bands LIKE Reel Big Fish?

[u/Candid-Ad443]

I've seen a lot of things being like "oh not all ska-punk is like Reel Big Fish, not all is silly billy," but I WANT the silly billy kind of ska-punk so gimme reccomendations!

edit: aw gee this has so many replies I'm gettin choice paralysis 😅

[u/Swear2shit]

Idk if anyone has mentioned them but Mustard Plug is a classic

[u/reverendsteveii → u/Swear2shit]

Saw them and planet smashers recently, went home smelling of pit sweat and marinara. Easily a top ten show.

[u/Aromatic_Court7475 → u/reverendsteveii]

Marinara?

Also Planet Smashers are fun

[u/reverendsteveii → u/Aromatic_Court7475]

i would have assumed that everyone in this sub was read in to The Joke, which is that ska (and their particular brand of upbeat ska punk) is the music that plays in a 12 year old's head when they order mozzarella sticks and get 7 instead of the 6 they were expecting.

[u/Aromatic_Court7475 → u/reverendsteveii]

It’s my first day.

[u/reverendsteveii → u/Aromatic_Court7475]

oh, well then we need you to find the pace and pickituppickituppickituppickitup

[u/Aromatic_Court7475 → u/reverendsteveii]

It’s a Simpsons joke

[u/reverendsteveii → u/Aromatic_Court7475]

oh i get it, i just saw an opportunity to shoehorn in more ska culture silliness

[u/Aromatic_Court7475 → u/reverendsteveii]

I will endeavor to pickitup

[u/Lightyear013 → u/reverendsteveii]

I got to see the Planet Smashers and Steetlight Manifesto together in like 2005, to date is still the best live show from start to finish I’ve ever been to.

[u/MusicHitsImFine → u/Swear2shit]

Cheer up emo kid! It's a brand new day!

[u/g0ldfinger47]

Forces of Evil 😉

[u/spunquee → u/g0ldfinger47]

bratty, I like this answer

[u/smilehighsteve]

Skankin Pickle. Bruce Lee Band.

[u/spunquee → u/smilehighsteve]

came here to say skankin pickle

[u/OutsetRiver]

Suburban Legends for sure! Upbeat and fun. And they cover Disney songs. No brass, but Patent Pending have some songs I got into after seeing RBF.

[u/OrangeJuiceKing13 → u/OutsetRiver]

IIRC Suburban Legends hold the world record for most concerts played in a year. They would play multiple times per day at Disney resorts. They're one of the few bands allowed to play full live covers of Disney songs.

[u/smoke_crack → u/OutsetRiver]

Fun fact Patent Pending started as a ska band and had a horn section.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMj8pX7ZM1U

[u/OutsetRiver → u/smoke_crack]

Ooooo nice! Thank you!

[u/Arc8ngel → u/OutsetRiver]

They put on a fantastic live show, too!

[u/OutsetRiver → u/Arc8ngel]

Agreed!

[u/joantheunicorn]

MU330 always got silly. Highly recommend them!

Ugh they are doing a few shows here and there these days. I would LOVE to see them again. 

[u/frielman → u/joantheunicorn]

They have a new album according to Dan P at supernova in sept

Edit: it's a split w slow gherkin

[u/joantheunicorn → u/frielman]

WHAT! oh dang I need to try and pick that up, thank you! 

Edit: Ordered it, yay! 

[u/sideburns → u/joantheunicorn]

I bought a comp that had “Stuff” on it when I was young. My mom did not like the song. Not sure why.

[u/joantheunicorn → u/sideburns]

Haahhaha I used to play my mom Guttermouth and show her the lyrics. She was mortified. 🤣

[u/Timmocore]

Buck o Nine

[u/TheFergPunk]

Aquabats seem like the most obvious answer for silly Ska-Punk

[u/SemataryPolka]

I am not a big fan of the "Mozarella Sticks" side of ska but if there's one band who does that sound right without being embarrassing it's the Planet Smashers

[u/Shaaagbark → u/SemataryPolka]

The planet smashers are great!

[u/aegis2293 → u/SemataryPolka]

Hey everyone! This person doesn't like Mozarella sticks! Get 'em!

[u/ParumPaDrumDrum → u/aegis2293]

I just had a tooth pulled on Thursday so I can't eat solid foods for a few weeks....now I want mozzarella sticks, you sonofabitch lol

[u/misinformationsucks1]

Whatever happened to Suburban rhythm?

[u/lakerock3021 → u/misinformationsucks1]

I think Ed and Scott quit

[u/chad-louis → u/lakerock3021]

Real talk,all the other bands are just shit

[u/CraigCDM828 → u/chad-louis]

You said it

[u/noondi34 → u/lakerock3021]

Please don’t go!

