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The Fury of the Aquabats! by The Aquabats
The Fury of the Aquabats! is an album by The Aquabats, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Super Rad”, on 3 lists with a best position of #39.
The Fury of the Aquabats!, the Huntington Beach superhero squad's second album, hit the shops on October 28, 1997, through Goldenvoice and Time Bomb, and it went on to make the Billboard 200. Behind the masks and matching costumes, the MC Bat Commander barks out the storylines, Crash McLarson holds down the bass, Chainsaw the Prince of Karate slashes at the guitar and Cat Boy blows trumpet, with Jimmy the Robot newly aboard on keys.
The engine is still ska, but it's been souped up with surf twang and punk speed, and the jokes come in every flavor: a self-mythologizing "Theme Song!", a stage-show character in "Powdered Milk Man!", a comic-book caper in "Captain Hampton & the Midget Pirates!" and a jab at the tube in "Idiot Box!". Across sixteen tracks they even detour into tango ("Attacked by Snakes!") and Dixieland jazz ("Lobster Bucket!"). "Super Rad" and "Red Sweater" are the best known of the bunch.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Fury of the Aquabats! on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Rad | 3 | #39 | – | 1997–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.