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Reel Big Fish

By Jason Bugg

Published on June 28, 2007

To some, Reel Big Fish was nothing more than a real big flash in the pan. After all, the band's biggest hit to date was a song titled "Sell Out," released in 1997 during ska's last big moment in the sun.

With tongue planted firmly in gills, Mr. R.B. Fish is surely aware of the stigma; in fact, the singular noun in the title of last year's greatest-hits album, Greatest Hit ... And More, poked fun at the preconception.

All that's important now, though, is that the Fish's live shows are a flurry of sing-along choruses, frantic dancing, toilet humor and the obligatory horn section. Ten years after its biggest hit, Reel Big Fish remains a versatile and energetic live act. Add fellow ska veterans and co-headliners Less Than Jake, and audiences are guaranteed an exciting evening, even if it is a decade on.

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