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2002 studio album by Reel Large Fish

Cheer Upwards!
Studio anthology past Reel Big Fish
Released	June 25, 2002
Recorded	May–November 2000, Feb 2002
Studio	Sound Factory (Hollywood) Globe Grade Audio (Anaheim, California) Jakes Place (Studio City, California) Paramount (Hollywood) Sony (Santa Monica, California) Grand Masters (Hollywood) Brando's Paradise (San Gabriel, California)
Genre	Ska punk popular punk
Length	62:58
Label	Mojo Jive
Producer	Val Garay Aaron Barrett Scott Klopfenstein Gordie Johnson
Reel Large Fish chronology
Why Practice They Stone So Hard? (1998) Cheer Upwardly! (2002) We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[i]
Chart Set on	Favorable[2]
CMJ New Music Report	Favorable[3]
Rolling Stone	Favorable[4]

Cheer Upwards! is the fourth studio album past American ska punk band Reel Big Fish.

Background [edit]

In May 2000, the ring began recording their adjacent album with producer Val Garay, with the aiming of releasing it in early 2001.^[v] The ring were reported finishing up the album by July 2000;^[6] however, the ring was still working on the anthology in Nov 2000.^[7] Past December, they were reportedly in the mixing process.^[eight] On November seven, 2001, Tyler Jones of Jump Heeled Jack joined the band, replacing trumpeter Tavis Werts.^[ix] In February 2002, the band were recording embrace versions of some songs, such as "Dominate DJ" by Sublime, in Hollywood, California.^[ten]

Music and lyrics [edit]

It is a slight departure from the band'due south other releases, veering toward more of a rock sound as opposed to ska, specially on the beginning five tracks, where nary a syncopated drum vanquish or upstroke on the guitar is heard. Nevertheless, the album is a continuation of the band's longstanding tradition of putting cocky-loathing lyrics to upbeat music. The album too shows Reel Big Fish expanding their musical styles past the pop-rock audio, equally it contains an a cappella encompass of Frank Sinatra's classic "New York, New York" also as a cover of Sublime'due south "Boss DJ". Additionally, the runway "Drunk Over again" and the international bonus rails "Boilerplate Human" are sung by Reel Large Fish trumpeter-guitarist-pianist-vocalist Scott Klopfenstein. Both songs take a style differing from the traditional Reel Big Fish sound, and the former song was afterward performed past Klopfenstein's side projection The Littlest Human Ring. The band later on stated, perhaps jokingly, that the song was accidentally put on the album and was intended to take been on a Littlest Man Band album instead.^{[ commendation needed ]} The CD encompass art of the evil clown for this album was fatigued by Aaron Barrett's father.

Release [edit]

As a stop-gap release, Favorite Dissonance, a compilation of songs from their preceding albums, was released in Europe in March 2002.^[eleven] On Apr 5, 2002, Cheer Up! was announced for release in 2 months' fourth dimension.^[12] On May 7, 2002, the band filmed a music video for "Where Accept You Been".^[13] Cheer Up! was released on June 11, 2002.^[12] Between tardily June and mid-August, the group went on the 2002 edition of Warped Bout.^[14] In September and October 2002, the band embarked on a headlining US tour, with support from the Starting Line and the Kicks.^[15] The hornless single, "Where Have You Been?", was a moderate success in 2002, helping anthology sales.

In January and February 2003, the band went on a European tour with Sugarcult and the Starting Line; Reel Big Fish were joined by Chris Rhodes of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones for the expedition.^[16] In Apr and May 2003, the band headlined Skate and Surf Fest,^[17] and appeared at Download Festival.^[eighteen] On June 14, 2003, drummer Carlos De La Garza left the ring and was replaced by Justin Ferreria, who previously played with Barrett in the Forces of Evil.^[xix] Betwixt June and August, the band embarked on a headlining North American tour, with support from Zebrahead, Wakefield, the Matches, Gob, and Riddlin' Kids.^{[18] [xix]} One show of the bout was filmed every bit office of The Show Must Go Off! series.^[20] At the finish of August, the band appeared at the Terremoto Festival.^[21]

