Mushroomhead - Complete Discography Retrospective
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- Mushroomhead formed in the early 90s in Cleveland, Ohio and became one of the more interesting bands to be carried along on the nu metal wave in the early 2000s. This video is a ‘return to’ the old LINESINWAX format of a complete discography retrospective, covering every studio album from this interesting outfit, right up to the present day.
I’ll also be digging into some of the band’s history Along The Way (see what I did there?) as well as adding my opinions on their music and addressing (or attempting to address) their line-up changes as we go along.
Get a drink, it’s gonna be a long one.
SOURCES & ADDITIONAL WATCHING:
Jason Popson on why he originally left Mushroomhead (it’s a long video):
• Mushroomhead's Waylon ...
Jeffrey Hatrix on his faith / leaving Mushroomhead:
• Jeff Hatrix (Lead Sing...
Jeffrey Hatrix on Skinny, Church and the issues with Mushroomhead:
www.theprp.com/2018/11/20/new...
Waylon personal video on leaving Mushroomhead:
• Waylon Reavis REVEALS ...
XX era live footage by Liberated Tape Archives:
• Mushroomhead Live - CO...
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
03:41 Self-Titled
11:15 Superbuick
14:00 Remix ‘97 & Remix 2000
15:54 M3
23:10 XX (Eclipse) & XX (Universal)
33:20 XIII
36:43 Savior Sorrow
40:47 Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children
42:53 The Righteous & The Butterfly
50:53 A Wonderful Life & Closing Thoughts
CORRECTIONS:
At the start of the video I explain that Mushroomhead’s first ever gig was on a support slot for Gwar. This is incorrect - the Gwar support show was their 2nd ever gig, the first being only a number of days earlier.
When talking about M3 I incorrectly called track “The Final Act”, “The Final Conflict” instead. D’oh.
By the video’s publication date of July 2022, there have been several further line-up changes, which were not mentioned in the video as they were outside of the scope of the project. Sometime towards the end of 2021, it seems that Jackie left Mushroomhead, although there is no official statement from the band as to how or why.
As of the June 2022 UK and EU tour, Scott Beck has replaced J Mann, Joe Gaal has replaced Tommy Shaffner, and Aydin Michael has replaced Stitch. It is unclear at the time of writing whether these members are absent for the European leg of the tour, or have dropped out of Mushroomhead permanently. I’d be surprised if the latter was the case, but at this point I’m past caring after spending the last few months totally enraptured in the twists and turns of this band’s members LOL
Towards the end of the video I incorrectly addressed Shmotz’ real name as Tim Schmitz. His name is Tom Schmitz.
SONGS USED IN THIS VIDEO (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
Never Let It Go
Simpleton
Slow Thing
Flattened
Idle Worship
2nd Thoughts (Fuck Like Pigs Mix)
Conflict… The Argument Goes On
Exploiting Your Weakness
Solitaire / Unraveling
The Wrist
Eternal
Erase The Doubt
Simple Survival
Come On
Our Apologies
Qwerty
What A Shame
Seen It All
Inevitable
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Jeffrey Nothing is the most underrated vocalist ever. No one will ever have a voice as unique and cool as his.
100% agree, he is definitely one of a kind
Yeah, but it is sad that he lost his voice:/
@The Trash Man You can't quite compare his voice from 2016-nowadays to the early days.
He lost most of it, especially when in live, and that's what hurts so much.
@The Trash Man explain the back tracks then
@@Andrlz_ no he didn't
The first 3 albums are 10/10 bangers. Love them.
First 4! I love every track on XIII, especially Becoming Cold.
One of the most underrated bands ever. Period. Also one of the most hardworking. Superbuick especially is just so innovative and different. I love it.
Totally agree. Superbuick is just amazing.
what i love about mushroomhead is they have always been unapologetic about being themselves
Skinny runs it like a dictator. Thats why everyone left.
Yeah he is a pos
Now it's a cover band...
@@carloscardona9859 sadly too true
Facts. I was an ATM, er I mean MRH fan from 98 until 2018. Follow Jeff's new material, everything is better and Noah blows the doors off skinny
@@rickdeckard7161 first show was in 97 last was one show after jman left. Ive heard jeff's stuff. Its good. Alot better then that hatrix band he had way back.
The song that actually got me into MRH was not on an album. It was the song “Your Soul Is Mine” from the Saw 6 soundtrack
That song is so good btw
That song is a banger 🙏
A killer jam!
I’ve been a Mushroomhead fanboy for years! First song I ever heard was “Kill Tomorrow” and it made me a fan overnight.
Ive watched this video maybe 5 times now, although we differ on our opinions on saviour sorrow and beautiful stories, I think this is the most well put together video on the band's music to date, it's so refreshing to see a video on MRH that doesn't just constantly compare them to Slipknot.
Why thank you - that’s very kind. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the video.
Truly I only got into Mushroomhead because they looked so much like Slipknot and to the 11 year old me that was enough- but even then I could tell they were worlds apart musically. Honestly I see no reason to compare them at all, and am surprised people do so much.
