Wildhearts are the most under rated band in history. They should be global. I'm an Aussie who was living in London in 1995. Got into Wildhearts - best thing that ever happened. Well done Steve for the review and your passion. Not sure i would be able to rank their albums... all great in their own unique and diverse way. (Same can be said of Ginger's solo stuff!)
One of my favourite bands, my favourite album is Earth Vs. I used to my a magazine with a cd every month, had loads of bands I discovered through that. I actually got Earth vs from my sisters boyfriend at the time. He was working for a company that reviewed albums.
I'm late to this party, but wanted to add 'Thanks' and 'Respect' to both of you. If I was trying to negotiate an overview/guide for The Wildhearts it would be so difficult. I completely relate to Steven too. This presentation made me smirk, smile and jump with joy, squirm, raise an eyebrow and much more. Cheers. 🎶🤟😊🎶
THank you for doing this episode guys! I'm from Canada and consider myself their biggest fan here (I dont know anyone else who owns as much of their stuff as I do). I did a ranking episode of The Wildhearts about a week ago... lol Seems we have similar tastes Steven :) i only saw them once when they came to Canada and opened for The Darkness (Must be Destroyed tour) and never heard The Wildhearts... came out of that show a bigger fan of the Wildhearts... lol
Good stuff n a cracking band who should have been massive but at what cost? Seem then loads listened to them for thirty one years love em and massively frustrate me but will always be in their corner live fkin what a show 🤘🤘🍷🍻🍺🥂🍿🎈🎂🧨🎸🥁🎸🥳🥳💫💫💫
Really enjoyed Steven's passion for this band. I had never heard of them but will be watching this again and listening to this band. Thanks, Pete for such great content and allowing your co-hosts to shine and thanks, Steven, for your passion and great discussion of a band that sounds like one I shall enjoy.
I LOVE 'The Wildhearts must Be Destroyed'. Even he band doesn't really like it. But the song 'There's Only One Hell' is one of my all-time favourite songs.
I remember seeing the Wildhearts at the Marquee Club in London in 1993 and being totally blown away. I thought the debut album was one of the best things I'd heard in years and was convinced they were going to be enormous. Great to watch this; Steven did a fantastic job at describing their music and history.
As an American, I found out about the Wildhearts in 1998 when Devin Townsend released his Infinity album and on it was this killer song called “Christeen” that was co-written by some dude named Ginger Wildheart. A quick Yahoo search later (it was 1998!) and I found myself on a mission to find Wildhearts albums. Finally tracked down a copy of Earth Vs at a Tower Records in Atlanta and the rest is history. Great band with a unique catalog. Steven’s list is pretty spot on in how I would rank them as well. RIP Mark Keds.
Hi Taylor, I just listened to a podcast with Ginger and he says "I didn't actually write it with him, he just credited me because I was hanging out at his studio I think. I don't know why he credited me, maybe he was inspired by something I had wrote but I never wrote a note in that song. I was in the video as well :-) He's a generous fella that guy, to a point" it's 2min in and the link is- th-cam.com/video/bX_NMKVrLZY/w-d-xo.html I was always under the same assumption, I love and hate the internet
If they had been given more airplay and they got hyped up by the critics then people all around the world would have discovered a brilliant rock band that have so many different styles in there album's really good musicians. Great guitars lead and rhythm
Love The Wildhearts and have only just come across this. I have a story relating to their late 90's/early'00's 'drug' years. I saw them at a club in Dudley, UK called JB's. Danny was in the thrall of a terrible heroin addiction at the time. After the third song, someone passed him a bottle of Jack Daniels. He proceeded to swig it all down in one massive gulp. He then started to offer to fight members of the audience, before being escorted offstage by his bass roadie and his girlfriend. They took him outside and walked him around the car park in order to try and sober him up enough for him to continue. Fortunately, the bass player from one of the support bands (AntiProduct) had previously played in a Wildhearts tribute band in his native Japan, so he joined the band onstage for the next few songs. Eventually, Danny came back. Halfway through the first verse of the next song, Danny collapsed into the drums knocking it flying. Ginger ws that angry, he threw his favourite Les Paul against the back wall and stormed off stage. The band broke up before we were out of the venue. The thing is, I've met Danny on numerous occasions, when he was with his post-Wildhearts band The Yo-Yo's (check out their only album; Uppers & Downers - The Clash meets The Beach Boys) and he's a lovely guy. Drugs are bad, mmkay?
I met Danny a few times over the years. I asked for an autograph on my TV Tan EP cover. Ginger had already signed it the previous year in response to my quip that it would fetch a fortune on eBay "Do not pay more than 50p lv Ginger x" Danny wrote on the same cover "50p is 50p...Dx" This was at a Yo-yos gig in Sheffield - Danny invited me to sit down for a pint with him, Neil & Tom before they went down to set up! For time context The Hives opened the show in front of me and the members of the other bands. They acted like they were playing a stadium, absolute stars! Since then one of my oldest friends Ginna & a newer but very dear friend JJ were both in the Main Grains with Danny so I ended up hanging out with Danny by proxy. The best was when I went out for a staff party, ended up in hospital with a mild brain injury. I check out went straight to Wolverhampton from York, got lost & missed the gig - The Professionals & The Main Grains. I was just about to go to bed & Ginna wheels Danny into the hotel bar in his wheelchair with a crate of Red Stripe on his lap "Eyup Dave, is the bar open?" The rest of the bunch was just mental, I ended up with Paul Cook from the the Sex Pistols calling me a cunt then buying me drink. Danny's brother Chris, Toshi (he invited me to stroke his trousers, I did) Ben Marsden (current Wildheart), Mark Haldor who did their videos & his ludicrously hot girlfriend - dude was a really good looking dude but he was still batting well above..& I met two of my best friends JJ & Lynsey. This all while at a Halloween gig & I got loads of people saying "cool look..." I was dressed as I always do but after the concussion, my right eye had haemorrhaged I was literally crying blood...
In the UK, the Wildhearts are legendary. As debut albums go, theirs stands up there with the best.They've done tours for the 15th/20th/25th anniversary of their debut album, and at those shows, the audience sing their hearts out to EVERY word. Wildhearts fans are so devoted and really are the best band fans I've ever encountered. For the benefit of people unaware of the band. Think Rock and Roll, Metal, Punk, Pop, melodies, anthems, riffs, The Wildhearts absolutely RULE. Thank you Steven
I was looking forward to this- but I had no idea it was gonna be nearly 50mins long!! Even better! With enough brilliant songs to pack in arenas worldwide,and more rock and roll feuds and frenzy than you could write a book about , the Wildhearts should have been one of the biggest bands in the 90s. Imagine the Ramones and the Replacements being steamrolled over by Motorhead and then stomped on with classic rock swagger and lots of sugar coated spiky pop sensibilities peppered on top. Whatever rock music you like, the Wildhearts will have something for you. From the Beatles to Metallica. Cheap Trick to Husker Du,theres bits of everything in there. "Earth vs the Wildhearts", and "Fishing for Luckies" and "PHUQ" are brilliant 90s rock albums that should be in peoples collection. Many thanks for getting this video together, Pete. Really enjoyed it,and if you get to listen to them, Id love to know how you get on with them.
The Wildhearts are THE best U.K. band of the 1990’s bar none...everything they did in that decade is absolute gold. They are still around and producing good work. Any viewers who are unfamiliar, I would urge to to listen and discover the best band you’ve never heard.
Nice to hear some in-depth Wildhearts talk. I've picked up a handful of their albums over the years, but this has encouraged me to go in deeper. Nice to hear one of my all-time favourite bands The Quireboys mentioned too - maybe a Quireboys show soon?
Great watch, thanks! I strongly empathise with Steve's obvious passion and excitement for the Wildhearts, he needn't be ashamed - seems many of us feel the same! My own collection is not quite as extensive, but not far off either :) my list is different though. I've been dreaming for years about getting some kind of PHUQ/FFL playlist or reissue to experience the originally intended double album. There's motifs that pop up in places on both albums - and on some of what become the (astounding) B-sides of the era - that suggest what could have been that rarest of things; a mind-blowing double album. 1. PHUQ 2. Fishing for Luckies 3. Chutzpah! (Japanese version) 4. Renaissance Men 5. The Wildhearts 6. Earth Vs. 7. Endless Nameless 8. ...Must Be Destroyed When you factor in that every studio album was accompanied by at least a mini-album's worth of B-sides and extra tracks of at least equal quality... it's a genuinely astonishing catalogue. Ginger Wildheart is the real deal!
Thanks Nathan. I know I got carried away but it's The Wildhearts! haha! As you say, they deserve it! And you are so right about Ginger. The man is nothing short of a genius. Thanks for watching!
Also! Being Irish, I really liked the shout out in the video to Kerbdog! They were from Kilkenny,which is justabout 40 mins from where Im from. They had elements of Helmet, Nirvana and again they were tipped for pretty big things at the time,but it just didnt work out in the end. As for Ginger Wildheart- fascinating chap. Never stops writing songs. Alongside the immense collection of Wildhearts music we see in the video here, there is a mountain sized amount of solo material, side projects alongside all that. Its hard to know where to start with him, because theres so many songs and albums to go with!
@@TranquilityFireReid Kerbogs debut was released when I was about 15. Learning guitar with friends at the time, playing along to "End of Green was encouraging. My mates and me thought it was so cool seeing them in Kerrang! and Kilkenny getting mentioned aswell, cos we lived close to it!! "On the Turn" seemed set to take them off and running, but alas it didnt happen. Cormac Battle got another band going shortly afterwards. These days, theres the occasional Kerbdog show-Christmas gigs. Cormac himself has been a DJ on the main Irish radio station here for years,so I hear his voice all the time. Therapy? are another band that, had a great run in the mid90s. Still going strong,too of course. "Troublegum" is a great album that I think some of Pete's US audience that are into alternative rock might have missed out on. Again- many thanks for the entertaining Wildhearts video!! I was glad to see Renaissance Men held highly- that album is a BLAST!!
