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The Fury of the Aquabats!

The Fury of The Aquabats!
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Studio album by The Aquabats
Released October 28, 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre Ska, ska punk, surf rock
Length 51:16
Label Goldenvoice
Producer The Aquabats, Jim Goodwin
The Aquabats chronology
The Return of The Aquabats
(1996)
The Fury of The Aquabats!
(1997)
The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death!
(1999)
Singles from The Fury of The Aquabats
  1. "Super Rad!"
    Released: 1997
  2. "My Skateboard!"
    Released: 1997

The Fury of The Aquabats! is the second studio album by American band The Aquabats, released on October 28, 1997 by Goldenvoice Records and Time Bomb Recordings.

Much like their debut album, The Fury of The Aquabats! is driven by its blatantly "wacky" comedic sensibility, anchored by The Aquabats' characteristic songwriting staples of self-referential anthems ("Theme Song!"), songs developing characters in the band's stage shows (e.g. "Powdered Milk Man!"), cartoon and comic book-influenced narratives (e.g. "Captain Hampton & the Midget Pirates!") and pop culture satire ("Idiot Box!").

While the album is also predominantly rooted in ska music, it features noticeably emphasized elements of surf rock and punk rock over that of its predecessor, as well as featuring streaks of eccentric genre experimentation The Aquabats would continue to develop on further releases: among its sixteen tracks, The Fury includes two instrumentals, pastiches of tango ("Attacked By Snakes!") and ragtime music ("Lobster Bucket!"), and extensive use of unconventional instruments including clarinets, electric sitars, banjos, sousaphones and even hand music.

The Fury was the first Aquabats album to feature dual keyboardist and saxophonist Jimmy the Robot (James Briggs, credited under his then-stage name of Jaime the Robot) and the only album to feature drummer The Baron von Tito (Travis Barker), who would amicably part ways with the band in 1998 after accepting an offer to join pop punk trio Blink-182.


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