Those first few albums still sound unique nothing else like it. They were really into something in the beginning.
I'm almost 38 now and I first started going to MRH shows in the late 90's. My first show was their famous Halloween shows (I think in 98?). They were handing out 3 song demos of the first 3 tracks of M3 before its release. It came in just a carboard sleeve with the purple smoke on it and the track names on the back. 1995-2000 MRH was the face of Cleveland metal scene, we saw them at least once a month at various venues across northeast Ohio. They started to get bigger everywhere else but after XX and the release of XIII they started to fade out in Ohio. I wasn't a fan of XX remixed sounds or XIII as a whole, but I'll always love the first 3 albums. I still have all my original prints of the CDs and the 97 remix. It was a special era for us in Ohio. Around the time of XIII more complex and heavier bands like Chimaira were starting to take over.
My top 10
1. The Wrist
2. These Filthy Hands
3. Solitaire Unraveling
4. Fear Held Dear
5. Save us
6. Your Soul is Mine
7. Sun Doesn't Rise
8. Kill Tomorrow
9. Simpleton
10. Our Apologies
Yes!! I also love Bwomp!
@@rochellefreed853 Me too. And Simple Survival. Burn. Crazy. 43. Becoming Cold. There's too much lol. My favorite band.
Almost gone, best song
the first album screams "side project"
>"were about to take you in the world of the LSD user"
so ironic/coincidental considering I just dropped a acid gel before watching this video 😅😭😭
Interesting choice of material for your journey!
Hope you have (had?) a happy trip 😄
i saw that movie Samsara and halfway in it was giving me a bad trip
now im just talking with some mates and having a ciggy
Great video man! It's about time MRH received a retrospective video and you've definitely excelled at making this one. Lots of history covered, lineup changes, and talking about over 25 years of music is a tall order to fill, but you did it well.
Thanks man, that means a lot coming from a more established creator like yourself.
I’ve watched your MRH vids, got the Michale Graves and Sabbath ones saved ready to watch. My MRH album ranking is pretty similar to yours, give or take!
Cheers!
Mushroomhead has been my absolute favorite band for over 20 years now. I must be the rare breed of fan who recognizes that nearly every single MRH album has had lineup changes, and I've come to love every single one of them.
I was gutted when Nothing left, but Steve is an incredible replacement, and with Waylon's departure we get A Killer's Confession to enjoy. If Nothing does indeed have an Avengers style "Mushroomhead Assemble" moment and put together his own lineup, I'm here for what two separate MRH's can put out.
Never Let It Go.
What I realised watching this video is how intertwined the musicians in Cleveland are with each other, almost as if genre scenes don't really matter. Mushroomhead had members from so many different backgrounds, and they all contributed their own special ingredient to the stew lol
100% agree, it definitely seemed like a melting pot, especially in the 90s. Hope it’s still like that now. Love it when a town has a bustling scene like that.
@@linesinwax4996 it definitely still is, especially when it comes to people who worked with Dwid Hellion of Integrity. The Felton brothers, J Mann and even Derrick Green of Sepultura all worked with Integrity, most notably on the Integrity 2000 album
Those bootleg cd guys rule
@@xangrycatmanx5104 don't forget rauckhorst was bass for integrity for a few years
@@xangrycatmanx5104 That's what got me about slipknot and how lucky they were, because mushroomhead through its members are affiliated to the holy terror crew (integrity, in cold blood, keelhaul, ringworm etc), by picking a fight with mushroomhead they were lucky that some guys from the crews didn't get involved. Also chimaira and hatebreed fall into that list as well as as although not from cleveland a lot of cleveland guys ended up in hatebreed, and chimaira has matt who played in ringworm etc.
Mushroomhead has been a favorite for years. I am glad you took the time to lay this long documentary out. Unfortunately they don't play in Pittsburgh anymore. Best concert I ever seen was at Sounds of the Underground tour many many years ago in Ohio. They headlined and kicked ass. Now it seems like old Jackie is running the show. I don't see another album coming. Shame to see it collapse.
The 2 most powerful lines in Mushroomhead:
Invitable:
Hold on to what you can remember
The new Cult king:
It just seems to me, it's such a joke every new walk through life. Just inherits christ.
Had no idea they were from Ohio, I live here and actually saw them at the Alrosa Villa (where Dimebag Darrell was shot, it actually got torn down recently). Their singer Steve (I think it was right before COVID) was the nicest dude. I sat center stage and he was just thanking everyone for coming and clasps my hands and thanked me for coming out to see them. Never met anyone that just genuinely stoked to see their fans and audience.
I’ve been watching this retrospectives while at work and I just wanted to say keep up the great work dude. An keep this series up, I watch alot of music based content and you have such a unique voice and narrative that I haven’t seen yet!
Cheers!
Hiya dude thank you so much for the kind words! Steve does seem super nice - I’ve only seen interviews but he’s seems very chill. Glad you got to meet him.
Have you heard his older band called Garmonbozia? Some other commenters pointed it out to me, it’s an interesting project!
Cheers for watching and I’m really glad you enjoyed the videos :)
@@linesinwax4996 Anytime dude! I am still going through your vids at work. I really love your points on this one , dij, cradle of filth, and scorn so far. I also did not know all that history behind Napalm death or Mushroomhead.
He was very nice, it was sort of a weird show though. No encore and that seemed weird especially when you are from here, the show was great and alot of energy, but it just went dead silent and everyone kinda spilled out and left.
I haven’t heard but I will have to check them out.
And of course mate cheers I hope you keep them up. I really enjoy your take aways and points, you have a really unique perspective bringing in how the music comes in as a completed mix and finalized composition as well as the individual elements that make a band successful. Its really refreshing for someone like theneedledrop I just don’t trust with album “reviews” anymore lol
Sorry dude for some reason the YT Studio app doesn’t notify me of replies to a reply (lol)
Thanks for your kind words. It’s really cool that you’ve enjoyed the videos. I just want to say thanks for checking them all out. It means a lot.
I’m a day late, but, Merry Christmas!
Very well done good sir...this video is on point...I grew up as the band took off..skinny wife was my then husband's old babysitter..so we got to see the inside runnings of the band...got to see solitaire at skinnys house, on his laptop..the day b4 it dropped on much music..I as a 16yr old had no business round that backstage scene..but man was it an experience...this documentary brought back some good frickin times...thank u for this
Thank you very much for your insights - those seem like cool times!
A Wonderful Life seemed to have been lost in The shuffle that was Internal (Band drama) and external (Lockdown) . However if it is Mushroomheads final body of work, they really went out on a high note sonically.
Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed seeing the history of the band.
I have only dipped my toes into the band, but find them really interesting.
Can't wait to see them in Birmingham this year!
This was awesome and a huge throwback to happier times. Thanks, mate.
I later learned how Jason and Jeff would actually write their respective songs and often later "fuse" them together, resulting in those split titles like "Solitaire/Unraveling" or "Destroy (/) The World Around Me." Pretty impressive.
Sounds like a hectic way to work but it’s very clever and works surprisingly well lol
Glad you enjoyed the video
Great discography retrospective, thank you so much for the video i had a blast watching!
I have some thoughts on The Righteous & The Butterfly album which i listened probably hundreds of times since it's release and listening to it currently as well and i also have some compaint about a band as whole
The first time i listen to The Righteous & The Butterfly i also had a problem differentiating between vocalists and not just J-Mann and Waylon but i've mistaken clean part in How Many Times to be Jeffrey's but it actually was Waylon's lol )
But after awhile i had no problem differentiating between all of them, Waylon screams and J-Mann are distinct, J-Mann tends to be a way lower, there just some parts on the album there both Waylon and J-Mann scream at the same time and the sound overlap but other than that no problem
Jeff has very distinct vocals as well so after a few times i had no problem recognizing his clean parts as well
Jackie is only a guest vocalist there so is Jus Mike, so no confusion there and i argue that the song with Jackie might be the best in MRH discography
Qwerty as you mentioned is the most popular song MRH ever made, this fact coupled with highiest chart positions in MRH career and the amazing video production for this album (6 awesome videos was made which often times a sign of a succesful records since these things take a great amount of time and resource) makes it the best album MRH ever made outperforming even their legendary XXIII
As of music aspect it got all the variety, soft songs with clean vocals in it, really heavy ones with a lot of screaming, variety of instrumentals, one of songs feature piano part which is surprised me, and meaningful lyrics i espeacially love the lyrical themes of Qwerty and Out Of My Mind giving the time we're are living right now
But the one thing this band has that i don't like (which unfortunately present in all of their records) is repeating verses in the song, i kinda used to repeating choruses in pop music and it pisses me the hell of, but repeating verses is whole new level of bullshit and honestly kill replay value a bit
Thanks for the detailed comment, really appreciate your insights!
You’re absolutely right about the repeating verses. I’ve not really given too much thought into it but yeah they definitely do that a lot 😄
Qwerty was actually the song that got me into more experimental styles of music with its classical horror music sound and circus-esque nature leading me to find mr bungle and cardiacs etc. mushroomhead literally got me making the music i do today
I've gotten into Mushroomhead pretty late, I was familiar with them before 2020 and would listen to Sun Doesn't Rise a few times but I didn't get into them until I heard Seen It All, that song was like a planted seed, I didn't get into it at first but then the song started to grow on me more and more and made me interested in what the band was about and I fell in love with them ever since. There's an album Rauckhorst fronted vocals on long before he had ever joined Mushroomhead from a band called "Garmonbozia" the album is called Feature Presentation and I got to say listening to it sounds like a mix between the early days of Mushroomhead and Mr. Bungle.
Yes! Feature Presentation is great. You hit the nail on the head about the old MRH / Mr. Bungle mixed sound.
Thanks for commenting and for watching the video(s), I appreciate it :)
@@linesinwax4996 Yes I found out about feature presentation through their merch site and that album did not disappoint. I'm glad to see a retrospective of one of my favorite bands.
Really great video
I got into their music around 2009 or 2010. Sun Doesn't Rise and Come On were the first I heard, I think. But once I heard Bwomp I they became one of my favourite bands. Such a unique sound! I actually love all of their albums, especially Superbuick, XIII, Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children and Righteous and the Butterfly. 🤘 Wish I could've seen them in concert.
Very unic content
Thanks a lot for work
I remember getting into these guys when I was in elementary school, in the 90s. I still have my original pressings of their CDs.
Nice! Hold onto them dearly, they are very much sought after now.
Did you have any of the funky coloured versions of Superbuick?
I remember in 1996 or 97 in Minneapolis one of my best friends brothers were in a band called “amnenessis” I think that’s how it was spelled and they opened up for mushroomheads first trip to Minnesota. There was maybe 5-10 people there total it was amazing like a vip concert will never forget but I will say one thing Jeff didn’t seem to happy with the direction of the band at that time. You could tell he didn’t wanna be there band members threw out their ideas of where they think the band should go only for their input to go unheard. I’m suprised Jeff stood it out for so long but I have nothing but respect for him sticking it out so we could have some badass music to listen to.
Thank you for your insights! That’s very interesting to read about.
So glad I subbed to your channel, I fucking love Mushroomhead but never really knew much about their early work. Thanks.
Ah man, I wish I could discover it all over again.
It was such a task hunting down the CDs back in the day. But then I discovered Kazaa and Limewire and originally heard M3 that way lol
They are all on Spotify though nowadays and well worth checking out.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers!
@@linesinwax4996 thanks for the heads up, loads of people have mentioned Spotify I might finally check it out.
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Pretty insightful video! Especially for me as a newer fan getting started with The Righteous and the butterfly. I didn’t even know there was a 3rd vocalist for New Cult King. It’s kinda sad to see where they are now though even if I’ll never stop listening to XIII and beautiful stories.
The third vocalist is on “the final act” too. Glad you enjoyed the video. It is a shame about the way things are. But you never know, they might bounce back. Cheers!
This got my subscription! very smart takes on an underrated band
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Great video
The Savior Sorrow lineup was my first and favorite. Saw them on the Head2Hed tour. My wife, myself and 6 yo son got to go on the bus. Met Waylon, Pig and Schmotz there. That was set up by Gravy and Skinny who we met outside. We had got there early and saw Dan and some big roadie who introduced us. The only ones we didn't meet was Jeff and Stitch.
Later my son got on stage with Dan on the water drums for a song. I have a plaque on the wall with pictures of us with Skinny and Gravy(no masks), and all their autographs and the drum stick Dan gave my son.
Great memories. I miss that lineup.
That’s a fantastic memory. Sounds like your son had a blast! Did he stick with the drumming? Haha
Thanks for sharing :)
@@linesinwax4996 no he didn't. He plays bass. Lol He's 19 now.
As amazing as Jeffrey Nothing is, I think Steve does a great impression of him
Steve is a great vocalist
Jeffrey Nothing personally handpicked Steve to replace him😊
Great video. Thanks
Cheers!
My favorite band of all time. Great video. Very important band in metal history. Unfortunately after they kicked out Gravy and Pig Benis left, it all went down hill.
What would you say your favourite album is?
@@linesinwax4996 I still feel XX has the most replay value because it was the first album I bought from them when it came out at a local hot topic. However, Savior Sorrow is my favorite vocally. Wylon has such a great voice. 1200 is superb. So it's a tie between the two. The first time I saw them live, I was in middle school. Unfortunately I missed the early J Mann era. Waylon just joined the band, but Savior Sorrow wasn't out or announced yet. I thought Beautiful stories for ugly children was good, but it lacked in production. I remember reading that Gravy was kicked for being an jerk for a bit, but his side of the story was he was always trying to push the band to be better or think of the next step to bring the band up, stating he was the only member who didn't drink or smoke and maybe that was part of their disconnect. I noticed Pig Benos left at the same time. I'm not sure if I ever read anything on his statement of departure. A lot of it ended with Skinny having more ownership and now his current wife, one of the new members, having partial ownership.
Yeah XX is at the top spot for me too!
I read that Pig left because he had just had enough of touring and wanted out of the music scene. I don’t know how true that is, though.
Jackie is also gone from Mushroomhead now. With J Mann sitting out (permanently?) currently too, Skinny is the only remaining original member of the band and doesn’t even appear on stage with them for half of the set. It’s a bizarre situation.
I would have loved to have seen them with Waylon. I caught them on the UK/EU leg of the Righteous & The Butterfly tour, but unfortunately Waylon had already gone by that point.
Cheers man!
Great video! Even as a kid they started to lose me in 2010 😅 i did think the quality of savior sorrow was fine. It was very raw and unique in my eyes matching the sound. But if we are talking about a budget it might be obvious they had less 😅
It's awesome seeing these live shows early on that I was at as a teen growing up in Cleveland still beyond proud to have seen their first show with gwar
Great video man thanks for your work. And yes SUPERBUICK is a perfect album as is M3. Cheers from Ohio
Thank you!!
