Reel Big Fish in general

Phat Fish INTRODUCTION I've only been a fan of Reel Big Fish for about a year now, but all I can say is 'oh my God!'. I went to see them at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London on the 15th with a couple of friends from Cornwall as well as a few friends from London and I can definitely say that it was one of the best concerts that I have been to in a long time. having been to the Reading Festival in 2001 for the entire weekend, seeing Reef perform near my home town in quaint ol' Cornwall and also to see ...  Read the complete review

Reel Big Fish are a quality up beat ska-band, just in the business to make a few bucks and have fun. The band originates from Huntington Beach, California. They first got together in the early 90's and the original band members are Ben Guzman on vocals, Aaron Barrett on guitar and vocals, Matt Wong on bass guitar and Andrew Gonzales on drums. They originally started off playing rock cover songs until the band somehow managed to get aquainted with a little thing called ska. It was originally Guzman who wanted the band to start playing ska but ironically he left the band in 1995 to go on and pursue a rock career. After Guzman left the band ...  Read the complete review

I recently went to Manchester Apollo to see the mediocre sum 41 and the support act was somewhat of a contradiction. What I mean is, they didn't support, they carried. This band was, REEL BIG FISH. The south Californian ska outfit, which followed in the mainstream success of fellow ska bands No Doubt and Sublime were incredible and did nothing less than shame the teeny boppers, Sum 41. Reel Big Fish showed them how to be quality entertainers and fantastic musicians. After only recently becoming a ska fan I was overjoyed to find the fish were supporting sum. The band was wasted on the crowd, the majority being nothing more than, 'fat lip' fans. What I ...  Read the complete review

Reel Big Fish are one of the best Ska/punk bands of today. that isn't a fact, thats just my opinion, but it is an opinion shared by many. Reel Big Fish's sound isn't exactly original. They sound a lot like Less Than Jake, well except for the singer. But of course that is to be expected....i mean they ARE both ska/punk, so it isnt surprising. And like Less than Jake they have some very funny song names. 'She Has A Girlfriend Now', 'I Want Your Girlfriend To Be My Girlfriend Too', 'F*ck Off Song' and 'Why Do Girls Think They're Fat?' are just a couple of examples of it. And the lyrics are just as whacky, if not more ...  Read the complete review

Reel Big Fish are one of the most exciting Ska bands around at the moment. I fist got to see them in Corporation a rock club in Sheffield. The venue was packed to the the rafters, and after some quality warm up bands, Reel big Fish kicked into action. The gig was amazing, and the crowd really got into the music. There wasn't really a mosh pit but everyone was well spirited and if someone went down they helped them up. Much linking of arms and skanking was done and even a giant skanking conga at one point. So that was reel big Fish live, a band worth seeing. Apart from the live gig i'll discuss the band a little more. They play great Ska punk ...  Read the complete review