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The second generation of SoCal ska kids didn't take themselves too seriously, it seems, not when the self-deprecating "Sell Out" was the big single that propelled Turn the Radio Off up the charts. According to the cover, the album was "Sanitized for Your Protection," and that was close to the truth--bubbly pop melodies with a ska beat and plenty of horns, all catchy and decidedly goofy and inoffensive. The thing was, it worked. Reel Big Fish could play, they could write, and sing. And they pushed ska's profile even higher. The glistening, airy foam on the Third Wave. Chris Nickson