Presented to you by: Haley Martin, Jeremy

Barlow, and Jen Brown

Five Iron Frenzy!Five Iron Frenzy!

The Beginning of Five Iron The Beginning of Five Iron Frenzy…Frenzy…

• FIF getting together

• How did they get their crazy name?

• How did they ever get discovered?

How FIF Got TogetherHow FIF Got Together• The Friendships

• The love of music

• Evangelism

How did they Come up with How did they Come up with Five Iron Five Iron

Frenzy for a Name???Frenzy for a Name???• The name comes from a former room mate.

One night, he was afraid that if he went out he was going to get jumped by a group of people. He took a golf club with him to defend himself and he said something about it being “putter mayhem”. One of the band members took the club and since it was a five iron, he said it was “more like five iron frenzy.” The name just stuck.

Five Iron Frenzy was discovered Five Iron Frenzy was discovered by...by...

• The beginning

• Frank Tates; Five Minute Walk Records

• Exploded into the music industry

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FIF Music StyleFIF Music Style• They derived their

music from ska, punk, metal, emo, and hip hop.

• Song lyrics and vocals were handled mostly by Reese.

Many Albums from Many Albums from FIFFIF

• Brave Saint Saturn: The Light of things Hoped for• Upbeats and Beatdowns• Our Newest Album Ever• Quantity is Job 1• Live: Proof that the youth are revolting • All the Hype that Money can buy• Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo• Cheeses…Of Nazareth• The End is Near

Five Iron’s Most Popular Five Iron’s Most Popular AlbumsAlbums

• Quantity is

Job 1

• Our Newest Album Ever

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Does anyone know what a skank Does anyone know what a skank pit is?pit is?

• A skank pit is a dance pit for ska concerts.

• Skanking is another form of moshing.

Concert AnticsConcert Antics• Cornerstone 2003,

Bushnell, Illinois, Five Iron Frenzy performed a show in front of thousands of people.

• Piñatas, Candy, and Chili

The Christian Beliefs The Christian Beliefs of FIFof FIF

• FIF believes in our savior Jesus Christ. The Lord was their main inspiration for writing their music. They believed as it says in the Bible, Phil. 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

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Questions and Questions and AnswersAnswers

• How did Five Iron Frenzy get their name?

a. It was a street sign.

b. They got it when a friend was in trouble and defending himself with a golf club.

c. It came to them in their dreams.• Which of these was part of their music style?

a. Ska

b. Gregorian Chant

c. Classical Music• What inspired them to write their music?

a. Their parents

b. Jelly Beans

c. The Lord Jesus Christ

ReferencesReferences• www.fiveironfrenzy.com

• www.faithclipart.com

• www.fci.crossnet

• www.christianmusic.com

• www.realmagazine.com• http://lithium.1up.com/zd/board/message?

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