History Music / Zebrahead

* [[TheCoverChangesTheGender The Cover Doesn't Change The Gender]]: All of ''Panty Raid'' leaves the lyrics the same.
* DissonantSerenity: "Mental Health". Ali seems crazy through most of the song in the lyrics(About a patient in a mental hospital), and when Matty's lyrics come in he sings 'All I want is to go home, just for a bit...but these padded rooms are the shit!'. Moment of clarity, then back to the nut farm.

* PunkRap
* RapRock: As mentioned above, the rock part became emphasized more starting with ''MFZB''. Of course, the combination of rapping and rock instruments has always been their style.

* ShoutOut: The aforementioned "Mike Dexter is a God..." is named after a character in ''Film/CantHardlyWait''. Then you have "We're Not a Cover Band, We're a Tribute Band", which aims to namecheck as many songs in VideoGame/GuitarHero III as possible.

* RecycledInSpace: The cover illustration of ''Stupid Fat Americans'' is the cover illustration of ''Playmate of the Year'' IN JAPAN.

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Dan Palmer, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping (usually by Ali, who as an actual rapper nicely makes his rapping flow with and transition to and from Matty's non-rap vocals) mixed in.

* AntiLoveSong: A few, of different flavors. Particularly "Enemy" and "Here's To You".

* [[TheCoverChangesTheGender The Cover Doesn't Change The Gender]]: 'Wannabe' uses the word 'lover', which is gender neutral. Girlfriend stays the same, only with ten times the SugarWiki/{{Awesome|Music}} and twenty times the SugarWiki/{{Funny|Moments}}. Hell, all of Panty Raid is leaves the lyrics the same.

* IntercourseWithYou: "Playmate of the Year" (The song, not the album that the song gives its title too.)
* LongTitle: ...There are a few of these. Special awards to "Mike Dexter Is a God, Mike Dexter Is a Role Model, Mike Dexter Is an Asshole".

* PowerOfFriendship: "Strength" is about this.

* ShoutOut: The aforementioned "Mike Dexter is a God..." is named after a character in ''Film/CantHardlyWait''.
* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: "Song 10" is very heavily this. To a point that the members of the band say that the lyrics don't exist.

* SophisticatedAsHell: Ali seems fond of this lately. Brixton makes use of the word "rhetoric," for starters, and several of their songs tackle major social issues by Ali basically screaming a combination of [[LikeASimile clever analogies]] and [[ClusterFBomb cusswords.]]

* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right, But Three Rights Make a Left" and "Sorry, But Your Friends are Hot" are...interesting cases. In the former, the cheater(The girlfriend) is portrayed as in the wrong, and in the latter the SympatheticPOV is with the cheater who seems to be a semi-guilty sex addict who wishes he could be faithful.

* SongOfSongTitles: "We're Not A Cover Band, We're A Tribute Band". The choruses are all referencing Guitar Hero III song titles.

They also have a thing about singing womens' cover songs, as they released a cover of Wannabe (yes, ''that'' Wannabe) by the Spice Girls (yeah, ''those'' Spice Girls), and released a whole album of womens' pop covers, Panty Raid.

* ''Panty Raid'' (2009)

* [[TheCoverChangesTheGender The Cover Doesn't Change The Gender]]: 'Wannabe' uses the word 'lover', which is gender neutral. Girlfriend stays the same, only with ten times the [[CrowningMusicofAwesome Awesome]] and twenty times the [[CrowningMomentofFunny Funny]]. Hell, all of Panty Raid is leaves the lyrics the same.

* RecycledInSpace: The cover art of ''Stupid Fat Americans'' is the cover art of ''Playmate of the Year'' IN JAPAN.

* NoExportForYou: Inverted. Many of the albums had Japanese bonus tracks, and the [=EPs=] ''Stupid Fat Americans'' and ''Waste Of MFZB'' were only released in Japan.

Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler]]. (Music/{{Crush 40}} later made another version of "His World" as noted on their page.)

This band's discography consists of:

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Dan Palmer, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping (usually by Ali, who as an actual rapper nicely makes his rapping flow with and transition to and from Matty's non-rap vocals) mixed in. Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler]]. (Music/{{Crush 40}} later made another version of "His World" as noted on their page.)

* IntercourseWithYou: Playmate of the Year (The song, not the album that the song gives its title too.)

* NoExportForYou: Inverted. Many of the albums had Japanese bonus tracks, and the [=EPs=] "Stupid Fat Americans" and "Waste Of MFZB" were only released in Japan.

* PowerOfFriendship: Strength is about this.

* ''Call Your Friends'' (2013) (upcoming)

* RecycledInSpace: The cover art of ''Waste of MFZB'' is the cover art of ''Playmate of the Year'' IN JAPAN.

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Dan Palmer, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping (usually by Ali, who as an actual rapper nicely makes his rapping flow with and transition to and from Matty's non-rap vocals) mixed in. Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler.]] (Music/{{Crush 40}} later made another version of "His World" as noted on their page.)

They also have a thing about singing womens' cover songs, as they released a cover of Wannabe (Yes, ''that'' Wannabe) by the Spice Girls (Yeah, ''those'' Spice Girls), and released a whole album of womens' pop covers, Panty Raid.

* PowerOfFriendship: Strength is about this.
* [[TheCoverChangesTheGender The Cover Doesn't Change The Gender]]: 'Wannabe' uses the word 'lover', which is gender neutral. Girlfriend stays the same, only with ten times the [[CrowningMusicofAwesome Awesome]] and twenty times the [[CrowningMomentofFunny Funny]]. Hell, all of Panty Raid is leaves the lyrics the same.

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Dan Palmer, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping (usually by Ali, who as an actual rapper nicely makes his rapping flow with and transition to and from Matty's non-rap vocals mixed) in. Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler.]] (Music/{{Crush 40}} later made another version of "His World" as noted on their page.)

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Dan Palmer, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping (usually by Ali, who as an actual rapper nicely makes his rapping flow with and transition to and from Matty's non-rap vocals mixed in). Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler.]] (Music/{{Crush 40}} later made another version of "His World" as noted on their page.)

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Greg Bergdorf, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping (usually by Ali, who actually is a rapper) mixed in. Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler.]] (Music/{{Crush 40}} later made another version of "His World" as noted on their page.)

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Greg Bergdorf, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping mixed in. Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler.]] (Music/{{Crush 40}} later made another version of "His World" as noted on their page.)

* IntercourseWithYou: Playmate of the Year (The song, not the album that the song gives its title too._

* NoExportForYou: Many of the albums had Japanese bonus tracks, and the [=EPs=] "Stupid Fat Americans" and "Waste Of MFZB" were only released in Japan.

* RapRock: As mentioned above, the rock part became emphasized more starting with ''MFZB''.

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Greg Bergdorf, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping mixed in. Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler.]] (Music/{{Crush 40}} later did a cover of "His World" as well, as noted on their page.)

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Greg Bergdorf, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping mixed in. Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler.]] (Music/Crush40 did a cover of the song as well.)

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Greg Bergdorf, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping mixed in. Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[UpToEleven arguably even cooler.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: "Song 10" wins another award.

* Yellow (1998)
* Waste of Mind (1998)
* Playmate of the Year (2000)
* [[{{FunWithAcronyms}} MFZB]](2003): Also note that this is when the band began to shift in a more rock-oriented direction.
* Waste of MFZB (2004)
* Broadcast to the World (2006)
* Phoenix (2008)
* Panty Raid (2009)
* Get Nice (2011)

* RapRock

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The band is popular enough in Japan that a couple albums didn't get released outside of it.

Zebrahead is a PunkRap group consisting of Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis, Ed Udhus, Ben Osmundson, and Greg Bergdorf, providing a bizarre yet interesting mix of high-energy rock guitar and high-energy hip-hop style singing. Over the years their style has evolved from a more funk hip-hop style in their early albums to a more refined hard rock sound, with rapping mixed in. Mostly unheard of in America, they're strangely popular in Japan. This was enough to warrant Ali and Matty being called on to perform the main theme to the 2006 SonicTheHedgehog game, "His World", which (along with the rest of that game's soundtrack) is arguably the best thing about that game. They also came out with a full band remix of said song, which is [[BeyondTheImpossible arguably even cooler.]]