Everything Sucks, Reel Big Fish's debut album, pretty much sets the tone for the group's subsequent work -- hyperkinetic ska-punk that's sometimes tunefully catchy and sometimes just works the groove. Of course, the lyrics are an important part of the group's appeal, and their trademark sense of frat-boy humor is already well in place, as evidenced by songs like "I Want Your Girlfriend to Be My Girlfriend Too," "Why Do All Girls Think They're Fat," "Big F**kin' Star," "Beer," and "Snoop Dogg, Baby." The heavy irony may seem a little smug and superficial to the uninitiated, but anyone who enjoyed their major-label albums will be pleased to find more of the same here. [Everything Sucks was reissued in 2000 with two bonus tracks and an enhanced section containing the band's first music video clip.] ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide