your Girlfriend to Be My Girlfriend Too (2:51) 10: Dateless Losers (3:35) 11: The Set Up (4:28) 12: Somebody Hates Me (3:12) 13: Valerie (4:05) 14: Talkin' Bout a Revolution (2:55) 15: Beer (4:08) 16: Take on Me (3:25) 17: S.R. (The Many Versions Of) (9:28) 18: Kiss Me Deadly (3:47) 19: So Much for Rock and Roll (3:52) 20: The 90's (2:03) 21: She Has a Girlfriend Now (3:47) 22: The Kids Don't Like It/In the Pit (6:43) 23: The Fire (3:04) 24: A Little Doubt Goes a Long Way (4:17) 25: I'm Trying to Be Funny (0:35) 26: Awesome (3:28) 27: Turn the Radio Off (3:00) 28: Where Have You Been (7:33) 29: Good Thing (3:25) 30: Your Guts (I Hate 'Em) (2:00) 31: Nothin' (2:48) 32: Best Band Ever (0:25) 33: Don't Start a Band (3:46) 34: A Fond Adieu (2:06) 35: Sell Out (5:26) 36: Your Guts (I Hate 'Em) [DVD] 37: Everything Sucks [DVD] 38: Turn the Radio Off [DVD] 39: You Don't Know [DVD] 40: The Set Up (You Need This) [DVD] 41: Where Have You Been? [DVD] 42: The Fire [DVD] 43: Ban the Tube Top [DVD] 44: Drinkin' [DVD] 45: Unity [DVD] 46: Snoop Dog, Baby [DVD] 47: So Much for Rock and Roll [DVD] 48: She Has a Girlfriend Now [DVD] 49: Cheer Up [DVD] 50: In the Pit [DVD] 51: Don't Start a Band [DVD] 52: Talkin' Bout a Revolution [DVD] 53: Beer [DVD] 54: Take on Me [DVD] 55: Sell Out [DVD]
Style.Categories	Ska-Punk, Third Wave Ska Revival, Punk Revival, Alternative Pop/Rock

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If any band were going to name its live record Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album, well, it was bound to be ska-punk luminaries Reel Big Fish. And they're not just being audacious -- they're probably right. Two CDs worth of music plus a bonus DVD with an entire live set make this an essential part of any RBF fan's collection. The songs were recorded over the course of their early 2006 tour, and are so clearly captured that they might as well have been recorded in a studio. The sporadic crowd response, which is neither overpowering nor inaudible, and the band's always ridiculous on-stage banter -- mostly provoked by frontman Aaron Barrett and wingman Scott Klopfenstein -- remind one that everything is indeed live. Aside from a handful of staple songs, you never quite know what Reel Big Fish will play at any given show (it's always nice not to be able to predict a band's set); consequently, this album spans their entire discography and plays out as a sort of random greatest-hits collection. Predictable favorites like "Sell Out," "Beer," "Don't Start a Band," and "She Has a Girlfriend Now" (Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer's Rachel Minton joining in on backing vocals) are present, along with ska-burnt covers like "Boys Don't Cry," "Talkin' Bout a Revolution," "Take on Me," and (of course) "Unity," though, uh, they're not obviously ska-ifying that last one. They even excellently throw in the expletive-ridden "Nothin'" for good measure. A super clean recording, on which Reel Big Fish's quirky and sardonic on-stage personas translate perfectly, makes this the next best thing to actually being at a show. Unless of course you have a giant television -- then the DVD might work out better. Just make sure, in that case, to clear out enough floor space to skank safely. ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide