Educated Kid

The Hipwaders

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: self-released
• ASIN: B000TXNFV4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #195,797 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Turn Up The Radio

2. Little Baby Brother

3. Educated Kid

4. The History of Declan Rae

5. Dewey Decimal System

6. Song of the Paleo Pirates

7. Geometry

8. Aidan's Train

9. Art Car

10. You've Got To Move

11. Speed of Love

12. Cat in a Bathysphere

13. Stuffed Animal Boy

Editorial Reviews

Review

It s no surprise to me that children's and kid's music is being lifted from the banal to the beautific. Kids are supremely networked and informed to the hip, the lame, the cool and even before the computers changed modern living children knew when they were being talked down to. In same spirit of completely wonderful, whimsical and musically gifted treats for the young set is the Bay Area-based Hipwaders pulling off some brilliantly fun and surprisingly hip songs extolling touchstones of childlike glee including art cars and dinosaurs. With Devo influences the post-mod-rock trio lays some serious grooves and invokes the best spirits of They Might be Giants, Schoolhouse Rocks and The Beatles veiled odes to decadence that were so brilliant no one cared what they were about. The Hipwaders are on a great path to immortality if they throw down some trippy videos of kids taking over the world and start building post-modern parables that speak to children of all ages and can be reinterpreted on multiple cultural and spiritual levels. Indeed we all might be hip-deep soon. --SF Bay Times

Product Description

The Hipwaders is comprised of Tito Uquillas on vocals and guitar, Chris Blubaugh on vocals and bass, and Nick Baca on vocals and drums. Audiences throughout the San Francisco Bay Area have come to love the rocking, entertaining music of The Hipwaders. Chris and Tito formed The Hipwaders in the early '90's after meeting at their jobs as paramedics. After discovering the joys (and tribulations) of starting a family and raising their own kids, The Hipwaders began taking their upbeat songwriting approach towards entertaining children and families with lyrics that deal with kid concerns and interests. The Hipwaders approach of not "talking down" to children has gained them fans of all ages who appreciate music that is fun, upbeat, and rocks!

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, January 8, 2008

By	Z Recommends "zrecs.com" (Texas, United States) - See all my reviews

The Hipwaders' sophomore effort gets more out of jangly, hook-infused power pop than almost any other children's album we've heard in years, and it has the confidence of a songwriter (Tito Uquillas) who can to take in elements of other genres and make them his own in a band that hasn't lost its edge or power to surprise. From predictably-structured songs like "Art Car" and "Little Baby Brother" to intricately constructed and variably-paced songs like "The History of Declan Rae," the Hipwaders make making great music sound easy. Their knack for setting great pop hooks into a surprising tapestry of sound is apparent in the chanting funk chorus of "Dewey Decimal System" ("Dewey Dewey Dewey Dewey Dewey Decimal System Dewey"), the harmonized bopping on "Little Baby Brother," and almost everywhere else you turn.

But the music is just part of it; their perspective has a freshness that is rare in a genre that emphasizes beat and melody first, then sentiment and humor, and rarely offers anything like insight. This is an album many adults will quickly fall in love with for its sideways glances at a variety of topics, and Uquillas manages to pack information into songs without a whiff of "learning." "The History of Declan Rae" is a "history" of a young child which passes through all of the major ages of Earth's history, "and then came you"; and yes, "Dewey Decimal System" does teach you the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System. The album's title track is an anthem against restrictive definitions of talent, education, and achievement that just might change a ten-year-old's life.

Top Tracks: Little Baby Brother / Educated Kid / The History of Declan Rae / Dewey Decimal System / Song of the Paleo Pirates / You've Got To Move / Stuffed Animal Boy

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Hip Hipwaders, September 18, 2007

By	North Idaho Dad "chalkhorse" - See all my reviews

The Hipwaders found themselves at the forefront of hip children's music last month when they were invited to play at Kidzapalooza, the kids' music festival that is a part of the larger Lollapalooza concert held in Chicago.

It's easy to see why they caught the attention of organizers. The Hipwaders make instantly irresistible pop-rock tunes in a style that ranges from early 80's Elvis Costello to the 21st century power pop of the Candy Butchers. They mesh their influences into a consistently appealing sound.

Their second CD, Educated Kid, was released this week. It's even better than their first.

Singer Tito Uquillas puts a fresh spin on a few classic subjects, like dinosaurs, siblings, math, toys, and animals. He has a unique and pleasing voice that my kids both immediately recognized when I first played the CD for them. Some of the lyrics border on, gasp, educational, but are always imaginative and fun. We're all well versed on the Dewey Decimal System now after listening to The Hipwaders' funky take on the subject.

Both my kids say there's not a bad song on the disc. A definite must-have for kids of all ages.