History Music / ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica

%%* RockTrio: One of the goofiest, most good-natured trios in rock, hands down.

** In latter-day performances, when they perform "Lump," they end the song with the ending line from [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Weird Al's parody song, ''Gump'']].

To clarify, The Presidents of the United States of America [[DontExplainTheJoke have no actual]] [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents presidents]] [[NonIndicativeName in their band.]] Just so we're clear.

* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''II.''
* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: In comparison to most other alt-rock bands of the time (even just their peers in Seattle like Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/PearlJam and Music/AliceInChains), this band is far too DenserAndWackier to go beyond a 4.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Mostly a 4, sometimes a 5. It's the Presidents, though, so even their harder-edged songs are still pretty goofy - "Man (Opposable Thumb)" has a gigantic, grungy riff that gives way to a dopey tune that compares other alt-rock singers to cavemen.

* RockTrio: One of the goofiest, most good-natured trios in rock, hands down.

** "Twig", one of their weirder songs, was apparently written as an AffectionateParody of {{Music/Beck}}'s lyrics (an early version was released by Caspar & Mollusk, which was basically a one-time collaboration between Chris Ballew and Beck). A sample lyric:

** "Twig", one of their weirder songs, was apparently written as an AffectionateParody of Beck's lyrics (an early version was released by Caspar & Mollusk, which was basically a one-time collaboration between Chris Ballew and Beck). A sample lyric:

* EpicRocking: From ''II,'' the five-minute "Puffy Little Shoes."

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: In comparison to most other alt-rock bands of the time, this band is far too DenserAndWackier to go beyond a 4.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Mostly a 4, sometimes a 5.

** "Fuck California" references "Green Onions" by Booker T & The MGs in its lyrics. The general groove sounds similar to that song, too.

--->Squozen frozen duplicated drunk in a bar

* ShoutOut: In latter-day performances, when they perform "Lump," they end the song with the ending line from [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Weird Al's parody song, ''Gump'']].
-->''"And that's all I have to say''
-->''ABOUT THAT!"''

To clarify, The Presidents Of The United States Of America [[DontExplainTheJoke have no actual]] [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents presidents]] [[NonIndicativeName in their band.]] Just so we're clear.

The Presidents Of The United States Of America - also simply known as ''The Presidents'', ''POTUSA'', or simply ''PUSA''; their name is a mouthful even for diehard fans - are an AlternativeRock band, formed in Seattle in 1993, who went on to release six albums and be twice nominated for Grammy awards. Their style combines the frenetic pace of PunkRock with {{Pop}}, {{Grunge}} and CountryMusic influences, which made them slightly atypical of the Seattle scene. For much of their existence they were made up of vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew, drummer and vocalist Jason Finn with "guitbassist" and backup vocalist Dave Dederer. When Dederer left to settle down and raise a family in the 2000s, Andrew [=McKeag=] stepped in to take his place. The "basitar" and "guitbass" were themselves modified guitars, one with two bass strings and the other with three guitar strings, both drop-tuned to C#.

Originally, the band played their music with a primitive drum machine (as heard on their early demos) before Jason Finn joined. They released their debut, SelfTitledAlbum in 1995 on [=PopLlama=] Records. The record, on the strength of memorable singles like "Lump" and "Peaches," gathered such a following that it was rereleased on Creator/ColumbiaRecords later that year, and was certified triple platinum. The follow up, ''II,'' was certified gold and didn't match the sales or the critical praise of its predecessor. After three years of touring, Ballew decided to spend more time with his kids and called it quits on the Presidents with the release of ''Pure Frosting,'' which combined new material with live tracks and demos. Notably, this record contains "Cleveland Rocks," which became the theme song for ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow.''

The hiatus didn't last long, and the band reformed in 2000 to release a new single, "Jupiter," and thus a new album, ''Freaked Out & Small.'' It got good reviews, but sold 25,000 copies, and the band dissolved again only to reform again in 2004 to release ''Love Everybody,'' and later ''These Are the Good Times People'' in 2008, both on their indie label, PUSA Inc. Their last album, ''Kudos To You!'' was released in February of 2014, released via [=PledgeMusic=] and preceded by the video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4JxY-kiN2Y "Poor Little Me."]]

The Presidents Of The United States Of America - also simply known as ''The Presidents'', ''POTUSA'', or simply ''PUSA''; their name is a mouthful even for diehard fans - are an AlternativeRock band, formed in Seattle in 1993, who went on to release six albums and be twice nominated for Grammy awards. Their style combines the frenetic pace of PunkRock with {{Pop}}, {{Grunge}} and CountryMusic influences, which made them slightly atypical of the Seattle scene. For much of their existence they were made up of vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew, drummer and vocalist Jason Finn with "guitbassist" and backup vocalist Dave Dederer. When Dederer left to settle down and raise a family in the 2000s, Andrew [=McKeag=] stepped in to take his place. The "basitar" and "guitbass" are actually regular instruments that have been modified: one is a regular guitar with two bass strings, and the other is a guitar with three strings, with both tuned to C#.