In losing Waylon and Jeff, im surprised the band kept going. Waylon and Jeff really helped push the band into its most popular years from about 2003-2015. I've always liked Jmann, but Jeff has such a unique style (especially in the early years) and what can be said about Waylon that hasn't been said already. He's got one of the greatest voices ever from his singing to his screaming and it just sounds so beautiful. His clean singing on Save Us (especially live) almost brings a tear to my eye, it's actually one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.
Awesome Vid!! Love the raw voice of Jeff Nothing , i think the bulk of their best stuff falls between XIII and Savior Sorrow ,after XIII, i Thought Waylon did a good job filling in , he could scream , do a little of the faster stuff and also sing very well!! Stories For Beautiful... Album is actually pretty damn good , they touch on some sounds from Super Buick , XIII and others .. i bought it Fall of 2010 when it released and thought it was a perfect Fall/ Winter album ..XIII is freaking amazing and Savior Sorrow followed up with some heavy songs and a good mix of styles
Great video! The Eclipse version of XX sounds way better than the Universal though, which sounds muddy as hell. But nowadays I just listen to their original 3 '90s albums instead anyway as they're amazing. M3 is a near-masterpiece for me, I just wish it were longer - they should have recorded Empty Spaces for it as the intro to Born of Desire. Was surprised to see that Gravy's back in the band now, didn't expect that...
Oh yeah, A Wonderful Life only has 13 tracks and is under an hour long by the way, you included the bonus tracks lol
Cheers for your comments!
You’re not the first person to say about the Eclipse version being better than the Universal one- I’ve actually had the Eclipse version in my car for months now and listen to it every now and then, so it’s growing on me, but I still prefer the Universal one, even though I think the guitars sound much more organic on the Eclipse version.
I agree about M3, it’s just perfect through and through. Superbuick isn’t too shabby either haha
I had a feel Gravy might be back involved, after seeing a Reddit post that he and Skinny had been in the studio together, or something along those lines. Hope they’ve buried the hatchet, as it were.
Cheers for pointing out the errors with A Wonderful Life, it’s one of the few I don’t physically own and I was going off the Spotify track list for it.
Cheers! :)
Bwomp feels like a joke to me but I used to love it
amazing video
Thanks Seb, glad you enjoyed it
Mushroomhead has some amazing songs, i wish Jeffrey and Waylon were still in the band.
M3 is a phenomenal album
Another great video 👍 I have all ways Loved Mushroomhead 🍄 Massive Respect for this one..! SLAMCREW NORTH WEST LONDON
I just want to say that this was a great video. You did a great job. Going to sub based on that. I also wanted to add that I've been a fan of MRH since 2001 and also hate all the revolving door of band members. As of this year, Jackie and Tankx (guitars) are out. JMann is up in the air apparently? Who the hell knows. That being said, I loved the new album. I thought I wouldn't after Nothing left, but man it has some great song writing and the new vocalist does some really great work.
If J Mann is gone I think my time with MRH is over, even though I said this before A Wonderful Life lol
I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Always good to meet and talk to other fans :)
@@linesinwax4996 Yeah, right now they are on tour in Europe I think and JMann isn't there. I think it's the singer of Ventana filling in for him. Some say he's just sitting out this tour, but who knows.
Yeah no tankx, stitch or j mann on this tour. Bizarre! Guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens
Their first albums were a mess and that's why i love them, they sounded so unique and raw, it's amazing. The most recent albums are okay too, but nothing beats their early ones to me. Simpleton is one of my favorite songs ever.
i love flattened!! and superbuick as a whole album, it really is just the perfect album...
bro thinks hes me 💀
@@Slimey_0581 bro you think your me 💀🏴☠️☠️
I grew up listening to this band and I always loved them (being from Cleveland). I personally love savior sorrow. It’s tied for my favorite mrh album with superbuick.
As of 2023 Gravy is back!!
Very strange (but happy) news to hear Gravy is back in the fold!
@@linesinwax4996 he and J Mann are the only reason I’m seeing them for the Halloween show (it’s gonna be my first mushroomhead show)
i was at every show from 96 to 04 , i am in alot of the live old videos in the pit and tripping balls!! Bloody good times!..i really enjoyed your video, thank you so verry much... after 04 I moved to north Carolina and stopped following them those where some good times. i really love the state of conviction drop !! classic Jman and 216 where always great shows.. im with you as far as feeling old ,... did you hear 43 with the slayer rainning blood solo,, my favorite album Super Buick.. thanks again..
Thanks man and I’m glad you enjoyed the video - sounds like you got some great memories there! I’ve never heard Raining Blood mixed with 43, I’ll have to hunt that down, I’m guessing it’s a live recording? Cheers!
Look up mushroomhead and raining blood.. it was alot cooler in my memory but it is on youtube..
I bought superbuick from mushroomheads merch table way back in like 99 or 00 I think. Hands down one of my all time favorite albums . I'd say it was their best album. And I'd even say it's one of the most underrated rock albums.
