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Greatest Hit & More

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Though I give it four stars, I also highly recommend NOT buying it.

It is ridiculous to give this collection of great Reel Big Fish songs one star as the rest of the reviewers so far has done. For those of you not familiar with the situation, the reason fans of the band hate this album is because Jive released it after parting ways with RBF, against RBF's wishes.

I do own this album and it is not _bad_. In fact, if no superior alternative existed, this would be a nice purchase. It's a solid collection of very good songs. However, the album Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album, an RBF-approved collection not released by Jive, is vastly superior, and one of my favorite albums ever. The only potential problem with that album is the gratuitous profanity. Otherwise, it's better in every way: more songs, better performances, more energy, funnier, and supportive of the band.

So unless you're shying away from profanity, Our Live Album... is the way to go. Still, giving this album one star is ridiculous. It's tautly written, highly catchy ska music. Overall, they made pretty good decisions on which songs to include, and the album is decently long. You could do worse.

Buy Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album instead. The band currently gets no money from this album. While it is not a bad album per say (I do own it), their live album is the same quality, and honestly a bit funnier. Plus, it features more songs.Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album

Unfortunately Jive Records managed to show everyone the true stupidity that is behind every major label. Was it greed? Yes.

This album's quality is not anything to be obsessed over when compared to "Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album" which the band released themselves. If you like Reel Big Fish then let their own album released on their own impress you, not something that Jive Records has beaten to death out of corporate greed.

I would recommend RBFs "A Best of Us for the Rest of Us" which is compiled by RBF and you get the quality of a studio album if Live albums are not your cup of tea. You pretty much get the same songs and a bonus Skacoustic album, all the while supporting the band! It's a studio recorded album so you get great song quality and many of the songs are updated. Overall, this isn't a bad album, it's just that you aren't supporting the band.

Support the RBF. RBF doesn't get money for this. AVOID!! Damn the man. Save the Empire!

Just download it or borrow it from a friend...Jive really screwed them over, and they should not profit from this

Okay I will be honest, I do own and use this CD, but that was before I knew better. I work at my college radio station so it's nice to have an album where I know I can just throw a song on the air without worrying about cussing.

But if you haven't read the other reviews already this album was put out with one thing in mind: money from kids into Jive/Mojo's pockets. Shortly after Reel Big Fish was dropped from Jive in 2006 (via a rude phone call) they release this album. If you like the band, support them. Go to shows, and buy albums from their own recording studio: Rock Ridge Music.

First of all, this really isn't a very good album. In my opinion, it's NOT their greatest hits, thought it's a lot of them. Whatever happened to the many versions of Suburban Rythm ? Where's the Dateless losers ? SCOTT'S A DORK ?

Nope, Jive didn't even know their own band's true strengths, and slapped together the most obvious tunes here, even getting the rankings wrong. Sell Out first track ? Uhm, no, that should be Trendy or Everything Sucks if you ask me.

The Fish's Live album is considerably stronger. You get substantially more music, handpicked by the artists themselves - NOT a corporate programmer who goes strictly by perceived ratings, and they are played extremely well. I think the recordings and mixes are quite fine on Live, and you get added bonuses: the usual witty (well, sort of ;) banter between the boys ("you know in this situation I think it's ok not to enunciate so clearly", "with your back you shouldn't be picking up anything") as well as ad-libs durin the songs. Sure, every live album has that, right ? No.... remember, the Fish is first and foremost a live party band, and if you've never seen Aaron nailing a guitar solo while talking, or doing some impossibly energetic move on stage then you can't appreciate it ... until you hear it on this album.

Oh, and something else: the Reel Big Fish actually make money off Our Live Album is Better than Your Live Album. This fake greatest-hits album was released after the band left Jive and they don't get any money from it. Pretty typical corporate music stuff ain't it ?

Forget this lame greatest hits album ... I mean, for the love of god they actually called it "greatest hits" ... how much lamer than that does it get ?

If you like the Reel Big Fish be kind to your ears and kind to them and buy Our Live Album is Better than Your Live Album.

This album is utter trash. It is poorly mixed and is simply a rehash of all RBF's old songs. If you're really an RBF fan, you'll either have all their previously released albums already or you'll buy "Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album" which was released by the band after ditching their Jive label. This record is a last ditch effort on part of Jive to make one last bit of profit off one of the world's greatest ska bands. Don't feed the suits! Feed Reel Big Fish and buy "Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album" instead.

Buying this album is basically the worst thing a fan of Reel Big Fish can do.

Why you ask?

When Reel Big Fish split from Jive records due in part to poor promotion for their then-latest album "We're Not Happy 'Til You're Happy", Jive kept records the band had made with them previously. Attempting to capitalize off of the band's previous success and their newly released live album "Our Live Album is Better than Your Live Album", Jive released "Greatest Hit...and More". While lead singer Aaron Barrett released a statement stating that, while unhappy of the label's attempt to gain off of their success, he was fine knowing that people would be enjoying the band's music. However, he soon retracted this statement after hearing the "remastered" tracks, which were of extremely poor quality.

In short, not only is this album not a "true" Reel Big Fish album, but you, as a buyer, are not even getting decent recordings! For a true RBF "greatest hits" album, go for the live album.