Our Newest Album Ever!

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Our Newest Album Ever!
Studio album by Five Iron Frenzy
Released	November 11, 1997
Recorded	September 1997 @ One Way Studio
Genre	Third-wave ska
Length	50:58
Label	Five Minute Walk/Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Masaki Liu, Five Iron Frenzy
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (3/5) link The Phantom Tollbooth (4) link Squares Music Online link Real Magazine link Jesus Freak Hideout link
Five Iron Frenzy chronology
Upbeats and Beatdowns (1996) Our Newest Album Ever! (1997) Miniature Golf Courses of America (1998)

Our Newest Album Ever! is the second full-length studio album of the band Five Iron Frenzy. It was released November 11, 1997 on Five Minute Walk, under the SaraBellum imprint, with distribution from Warner Bros. Records. The cover art was drawn by Douglas TenNapel.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Lineup 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Handbook For The Sellout"
2. "Where Is Micah?"
   • References John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted.
   • References Micah's constant absence from practices.^[1]
3. "Superpowers"
   • References Holden Caulfield, a fictional character, and Jack Kerouac, an author.
4. "Fistful of Sand"
   • This song is about the futility of life without God as represented in the book of Ecclesiastes.^[2]
5. "Suckerpunch"
   • About how even "rejects" like nerdy teenagers are loved and accepted by God.
6. "Kitty Doggy"
7. "Blue Comb '78"
8. "Banner Year"
   • References the Sand Creek massacre, a battle lead by chief Black Kettle.
9. "Second Season"
10. "Litmus"
11. "Oh, Canada"
    • References William Shatner, a native of Canada
12. "Most Likely To Succeed"
13. "Every New Day"
    • References The Tyger, a poem by William Blake.
    • "The Godzilla Song" (hidden track)

[edit] Lineup

• Reese Roper - Lead vocals
• Micah Ortega - Lead guitar, vocals
• Scott Kerr - Guitar, vocals
• Keith Hoerig - Bass guitar
• Andy Verdecchio - Drums, vocals
• Nathanel "Brad" Dunham - Trumpet, BGVs
• Dennis Culp - Trombone, BGVs
• Leanor Ortega "Jeff The Girl" - Saxophone, BGVs

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1997	The Billboard 200	176

[edit] References

v • d • e Five Iron Frenzy Reese Roper - Keith Hoerig - Micah Ortega - Dennis Culp - Leanor "Jeff" Ortega -Andrew Verdecchio - Nathanael "Brad" Dunham - Sonnie Johnson - Scott Kerr Studio albums and EPs It's Funny, but Not Very Creative - Upbeats and Beatdowns - Our Newest Album Ever! - Miniature Golf Courses of America - Brad Is Dead - Quantity Is Job 1 - All the Hype That Money Can Buy - Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo - The End Is Near Live albums Proof That the Youth Are Revolting - The End Is Here B-Sides Cheeses...(of Nazareth)