The Aquabats! vs. the Floating Eye of Death!

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The Aquabats! vs. The Floating Eye of Death!
The Aquabats! vs. The Floating Eye of Death! cover
Studio album by The Aquabats
Released October 26, 1999
Recorded 1999
Genre Alternative
Length 46:19
Label Goldenvoice Recordings/Time Bomb
Producer(s) Thom Wilson/Cameron Webb
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 4/5 stars link
The Aquabats chronology
The Fury of the Aquabats! (1997) The Aquabats vs. The Floating Eye Of Death!
(1999)		 Myths, Legends, and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2 (2000)


The Aquabats vs. The Floating Eye of Death! is The Aquabats!' third full length album. It was released in 1999 on the record label Goldenvoice Recordings. The album's full title is "The Aquabats! vs. The Floating Eye of Death! and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 1".

The third studio release of The Aquabats! abandons the ska sound they used in their first two records. It is a much more experimental record, using more of a New Wave influenced sound. It was recorded in NRG Studios, Ocean Studios, and Citrus College, all in California.

It is the first release featuring Dr. Rock on drums. It is also the last release featuring The Mysterious Kyu (Formerly known as The Ultra Kyu) on lead guitar.

All tracks were produced by Thom Wilson except for tracks 3, 5, and 13, which were produced by Cameron Webb.

[edit] Track listing

All lyrics written by The Aquabats!.

All music by The Aquabats! except for track 3 by The Aquabats! & Scott Shultz.

  1. "Sequence Erase!" – 3:10
  2. "Giant Robot-Birdhead!" – 2:34
  3. "Anti-Matter!" – 2:47
  4. "Lotto Fever!" – 3:29
  5. "Lovers Of Loving Love!" – 2:42
  6. "Chemical Bomb!" – 3:08
  7. "The Man With Glooey Hands!" – 2:23
  8. "Monsters Wedding!" – 4:16
  9. "The Ballad Of Mr. Bonkers!" – 3:42
  10. "Canis Lupus!" – 3:01
  11. "Tiny Pants!" – 3:10
  12. "The Thing On The Bass Amp!" – 4:14
  13. "Amino Man!" – 2:50
  14. "Hello, Good Night!" – 3:36

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Miscellanea

  • The lyrics to the songs are listed out of order.
  • It was long rumored that Dexter Holland provided the backing vocals on Amino Man. It was later revealed on The Aquabats' message board that it was Aquabat Jimmy The Robot (Credited as The Robot on this album) doing an impersonation of Dexter's voice.
  • "As Seen On TV!" logo appears on the front cover. The album was meant to be themed as a Saturday morning TV show, with bad Japanese/English dubbing.
  • The Aquabats! most elaborate costumes were used during the time of this album.
  • All of the photos were taken from an Aquabats! pilot TV episode that was rejected numerous times, and can be seen partially on the Aquabats' website.
  • 'The Ballad of Mr. Bonkers!' was possibly worked to be built like Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", being divided into 4 sections, slow, opera, hard rock, and then resolving back to slow.
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