[u/segascream]

Five Iron Frenzy

[u/star_munch → u/segascream]

Such a fun band

[u/J0k3r87]

Arthur and the Spooners, Skankin Pickle, Mustard Plug

[u/RightToTheThighs]

Forces of Evil.

And a bit more seriously, suburban legends. Very similar style

[u/vegascoaster]

Not sure what the lyrics are half the time since a good portion of the songs are in Japanese, but Kemuri fits the RBF vibe IMO. Especially “Mr Smiling” and “Positive Mental Attitude”.

[u/Sophyska]

Baldhead are a UK ska punk band and they have songs about getting high and petting dogs, and one about how the animals in Paw Patrol are class traitors and exist in an overtly capitalist dictatorship

[u/Certain-Trainer3591 → u/Sophyska]

Yeah just checked them out after another post on this sub already one of my favourite UK ska bands

[u/Repulsive_Youth_2377 → u/Sophyska]

Lmao that sounds awesome

[u/VisionsOfClarity]

The Aquabats, The Planet Smashers, The Toasters (kinda),The Hippos (super underrated ska band), Five Iron Frenzy is a Christian ska band but they have a ton of goofy songs.

[u/WilliZara → u/VisionsOfClarity]

+1 to the Hippos! The main song writer later became a producer and let the Plain White Tee's. Head Are Gonna Roll is a fantastic album.

[u/Dismal_Equal7401 → u/WilliZara]

+2 The Hippos!

[u/VisionsOfClarity → u/WilliZara]

Yes, I love every single song on this album and it makes me wish more ska bands to use synthesizer in their music.

[u/star_munch → u/VisionsOfClarity]

Five iron are fantastic

[u/goesoutside77]

+1 for Forces Of Evil

[u/Candid-Ad443 → u/goesoutside77]

I still have the notification for your earlier comment

[u/metal_muskrat]

[spunge]

[u/OrangeJuiceKing13]

Big D and the Kids Table is a good one.

[u/Electric_esoterica]

Fishbone, Mustard Plug, Mad Caddies

[u/ProfessionalCool1925]

Suicide machine 1st album

[u/PISS_FILLED_EARS]

Suburban Legends, Forces of Evil, Aquabats

[u/rosscosoletrain2]

I’m surprised people haven’t mentioned - Slow Gherkin, Dance Hall Crashers, Save Ferris, The Conspiracy (deeper cut) Siren Six, Jeffries Fan Club….I’m not saying all these bands ONLY did cheeseball ska but theres a lot of corny later 90’s punk ska bands

[u/benska → u/rosscosoletrain2]

Can't forget Johnny Socko

[u/Mental-Minimum7255]

Less than jake, random hand, jb conspiracy, lightyear

[u/Sophyska → u/Mental-Minimum7255]

Much as I love the UK folks there I wouldn’t say they’re silly billy ska punk particularly

[u/martyhol → u/Sophyska]

Yeah. The later JBC stuff in particular couldn't be more unlike RBF.

[u/Mental-Minimum7255 → u/martyhol]

Well yeah the later stuff is just howards alias part 2 but still has its cheesey elements tracks like falling down and egos at the door especially

[u/Mental-Minimum7255 → u/Sophyska]

Lightyear arent silly billy ska? Have you listened to them/seen them live?

[u/Sophyska → u/Mental-Minimum7255]

I have, they’re middle aged now so the silly billying is definitely a bit less than back in the day, though I will concede there are some amusing song names

[u/martyhol → u/Mental-Minimum7255]

I'd say that Lightyear have their fair share of serious political commentary masquerading as silly songs, while RBF songs are often just... silly. I say this as an unabashed fan of both.

[u/Automatic-Arm-532]

I wouldn't call RBF ska-punk, they're just straight up 3rd wave

[u/Candid-Ad443 → u/Automatic-Arm-532]

when I googled it it said thise are like, the same thing? idk man.. I'm new here and I've never really understood genres...

[u/Automatic-Arm-532 → u/Candid-Ad443]

Ska punk has more punk sound and lyrics like Against All Authority, Link 80, Omnigone, Suicide Machines. I don't hear any punk influence in RBF

[u/Shaaagbark → u/Candid-Ad443]

Third wave is what the 90s sounded like. Ska punk is more like rancid, operation ivy,
Choking victim, no-cash, etc

They are not the same.

[u/Dismal_Equal7401 → u/Candid-Ad443]

The Toasters are the poster Chikd of third wave ska. Op Ivy, then Rancid (some of the same band leaders) really were the birth of Ska punk.

