Play The Aquabats Radio
The Aquabats
On Tour
3,867,661 plays (139,574 listeners)
Huntington Beach, Los Angeles CA, United States (1994 – present)
The Aquabats are a musical ensemble from Huntington Beach, California formed in 1994 known for their humorous lyrics and outrageous live shows, during which the band is often attacked by supervillains onstage.
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 a surfy, b-movie-esque twist that set them apart from the sped-up two-tone/pop-punk mash-ups most bands of the time were playing. Over time, their sound became even more eclectic, dropping much of the surf guitar leads and ska rhythms for more varied influences, including (but not limited to) new wave a la Oingo Boingo, power pop inspired by Cheap Trick and Pixies, and lots of They Might Be Giants-esque weirdness.
Their current sound blends upbeat rock and roll, new wave-type post-punk, and ska/rocksteady with synth 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 Aquabat Prince Adam (guitar/keyboards/trumpet) has been known to come back into the fold for the occasional show, most recently a benefit show for Bikeride’s Tony Carbone on February 2, 2008.
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 a surfy, b-movie-esque twist that set them apart from the sped-up two-tone/pop-punk mash-ups most bands of the time were playing. Over time, their sound became even more eclectic, dropping much of the surf guitar leads and ska rhythms for more varied influences, including (but not limited to) new wave a la Oingo Boingo, power pop inspired by Cheap Trick and Pixies, and lots of They Might Be Giants-esque weirdness.
Their current sound blends upbeat rock and roll, new wave-type post-punk, and ska/rocksteady with synth 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 Aquabat Prince Adam (guitar/keyboards/trumpet) has been known to come back into the fold for the occasional show, most recently a benefit show for Bikeride’s Tony Carbone on February 2, 2008.
Top Albums
-
The Fury of the Aquabats
The Aquabats
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $9.35
- eBay Search
-
Charge!!
The Aquabats Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $8.20
- eBay Search
-
The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death
The Aquabats Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
Super Rad
full track
|
|||
| 2 |
|
||||
| 3 |
|
Pool Party
full track
|
|||
| 4 |
|
Idiot Box
full track
|
|||
| 5 |
|
Martian Girl
full track
|
|||
| 6 |
|
||||
| 6 | |||||
| 8 |
|
My Skateboard
full track
|
|||
| 9 |
|
Magic Chicken
full track
|
|||
| 10 |
|
Lovers of Loving Love
full track
|
|||
| 11 |
|
Red Sweater
full track
|
|||
| 12 |
|
Fight Song
full track
|
|||
| 12 |
|
||||
| 14 |
|
Lobster Bucket
full track
|
|||
| 15 |
|
Shoutbox
-
ViniHxCx13 wrote:
Lover of loving looooooooooooooove!!!
-
TofuTehSurvivor wrote:
@ Mr1Jack I thought I liked ska, but it turns out The Aquabats are their own music, which is why I cringe when people say, "you should listen to Streetlight Manifesto since you like The Aquabats."
-
Mr1Jack wrote:
At one point they were a ska band, but Charge!! definitively changed that. Luckily, the loss of their horns didn't make them any less awesome!
-
TofuTehSurvivor wrote:
I like how everyone calls The Aquabats a ska band, except the fact that they're really a Surf/New Wave band.
-
OrdealByFire wrote:
My favorite ska band, no doubt about that. Love it.
-
goodw1nn wrote:
это отсюда ушел Трэвис Баркер?
-
LazyAges wrote:
PIZZA DAY! Fan-fucking-tastic band :D These guys must've had fun with their careers
-
njSKAman wrote:
Seriously the greatest band in the universe.
-
Terrasidius wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Aquabats/+images/23588131
-
Terrasidius wrote:
lol WTF
-
Mietusek147 wrote:
I love them!
-
figjamjoe wrote:
Does anyone know how to become an aquacadet?
-
brentastic wrote:
some dogs talk on the telephone
-
johdaxx wrote:
I once swore I'd drive anywhere within 500 miles to see the Toy Dolls if they ever came to California. They finally came to San Francisco 1995, but the Aquabats opened for them, in their classic green masked suits, villains, sparklers, horns... I was completely blown away. The Aquabats are one of the few proofs that All Is Right with western civilization.
-
Goatsandwich wrote:
the new album is finished but theyve got no label to put it out
-
Flip175 wrote:
@benthepirate they were apparently working on a new album but they got dropped by their record label
-
luxlantern wrote:
damm didi damm didi damm didi dadi dadi damm damm damm damm daaaaaaaaaaam (daamm) Come right along we're the Aquabats!The superguys! We're the Aquabats! awesome.i love them.
-
ikermarin wrote:
hilarious
-
benthepirate wrote:
i thought they were working on a new album or something?
-
centipedejewels wrote:
chemical bomb!
Videos
See more
Events
-
Dec
11
The Aquabats
Downtown Brewing Co., San Luis Obispo CA, United States
3 shouts
| 13 attendees
-
Dec
12
The Aquabats
Slim's, San Francisco CA, United States
3 shouts
| 18 attendees
-
Dec
18
Aquabats
Music Box Theater, Los Angeles, United States
Add shout
| 12 attendees
News
NEWS FLASH!! THE AQUABATS VS. BLINK 182!!! THE REMATCH!!
27 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/theaquabats
That's right kids.. just when you thought you would never see those words strewn together, IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED!Over this last weekend the Aquabats were invited to step in the ring again to take on th. …
-
31 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/theaquabats -
9 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/theaquabats -
18 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/theaquabats
Listeners
-
Terras
Listening now
to Todd -1 In Space… -
keindbudd
Listening now
to Giant Robot-Birdhead -
scratchboard
Top Listener
-
raisonscareme
Top Listener
-
SandraOu0
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
Z3R0SPAC3, benjaminJallen, FictionPrincess and 31 other people added The Aquabats to their libraries. 7 hours ago
-
SelffawSDivad tagged The Aquabats with ska punk, punk and ska. Thursday evening
-
apsimental, kirkpearson, golfingskadude and 5 other people added The Aquabats to their libraries. Thursday evening
-
TofuTehSurvivor tagged The Aquabats with ‘nerd rock’. Wednesday evening
-
xxlindaxx added The Aquabats to xxlindaxx’s library. Wednesday evening
-
skasera tagged The Aquabats with third wave ska and ska. Wednesday evening
-
CLugubrious, pagoe, KIEKO420 and 1 other person added The Aquabats to their libraries. Wednesday evening
-
SharkWithLasers tagged The Aquabats with ‘ska’. Wednesday morning
-
Lunchmanlol added The Aquabats to Lunchmanlol’s library. Wednesday morning
-
SharkWithLasers tagged The Aquabats with ‘ska’. Wednesday morning
Related Journals
-
all my gigs, yo
by distortthecode |
22 Nov 2009 | Add comment
-
This feels better... will feel, hope so.
by hanoc |
18 Nov 2009 | Add comment
-
My Top 50 Albums (which you're just DYING to hear about)
by feefafo |
24 Oct 2009 | 2 comments
Groups (79)
-
The Aquabats
274 members
-
Ska Skank
246 members
-
Ska...Anti-Emo
636 members
-
Die uncoolen Penner
63 members
-
Extensive Musical Taste
29,058 members
More Information
- Labels
- Other spellings