I fell way down the Mushroomhead hole after finding a copy of Savior Sorrow on the roadside randomly. I ended up owning a few stage and video used Stitch masks (including that QWERTY video mask), along with a couple others made just for sale (like a Roxy made Skinny mask). Ultimately got a little too much insight into the goings on through friends I had made in the scene and kinda fell off of it, but still a huge amount of love for especially the older more creative Superbuick/M3 era stuff.
Great retrospective, definitely brought back a lot of the love for the tunes after I was a bit disenfranchised, and then kicked me right back out of it with the latter albums lol. I can basically listen to Superbuick, M3, and XIII all the way through without feeling like "ah this dead spot" or whatever. After that production basically accounts for most of my qualms, SS and BSFUC were just "Felton bros with some others" mix wise (which was a bad idea because their parts were so bland) and the most memorable parts are Waylon's vocals who tries his fucking heart out. Seen it All has been about the only thing that really piqued my interest since.
Thanks man for sharing your insights (and about those cool masks!)
Dave Felton seems like a very talented individual. I’ve seen some interviews with him where he is very passionate about his tone and his guitar playing craft. Which makes it even more frustrating that Beautiful Stories and SS are so terribly bland.
The trajectory that the band has taken, at least in regards to how/why it churns through members is very disheartening, I agree. At least we will always have the classic stuff.
Cheers!
I was there from the beginning this is this most honestly truthful discription
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I can fill in any missing pieces or questions about this you may have or put you in contact with Jason let me know thanx
I'm so lucky to own a signed copy of a superbuick cd, I'm so lucky, and all the members are super chill, I had a good talk with Skinny and Jason.
That’s awesome!
Who signed your Superbuick CD?
@@linesinwax4996 All current members as of now from Skinny and J-man to Steve and the drummer who's a 17 year old kid
Time has come is one of the best songs they have put since the 90s, it's really good
Almost Gone, best song
new fan and I think the band is great. I hear a lot of Marilyn Manson and Kyuss in their early work (Bungle too of course)...I don't see that (Kyuss or MM) mentioned very often. Mushroomhead is bad ass though. I am just getting into them this past 2 weeks and I am sooooooo bummed I didn't really check them out sooner.
Just so it's out there, Jackie is a very talented singer who has been in several bands throughout the years. She is a more than capable singer to be in the band, dating a member or not. Check out her vocals in Unsaid Fait or Jackie. Not trying to troll, just a fan.
Nothing trolly about your comment at all! I’ve never heard the Jackie solo stuff but I did check out Unsaid Fate after I saw her live with Mushroomhead, I remember her walking on the fans in the crowd during their support slot with ICP over here in Europe.
Absolutely no shade from me for Jackie, personally I don’t think she works well in Mushroomhead but that’s just me, plenty of other people think otherwise. I guess a lot of stuff I say does come across more sarcastic than it is intended - but I wish her the best now that she has also departed from the band.
Just saw them in Houston TX on tour with Static X. They put on a great show.
I remember when I first went to see Mushroomhead when righteous and the butterfly came out when I was like 8 the show ended and Robert Diablo brought me onto the stage and thought me how to play those water drums. I still have those sticks to this day and plenty of others from their different shows.
That’s awesome!
Yep your right only album you could find in those days was superbuick
As much as my friends and I rallied around Slipknot. I was always personally overtaken by Mushroomhead, their sound, look, everything. I'd give my left nut to be a second drummer in that band or even get a chance to play with them. Love Mushroomhead forever
Would love to see one on korn especially all albums ranked even.
RIP Stacy Hatrix 🙏
What do you think of Jeffrey nothings solo project? Would be cool to see a video on that.
Also mushroomhead have been touring with ICP quite alot and have played the gotj too
I saw them with ICP in (I think) 2018. MRH were actually pretty terrible (lol) at that show but ICP were fantastic.
I’ve only heard the New Psychodahlia and one or two of the newer singles. Bit of a mixed bag but some good tunes on there! Been meaning to go back and check out the Hatrix stuff too as it’s been a while.
Thanks for commenting and checking out the video!
Mushroomhead a favourite Of mine still To this day. Impossible To genre box but always interesting
I regret getting into that band so late, at the time I did Jeff had already left and they were recording A Wonderful Life which, in my opinion, had as many hits as it had misses.
The members who have left the band are now making more money, and soon new members will figure out who takes their money.
Skinny. Power corrupts All.
His Wife left too because he didn't pay her either.
"They're the 'NSYNC of heavy metal," Felton said, sighing. "They're a fabricated, label-made bullsh-- band. They're way more corporate than anyone knows." - Skinny in an interview with Blabbermouth in 2006 which was just him going off butthurt af about Slipknot. People are very uninformed about the beef just being created by Slipknot & Mushroomhead fans.
Its like they heard Faith No More's "Angel Dust" album and thought... yeah, lets do that.
Saw them a lot in the mid to late 90s in Cleveland. First time was Halloween 96 with GWAR and Jerry Springer was there
Man imagine how good Savior Sorrow would have been if they actually had a real mix to it. I've never heard a record that needed a remaster as bad as that, like actually NEEDS a remaster.
