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Superchick (or Superchic[k]) is an American Christian Rock band formed in 1999.
The band consists of:
- Max Hsu (DJ, Keyboards)
- Tricia Baumhardt (née Brock) (Lead Vocals)
- Matt Dally (Bass, Vocals)
- Dave Ghazarian (Guitar, Keyboards)
- Chase Lovelace (Drums)
Discography
- Karaoke Superstars (2001)
- Last One Picked (2002)
- Regeneration (2003)
- Beauty from Pain (2005)
- Rock What You Got (2008)
- Reinvention (2010)
Superchick provides examples of the following tropes:
Musician Tropes
- Band of Relatives: Prior to 2012 they had two sisters.
- Girl Group: Subverted. They have a feminine name, female vocalist and write about empowerment. Now look at the rest of the band.
- My Nayme Is: As Superchic[k].
- No Pronunciation Guide: Why they added the K back to their name.
- Pregnant Badass: Tricia performed on tour with a very noticeable baby bump.
- Slogan Yelling Megaphone Girl: Their mascot/Tricia.
- The Smurfette Principle: After Melissa left the band in 2012.
- Sudden Name Change: The band originally went from Superchick11 to Superchic. Then to Superchic[k] once they released an album, but downplay the brackets for Googleability.
- Two Girls to a Team: Prior to 2012.
Music Tropes
- Amazon Brigade: "So Beautiful".
"When every girl can see her beauty we will be an army." |
- Audience Participation Song: "Hey Hey".
- Author Catchphrase: After the song of the same name on their debut album, "One Girl Revolution" (or some variant of) tends to pop up once an album.
- Captain Obvious: "Bowling Ball".
"You need that boy like a bowling ball dropped on your head. Which means not at all." |
- Cerebus Syndrome: While not too drastic, their earlier albums were still a bit more cheerful than currently.
- Christian Rock
- Deceptively Silly Title: Their remixes usually have humorous names like "Dropped Chevy Mix," "Space Monkey Lab Mix," "Red Pill Mix," "Box Office Blockbuster Mix," "Vampires Vs Cheerleaders Mix" and "Teens Falling In/Out Of Love Mix." They, more often than not, have almost nothing to do with the actual song.
- Determinator: "One More".
- I Am What I Am: "Real". Name dropped in the opening line no less.
- Like Parent, Like Spouse: "Barlow Girls".
"All the boys in the band want a Valentine from a Barlow girl. The boys think they're the bomb. 'Cause they remind them of their mom." |
- Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness: Anywhere between 1 ("Courage") and 6 ("Hey Hey").
- The Not-Remix: While it's still a remix album, Reinvention feels like this in comparison to Regeneration. However, "Stand in the Rain (Symphonic Mix)" is a more straight example.
- One-Woman Army: "One Girl Revolution".
- One-Woman Song: "Song 4 Tricia (Princes and Frogs)".
- Pep Talk Song: Half of the songs in their library.
- Rearrange the Song: Regeneration took songs from their first two albums and made them Darker and Edgier.
- Rerelease the Song: "One Girl Revolution (Battle Mix)" was put on the re-release of Beauty from Pain after debuting on the previous album.
- Rockstar Song: Inverted with "Karaoke Superstars" and "Rock Stars".
- Shout-Out: "Song 4 Tricia (Princes and Frogs)" has a Back to The Future reference.
"...watch me for the changes and, uh, try to keep up." |
- "Alive" asks, "do robots dream of electric sheep?"
- "TV Land" name drops The A-Team, Beverly Hills, 90210, Charlies Angels and I Dream of Jeannie.
- "Na Na" references Peanuts and Pokémon.
- Suspiciously Similar Song: "Hey Hey" has been called this in comparison to "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson.
- Stay in the Kitchen: "Me Against the World".
"They said don't try to change the world. You're just a girl." |
- Step Up to the Microphone: "Princes and Frogs" is obviously not sung by Tricia.
- Studio Chatter: "Song 4 Tricia (Princes and Frogs)" and "Dave Ghazarian: Guitar Hero".
- Textless Album Cover: Karaoke Superstars.
- Unlikely Hero: "Hero".
- A Wild Rapper Appears: Whenever Matt is given vocals.
- Xtreme Kool Letterz: "Song 4 Tricia (Princes and Frogs)".
Music Video Tropes
- Ground-Shattering Landing: The entire band uses Wire Fu jumps in the "Cross the Line" video, but Tricia is the only one who actually lands this way.
- High School Dance: The premise of the "Barlow Girls" music video.
- Wondrous Ladies' Room: Averted in the "Barlow Girls" music video. Although the (male) guitarist doesn't seem to mind it in there.