Everything Sucks,
Reel Big Fish's debut album, pretty much sets the tone for the group's subsequent work -- hyperkinetic ska-punk that's sometimes tunefully catchy and sometimes just works the groove. Of course, the lyrics are an important part of the group's appeal, and their trademark sense of frat-boy humor is already well in place, as evidenced by songs like "I Want Your Girlfriend to Be My Girlfriend Too," "Why Do All Girls Think They're Fat," "Big Fuckin' Star," "Beer," and "Snoop Dogg, Baby." The heavy irony may seem a little smug and superficial to the uninitiated, but anyone who enjoyed their major-label albums will be pleased to find more of the same here. [
Everything Sucks was reissued in 2000 with two bonus tracks and an enhanced section containing the band's first music video clip.] ~ Steve Huey