Cheeses...(of Nazareth)

Cheeses... (of Nazareth)
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 22, 2003
Recorded1996–2000
StudioVarious
GenreChristian ska
Length55:59
LabelFive Minute Walk/EMI
ProducerFrank Tate
Five Iron Frenzy chronology
Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo
(2001)
Cheeses... (of Nazareth)
(2003)
The End Is Near
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christianity Today(not rated) [2]
Real Magazine(not rated) [3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]
Cross Rhythms(not rated)[5]

Cheeses... (of Nazareth) is the first compilation album by Five Iron Frenzy released in 2003. It contains a number of rarities and live tracks as a thank you to fans; the band would break up at the end of 2003. When it was announced that this album would be made, the band asked fans to call a provided phone number and leave suggestions for what the album should contain.

The original album name was "Cheeses of Nazareth", but the band decided it might be considered sacrilegious, so it was shortened to "Cheeses...". The title is based on a joke circulating on the Internet with a punchline of Cheeses of Nazareth. The album's interior contains a map of the U.S. showing a reference to the cheeses of Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

The album mainly appealed to the group's dedicated fan base. However, it managed to chart on both the Billboard heatseekers and contemporary Christian chart in the US.

  1. ^ Cheeses...(of Nazareth) at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Cheeses ..." Crosswalk.com.
  3. ^ Real Magazine review Archived October 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Five Iron Frenzy, "Cheeses..." Review". jesusfreakhideout.com.
  5. ^ Rimmer, Mike (November 2003). "Five Iron Frenzy - Cheeses...". Cross Rhythms (77).