Serious Awesomeness! is a DVD

DVD

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 by The Aquabats

The Aquabats

The Aquabats are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. They have released five full-length studio albums and have toured internationally. They are best known for their mythology, in which they claim to be superheroes on a quest to save the world from evil through music...

, released in 2003 through Fearless Records

Fearless Records

Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...

. The DVD contains a full 2003 live performance by the band at The Glass House venue in Pomona, California

Pomona, California

-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile...

, numerous clips spanning the entirety of the Aquabats' history, music videos, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

Reception

Scott Heisel of Punknews.org

Punknews.org

Punknews.org is a website founded by Aubin Paul which launched in 1999. The website publishes music news and album reviews relating to punk rock, hardcore punk, ska, indie rock and heavy metal...

gave Serious Awesomeness! four stars out of five, saying that it "should hopefully revive interest in this band's waning popularity, as this DVD shows they still have relavance. More importantly, this band is goddamn funny live, and people need to know that. A worthy buy if you're a fan or if you're looking to discover the Aquabats for the first time – all of their bests songs are on here in one form or another, and the Bat Commander is in rare form in these concert pieces."

Disc 1: Seriously Awesome! Live in Pomona, Feb. 2003

1. "Giant Robot Birdhead"
2. "Lovers of Loving Love"
3. "Martian Girl"
4. "Pizza Day"
5. "Cat With 2 Heads"
6. "Danger Woman"
7. "Playdough"
8. "Red Sweater"
9. "Powdered Milk Man"
10. "Super Rad"
11. "Pool Party"
12. "The Story of Nothing"

• "A Band Called the Aquabats!: A Sweaty History of Radness!" documentary
• "Super Rad!" music video
• "CD Repo Man!" music video

Disc 2: Sweet Clips That Rip!

Note: All performances are from the same show, unless otherwise stated.

1. "Journey to the Stars" (Pomona, CA - 1998)
2. "Martian Girl"
3. "Every Breath You Take" - Prince Adam's Musical Hands
4. "Playdough" (Hollywood, CA - 1996)
5. -- Fight with Lucha Libre guys --
6. "Lovers of Loving Love" (Hollywood, CA - 2002)
7. -- Fight with a 'San Francisco street gang' --
8. "Cat With 2 Heads" (Hollywood, CA - 1998)
9. "Fight Song" -- Fight with Space Monster 'M' and the Sandfleas --
10. "Tarantula" (Pomona, CA - 1998)
11. "Fight Song" -- Fight with El Demonico and the Sandfleas --
12. "My Skateboard" (Hollywood, CA - 1996)
13. -- Fight with Lucha Libre guys --
14. "Red Sweater" (Chicago, IL - 1998)
15. -- Fight with Dr. Space Mummy and henchmummies --
16. "Lotto Fever" (Los Angeles, CA - 2003)
17. -- Dr. Space Mummy on video, fight with Indestructible Space Robot --
18. "Giant Robot Birdhead" (Los Angeles, CA - 2001)
19. -- Fight with El Demonico and henchmen, under Space Monster 'M' --
20. "Powdered Milk Man" -- Fight with Powdered Milk Man -- (Pomona, CA - 1998)
21. "I'll Be Your Fantasy" - Ultra Kyu solo
22. "Anti-Matter" (Hollywood, CA - 2002)
23. -- Columbia Records Exec offers Big Disney Contract, fight with henchmen; Broccoli Bee, Cyclopfenstein, Cosmic Gisler(?) appear --
24. "Pool Party" (San Diego, CA - 2003) w/ Bad Credit
25. -- Chainsaw sets ground spin record --
26. -- Cyclopfenstein attacks --
27. "The Thing in the Bass Amp" (Chicago, IL - ????); -- Cyclopfenstein attacks --
28. -- Pumpkin Face on video, fight with Pumpkin Face's henchmen --
29. "Super Rad" (Hollywood, CA - 1998)
30. Music of the Night - Bat Commander, Prince Adam, The Professor and Coach