The Return of The Aquabats
The Return of the Aquabats | ||||
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Horchata Records Fearless Records (re-issue) | ||||
Producer | The Aquabats, Jim Barnes | |||
The Aquabats chronology | ||||
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The Return of the Aquabats is the debut album by American band
Overview
The Return of the Aquabats firmly establishes the comedy-oriented songwriting the Aquabats would become known for, covering such familiar territory as
The Aquabats independently released The Return on their own record label
The Return was the only Aquabats album to feature original guitarist The Brain (Ben Bergeson), keyboardist Nacho (Chad Parkin) and drummer Roddy B. (Rod Arellano), all of whom would leave the band prior to the recording of their next album.
At the 2006 San Diego Aquacadet Summit, the Aquabat's semi-annual fan club gathering, Adam Deibert joined the band's current line-up to perform the album in its entirety in celebration of its tenth anniversary.
Track listing
All tracks written by the Aquabats, except where noted otherwise.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Playdough" | 3:40 |
2. | "Martian Girl" | 3:45 |
3. | "Ska Robot Army" | 2:11 |
4. | "Idiot Box" (Creed Watkins, Parker Jacobs) | 2:11 |
5. | "Pinch and Roll" | 4:20 |
6. | "Tarantula" | 3:42 |
7. | "Marshmallow Man" | 2:58 |
8. | "Aquabat March" | 3:14 |
9. | "CD Repo Man" | 3:17 |
10. | "It's Crazy, Man!" | 5:06 |
Alternate and previous versions
- Earlier versions of tracks 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 first appeared on the 1994 debut tape The Revenge of the Midget Punchers.
- Earlier versions of tracks 8 and 10 originally appeared on the 1995 demo Bat Boy.
- Tracks 1, 2 and 4 were re-recorded for the Aquabats' 1997 album The Fury of the Aquabats!.
Personnel
The Aquabats
- The Caped Commander – vocals
- Chain Saw - guitar
- The Brain (Ben Bergeson) - guitar
- Crash McLarson – bass, Backing Vocals
- Roddy B. (Rod Arellano) – drums, Backing Vocals
- Nacho (Chad Parkin) - keyboards
- Cat Boy – trumpet, Backing Vocals
- Prince A. - trumpet
Additional musicians
- Ben Schultz – alto saxophone
- John Pantle – trombone
- Jim Barnes - trumpet solo on "CD Repo Man"
- Ultra Kyu - credited as "The 9the Man"
References
- ^ ISBN 9781784189587.
- The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Aquabats Founder Turns His High School Band Into a Wacky Empire". April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
- ^ "Aquabats, The - The Return of The Aquabats". Discogs.com.