Artist: Reel Big Fish and Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer
Album: Duet All Night Long
Label: Reignition Records
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: February 20, 2007

Overall: 9.0
Music: 9.5
Lyrics: 8.5
Production: 9.5

Duet All Night Long is one of the most interesting releases so far this year. It’s part split, part collaboration, part cover. The bands switch care of the covers at the end of each song, meaning there is a nice mix of Reel Big Fish’s standard-setting ska and Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer’s fun-loving, synth-driven pop rock. Both bands’ sounds are upbeat with some silliness, giving way to a perfect feel-good album. Adding to the fun is the collaboration on vocals on each track; Rachel Minton of Zolof lends her talent to all of Reel Big Fish’s tracks and Aaron Barrett and Scott Klopfenstein mix up Zolof songs with some more masculine vocals. As for the songs covered, these 80s hits were mostly before my time, so I was only a little familiar with half of the songs. However, the album was still immensely enjoyable given both band’s happy-go-lucky interpretations of the melodies along with the great vocal duets.

Tracklisting:

1. “Ask” (originally by The Smiths) - Reel Big Fish (03:20)
2. “Dress You Up” (originally by Madonna) - Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer (03:24)
3. “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” (originally by Fishbone) - Reel Big Fish (04:17)
4. “Don’t You Want Me” (originally by The Human League) - Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer (03:08)
5. “It’s Not Easy” (originally from the Walt Disney animated film Pete’s Dragon) - Reel Big Fish (02:46)
6. “Say Say Say” (originally by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney) - Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer (03:23)