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Five Iron Frenzy - All the Hype That Money Can Buy Audio CD

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Five Iron Frenzy Band: Five Iron Frenzy
Title: All the Hype That Money Can Buy
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Release Date: 2000-04-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Greatest Story Ever Told 2: Me Oh My 3: Solidarity 4: Phantom Mullet 5: Ugly Day 6: Fahrenheit 7: Four-Fifty-One 8: You Probably Shouldn't Move Here 9: Hurricanes 10: Giants 11: I Still Like Larry 12: All the Hype 13: It's Not Unusual 14: New Hope 15: World Without End

Catchy as hell and super fun!
I checked All The Hype out on a whim and absolutely fell in love with the band through it all. Before listening to "All The Hype" all I'd ever heard of FIF was 'When I Go Out' and the Pants rock opera from Quantity is Job 1.

While some may argue that the songwriting on All The Hype is a patchwork at best, if you look at Five Iron's other albums, it's easy to see that All The Hype does reflect and influence their other albums. For instance -- the odd recording style of "Giants" parallels FIF2: Electric Boogaloo's "Vultures". "The Phantom Mullet" continues Five Iron's quest for all-around 'fun' songs, following in the footsteps of "Blue Comb '78"and, of course, the Pants rock opera. "World Without End" echoes the uplifting feel of "Every New Day". And "A New Hope" sets the stage for Five Iron's crossover to more rock, less ska on their later albums.

The album is fun to listen to, albeit rocky in transition at some points -- 'You Probably Shouldn't Move Here' to 'Hurricanes' to 'Giants' to 'I Still Like Larry' sticks out as one of the more painful setups in Five Iron's history -- but get past all that and you'll find yourself with an album that's perfect to sing along to.

Also, it features the greatest cover of "It's Not Unusual" of all time.

So ditch R. E. O. Speedwagon and listen to "All The Hype" as you're cruisin' downtown in your Camaro.


Might have been good as a first attempt
(no pun intended) FIFs constantly changing style missed me with this album, although "ugly day" was acceptable, it sounded much better on the live album. Let me start out with a disclaimer: a lot of people love this album, and, musically it's sound. . .
If you're a FIF fan you'll like it. If you're not, try Electric Boogaloo or "Our newest album ever" first. (Electric Boogaloo was the best IMO, but i think i'm in the minority on that choice ).


Worst FIF album ever
One of their chief song writers left the group before songs for this album were written, and the various members of the band (all 8 of them) kind of traded off on song writing duties for this album. This album came during a very difficult time for Five Iron Frenzy. As a result, it lacks the unity in sound that a lot of their other albums had (Electric Boogaloo has the same failing, but not to the same extent).

This is, in my opinion, the least catchy and least appealing of all FIF albums. I was a hardcore fan before this came out, I bought it on the first day and I remember sitting in the car listening to it on the way home and my girlfriend saying to me "It kind of [bad isn't] it" I hated to agree, but I had to.

For the FIF beginner go for one of their first two albums or the Quantity is Job 1 EP for their finer work. Eventually the FIF faithful talked themselves into liking this one, but without the previous FIF experience, this album will really fall flat for the uninitiated.

The only really stand out track on the album is A New Hope (and possibly Solidarity). Go buy those two songs on ITunes, and you aren't missing much of anything from the rest of the album.


Fun CD
At first I thought that many of the songs sounded similar, but after a few listens I can now appreciate them all individually. I bought this CD after I heard about FIF from a friend and I am really glad that I did. The songs on this CD are fun and are uplifting. I especially enjoy Phantom Mullet, Ugly Day and Greatest Story Ever Told. Five Iron Frenzy is a unique group that should appeal to most people. I recommend this CD to anyone looking for a different type of music that you don't normally hear.


All the hype!!!
No, it is not the newest, and no, it is not the best. This is a good cd. However, it is good none the less.

If you have heard FIF's new CD (FIF2, Eletric Boogalo) which is not so good. This CD is better.

I suggest you buy this cd. Not only does it include great sounding songs and some quite humurous ones too. If you don't have this cd now. You should get it.


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