Track list [edit]

All songs written and arranged past Reel Big Fish (A. Barrett, C. de la Garza, Southward. Klopfenstein, D. Regan, and M. Wong) except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(southward)	Length
1.	"Good Thing"		3:38
2.	"Somebody Loved Me"		three:19
3.	"Ban the Tube Top"		three:x
4.	"Cheer Upwardly"		ii:43
v.	"Where Take You Been?"		four:01
half-dozen.	"Suckers"		iii:58
7.	"What Are Friends For"		3:35
8.	"A Fiddling Uncertainty Goes a Long Way"		three:19
nine.	"Dateless Losers"		3:34
10.	"Valerie"		three:55
11.	"Stone 'n' Roll Is Bitchin'"		2:53
12.	"New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra embrace)	John Kander/Fred Ebb	iii:25
thirteen.	"Sayonara Senorita"		4:09
xiv.	"Boss DJ" (Sublime cover)	Bradley Nowell	3:09
15.	"Brand New Hero"		three:40
16.	"Boozer Again"		4:50
17.	"Give It to Me" (J. Geils Band cover; hidden track, attached to #16)	Peter Wolf/Seth Justman	3:11

UK Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Author(s)	Length
17.	"Osculation Me Deadly" (Lita Ford encompass)	Mick Smiley	3:40
18.	"Rock It with I" (The Melodians encompass)	Tony Brevett/Renford Cogle	three:11
19.	"Give It to Me" (J. Geils Band cover; hidden rails, attached to #18)	Peter Wolf/Seth Justman	3:eleven

Japan Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Author(s)	Length
17.	"Stone Information technology with I" (The Melodians cover)	Tony Brevett/Renford Cogle	3:eleven
18.	"Average Homo"		3:38
19.	"Requite It to Me" (J. Geils Band comprehend; subconscious runway, attached to #eighteen)	Peter Wolf/Seth Justman	3:11

Personnel [edit]

Band [edit]

• Aaron Barrett - lead vocals, guitar, producer (tracks 7, 10, and 12), digital editing
• Carlos de la Garza - drums, percussion
• Scott Klopfenstein - trumpet, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 16, xviii), guitar (tracks i, two, four, five, 9 and 15), electrical piano, producer (track 12)
• Dan Regan - trombone, various screams
• Matt Wong - bass guitar

Additional musicians [edit]

• Tavis Werts - trumpet, flugelhorn (credited on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, eight, nine, 13, 15 and 16)
• Tyler Jones - trumpet (credited on tracks vii, x, and fourteen)
• Ryland Steen - percussion (track 1)
• Shawn Sullivan - vocal percussion (rail 12), mixing, digital editing, chief engineer
• Kyle Homme - percussion (rail 7), drum samples (track 7), digital editing, mixing
• Gordie Johnson - DJ (runway fourteen), producer (track 14)
• Iki Levy - percussion sampling (tracks 6 and 13)
• Nic. tenBroek - cord arrangement (track 16)

Production [edit]

• George Marino - mastering
• Richard Harbaugh - photography
• David Schiffman - engineer (track xiv)
• Ross Garfield - studio technician
• Alex Feliscian - studio technician
• Tom Ames - studio technician
• Joseph Zook - engineer
• Josh Atkins - engineer, digital editing
• Adam Samuels - engineer
• Pavan Grewall - banana engineer
• John Avila - engineer (runway 12)
• Nathan Brunt - runner
• Nick Patton - runner, "intern"
• Robert M. Barrett - encompass art
• Mark Mediana - art direction and design
• Val Garay - producer and engineer (tracks 1-vi, viii, 9, eleven, 13, 15, 16)

Notes [edit]

