All the Hype That Money Can Buy

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All the Hype That Money Can Buy

Studio album by Five Iron Frenzy
Released	April 25, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Third-wave ska
Length	45:47
Label	Five Minute Walk/Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s)	Frank Tate
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Five Iron Frenzy chronology
Proof That the Youth Are Revolting (1999)	All the Hype That Money Can Buy (2000)	Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo (2001)

All The Hype That Money Can Buy, Five Iron Frenzy's third full-length studio album, released April 25, 2000, on Five Minute Walk, under their SaraBellum imprint, with distribution from Warner Bros. Records. It is musically, their most diverse album. Guests appearing on the album include returning member Scott Kerr, Karl Perazzo of Santana, Christian singer Randy Stonehill, and The W's members Bret Barker and Valentine Hellmam.

1 Track listing
2 Charts
3 Music credits
- 3.1 Additional musicians
4 Production credits
5 References

[edit] Track listing

"The Greatest Story Ever Told"
"Me Oh My"
- This song is about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.^[1]
"Solidarity"
"The Phantom Mullet"
"Ugly Day"
"Fahrenheit"
- References Flash Gordon, a superhero, and Freddie Mercury, singer/songwriter for Queen.^[2]
- The Flash Gordon reference in the track is due to the fact that the score for the 1980's movie version of Flash Gordon was composed and performed by Queen.
"Four-Fifty-One"
- References Fahrenheit 451, a book by Ray Bradbury.
"You Probably Shouldn't Move Here"
"Hurricanes"
"Giants"
- References Adam Smith; this song is an attack on big business and Social Darwinism.^[2]^[1]
"I Still Like Larry"
"All The Hype"
"It's Not Unusual" (Tom Jones cover)
"A New Hope"
- Inspired by the Columbine High School massacre.
"World Without End"

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2000	The Billboard 200	146

[edit] Music credits

Reese Roper - Lead Vocals, Yodeling
Micah Ortega - Lead Guitar, Background Vocals, Guitar solo on "The Phantom Mullet", additional Bass on "Giants", "Scratches, Cuts, and Abrasions, Sonic Booms" on "All The Hype"
Sonnie Johnston - Guitar
Keith Hoerig - Bass
Andrew Verdecchio - Drums
Nathanael "Brad" Dunham - Trumpet, Rasta vocals on "Solidarity", "Four-Fifty-One"
Dennis Culp - Trombone, Vocals, Synth Moog on "The Greatest Story Ever Told", Bells on "World Without End"
Leanor "Jeff the Girl" Ortega - Saxophone, Vocals

[edit] Additional musicians

Karl Perazzo - Percussion on "Four-Fifty-One", "Giants"
Randy Stonehill - Guest Vocals
Justin McRoberts - Guest vocals on "The Phantom Mullet", Guest Rhymes on "All The Hype"
Kelly, Mary, and Melinda - Guest vocals on "The Phantom Mullet"
Jeff Campitelli - Percussion on "Fahrenheit", "A New Hope"
Gary Minadeo - Percussion on "You Probably Shouldn't Move Here"
Big Lou the Accordion Princess - Accordion on "You Probably Shouldn't Move Here"
Scott Kerr - Guest vocals on "You Probably Shouldn't Move Here"
Bret Barker - Guest vocals on "You Probably Shouldn't Move Here", Second Trumpet on "Giants"
Valentine Hellman - Guest vocals on "You Probably Shouldn't Move Here"
Mike Busbee - Piano on "Giants"
Ashley Watkins - Little Girl on "Giants"
Shelter - Guest vocals on "World Without End"
Krista Nass - Bells on "World Without End"

[edit] Production credits

Spanish Tutor - Liana Tate
Produced by Masaki and FIF
Executive Produced by Frank Tate
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound NY
Art direction and Layout by Aaron James
Photography by Melinda DiMauro

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "FIF in the Studio". (Dec. 16, 1999). From decapolis.com. Now hosted at the Internet Archive. [1]
^ ^a ^b Interview with Five Iron Frenzy. (2001). From bandoppler.com. Now hosted at the Internet Archive. [2]

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