Album: Why Do They Rock So Hard? by Reel Big Fish (1998)
Genre: Ska | Style: Punk
Record Label: Rock Ridge Music
Format: Album

Description: Why Do They Rock So Hard? is the third full-length release by the ska punk band Reel Big Fish.

This is the first (and, so far, only) Reel Big Fish studio album where the band line-up has not changed from the previous album.

Aaron Barrett has said in two interviews that this was his favorite album until the release of Our Live Album Is Better than Your Live Album. The album was mixed at Scream Studios by Tim Palmer.

Artist Background: Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit "Sell Out". The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold certified album Turn the Radio Off. Soon after, the band lost mainstream recognition but gained an underground cult following. The band was no longer signed to a major record label in 2006 and is currently independent. After many line-up changes throughout... Part of the Huntington Beach, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Ska movement. Known for Punk style.

Music Scene: Part of the Huntington Beach, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Ska movement. Known for Punk style.

Tags: Ska, Punk, 1990s, Album, Rock Ridge Music

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Why Do They Rock So Hard? is the third full-length release by the ska punk band Reel Big Fish.

This is the first (and, so far, only) Reel Big Fish studio album where the band line-up has not changed from the previous album.

Aaron Barrett has said in two interviews that this was his favorite album until the release of Our Live Album Is Better than Your Live Album. The album was mixed at Scream Studios by Tim Palmer.

Why Do They Rock So Hard?

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