History Music / FiveIronFrenzy

Any rumors of a reunion are almost certainly lies... at least until on November 22nd, 2011, eight years exactly after their final show, the band announced that they were reuniting to record a whole new album, funded by a Kickstarter project, which reached the $30,000 goal ''in less than an hour'', then ''doubled.'' Then ''tripled.'' Ad Nauseam and Five Iron Frenzy became the highest funded musical Kickstarter project up to that time[[hottip:*:An Amanda Palmer project later surpassed them]], raising more than $207k before the Kickstarter drive ended.

* SoundEffectBleep[=/=]ThisTropeIsBleep: Used ''extensively'' in "These Are Not My Pants (Part 8)". Just the first two lines:

** "Vultures" might also count, though it's more [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechgesang Sprechgesang]] than rap, especially in its live version where it sounds like Reese is doing a [[TheB52s B-52s]] impression.

* CoverVersion: Over the years, the band put their own ska/punk twist on songs by Amy Grant, TomJones, and Rich Mullins, among others.

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Discussed in "Handbook for the Sellout".

* AGoodNameForARockBand

Any rumors of a reunion are almost certainly lies... at least until on November 22nd, 2011, eight years exactly after their final show, the band announced that they were reuniting to record a whole new album, funded by a Kickstarter project, which reached the $30,000 goal ''in less than an hour'', then ''doubled.'' Then ''tripled.'' AdNauseam and Five Iron Frenzy became the highest funded musical Kickstarter project up to that time[[hottip:*:An Amanda Palmer project later surpassed them]], raising more than $207k before the Kickstarter drive ended.

Any rumors of a reunion are almost certainly lies... at least until on November 22nd, 2011, eight years exactly after their final show, the band announced that they were reuniting to record a whole new album, funded by a Kickstarter project, which reached the $30,000 goal ''in less than an hour'', then ''doubled.'' Then ''tripled.'' AdNauseam and Five Iron Frenzy became the highest funded musical Kickstarter project ever, raising more than $207k before the Kickstarter drive ended.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Used in their [[AndTheFandomRejoiced newest]] musical entry [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odyr5GaHPy0 "It Was A Dark And Stormy Night"]].

-->We've been given superpowers,\\

-->Five Iron Frenzy\\

Any rumors of a reunion are almost certainly lies... at least until on November 22nd, 2011, eight years exactly after their final show, the band announced that they were [[AndTheFandomRejoiced reuniting to record a whole new album, funded by a Kickstarter project,]] which reached the $30,000 goal ''in less than an hour'', then ''doubled.'' Then ''tripled.'' AdNauseam and Five Iron Frenzy became the highest funded musical Kickstarter project ever, raising more than $207k before the Kickstarter drive ended.

* AudienceParticipationSong: "Handbook for the Sellout". At live shows, Reese would simply stick the mic into the crowd and let them sing the entire first stanza for him.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The reunion and the Kickstarter fundraiser, full stop!

Any rumors of a reunion are almost certainly lies... at least until on November 22nd, 2011, eight years exactly after their final show, the band announced that they were [[AndTheFandomRejoiced reuniting to record a whole new album, funded by a Kickstarter project,]] which reached the $30,000 goal ''in less than an hour'', then ''doubled.'' Then ''tripled.'' AdNauseam and Five Iron Frenzy became the highest funded musical Kickstarter project ever, finally raising more than $207k before the Kickstarter drive ended.

Five Iron Frenzy was an eight-piece rock band from Denver, Colorado, that formed in 1995. Initially they played straightforward ska-punk, though the albums after their first saw them mix this with a more mainstream rock sound (or, on ''All The Hype That Money Can Buy'' playing GenreRoulette) while keeping the horn section. On their 2001 album ''Five Iron Frenzy 2: ElectricBoogaloo'', they again rebranded themselves with a harder, heavy metal-influenced sound (while ''still'' keeping the horn section), and kept this style for the remainder of their career. (They continued playing their old songs at live shows, but in the style of their new songs.) In January 2003, they announced that the time had come to move on with their lives and call it quits before they could start hating each other. They recorded one more proper studio album, went on a nationwide farewell tour, and played their final show before a capacity crowd at the Fillmore Stadium in Denver.

Any rumors of a reunion are almost certainly lies... at least until on November 22nd, 2011, eight years exactly after their final show, the band announced that they were [[AndTheFandomRejoiced reuniting to record a whole new album, funded by a Kickstarter project,]] which reached the $30,000 goal ''in less than an hour'', then ''doubled.'' Then ''tripled.'' AdNauseam and Five Iron Frenzy became the highest funded musical Kickstarter project ever.

* FamilyBand: Leanor and Micah Ortega are cousins

* MetalScream: The rock section of "These Are Not My Pants".

[[caption-width-right:315:"Five Iron is stupid\\
And you are if you like them also!"]]

Any rumors of a reunion are almost certainly lies... at least until on November 22nd, 2011, eight years exactly after their final show, the band announced that they were [[AndTheFandomRejoiced reuniting to record a whole new album, funded by a Kickstarter project,]] which reached the $30,000 goal ''in less than an hour'', then ''doubled.''

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odyr5GaHPy0 "It Was A Dark And Stormy Night"]].

Any rumors of a reunion are almost certainly lies... at least until on November 22nd, 2011, eight years exactly after their final show, the band announced that they were [[AndTheFandomRejoiced reuniting to record a whole new album, funded by a Kickstarter project,]] which reached the $30,000 goal in mere ''hours'', then ''doubled.''

Any rumors of a reunion are almost certainly lies.