Monday, June 13, 2005

I had a dream this morning in which the lock on the Mousemobile's trunk was broken and the blasted thing wouldn't stay shut. Note to self: have better dreams. Suggested topic: Maria Sharapova. Mmmmm, Sharapova.

The Aquabats!
The Return of The Aquabats!
The Fury of The Aquabats!
The Aquabats! vs. the Floating Eye of Death! and Other Amazing Adventures Vol. 1
Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures Vol. 2
(B-sides/demos album)
Yo, Check Out This Ride! EP
Charge!!


Charge!!, the new album by The Aquabats!, is awesome. It is exactly the album I was expecting after Yo, Check Out This Ride! Yeah, The Aquabats! haven't really been a ska band since Floating Eye of Death!, but their songs still have the same energy and wackiness, though now more in a half-pop/half-New Wave style. And the band has shrunk from eight (or nine) men to five; Mu330 is the only five-man ska band I can name.

The Roster
The Fury of The Aquabats! (1997)
The Bat Commander - vox
Crash McLarson - bass
Chainsaw, the Prince of Karate - guitar
Prince Adam - trumpet
Catboy - trumpet
Jaime the Robot - sax
The Mysterious Ultra Kyu - guitar
The Baron Von Tito - drums

The Aquabats! vs. the Floating Eye of Death! (1999)
The MC Bat Commander - vox
Crash McLarson - bass
Chainsaw Karate - guitar
Prince Adam - trumpet
Catboy - trumpet
The Robot (still Jaime) - woodwinds
The Mysterious Kyu - guitar
Doctor Rock - drums

Charge!! (2005)
The MC Bat Commander - vox
Crash McLarson - bass
Chainsaw (no more karate?) - guitar
Jimmy the Robot - keyboards
Ricky Fitness - drums

I, of course, have a particular affinity for Chainsaw, since he gave me my Aquacadet name, Captain Thumbs-Up. Thanks, Chainsaw!

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