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1) The Hippos, a third wave ska-punk band from Southern California.
2) The Hippos, a blues band from Sydney, Australia.
The Hippos’ first full album release was Forget the World, released in 1996. Interestingly, many of the songs on Forget The World were written when Ariel Rechtshaid, the band’s primary songwriter, was only 15 years old. Unlike other typical bands of the genre, The Hippos employed heavy use of a Moog synthesizer. This album employed traditional ska-punk songwriting, including upbeat tempos and heavy brass instrumentation. Additionally, various percussion instruments were used, such as bongos and wood blocks. The next album was Heads Are Gonna Roll, released in 1999. A transitional album, a balance of horns and synthesizers is found on this album. Commercially, this album was the band’s most successful; it is the only album to be fully produced by a large record label and thus is assumedly the most circulated and heard of the three albums.
The Hippos, a self titled final release, was released in 2003 after the band’s break-up. This album completed the gradual transition from traditional ska-punk to the unique, orginal synthpop sound exhibited here. Ties to the ska-punk scene from which they began had been all but completely severed. In fact, only one track from this album uses horns at all, an essential element of ska. Much of the Hippos’s fanbase was initially reluctant at such a different sound, but for the most part, this reluctance gave way to admiration. To many fans, the Hippos’s final album was their best written and most enjoyable, despite its limited commercial success.
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jellian
I miss the days of playing in a ska punk band, listening to amazing bands such as the hippos, loving living life, summers and skateboarding... I had an amazing youth. Thank you Hippos
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BearsandLions
holy fuck, how did I not know! The only song I'd ever listen to was asleep at the wheel, but fuck me running this is stupendous
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Skavovoee
I wish I had the money to press all 3 of their albums on vinyl...someday...maybe...if they let me
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masha_t
love these guys, best ska band ever!
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Elementree1
Please check our band "The Ohms" out. We sound alot like The Hippos and have a huge roots reggae/ska influence. Our last.fm page is: http://www.last.fm/music/theohms NEW MUSIC!!
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FeuerTier
I wish more people knew of their self titled album. A true hidden gem.
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kaneelkip
Heads Are Gonna Roll is my album I listen to when I feel really lovesick, whether the good, or the bad kind
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SubStndrdTuning
Better watch your back, son!
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WatchBanditRun
The Hippos self titled final album will be one of those hidden gems that future bands will claim as their inspiration. We will be among the lucky ones who listened to it before it was popular.
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heyrobwilcox
their final album was their best album
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rawkit
damm i miss these guys, makes me miss them more listening to the songs :(
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Millers
"WHYTOKIO" Just have a look at this great Band. They have skanking Beats in
Rude Boys Rockin' and chilling Songs like Jack the Dude or Soapbubble
But don't forget to party with all the other Songs!! Engines Start
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kenobikaht
Hippos make me SAD.
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duncan_donuts
"Don't Worry" is one of the most amazingly hypocritical songs ever. "You feel betrayed, you feel left out, all your favourite bands have all sold out." And then they sold out utterly.
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Skawesome7
Why did they break up WHY!?!?!
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cake_shop
jesus.. this was the first band I saw on my own, sans parents, wayyyy back in 1998, at the ripe old age of 13. Me and my friend took 3 buses from Torrance to Anaheim, and we hung out with them afterwords and it was so adorable and her mommy picked us up in the parking lot and we were SO embarrassed because we totally lied and said we were in highschool. oooops.
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cecil19
Every song on Heads are Gonna Roll is a great listen.
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slaven93
Heads Are Gonna Roll крута парни сыграли постарались))))
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