[u/skadizzle69]

Less than Jake and Mad Caddies have a similar style

[u/liltrombonegirl]

Pain (my fav album of theirs is "wonderful beef"). And the more recent version of the same band is called Salvo.

[u/machoestofmen → u/liltrombonegirl]

Was looking for this one; Salvo has I think officially retired now, they did a farewell concert, but there are individual members who still do music stuff.

[u/chezmanny]

Bad Manners

[u/thinsafetypin]

Haven’t seen anyone say Spring Heeled Jack, but you should definitely check them out!

[u/Mailmin]

You should definitely check out my band, Lab Brats. We were lab coats and have an alien and do experiments n stuff

[u/BigBullyBusick]

Slow Gherkin from Santa Cruz, Ca.

[u/Exit60]

Deeper cut - "I Voted for Kodos".

[u/qmb139boss]

Aquabats, Suburban Legends, Less Than Jake, Buck O Nine, mighty boss tones

[u/SmTwnBgWrld]

There’s this band called The Originals. Check them out you’ll thank me later

[u/lucasbudhram]

Here come the mummies!

[u/Circled_arrow-s]

Scofflaws hit the silly pretty well, also The Busters, Arthur Kay's Originals, Save Ferris, Spring Heel Jack

[u/gotsubverted]

Sgt Scag

[u/OutsetRiver]

Pickled Dick (UK I first heard of in 2003 or so) and Smoke Like a Fish/Catch it Kebabs if you can find any of their stuff too

[u/stevieraykwon]

Suburban Rhythm. The cd compilation is long out of print, but you can find the songs on YouTube and online. They were the biggest influence in Reel Big Fish! When Jake Kline quit the band, Aaron Barrett auditioned to be SR’s guitar player, but they ultimately chose Scott Moran, which in retrospect they mostly thought was a mistake. Scott’s a great guy, but it wasn’t a good fit.

[u/JohnyNFullEffect]

Suburban Legends!

[u/AreaManEXE]

First two RX Bandits records!

[u/benska]

Johnny Socko !

[u/Born_Club_7846]

System collapse from Portland Oregon

[u/Wild-Stay-5668]

The forces of Evil 🤪

[u/Little_Doughnut_8738]

Half Past Two! JER. Kill Lincoln. We are the Union. Bad times Records has a killer ska punk line up.

[u/MrLsBluesGarage]

Turkey Mallet from San Diego

[u/1RAD1]

Masked Intruder is a fun one too

[u/CoolTomatoh]

Forces of Evil is Aaron’s side project

[u/ClumpOfCheese]

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6xJO9tQjGdqiN6PUj5SG62?si=dleIw5R0SB20t187LNco5w&utm_source=copy-link

[u/Candid-Ad443 → u/ClumpOfCheese]

I don't have a Spotify

[u/Appropriate-Run-7587]

The Aquabats!!!

[u/drsteppa]

Los Kurados

[u/Joclo22]

Voodoo glow skulls and gutter mouth.

[u/beepdebeep]

Bowling for Soup!

And Five Iron Frenzy was already said.

[u/martyhol]

Cousin Oliver

[u/andymfjAZ]

I’ve been enjoying Devon Kay and The Solutions - a little bit RBF, a little bit Goldfinger, a little bit Big D/Kids Table.

[u/Deep_Information_616]

BTMi

[u/No_Injury_1833]

The Hippos are fun

[u/rikkiprince]

[spunge]

[u/ReferenceRegular9337]

Let's Go Bowling

Jeffries Fan Club

[u/guacamolenightmaretv]

This album was produced by Dave Irish and features collaborations from Aaron, Ryland, Scott and many other musicians :) it helped tide me over during RBF's hiatus: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kN8wwAySAR2Va4BwzYGg3MkPwWWlP1A2U&si=IRdsvUvwloC3H_gB

[u/Apprehensive-Rub3871]

The Aquabats
Gogo13
Out of control Army, less silly

[u/DisgruntledPunkOI]

The Planet Smashers!!!

[u/inframankey]

Mephiskapheles

The Exceptions (the Detroit one, not the Philly cover band)

[u/livegigslive]

The Forces of Evil

[u/lastdeadmouse]

I Voted for Kodos

[u/rudeboyrave]

big d and the kids table

[u/Jaroh1]

Bruce Lee Band, Aquabats, Pie tasters,

[u/Mental-Minimum7255]

Catch 22, kill lincoln, call me malcolm

[u/Shaaagbark]

The pietasters were a good time but they lean more toward the college humor side imho. Funny songs about drinking and girls.