• The webseries "Loftier Score", the precursor to the popular webseries "Bonus Stage", used a truncated version of "A Piddling Doubt Goes a Long Style" equally its opening theme.
  • Similarly, the "Give Information technology to Me" comprehend was used as the theme for spider web cartoon Waterman, which later led to a collaboration betwixt the ring and the drawing for Waterman's eighth episode.
• On the commentary for Reel Big Fish'southward The Show Must Go Off! DVD, Aaron Barrett says that the song "Valerie" is, contrary to popular conventionalities, not about a girl, but is in fact about the album's producer, Val Garay.
• Aaron Barrett is quoted on You're All In This Together (the concert DVD included with Our Live Album Is Amend than Your Live Album) every bit saying that he was asked indirectly by the president of Jive as to why "all of his songs were so depressing." In response to this statement, Aaron claims he went into the president'due south function and played a version of "Cheer Upwardly", replacing all negative words with positive words; "I've got a funny feeling, nosotros're non born to lose, and I've got a funny feeling that this life is worth living through!" Apparently, the president said he understood why the songs were so pessimistic.

Recording locations [edit]

• Globe Class Audio - Anaheim CA
• The Sound Factory - Hollywood, CA
• Jakes Place - Studio City, CA
• Paramount Studios - Hollywood, CA
• Sony Music Studios - Santa Monica, CA
• 1000 Masters - Hollywood, CA
• Brando's Paradise - San Gabriel, CA

References [edit]

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cheer Up! - Reel Big Fish | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved Feb 28, 2021.
2. ^ Servos, Steve (June 25, 2002). "CD Reviews: Sonic Youth, Paul Oakenfold, Ozzy Osbourne and many more". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on December 8, 2005. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
3. ^ Mongomery, Brooke (July eight, 2002). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Written report. Vol. 72, no. 770. ISSN 0890-0795.
4. ^ Zupp, Adrian (June 25, 2002). "Reel Big Fish: Cheer Up! : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved Feb 28, 2021.
5. ^ "Goin' Fishin". Punknews.org. May 18, 2000. Retrieved Feb 7, 2021.
6. ^ "Fish hooked on the bait". Punknews.org. July 8, 2000. Retrieved Feb 8, 2021.
7. ^ Paul, Aubin (November 18, 2000). "Broken Fish Legs". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
8. ^ White, Adam (December 10, 2000). "Fish News". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
9. ^ White, Adam (November 7, 2001). "RBF adopt fellow member of Bound Heeled Jack". Punknews.org. Retrieved February xiv, 2021.
10. ^ White, Adam (February 21, 2002). "RBF to Release Out of Print Ska". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
11. ^ White, Adam (Jan 29, 2002). "Favorite Noise Site". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
12. ^ ^{a b} White, Adam (April v, 2002). "Adjacent RBF release this June". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
13. ^ White, Adam (April 28, 2002). "RBF single / video / website". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
14. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (Jan 30, 2002). "Warped Tour '02 To Characteristic Bad Religion, NOFX, New Found Glory, More". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
15. ^ Heisel, Scott (September eighteen, 2002). "Reel Big Fish". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
16. ^ White, Adam (November 17, 2002). "Reel Big Fish hit Europe with guest member Chris Rhodes". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
17. ^ Heisel, Scott (April iii, 2003). "Finalized Skate and Surf Fest lineup appear". Punknews.org. Retrieved March v, 2021.
18. ^ ^{a b} Heisel, Scott (May 21, 2003). "Reel Big Fish on the road this summer". Punknews.org. Retrieved March eight, 2021.
19. ^ ^{a b} Heisel, Scott (June 14, 2003). "Reel Big drummer switch". Punknews.org. Retrieved March ix, 2021.
20. ^ Heisel, Scott (June 20, 2003). "Reel Big Fish'south Bear witness Must Become Off!". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
21. ^ White, Adam (July 26, 2003). "European Dates: Reconstruction, Terremoto and more". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

External links [edit]

• Cheer Up! at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheer_Up%21_%28Reel_Big_Fish_album%29

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