The Aquabats
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Huntington Beach, Los Angeles CA, United States (1994 – present)
Starting as a parody of the booming third-wave ska scene in Southern California (their first show, reportedly, was played with fourteen members, at least half of which were wielding horns), The Aquabats played third-wave ska with surf guitar sounds and b-movie inspired lyrics. Over time, their sound became even more eclectic, dropping much of the surf guitar leads and ska rhythms for more varied influences.
Their current sound blends upbeat rock and roll, new wave, punk, and ska/rocksteady with synth largely replacing their horn and woodwind section. Notable influences upon The Aquabats are Devo, Oingo Boingo, Madness, and Toy Dolls.
The Aquabats’ current lineup is The MC Bat Commander (vocals), Ricky Fitness (drums), Crash McLarson (bass), Eagle “Bones” Falconhawk (guitar) & Jimmy the Robot (keyboards/tenor sax). Former members like Chainsaw, The Prince of Karate; Prince Adam; and Catboy have been known to come back into the fold for the occasional show.
The Aquabats’s most recent album is Hi-Five Soup!, released on January 18, 2011 via Fearless Records.
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AmbushTornado That moment when someone mentions a pool party and you can't stop humming about popcorn and hot dog buns
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BadBaboon Please vote for the correct spelling. It's The Aquabats!. Look at their songs, the exclamation mark is important!!!^^ musicbrainz link
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gregorymichael Pool Party is possibly going to be the most-played song on the soundtrack to my summer.
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crsini520 The only people that don't like Hi-Five Soup are the ska elitist fucks that dislike a band for changing their sound even though they still kick just as much ass.
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rok2slayr V You suck and your lack of good music taste is annoying.
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typhlosionisme This band sucks and is annoying and looks annoying
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Elturtle Been a fan since I was a kid. Love the show.
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michael_leon These guys need to tour again, just so I can see them once. Listened so much freshman and sophomore year of high school - I only need one show.
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Kids Merch Line Launch
19 Apr 2012 | from blog.myspace.com/theaquabats
- 2011 Fearless Records Holiday Sale 18 Nov 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/theaquabats
- "Radio Down!" EP OUT NOW! 16 May 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/theaquabats
- From The Outer Reaches Of Space Comes......RADIO DOWN! 16 May 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/theaquabats
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