I had heard of these guys before, but thought they were fake because of all of the pictures of them as superheroes and stuff. Then someone gave me a link of them making a ska song for a children's show, where they would urge the kids to clean up their room by urging them to "pick it up, pick it up, pick it up," (I know, it was fucking beautiful). I had to check them out, and I have to say that these guys have to be one of the coolest bands out there today. Every song (save for their nu-metal parody about their arms being asleep) is happy, cheesy, and hard-rocking third-wave ska/new-wave goodness about the dumbest subjects. It's also awesome that I can share musical taste with my five-year-old cousin without being at all embarassed.
Here's some demos of my favorite songs:
"Super Rad"
"Adventure Today"
Preview of their own upcoming TV Show (Which actually looks kinda bad):
So here's to you Mrs. Robinson. People love you more- oh, nevermind.
King
Title: CTE
Joined: Apr 27 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 1506
Posted:
Jan 27 2009 09:59 am
You do know that Travis Barker was a drummer for this band at one time.
Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 3112
Posted:
Jan 27 2009 01:31 pm
Yeah, though he is a tremendous d-bag, I always respected him as a talented drummer.
So here's to you Mrs. Robinson. People love you more- oh, nevermind.
King
Title: CTE
Joined: Apr 27 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 1506
Posted:
Jan 27 2009 01:49 pm
He is a gigantic douchebag of epic proportions indeed. They are a great band, and I always liked there wacky antics.
Burt Reynolds
Title: Bentley Bear
Joined: Apr 07 2008
Location: California
Posts: 1399
Posted:
Jan 28 2009 06:06 am
These guys are still around? I had heard that name uttered in at least 8 years. They were a pretty decent band. Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates is among one of their finer works.