->''Movin' to the country, honna eat a lot of peaches,\\

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Averted, with basslines provided by front-man Ballew.

* CoverVersion: Their most famous being Ian Hunter's "Cleveland Rocks," used at the theme song for ''LiveActionTelevision/TheDrewCareyShow.'' They've also done Music/TheBuggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star," Music/MC5's [[Music/KickOutTheJams "Kick Out The Jams,"]] and The Young Fresh Fellows' "Rock N' Roll Pest Control," the latter of which was featured in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. They even did the Music/SexPistols' "Problems" as a bonus track on a later album, as well as, of all things, the theme from ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' for [[Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle the live-action movie]].

To clarify, '''The Presidents Of The United States Of America''' [[DontExplainTheJoke have no actual]] [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents presidents]] [[NonIndicativeName in their band.]] Just so we're clear.

The group have had a multitude of side projects, most notably Subset, a supergroup with Music/SirMixALot whose album never wound up being released. Additionally, Chris Ballew has released solo albums of music for kids under the name Caspar Babypants. Yes, really.

The band's album discography includes:

* LongRunnerLineup: The original lineup was Chris Ballew, Jason Finn, and Dave Dederer, which lasted from 1993 to 2005. Dederer left that year, and was replaced by Andrew McKeag, who has remained with them ever since.

The hiatus didn't last long, and the band reformed in 2000 to release a new single, "Jupiter," and thus a new album, ''Freaked Out & Small.'' It got good reviews, but sold 25,000 copies, and the band dissolved again only to reform again in 2004 to release ''Love Everybody,'' and later ''These Are the Good Times People'' in 2008, both on their indie label, PUSA Inc.

Their last album, ''Kudos To You!'' was released in February of 2014, released via [=PledgeMusic=] and preceded by the video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4JxY-kiN2Y "Poor Little Me."]]

To clarify, '''The Presidents Of The United States Of America''' [[DontExplainTheJoke have no actual]] [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents presidents]] [[NonIndicativeName in their band.]]

Just so we're clear.

The Presidents Of The United States Of America - also simply known as ''The Presidents'' or ''POTUSA'' - are an AlternativeRock band, formed in Seattle in 1993, who went on to release six albums and be twice nominated for Grammy awards. Their style combines the frenetic pace of PunkRock with {{Pop}}, {{Grunge}} and CountryMusic influences, which made them slightly atypical of the Seattle scene. They're currently made up of vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew, drummer and vocalist Jason Finn with "guitbassist" and backup vocalist Andrew [=McKeag=]; Dave Dederer was in [=McKeag=]'s position until he settled down to raise a family. The "basitar" and "guitbass" are actually regular six-stringed guitars that have been modified: one is a regular guitar with two bass strings, and the other is a guitar with three strings, with both tuned to C#.

Their new album, ''Kudos To You!'' was released in February of 2014, released via [=PledgeMusic=] and preceded by the video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4JxY-kiN2Y "Poor Little Me."]]

* NonIndicativeName

* RockTrio

* ShoutOut: When they performed their classic song, ''Lump'', They end the song with the ending verse from [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Weird Al's parody song, ''Gump'']].
-->''And that's all I have to say about that!''

->Well, okay, there's [[http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=709188 this]].

The group have had a multitude of side projects, most notably Subset, a supergroup with Music/SirMixALot whose album never wound up being released.

The Presidents Of The United States Of America - also simply known as ''The Presidents'' or ''POTUSA''- are an AlternativeRock band, formed in Seattle in 1993, who went on to release six albums and be twice nominated for Grammy awards. Their style combines the frenetic pace of PunkRock with {{Pop}}, {{Grunge}} and CountryMusic influences, which made them slightly atypical of the Seattle scene. They're currently made up of vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew, drummer and vocalist Jason Finn with "guitbassist" and backup vocalist Andrew [=McKeag=]; Dave Dederer was in [=McKeag=]'s position until he settled down to raise a family. The "basitar" and "guitbass" are actually regular six-stringed guitars that have been modified: one is a regular guitar with two bass strings, and the other is a guitar with three strings, with both tuned to C#.

The Presidents Of The United States Of America - also simply known as ''The Presidents'' - are an AlternativeRock band, formed in Seattle in 1993, who went on to release six albums and be twice nominated for Grammy awards. Their style combines the frenetic pace of PunkRock with {{Pop}}, {{Grunge}} and CountryMusic influences, which made them slightly atypical of the Seattle scene. They're currently made up of vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew, drummer and vocalist Jason Finn with "guitbassist" and backup vocalist Andrew [=McKeag=]; Dave Dederer was in [=McKeag=]'s position until he settled down to raise a family. The "basitar" and "guitbass" are actually regular six-stringed guitars that have been modified: one is a regular guitar with two bass strings, and the other is a guitar with three strings, with both tuned to C#.

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: With the "basitar" and "guitbass", they've pretty much averted this, dividing bass between the lead singer/guitarist and the rhythm guitarist.

To clarify, '''The Presidents Of The United States Of America''' [[DontExplainTheJoke have no actual]] [[ThePresidents presidents]] [[NonIndicativeName in their band.]]