Word: metalish
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there is some variation on the general musical theme. The beginning of "Big Star" sounds oddly like Paul Simon, and parts of "Everything Is Cool" are vaguely death-metalish. But for the most part, Reel Big Fish stick to kinds of rhythms and melodies generally associated with ska, and they perform well in their chosen style...
...Jets football coach Bill Parcells--only with guitars. Bolton is one of those guys who, even when he's singing softly, SEEMS TO BE SINGING IN CAPITAL LETTERS. He invests nearly every phrase of every song with unbearable, unearned emotion, and several of the songs are cluttered with heavy-metalish guitar asides that seem lifted from Spinal Tap B sides. The last song on this album, Go the Distance, is a fitting closer. It's from the animated movie Hercules, and every line has the two-dimensionality of a cartoon...
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