Why Do They Rock So Hard?

Infobox Album |
Name = Why Do They Rock So Hard?
Type = Album
Artist = Reel Big Fish


Released = October 20, 1998
Recorded = Sunset Sound Recorders and Music Grinders-Hollywood, CA.
Genre = Ska punk
Length = 73:52
Label = Mojo, Jive
Producer = Reel Big Fish, John Avila
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8bfxlfkejcqy link]
* [http://www.punktastic.com/ Punktastic] Rating|5|5 [http://www.punktastic.com/reviews/48 link]
Last album = "Keep Your Receipt EP"
(1997)
This album = "Why Do They Rock So Hard?"
(1998)
Next album = "Favorite Noise"
(2002)

"Why Do They Rock So Hard?" is the third full-length release by the ska punk band Reel Big Fish. It is also their second release on Mojo Records, and the follow up to the album "Turn the Radio Off". It was first released in late 1998, with a second pressing in 2001.

This is the first of only two Reel Big Fish albums where the line-up has not changed from the previous album, the other being "Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free".

Aaron has said on two interviews that this was his favorite album until the release of "Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album".

Track listing

# "Somebody Hates Me" – 3:28
# "Brand New Song" – 3:04
# "She's Famous Now" – 3:05
# "You Don't Know" – 3:26
# "The Set Up (You Need This)" – 4:22
# "Thank You for Not Moshing" – 2:41
#* (Titled "In the Pit" on subsequent albums)
# "I'm Cool" – 3:20
# "I Want Your Girlfriend to Be My Girlfriend Too" – 2:53
# "Everything Is Cool" – 3:07
# "Song #3" – 3:28
#* (On the clean version of this album "Song #3" is stripped of its vocal track and called "Sleep All Day")
# "Scott's a Dork" – 3:04
# "Big Star" – 3:34
# "The Kids Don't Like It" – 3:20
# "Down in Flames" – 4:49
# "We Care" – 3:55
# "Victory Over Peter Bones (The Legend of Allen Guile Versus Peter Bones)" – 10:50
#* "Hidden Instrumental" – 11:26
# Bonus Track "Hungry Like the Wolf" - 3:38 (Japanese release)
# Bonus Track "Take on Me" - 3:02 (Track 2 - Some international releases - Album continues as normal after track)

Personnel

The band

*Aaron Barrett - Guitar, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, Celesta
*Grant Barry - Trombone
*Andrew Gonzales - drums
*Scott Klopfenstein - Trumpet, vocals, Keyboards, Celesta
*Dan Regan - Trombone, Screams
*Tavis Werts - Trumpet, Flügelhorn
*Matt Wong - Bass Guitar, Vocals

Additional musicians

*Coolie Ranx - Bass, Vocals
*Brandon Werts - percussion
*Sam Avila - Organ
*John Avila - Piano
* - Scratching

Production

*Tim Palmer - Mixing
*Joe Zook - Mixing
*Jay Rifkin - Executive Producer
*Steve Baughman - Engineer
*Jay Gordon - Engineer
*Steve Gamberoni - Engineer
*Jenny O - Art Direction
*Dave Holdredge - Digital Editing
*Patrick McDowell - A&R
*David Holdrege - Digital Editing
*John Avila - Producer, Mixing
*Donnell Cameron - Engineer, Mixing
*Kevin Dean - Engineer
*Lisa Johnson - Photography