themusicaddict's Greatest CDs of All-Time: The Aquabats "The Fury of the Aquabats"

Hello,

This is a CD that shows it can be a classic CD without making a big impact on the charts. "The Fury of the Aquabats" is their second CD, it was released on October 28th, 1997. This CD only peaked at #172 on the Billboard 200, but that wasn't because it was a bad CD. I'm not sure why this doesn't appeal to more people. FYI: Yes, every title has a exclamation mark.

Has this happened to anyone else: I don't know if I would call myself an Aquabats fans, because I only like one of their CDs, but that CD is amazing! In preparing to write this blog I listened to some of their other music on Spotify yesterday and I'm just lukewarm on that music. However every song on "The Fury of the Aquabats" is great. It's quite a talent to make a CD that has 16 songs and each one of those songs maintains a high level.

1) "Super Rad!":

2) "Red Sweater!":

"Red Sweater!" (Live):

3) "Magic Chicken!":

4) "Fight Song!":

5) "Cat With 2 Heads!":

6) "The Story of Nothing!":

7) "Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates!":



"Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates!" (Live):

8) "Martian Girl!" (My favorite song on the CD. It's both sweet and incredibly goofy at the same time.)

"Martian Girl!" (Live):

9) "Attacked by Snakes!":

10) "Idiot Box!":

11) "Powdered Milk Man!":

12) "My Skateboard!":

13) "Phantasma del Mar!":

14) "Lobster Bucket!":

15) "Theme Song!":



"Theme Song" (Live):

16) "Playdough!":

This is the bonus track on the CD, hidden bonus tracks was a big trend for a few years. Thus there's 2:32 between the end of previous song and before "Playdough!" begins.

For those of you who want the full effect of the 2:32 of silence, here it is:

Here's the full video for "The Return of the Aquabats": This CD features many of the same songs as on "The Fury of the Aquabats".



The Aquabats live:



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