I never really thought of that. That would a really good idea.
My Favorite song of they is "43" is awesome track with a great percussion line.
That’s one of my favourites too!
That dec 31 1998 show probably the best out of the 80 sometimes i seen them.
Wish I was there man, but I’m on the wrong side of the world
Only seen them maybe 3 times after j left. No good. Did go to the tribute show for j's dad. Played shroom, 216, unified culture and state of conviction songs. That was in 06.
I have the eclipse version of XX. I always thought the vocals were way too quiet. Going to have to hunt down the universal version now.
Yeah that’s for sure a very real complaint with the eclipse version.
I’ve come around to the notion that the songs sound a bit more natural on the eclipse version, but the vocals are way better on the universal version.
It shouldn’t be hard to find a universal copy - but it’s also the version that’s on Spotify if that helps!
IIRC Scott was from another local Cleveland band.
great vid-i left when jeffery left-
🤘🤘
Good video. I love this band during my high school years. However, as I got older. I lost interest in the metal genre as a whole. I recently listened to all of their albums because I was curious about people's opinions of the band when I was browsing r/Metal. One commenter said the band was inconsistent. After listening to all of the albums, I agree. MH's earlier stuff was so good but after XIII it was all over the place. They're not my favorite band but I will admit that I enjoy their music to the point that I will check out a new album.
Sorry for the long comment.
Don’t apologise for the long comment! It’s great when people share their memories. Thank you!
Came back to this video right after I heard about the new album releasing. Have you heard the new single?
Hello there! Thanks for coming back and giving it a watch!
I think the video is cool but the song is awful honestly haha
How about you?
@@linesinwax4996 I agree! The song feels like a soulless rip off of the vibe that old mushroomhead had in the early 2000s. Very much a shame that not one original vocalist will be on this album (as far as I know).
I see some GWAR influence as well.
Your comment about their image getting your inital interest made me giggle. They appeared in a Kerrang specail in our local Virgin and me and the hubby both said at the same time "cool cover" many years later I'm the proud owner of a X-face tat. Ozz Fest 02 at Donnington will always be the best Mushroomhead gig ive ever been to. Its a real shame you missed it. the only thing I disagree with is the wonderful life album, in my view its back to XX and previous era. shroom at their best,
Cheers Sarah for your comments :)
I missed both the XX UK tour and the Ozzfest show, being about 11 or 12 years old at the time :(
I honestly completely disagree with your take on the Waylon era albums, I will say I'm biased cause I got into the band through cause I got into them through Saviour Sorrow. But for me both Saviour Sorrow and Beautiful Stories are great album and still hold plenty of uniqueness. It's just different from the previous efforts imo. I love Saviour Sorrow for the simplicity of it. To me nothing overshadows anything in that record and that's why I like it. I don't think Waylon ever really pushed Jeffery into the back either. Like I said it's just all very different from the first few records, but for me I think it's really good. But I respect your opinion and obviously I love the first few records too
I like all MH albums, though I do agree that the middle period from Savior Sorrow to Righteous and Butterfly were a bit weaker than the rest. I still follow MH, Jeff, and especially Waylon to this day. Have you checked out Waylon's band a Killer's Confession? They're great too.
I still haven’t checked out A Killer’s Confession - I really need to get on that. Cheers!
Mushroomhead is awesome they are unique and I don't have the words to describe them other than amazing by the way can you do a video on the American Head charge trust me it's so interesting and it would mean the world to me if you did
I love American Head Charge, really played the death out of War Of Art and The Feeding when I was a teenager. I saw them live a few weeks before Bryan Ottoman passed. Funny enough, I only found out a few weeks ago that Chad Hanks died and the band was over. Really sad. Tragedy seems to follow these guys around.
I could well do a short video on AHG, that’s a good idea.
Cheers for commenting :)
@@linesinwax4996 thank you so much
I moved out of Cleveland in 2014 but they did old school shows at least till I moved and they were always fun. Even during the years j-man was gone he'd make appearances and preform songs both with and without Waylon. I first saw Mushroomhead at the Agora Theater for their 2000 Halloween show and have seen 75+ shows since. I both agree and disagree with many things on this video. On a side note.... Waylon came from a band called three quarters dead, so..... if you don't see why people were (in my opinion) skeptical when he joined, check that out.
Yknow what, I never actually did check out 3 quarters dead. I recall the name now, as you’ve mentioned it. I’ll give it a shot and try and put myself back into my hardcore shroom fan shoes of 2003/2004 haha
Idk if they are your forte, but have you ever looked into the b sides and the singles of early Rammstein?
B Sides maybe not so familiar with but early Rammstein is my favourite Rammstein, Sehnsucht is my no1 and Herzeleid my no2. Can’t beat that guitar sound and those pounding industrial beats.
Rammstein just played near me last Thursday. Glad to see they are still going strong!
@@linesinwax4996 Literally saw them yesterday!
