Hi-Five Soup! Is the fifth studio album from American band The Aquabats, released on January 18, 2011 by Fearless Records. 1 Overview; 2 Production history; 3 Reception; 4 Track listing; 5 Personnel; 6 Billboard charts; 7 References. In interviews leading up to Hi-Five Soup!' S release, lead.

Intel Parallel Studio Download Crack Idm here. Contents • • • • • • • Overview [ ] In interviews leading up to Hi-Five Soup! 's release, lead vocalist (The MC Bat Commander) described the album as ' -meets-The Aquabats', noting '[the] themes of the songs are just kind of silly and stupid.it's less trying to appeal to a little bit older crowd and just trying to appeal to the Halloween costume crowd'.

Of the album's music, he mentioned 'there's more stripped down kind of sounds' and 'we have been relying a lot more on the keyboards and there's a lot more electronic stuff in there, but I think kids will be surprised that there are some songs that sound a lot like old school Aquabats'. Musically, Hi-Five Soup! Continues in the guitar and keyboard-driven rock and sounds that The Aquabats established on their previous album, though incorporates slightly stronger elements of and. The album also includes touches of, present on songs such as 'Hey Homies!' , 'Luck Dragon Lady!' And 'Radio Down!' , the latter featuring an appearance from, as well as a song, 'In My Dreams!'

Lyrically, the album makes no deviation from The Aquabats' trademark style of comedic -influenced narrative songs (most notably on ') and homages (such as on 'Luck Dragon Lady!' , which is based on the 1984 fantasy film and directly quotes a line from ' by ), while also retaining some of the -centric social satire present on Charge!!, as heard in 'Pink Pants!' And 'Just Can't Lose!'

Hi-Five Soup! Is the first Aquabats studio album to feature guitarist (Eagle 'Bones' Falconhawk), who joined the band in 2006. Thus, it was also the first not to feature Falconhawk's predecessor (Chainsaw, the Prince of Karate) as an official member, though Pollock did contribute guitar tracks to the album under the credit of an additional musician. Production history [ ] In March 2010, after almost five years of minimal recording activity since the release of, The Aquabats announced plans on their website to hopefully release a new studio album by the end of the year. The project went entirely unmentioned until October, when the band confirmed that an album had in fact been independently recorded with producer Cameron Webb and was set for release on November 9, 2010. However, The Aquabats secured a last-minute with, who chose to push the release date to January 2011 to allow proper promotion and marketing, instead releasing the EP on November 9, containing the album's first single.

In mid-December, The Aquabats revealed the album's title and artwork, releasing its second single, ', for shortly thereafter. In promotion of the album, The Aquabats embarked on a tour supporting, playing 21 shows across the Midwest and east coast regions of the United States. In December 2011, the band underwent a five-show tour of Australia, their first visit to the continent. Two months after Hi-Five Soup!

's release, it was announced that The Aquabats' independently filmed,, had been picked up as a series by United States cable channel. Spending most of 2011 in production, there was no further touring behind the album, nor was a music video produced. However, several songs from Hi-Five Soup! Have appeared in the series, most prominently in the first-season episode 'EagleClaw!' , which included a live performance of 'The Legend Is True!'

Filmed at a concert at The Glass House club in on November 5, 2011, and the second-season episode 'The Shark Fighter!' , which was based off the song of the same name and features both the original song and an orchestral arrangement. Reception [ ] Upon its release, Hi-Five Soup! Became the highest-charting Aquabats album since 1997's, peaking at 181 on the, as well as reaching 5 on Billboard 's, the band's highest placement on the chart. Critical reception to Hi-Five Soup! Was mostly positive, though many reviewers had slightly mixed feelings towards what they perceived was a prominent influence from Yo Gabba Gabba!, the popular children's television series Aquabats singer created and composed for, due to the album's light-hearted lyrical content and accessible synthpop and electronica elements. Gave the album a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, feeling ambivalent towards the album's 'kid-friendly' slant but stating 'there’s still enough of the Aquabats’ exciting musical arrangements mixed with a newfound obsession with electronica alongside their zany cartoonish storytelling to make the album enjoyable for listeners of any age'.