History Music / FoxyShazam

[[caption-width-right:350:"I met these handsome fellas backstage, and I must say, what a very nice buncha boys."[[labelnote:*]] From left to right: Loren Daniel Turner, [=Aaron McVeigh=], [[ImpracticalMusicalInstrumentSkills Sky White]], [[FaceOfTheBand Eric Nally]], Alex Nauth, Daisy Caplan]][[/labelnote]]

The self-appointed "[[UsefulNotes/EvelKnievel Evel Knievel]] of Rock and Roll", '''Foxy Shazam''' is an American rock band from Cincinatti, Ohio identified primarily by over-the-top lyrics and a bombastic, theatrical stage presence best exemplified by [[CrazyIsCool totally fucking insane]] [[FaceOfTheBand frontman]] Eric Nally, who is know for antics such as delivering [[LargeHam grandiose]] [[AudienceMonologue monologues]] inbetween songs, pausing mid-lyric to drop to the ground and do pushups, and ''devouring handfuls of the audience's lit cigarettes.''

** Hell, even the band's name itself could count. They used to claim it was a CreatorInJoke about calling fashionable shoes "foxy shazams", then later admitted they just made that up so they'd have ''something'' to say when asked about their name in interviews.

Formed in 2003 under the name "Train of Thought", the band later changed their name to [[ExcitedShowTitle "Foxy Shazam!"]] and released their debut album in 2005, ''The Flamingo Trigger'', a distinctively eclectic mix of baroque piano ballads, [[PostHardcore aggresive post-hardcore screaming]] [[RefugeInAudacity about pissing in buttholes]], and the occasional [[CreepyCircusMusic merry-go-round organ break.]] This would prove [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness vastly different from their future work,]] but is still a remarkably entertaining album in its own right.

** Hell, even the band's name itself could count.

After half a decade, Foxy Shazam announced their return on social media, releasing their sixth studio album ''Burn'', which featured a slightly sleeker take on the pop-rock sound of their third album. Two years later, they released a seventh album, ''The Heart Behead You'', which took the band in more of an 80s synth/new wave direction. In 2023, they released another album, ''Dark Blue Night'', which was yet another NewSoundAlbum, going more into ProgressiveRock and SymphonicRock.

After half a decade, Foxy Shazam announced their return on social media, releasing their sixth studio album ''Burn'', which featured a slightly sleeker take on the pop-rock sound of their third album. Two years later, they released a seventh album, ''The Heart Behead You'', which took the band in more of an 80s synth/new wave direction.

* Aaron McVeigh - drums (2009-2015)

* '''''Eric Sean Nally''''' - vocals (2004-2015)
* '''''Loren Turner''''' - guitars (2004-2015)
* ''Daisy Caplan'' - bass (2006-2015)
* '''''Sky White''''' - keyboards (2004-2015)
* ''Alex Nauth'' - horns/backing vocals (2009-2015)
* ''[=Aaron McVeigh=]'' - drums (2009-2015)

After half a decade, Foxy Shazam announced their return on social media, releasing their sixth studio album ''Burn'', which featured a slightly sleeker take on the pop-rock sound of their third album. Two years later, they released a seventh album, ''The Heart Behind You'', which took the band in more of an 80s synth/new wave direction.

* 2022 - ''The Heart Behind You''

-->''[[KillEmAll Kill everyone here]]''\\

The self-appointed "[[UsefulNotes/EvelKnievel Evel Knievel]] of Rock and Roll", '''Foxy Shazam''' is an American rock band from Cincinatti, Ohio identified primarily by over-the-top lyrics and a bombastic, theatrical stage presence best exemplified by [[CrazyIsCool totally fucking insane]] [[FaceOfTheBand frontman]] Eric Nally, who is know for antics such as delivering [[LargeHam grandiose]] [[AudienceMonologue monologues]] inbetween songs, pausing mid-lyric to drop to the ground and do pushups, and ''[[UpToEleven devouring handfuls of the audience's lit cigarettes.]]''

* FilkSong: "A Dangerous Man" is said to be meant for the soundtrack of a {{Robin Hood}} film.

Formed in 2003 under the name "Train of Thought", the band later changed their name to [[ExcitedShowTitle "Foxy Shazam!"]] and released their debut album in 2005, ''The Flamingo Trigger'', [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly a distinctively eclectic mix]] of baroque piano ballads, [[PostHardcore aggresive post-hardcore screaming]] [[RefugeInAudacity about pissing in buttholes]], and the occasional [[CreepyCircusMusic merry-go-round organ break.]] This would prove [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness vastly different from their future work,]] but is still a remarkably entertaining album in its own right.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: See {{New Sound Album}} below- Foxy's covered a lot of ground.

** ''The Flamingo Trigger'' [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly could be described as]] [[PostHardcore "Hardcore]] [[BaroquePop Baroque."]]