Five Iron Frenzy
Biography
Five Iron Frenzy were one of the seemingly thousands of ska-punk bands that dominated the post-grunge mainstream modern-rock scene of the late '90s. The group -- comprised of Reese Roper (vocals), Micah Ortega (guitar), Scott Kerr (guitar, backing vocals), Keith Hoerig (bass), Andrew Verdecchio (drums), Dannis Culp (trombone, backing vocals), Leanor "Jeff" Ortega (saxophone) and Nathanel "Brad" Dunham (trumpet) -- formed in Denver during the mid-'90s. After a few years of constant gigging, the band attracted a strong regional following and their 1996 debut album, Upbeats and Beatdowns, became a local hit. The record led to major label interest, and the band signed with the Warner subsidiary SaraBellum in 1997. SaraBellum reissued Upbeats & Beatdowns in the spring, paving the way for the November release of Our Newest Album Ever!, the band's second album. The live Proof That the Youth Are Revolting followed in 1999, and a year later Five Iron Frenzy returned with the studio album All the Hype That Money Can Buy. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
Sexually harassed your sister? C'mon, I find that really hard to believe. What did he do, look at her the wrong way?
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Whoah, they seriously need to add more albums! Electric Boogaloo definitely needs to be there.
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This is my favorite band of all time :( So sad that they're not performing anymore! Music is never going to be the same as it was when I was in high school.
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Their live album is great. They should add it! Especially the songs with "Kingdom of the Dinosaurs" at the end.
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Hey I just want more Five Iron... ALL of their albums have hints of GLORY.
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who the f**k wrote the bible? Let me guess.... Jesus? are you f**king kidding me? all you guys need to listen to NOFX. Mabye they could punch some sense into all you f**king retards
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browncarpet4 - totally agree. If anyone doubts that homosexualit y is a sin, look up Romans 1. If anyone doubts we should love people who are homosexual, look up John 3:16. Jesus didn't just die for our sins, but their's, too.
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"Love the sinner, hate the sin" - FIF is an obviously unabashed band with Christian members and Christian meaning. Roper definitely meant that homosexualit y is a sin when he wrote this phrase into the song. The Bible speaks against homosexualit y with conviction and Roper is stating his agreement to this. It is not wrong to believe that homosexualit y is a sin and is wrong. It is wrong to hate people because they are homosexual. That is the point of the song.
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(reply to Michael Hoffman's post) "Love the sinner, hate the sin" is a very biblical saying.
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Woke up this morning with "Dandelions" in my head, something I hadn't thought about in years.
Fantastic band. Wish I could have appreciated their artistic talent and really listened to the lyrics when I was a crazy teenager! |
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All I have to say is, if you ever have a chance to try Rhubarb Pie - Do Not Pass.
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My favorite's probably Our Newest Album Ever, since it has my two favorite FIF songs ever on it (Every New Day and Suckerpunch) . Electric Boogaloo is a close second, though. I listen to those two albums the most.
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(cont. from below) Basically, I guess that I'd say that if they knew that the song had been able to hurt anyone's faith or walk with Christ or anything, they wouldn't have put that in there. I dunno. But, anyway, yeah, Pandora needs to put more music on here. Jeez, I mean, I love The End is Near/Here, but they seriously need Our Newest Album Ever, at the very least. That's basically quintessenti a l Five Iron, even though I think that Electric Boogaloo is my favourite album. What's y'all's?
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I'd have to agree that I don't really like that "Love the sinner, hate the sin." thing from Fahrenheit, which, consequentia l l y , is one of my favourite songs. Regardless, though, the part before that statement is beautiful and I think explains their intentions. "Predisposed to bigotry, the regular, run-of-the-m i l l American story. The stench of greasepaint on our faces, we pass the mask on to the next of kin instead of wiser idioms like 'Love the sinner, hate the sin." (cont.)
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Personally, I never thought that line in "Fahrenheit" meant that FIF thought homosexualit y was a sin. I always thought it was a reminder to those who condemn and ridicule homosexuals that you're supposed to love them and treat them well, regardless of your opinion on their lifestyle. Thus, by persecuting homosexuals, these same people are going against the teachings of Jesus. Just my take on it, though. And FIF still rocks, is there any way we can get "Our Newest Album Ever" on here?
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Fahrenheit is about Freddie Mercury :) totally agree with what you're saying though...min u s the "hate the sin" thing. Don't see it as a sin to begin with but it's still an amazing song.
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Haha, really, Cheeses? Pandora must hate Five Iron to put that CD on here. Sure the songs are funny but Five Iron rejected them for a reason. At least get Proof That the Youth is Revolting.
Reese Roper is seriously one of the few 'punks' with a firm grip on reality, not mention a Christian who knows how to praise the Lord. Combine that with ska and you have a great band. May ska live forever, rude boys of the world, unite! haha |
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out of curiosity, did FIF re-band? because last I knew they had not necessarily broken up, but had gone off into the world to do missionary work. i believe (at this point in time) that i was at their very last show just outside of grand rapids, MI.
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FIF is the best and they only have 2 albums and one is Cheeses! They need more on here!
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(cont. from below) whether homosexual behavior is right or wrong from a biblical perspective. What I will say is this: the guys in Five Iron Frenzy didn't have the balls to JUST APOLOGIZE. The caveat at the end of the song could be hurtful to christians who are struggling with a homosexual orientation, and that should have been enough reason to leave it off.
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I'm gonna hafta agree with dirtylittlem o m m y . I would add that though FIF probably played a major role of pulling church group kids out of evangelical christianity ' s intellectual ghetto, they weren't without their faults. The otherwise excellent song "fahrenheit, " a touching apology for harassing a homosexual classmate (who died of AIDS!), is marred by a line about "Pass on wiser idioms, like love the sinner hate the sin." Now, I won't argue (cont.)
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Five Iron Frenzy, oh where to begin? Firstly, they're a ska band, which is almost unforgivable . But looking past that, they were (and still are) one of the only christian punk bands to speak out against the genocide committed against the Native Americans. Most home school kids think that either A) the indians did something to DESERVE being wiped out, or B) that they willingly gave up their land with only a few curmudgeons holding out. So big ups to Five Iron, big BOO to the church.
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What a horrible biography of one of my favorite bands. They are so much better than the guy makes them sound. Songs like "Every New Day", "Suckerpunch " , and "Dandelions" are amazing. Of course, those barely scratch the surface on their list of songs; there are many more worthy of mention. And I'm going to have to agree with everyone else here, and make more albums available on Pandora. I need more FIF!
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Dear Stephen Thomas Erlewine- I can tell you're not much of a FIF fan, as you have simply grouped them with 'thousands' of other bands. As dopaliscious 2 9 5 noted, it is a tragedy that only two albums are on Pandora. These aren't even the best albums FIF has! And to classify Upbeats and Beatdowns as a local hit?! Puhlease! Look up FIF on Wikipedia if you want to read a more accurate time line of their album releases. FIF deserves much more credit than they were given in this 'biography'.
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My favorite band of ALL TIME, I'm saddened only 2 cds are on Pandora ;-(
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