Ultimate Fakebook melds the pop power of 70s groups like Cheap Trick with the snark of 80s garage bands like the Replacements. 1999's indie This Will Be Laughing Week was reissued by 550/Epic Records in 2000, and remains the band’s best-loved album to date. The trio—which also features two US Air Guitar Hall of Famers—reunited in 2020 for The Preserving Machine (released by Sonic Ritual Recordings), and their skills were undiminished, recapturing the powerful pop sound of their early records and adding some well-earned maturity to the lyrical content. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of This Will Be Laughing Week, Ultimate Fakebook will do something they never did back in the day—play the original album in its entirety.