The TryForce
| The TryForce | ||||
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| 📅 Released | April 19, 2019 | |||
| ⏳ Length | 32:17 | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Self-released | |||
| 🤑 Producer | Jim Roach | |||
| Starbomb chronology | ||||
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The TryForce is the third studio album by American comedy supergroup Starbomb, composed of Dan Avidan, Arin Hanson and Brian Wecht, released on April 19, 2019. In the intro track, "Try", Hanson stated that The TryForce is likely to be Starbomb's final album, although this is unconfirmed. This is also referenced in "The Simple Plot of Kingdom Hearts", "This Song Sucks", and the outro track "Force".
Production
Origins and crew
In the video for "The Simple Plot of Metal Gear Solid" from Starbomb's previous album Player Select, released on December 25, 2015, Hanson indicated there would be a third album.[1]
Tupper Ware Remix Party, the backup band of Ninja Sex Party, Avidan and Wecht's other band, is featured on the album.[2][3] The album is produced by Jim Roach, who had produced Ninja Sex Party's album Cool Patrol; Wecht had acted as producer on previous Starbomb albums.[2][4]
On November 7, 2017, the official Instagram for the band posted images of Hanson and Wecht working on a new project, with the caption, "Interesting things are happening..."[5] On November 15, 2017, a third album was teased again, with the Starbomb Twitter account posting "hey @tomhanks do u want to do a guest verse on our next album, this is a serious offer" which never received an official response.[6]
Songwriting and recording
On a November 28, 2017 episode of Game Grumps, an internet show on which all three Starbomb members work, Avidan and Hanson confirmed that they had finished recording the third Starbomb album in El Paso, Texas. The writing and recording process was very different from previous albums, as the trio challenged themselves by spending only one day writing and recording each song; they also mentioned a tentative release date of December 2018.[3]
Regarding the songwriting process, Hanson stated in July 2018 that the third album was an equal effort between the three members, in opposition to previous albums in which he felt that Avidan and Wecht were responsible for most of the songwriting. He stated "my footprint on the first two albums wasn't super huge. It was... Ninja Sex Party does video game songs, featuring Egoraptor, you know, whereas the third Starbomb album really feels like we all wrote it together."[7] Later the same month, Avidan agreed that the new album would be more of a team effort.[8]
Promotion
On a July 29, 2018 episode of Game Grumps, Hanson and Avidan announced that the title of the upcoming album was The TryForce, "as in, we're trying our best! We're a force that tries", with a planned December 2018 release.[9] On August 19, 2018, Ninja Sex Party mentioned in a Facebook post that Roach would act as producer.[4]
On December 23, 2018, the official Starbomb Twitter account released an image that was presumed to be a small portion of the album cover for The TryForce; over the course of the next few months, they also released several more portions of the image.[10]
On January 8, 2019, in a Game Grumps video titled "2019 Game Grumps Updates + More!", Avidan and Hanson stated that The TryForce would be due for a late March 2019 release. On February 4, 2019, Starbomb announced in a new animated music video (for their first album's "Regretroid") that the album would instead be released on April 19, 2019.[11][12][13]
On March 29, 2019, a Game Grumps video titled "NEW STARBOMB ALBUM (2019)" confirmed that pre-orders for The TryForce would be available April 5, 2019.[14] The tracklist was revealed on April 2, when the band shared the back cover of the album.[15]
Music videos
A music video for "Blowing the Payload" was released on April 5, 2019; the song is simply titled "Overwatch RAP" in the video.[16] On April 12, "A Boy and His Boat" was released on YouTube, after which the band announced a third video to be released on April 19 along with the album, with "Welcome to the Mario Party" having its music video released on the 19th.[17]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Parody | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro (Try)" | 1:05 | |
| 2. | "Hardest Fucking Game in the World" | Dark Souls | 2:39 |
| 3. | "A Boy and his Boat" | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 2:17 |
| 4. | "Filling in the Name Of" | Tetris | 2:21 |
| 5. | "Welcome to the Mario Party" | Mario, various others | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Skit" | Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator | 0:37 |
| 7. | "Donkey Kong Joonyer" | Donkey Kong Jr. | 2:19 |
| 8. | "A Wild Guitar Solo Appears!" | Pokémon | 3:03 |
| 9. | "The Simple Plot of Kingdom Hearts" | Kingdom Hearts | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Arin Checks the Mic" | 1:14 | |
| 11. | "Blowing the Payload" | Overwatch | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Vegeta's Serenade" | Dragon Ball Z | 3:46 |
| 13. | "This Song Sucks" | Various | 3:30 |
| 14. | "Outro (Force)" | 0:35 |
Personnel
Starbomb
- Dan Avidan – rapping, sung vocals
- Arin Hanson – rapping, sung vocals on "Donkey Kong Joonyer" & "Vegeta's Serenade"
- Brian Wecht – keyboards, spoken vocals in "Filling in the Name Of" and "The Simple Plot of Kingdom Hearts"
Additional personnel
- Tupper Ware Remix Party – backup band
- Lord Phobos – guitar
- Commander Meouch – bass guitar
- Doctor Sung – synthesizers, keyboards, modified vocals on "Mario Party"
- Havve Hogan – drums
- Jim Roach – production
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[18] | 9 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] | 96 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] | 44 |
| US Billboard 200[21] | 22 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard)[22] | 6 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] | 2 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[24] | 4 |
| US Top Comedy Albums (Billboard)[25] | 1 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[26] | 10 |
References
- ↑ "The Simple Plot of Metal Gear Solid - ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO by Studio Yotta - Starbomb". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Willis, Daniel J. (2018-08-29). "Ninja Sex Party drops string theory for boner rock". www.riffmagazine.com. RIFF Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mRhE1qX9u0&t=200s
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ninja Sex Party (August 18, 2018), Thank you, everybody, for your reaction to Cool Patrol., retrieved August 19, 2018
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BbNqPmXFV8C/
- ↑ Starbomb (2017-11-15). "hey @tomhanks do u want to do a guest verse on our next album, this is a serious offer". @starbomb. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ↑ Game Grumps (2018-07-11), Arin Wikipedias Himself - PART 3 - Game Grump, retrieved 2018-07-13
- ↑ Game Grumps (July 28, 2018), We Wikipedia Dan: The Grump Years Begin - PART 3 - Game Grumps, retrieved July 29, 2018
- ↑ GameGrumps (2018-07-29), We Wikipedia Dan: So Many Projects - PART 4 - Game Grumps, retrieved 2018-07-30
- ↑ Starbomb (2018-12-23). "pic.twitter.com/uO1OzuOBYs". @starbomb. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- ↑ Egoraptor. "REGRETROID – Starbomb 3D Animated Music Video (by Antony Manley)". Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ Starbomb's official facebook (April 2, 2019), Pre-orders for signed albums start THIS FRIDAY (April 5) at midnight Pacific Time on starbomb.com! (That means Thursday night!), retrieved April 4, 2019
- ↑ Egoraptor (April 5, 2019). "Overwatch RAP Music Video - Starbomb (animated by Knights of the Light Table)". Retrieved April 7, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ↑ BEST Zelda Rap IN THE WORLD!!! - ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO!! (Animated by Shoocharu) Egoraptor on YouTube. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Starbomb Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Starbomb Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Starbomb Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Starbomb Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Starbomb Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Starbomb Chart History (Top Comedy Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Starbomb Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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