Everything Sucks [PA] - Reel Big Fish > Reviews > Not Everything Sucks...

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Standard
Quality and consistency of tracks	Mixed
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Average
Value for Money	Good

Advantages:	A nice collection of early recordings .
Disadvantages:	lacks the polish of their more recent efforts .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

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Track list:

1. I'm Cool
2. Join the Club
3. Call you
4. Hate you
5. I'll Never Be
6. Boyfriend
7. Fo' head
8. Trendy
9. Skatanic
10. Why do all Girls think they're fat?
11. Say "Ten"
12. I want your Girlfriend to be my Girlfriend Too...
13. Jig
14. Go Away
15. Beer
16. Snoop Dog, Baby
17. Big ****in' Star
18. **** Yourself
19. Spin The Globe
20. I'm Her Man
21. Super Hero #5

The self released album that got Reel Big Fish noticed by the big league. Everything Sucks is a showcase of a lot of the group's early work and a frequent source for material for their other releases. In total at least 11 of these songs found their way onto Reel Big Fish Albums albeit some under alternative titles.

Needless to say this album is filled with the same catchy hooks, loud horns and in your face lyrics (Track 4: I hate you F*** you LEAVE ME ALONE!) that Reel Big Fish have become known for.

The bad news is that, because this is a self produced debut, the quality is not as good as you'd expect. Not simply the recording quality but the band aren't playing as tightly as they do now and Barretts lyrics in several of the songs are just awful. Also some of the arrangements aren't great either.

Not to say it isn't a bad album. Almost all the tracks that survive in later albums are good (Notably Skatanic and **** Yourself (later renamed All I Want is More) sounding almost as good here as they do in TtRO). Also some of the songs that don't make it to other albums are well worth a listen.
The best of these being: Hate You and Super Hero #5

All in all a good album. While it lacks the quality of the recent releases it makes up for it with both the volume of tracks and the energy of the album (it has an almost live feel about it).

Definitely worth checking out.