I love the early Rmamstein most just as well. I think that their story, of how downthrotten it is is actually artisticly super interesting. Who knows something for your format?
ps: love your work :)
Amazing! Hope you enjoyed them, and managed to avoid the ‘spray’ from the uh, appendage. Lol
I’m really not familiar with Rammstein’s later stuff, but this could be a good excuse to go through it again.
Cheers man!
@@linesinwax4996 :') Luckily there was around 60.000 people to share that appendage with and at that point the spread was so large it was negligeable.
Looking forward to it if you decide to do it! Both this vid and Death in June were great vids!
What are the two songs on beautiful stories? IT'S IMPORTANT
That are any good? “Come On” and “Holes In The Void” if I remember
There still good
It got weird after savior sorrow
Rewatching this video with the new info that J-Mann left, AGAIN, and also ST1TCH left, it's insane how a band this dysfunctional and with an alleged dictator in the form of Skinny can somehow keep going.
Got into Mushroomhead with XX. Solitaire Unraveling is such a unique and bad@$$ song. Saw the video way back in the day on MTV2 when they would play the Headbangers Ball. Ive bought every album since. Unfortunately they kind of fell off after XIII and Savior Sorrow. I will say I went into A Wonderful Life with low expectations but was pleasantly surprised with what they released.
At least Stitch never left once, besides the break he had
During m3 that idiot skinny was trying to / considering replacing Jeff.
Hence the guest vocalist
I'm great friends with Jeff could tell you anything you'd want to know within reason and respect to him.
I was wondering if something like this was afoot - thank you for clarifying here.
Hope Jeff is doing well. I’m not a man of faith myself but I hope he’s happy and healthy. Likewise to yourself. Thank you for commenting.
@@linesinwax4996 that's VERY big of you to say. He's catching a lot of flack for being so open with his beliefs, albeit he always has and never got flak for being agnostic. He also never talked down on others beliefs and still doesn't.
Scott Edgel couldn't sing the main hook to solitaire so he didn't make the cut (no one can like Jeff 😉)
Posters of MRH and Slipknot flooded my room growing up 20 min from Cleveland . I've easily seen MRH a hundred times. It's a shame what one person turned that band into more than less.
Universal dropped them because skinny turned down EVERY promo idea for 13. He literally couldn't set aside his ego.
Eternal was the only song the entire band recorded together.
Jmann didn't leave the band because of his father, it just happened to work out in his favor.
Tommy Church is actually a damn good guitarist. He does guitar for Waylon's AKC as well as NOTHING and was good on butterfly but was held back musically big time. He's a machine and I've seen him crank out riffs on a smoke break.
So so much more
Love the work I've seen so far! Cheers
Mate you’re a gold mine of information! Thank you.
I’ve never heard about any of this stuff before. It’s been very illuminating.
@@linesinwax4996 thanks. Feel free to ask anything and I'll do my best to answer within reason
***Eternal was the only track during 13 the entire band was together for recording
I appreciate your kind words and responses!
Jackie is gone and so is tommy that played on a wonderful life tommy is replace by gravy and theres a second guitarist called Joe Gaal
Are you serious about the mixes? The originals are way better, the versions on XX are completely compressed and have much less dynamics. You kind of describe the sound of the mixes in the complete opposite way they actually sound :D but nonetheless an amazing video. Just saw MRH yesterday over here in Germany and their live shows are still kickass !
Perhaps I am looking at XX through rose tinted glasses, but I listened to Eclipse vs Universal versions back to back, and I much preferred the Universal version. It just feels more consistent and even, I’m sure at the cost of some compression and aggressive mastering techniques.
I got no real issues with the old mixes with the exception of some of the vocals on Superbuick songs being mixed far too low. But the Universal XX sound just hits better for me.
Cheers for commenting. Glad you managed to catch them live! For all of the lineup changes, I’ve heard nothing but good things about this tour.
@@linesinwax4996 It's your Taste. All fine. I was just triggered because I felt the complete opposite way :D sadly J-Mann seems to be out because his parts were sung by the singer from Ventana. He did a great Job and their stage presence was awesome.
Schmotz was never replaced. No. No he wasn't and I don't think he ever could be. No disrespect to Dr. F he did a good job on wonderful life but shmotz was amazing. Now, Jackie is gone, Tankx, is gone, Jmann is out of the current tour, and stitch is too.
Yeah man a keyboard player like that is hard to come by. It actually baffles me how a band like Cradle Of Filth chews through phenomenal keyboard players like they grow on trees. I’m really not surprised MRH have not been able to replace him.
I was actually gutted having missed their UK tour due to work obligations, but then I found out about the lineup changes and realised how gutted I would have been to show up and find half the band missing (and that wouldn’t be the first time they’d done that to me either lmao).
Something ain’t right in camp Mushroomhead, and I don’t need to sling sh*t or point fingers, anyone who doesn’t think that something is intrinsically wrong is very much in denial.
Cheers for commenting.
@@linesinwax4996 I heard a few times that they never intended to replace him because they simply couldnt afford to have the required amount of people to cover all the different instruments., so they´ve been working as a skeleton crew since.