Chad Albert Larson (born October 27, 1965) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder and

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ist for the

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rock band

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, in which he performs under the

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and persona of Crash McLarson. From 2012 to 2014, Larson also played Crash McLarson on

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original series '' The Aquabats! Super Show!'' and on the series' 2019

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-based revival ''The Aquabats! RadVentures!''.

Biography

Larson has been a member of The Aquabats since the group's inception, having co-founded the band alongside

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and Boyd Terry in 1994. In the earliest days of the band, Larson played

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before switching to bass guitar. Since then, he's acted as one of The Aquabats' most prominent songwriters, writing or co-writing a majority of the band's material. On ''The Aquabats! Super Show!'', Larson worked as an occasional composer alongside his other bandmates in addition to his co-starring role, as well as contributing screenwriting credits, most prominently on the 2013 episode "The Shark Fighter!". In the early 1990s and up until their break-up in 1997, Larson was also the bassist for the

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band B.H.R., an acronym whose meaning regularly changed. In 1999, Larson performed anonymously with other members of The Aquabats in the side project

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, where he played guitar under the stage name "Breath". Outside of The Aquabats, Larson makes a career as a professional

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. He currently lives in

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with his wife and four children, and, like bandmates Jacobs and

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, is a member of

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Discography

The Aquabats

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for a full list of recordings *'' The Return of the Aquabats'' (1996) - bass *'' The Fury of the Aquabats!'' (1997) - bass, organ, vocals *''

The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death! ''The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death!'' is the third studio album from American band The Aquabats, released on October 26, 1999, on Goldenvoice Records. After the success of ''The Fury of The Aquabats!'', ''Floating Eye'' found the band m ...

'' (1999) - bass, vocals *'' Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2'' (2000) - bass guitar *'' Yo! Check Out This Ride! EP'' (2004) - bass guitar *''

Charge!! ''Charge!!'' is the fourth studio album by American comedy rock band The Aquabats, released on June 7, 2005 by Nitro Records. Following a nearly six year semi-hiatus which resulted in numerous line-up changes, ''Charge!!'' was The Aquabats' firs ...

'' (2005) - bass, vocals *'' Radio Down!'' (2010) - bass, backing vocals *'' Hi-Five Soup!'' (2011) - bass, vocals *'' The Aquabats! Super Show! Television Soundtrack: Volume One'' (2019) - bass, vocals *'' Kooky Spooky...In Stereo'' (2020) - bass, vocals

B.H.R.

*''Breaking In!'' (1993) *''

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/B.H.R.'' 7" split (1993)

The Sandfleas

*''Four Songs Four Jerks'' (1999) - guitar

References

External links

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Tastes Like Chicken interview with Crash McLarson
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