The Hippos
The Hippos were an American rock band formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California, and disbanded in 2002. During the band's lifetime they released 3 full-length albums. Their early work is best classified as part of the third wave of ska music, or as ska-punk, though in the later years of their career the band transitioned to a more pop rock sound utilizing synthesizers.
Band history
Formation
The Hippos formed in Los Angeles, California in 1995 with a lineup of Ariel Rechtshaid on vocals and guitar, James Bairian on bass, Louis Castle on trumpet, Rich Zahniser and Danny Rukasin on trombones, and Kyle Briggs on drums. This lineup would remain virtually unchanged throughout the band's career. They self-released a cassette demo entitled Attack of the Killer Cheese and began playing shows around southern California, establishing themselves amongst a prolific ska scene including bands such as Reel Big Fish, No Doubt, Buck-O-Nine, Dance Hall Crashers, Link 80, Save Ferris, and The Aquabats.
The Hippos (album)
The Hippos is the third and final album by the Los Angeles, California rock band The Hippos, released in 2003 by Olympic Records and Fanscape Music. It was released posthumously after their breakup in 2000. The material for the album had been recorded in 2000 after the departure of original drummer Kyle Briggs, but even while working on it the other band members had begun to drift into other musical projects and eventually the album was shelved and the group disbanded. However, due to numerous requests from fans in the years immediately following the material was resurrected and released independently, mostly at the behest of lead singer Ariel Rechtshaid. It was promoted as "the album they wanted their fans to hear" and its cover art includes the message "Suonava tra: Marzo del 1996 e Settembre del 2000. Grazie per tutto. Fine," which from Italian loosely translates to "Created music from March 1996 to September 2000. Thanks for everything. The end."
Musically the album completed the band's transition from traditional ska and ska-punk to synthpop, almost completely severing ties to the southern California ska scene from which they had spawned. It relies heavily on the use of synthesizers and keyboards as opposed to the horn-structured arrangements of their early releases. To illustrate this the album's cover shows several analog synthesizers including the Korg VC-10 Vocoder and ARP 2600 Semi-modular Synthesizer.
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ALBUMS
- Hippocalypse released: 1989
- Hippocracy released: 1988
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ALBUMS
- The Hippos released: 2003
- Heads Are Gonna Roll released: 1999
- Forget the World released: 1997
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by: The HipposWhy must you pick on me? Have you no sympathy? I'm just trying to get to school. I lack popularity, no friends to ride with me. So I'm alone in the car pool (lane). When I saw those flashing lights, when I heard you read my rights, I knew this wasn't gonna be my day...So, Officer please don't ticket me, my violation doesn't deserve a citation. Please, I won't bother you so don't bother me. ";Sorry son but that's what I've got to do."; I'm tired of these stupid rules. I've got to waste my day at traffic school, and on top of that I've got to pay a fine. The CHP likes to pick on me. They've got no sympathy. They're nothing but fat red neck swine. (Chorus)
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