'' All the Hype That Money Can Buy '' is Five Iron Frenzy 's most musically diverse album , binding elements of salsa , calypso and reggae with ska . Certain tracks also contain impressions of rockabilly , metal and arena rock . Guests appearing on the album include returning member Scott Kerr , Karl Perazzo of Santana , Christian singer Randy Stonehill , Justin McRoberts and The W 's members Bret Barker and Valentine Hellmam . The album contains typical Five Iron Frenzy fare , with both serious and humorous content . Even the album 's title is self-deprecating humor intended to foil the audience 's expectations . In the title track , the band reveals that " It 's so wrong , so far from true . In secret , I 'm just like you . " The album contains Five Iron 's signature mix of serious and silly content , though it leans toward heavier issues more than previous albums . On the serious side is " A New Hope " , written in response to the Columbine High School massacre . In " Giants " , Roper refers to Adam Smiths ' '' The Wealth of Nations '' to continue his general attacks on big business and Social Darwinism . In " Hurricanes " , the vocalist laments " ... and I am a failure / defeated every time ... " before bringing the focus back to hope in Christ . Roper commented to '' HM '' magazine that it was " ... probably the most depressing song you 'll ever hear from us . " Roper also tackles issues within Christian culture and the church , taking on homophobia and hypocrisy in " Fahrenheit " . The song refers to Freddie Mercury , the frontman of Queen , who eventually died of AIDS , and the superhero Flash Gordon , a reference to the fact that the score for the 1980s '' Flash Gordon '' movie was composed and performed by Queen . In a 2000 interview , Roper explained that " everyone will readily admit that homosexuality is a sin , but not that homophobia is just as bad in God 's eyes . " However , in a 2014 blog post , Roper recanted his statements and expressed his displeasure with the song 's lyrics , writing that over the years his attitudes on homosexuality had " softened " and he no longer considered it a sin . Admitting he was " ashamed " of " Fahrenheit " s lyrics , he wrote " At the time , I felt that I was doing the most honorable thing that I could , calling the Church to the carpet on being homophobic . I thought that I could do so by pointing the finger at myself with my own homophobia towards one of my heroes , Freddie Mercury . What bothers me is how arrogant and condemning I still was about homosexuality "
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
All the Hype That Money Can Buy