Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast

Did you ever have a friend that let you down so much you started to doubt their existence? Me too. It's a bummer, but sometimes you have to move on. This week we discuss "My Imaginary Friend" from the 2007 album Monkeys For Nothin' and the Chimps For Free!

We're not here to let you down, but if we did we'd get to the point. This week we bring back original host Adam (The Ska Mailman) for a look at the Reel Big Fish cover of "Don't Let Me Down Gently" off of the 2012 album Candy Coated Fury.

Unity! This week we're joined by Taylor Morden (Pick It Up: Ska In the 90's, The Last Blockbuster) as we discuss the Reel Big Fish cover of the Operation Ivy classic "Unity."

Scott's a dork. This is known. But where do dorks rank on the social hierarchy? Are nerds cool? What about geeks? dweebs?! The answers can be found by listening to this week's episode as we examine and rate "Scott's A Dork" from the 1998 album Why Do They Rock So Hard?

We all have our friends, but what are they for? Gary, Matt, and Anthony talk about mixing friend groups (and how that's a bad idea) as we discuss the Underrated Reel Big Fish banger "What Are Friends For?" from the 2002 Underrated Reel Big Fish banger of album Cheer Up.

Hey! Let's have ourselves another drink because we're going out drinkin' all night long! Join Gary, Matt, and Anthony as they talk about the song "Drinkin'" from the 2005 alum We're Not Happy Until You're Not Happy.

Will this podcast go down in flames as we try to reel ourselves in after last week? It doesn't help that we have Max and Tara from Half Past Two return for another week of insanity! Join our guests plus Gary, Matt, and Anthony as the discuss "Down In Flames" off of the 1998 album Why Do They Rock So Hard?

What exactly is a "Thang" you ask? You should probably listen to the show fore our opinion. Max and Tara from Half Past Two join Gary, Matt, and Anthony as we discuss "Bleached Thang Baby" from the 2018 album Life Sucks... Let's Dance!

Boys aren't supposed to cry, are they? Sure they are! Everyone cries! Join Gary, Matt, Anthony, and Asa (For The Record) as they cover a cover of The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" by the Reel Big Fish off of their album A Best of Us... for the Rest of Us (2011).

Do you like musicals? Gary does. Join Gary, Matt, and Anthony as well as our guest host Asa from For the Record as we discuss the hard to find track "Nothin' Like a Dame" from Reel Big Fish's split with Cherry Pippin' Daddies "Reel Big Fish & The Cherry Poppin' Daddies are Vacationing In Palm Springs."

Everything is cool. How are things with you? We wish you were... here? Asa Waggoner (For the Record) joins Gary, Matt, and Anthony to talk about "Everything Is Cool" from the 1998 album Why Do They Rock So Hard? There's some major disagreement on this week's ratings? Where does everyone stand? There's only one way to find out.

Reel Big Fish turn an acoustic song into a ska banger! Brian (Suburban Legends/Reel Big Fish) joins Gary, Matt, and Anthony to discuss "Boss DJ" from the 2002 album Cheer Up! Join us as we talk about Sublime, Suburban Legends, and more.

This week Brian is back with 241 reasons why you should love Reel Big Fish--You won't believe number 112! (We also talk about the song "241" from the 1996 album Turn the Radio Off)

Hey Everybody, come on let's listen to the show where we talk about the ska band singing about going to the ska show with a bunch of ska musicians talk about going to ska shows! Gary, Anthony, Matt, and Brian Robertson (current trombone player for Suburban Legends and former trombone player/merch maestro for Reel Big Fish!) talk about the song "Ska Show" from the 2018 Reel Big Fish record "Life Sucks... Let's Dance!"

Oh Reel Big Fish, you gave us everything but all we want is more. Is that so bad? Maybe we should love ourselves? Gary, Matt, and Anthony are Joined once again by Evan from Hooray for Our Side as we discuss "All I Want is More" from the 1996 album Turn the Radio Off. The real question is: do we love this song? There's only one way to find out.

Finding love is find. Finding love after heartbreak? Harder. Join Gary, Matt, Anthony, and guest host Evan as we open up our hearts and discuss "In Love Again" from the 2018 album "Life Sucks... Let's Dance!"

New year, new me? Should we embrace the villain role? This week we're joined by Evan from Hooray for Our Side as we discuss "The Bad Guy" from the 2005 record "We're Not Happy Until You're Not Happy." Will you be let down be our ratings? It's mean, but we're not sorry.

It's out final episode of 2024 and how could we not sign off with Reel Big Fish's take on Auld Lang Syne? The final track on Reel Big Fish's 2016 holiday EP "Happy Skalidays." We'll see you in 2025!

Everyone wants to skank for Christmas! That's what you were thinking when you heard this song... right? This week the gang tackles our first RBF Holiday song "Skank For Christmas" off of their 2016 EP "Happy Skalidays."