With a reputation like Reel Big Fish has and a name like Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer there’s nothing that can go wrong. The two bands teamed up to make a split EP named “Duets all Night Long”. The whole EP consists of five covers ( two from Reel Big Fish and three from Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer), each song features the lead singer from the other band.
The album starts off with the cover of “Ask” by The Smiths. There’s nothing like a Ska version of a Smiths song, but the original is much better. Rachel Minton’s voice on this song doesn’t complement Aaron Barrett’s. The next song is my favorite song on this EP, “Dress You Up”. Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer put justice to this Madonna song. I would even say I like this song better than the original. The music is great and the singing just puts the whole song together. Zolof The cover’s another 80’s song “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League. Aaron Barrett steals this song away from Zolof, his parts out shine Rachel Minton’s singing. I would have preferred Reel Big Fish to have covered this song. The next song is “It’s Not Easy”. This song was made famous by the Disney movie Pete’s Dragon. Reel Big Fish covered this song, and also used remixed it for a song on their newest CD. The song is fun but sounds out of place on the EP. Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer ends the EP off with the cover of “Say Say Say”, originally recorded by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. This song is a very fitting ender to the CD. Zolof and Aaron Barrett join together to recreate the magic that happened between McCartney and Jackson when this song was originally recorded.
Even though everything single song on this EP was recorded previously, Reel Big Fish and Zolof the Rock& Roll Destroyer put their own spin on each song. Being a fan of both bands, this EP is great to add to my collection. I do not recommend this record for new fans of either band. If you are already a fan of either band it is a wonderful piece to add to your collection.
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