Turn the Radio Off

Turn the Radio Off
Studio album by Reel Big Fish
Released

August 13, 1996

(Rerelease) May 13, 2014
Recorded April - May 1996 at Media Ventures, Santa Monica, California
Genre Ska punk
Length 42:37
Label Mojo, Jive, Enjoy The Ride Records
Producer Reel Big Fish, Jay Rifkin, John Avila
Reel Big Fish chronology

Everything Sucks
(1995)
Turn the Radio Off
(1996)
Keep Your Receipt EP
(1997)
Singles from Turn the Radio Off
  1. "Sell Out"
    Released: August 13, 1996
Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]
Punktastic [2]

Turn the Radio Off is the second full-length album by ska punk band Reel Big Fish. It was released in the U.S. in 1996 on Mojo Records.

The single "Sell Out" received radio airplay and was a minor success during 1997. "Sell Out" also appeared on the soundtrack to the video games FIFA 2000, Aggressive Inline, and Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure. KROQ air personality Jed the Fish appears on the album cover with a gun in his face held by Aaron's (then-) girlfriend. The album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3]

Reel Big Fish later released a song titled "Turn the Radio Off" on their album We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy, named after this album.

A limited press of the album was released on Vinyl on 13th May 2014. The rerelease was exclusive to Enjoy The Ride Records, with copies also being available through Hot Topic.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Sell Out"  Aaron Barrett, Scott Klopfenstein 3:47
2. "Trendy"  Barrett, Matt Wong, Grant Barry 2:23
3. "Join the Club"  Barrett, Tavis Werts 3:26
4. "She Has a Girlfriend Now" (vocals: Monique Powell of Save Ferris)Barrett, Klopfenstein 3:05
5. "Snoop Dog, Baby"  Barrett, Andrew Gonzales, Werts 3:26
6. "Beer"  Barrett 3:30
7. "241"  Reel Big Fish 2:40
8. "Everything Sucks"  Barrett, Werts, Klopfenstein 2:41
9. "S.R."  Barrett 1:26
10. "Skatanic"  Barrett, Gonzales, Werts, Wong 3:15
11. "All I Want is More"  Barrett, Wong, Adam Polakoff 3:03
12. "Nothin'"  Barrett 2:21
13. "Say 'Ten'"  Barrett 2:11
14. "I'll Never Be..."  Barrett, Gonzales, Polakoff 3:15
15. "Alternative, Baby"  Barrett, Robert Quimby, Gonzales, Polakoff 2:57
16. "Cool Ending" (Hidden track; begins with 2:00 silence)Barrett 3:57


Songs From Everything Sucks

Over half of the songs are re-recorded versions of songs from RBF's first album Everything Sucks:

Oddly, the song "Everything Sucks" was not on the album Everything Sucks and may have been written after Everything Sucks was released. Similarly, a song titled "Turn The Radio Off" would appear on the band's 2005 album, We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy. Aaron Barrett has stated that he had planned to have a song on each album named for the previously released album. He claims that this idea eventually fell apart.

Personnel

Reel Big Fish

Guest Musicians

Production

Notes


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