@@kylereece1979 I used to play my drums along to Kerbdog back in the day as well. Maybe we should form a tribute band!!?? Therapy? are another superb band. Yes Troublegum is a genuine classic in my opinion. Thankfully their new album Cleave is a stormer too!
I saw Kerbdog on this tour all those years ago. Saw them several times over the years since. I followed them almost as much as the Wildhearts. Good to see they got a mention.
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Haven't even watched yet, but I am SUPER EXCITED for this one. A band that no one in the USA knows that should be at least Cheap Trick Famous! Am I right? I love The Wildhearts! If I had a list of underrated rock bands, they are number one!
Cant believe I seen this. I've lost count of the amount of times I've seen the wildhearts spanning over 25yrs. When they're on it. it's like a hurricane. I'm glad they've calmed down the soap opera side of the band but it wouldn't be the wildhearts without it. Such a great video. Thanks.
Love this video. They're a great band and are brilliant live. They're my youngest sons favourite band. We both saw them last November at a small club gig in Cambridge UK. They were fabulous.
HAHAAA.... I totally get how obsessed SR is with collecting WILDHEARTS gear. I was exactly the same with THERAPY? who toured numerous times with THE WILDHEARTS. Gathering all the single variations for bands like them was all part of the fun at the time. :-D KERBDOG mentioned were class, too. Went on a collect everything binge with them, also. :-P
I saw them on the Almighty tour too! It was literally my first ever gig. I remember that the kick drum at the start of Kerbdog's opening song felt like it was hitting my stomach and id never felt anything like it.
I heard the Wildhearts first on Top of the Pops when the played Caffeine Bomb, about 93. Bought every single/album since and have seen them four times. Best UK band since the Clash. Love em to bits.
Just catching up with this. 😞 Fantastic edition with Steven's enthusiasm at its most infectious. Also dug his review of The Wildhearts live in my hometown of Edinburgh. I was at that gig and if anyone doubts Steven's review I can safely say that, if anything, he undersold it. Same goes for this rundown of the band's albums. They're even better than this!
@@TranquilityFireReid I know, and I know it's un-official. If I remember right, Ginger 'urged' fans not to buy 'Anarchic Airwaves' or 'Landmines and Pantomimes' Because they were un-official and cash grabs by the studio. I don't think he wanted fans to buy 'Fishing for more Luckies' either, for the same reason. I owned all three, opps, lol! Great video though, completely agree with the ratings, 100%.
@@Sal77 Thank you, I really appreciate that. Yes, I have all 3 as well. Much that I listened to Ginger's wishes, I also completely ignored them! The music wins every time!
@@TranquilityFireReid Abhoria will always be in my top 5 songs. I always wished that Ginger would record a version he would approve of and releases it, but know there's zero chance of that. Great review. I too am a big collector and chased down a lot of stuff on Ebay in the late 90's. I always keep multiple copies of everything on hand so that when I turn on a new fan I can give them a few real CDs to get them started.
I've seen The Wildhearts live multiple times; great live act. Most memorable performance for me was Reading Festival 94 when they had Devin Townsend on guitar.
Incredibly underrated band. Seen these guys so many times and I've never walked away from a gig disappointed. Saw ginger and cj doing an acoustic gig in Sheffield and that was fantastic, wasn't sure what to expect with that one but it was still great. Really don't get the credit they're due
Remember buying the suckpunch ep when I was 16 and playing those 4 classic songs over and over,I agree Earth vs will always be in my top 5 forever always. They are probably the most underrated band of all time ,they Always play in wales and ginger if you ask me is a fucking genius songwriter.Thanks for show Steven always nice to hear From fellow hardcore wildheart fans
Completely under rated here in the states for sure! been a fan for decades because of a great friend and several time collaborater infamous here in Seattle Elvis Christ (GRADIE!) who I know did some fill in on tour with Scotts band Sorry and the Sinatra's. I remember they came here to Seattle and headlined at a great but small Club and the local opener was a local favorite and much of the crowd new it was their last show so they had a good turn out. But since Seattle crowds are often fickle.. unfortunately only a small number of crowd stuck around for the Amazing Headliner from the UK! it was a few open minded people, the band members of the opening bands who knew em & let me tag along and meet theWILDHEARTS! , and us who knew of them basically hollered out our favorite songs and they played em and we all sang em together.. it was amazing and felt so candid, but obviously the band was pissed and they havent been back! DAMNIT SEATTLE! its not the first time Ive heard a touring band say FUCK THIS TOWN! NEVER COMIN BACK TO THIS HOLE IN THE MUD! But anyway! I will always be a huge fan and will forever be ROOTING FOR THE BAD GUY! amazing songs often brilliant words sung with power and melody! diversity and unique style! I love em as much as you Steven !! and Yeah GINGER is a great dude and just a genuinely funny and inspiring motherfugger!!
Wildhearts have been crucial (to me) for decades. Awesome video! Some fave songs : 'Just in Lust', 'My Baby is a Headfuck', 'Lake of Piss', 'Weekend'.....
A few corrections: Mark Keds (RIP) DOES play on the b-sides of Just in Lust. His vocals are very prevalent on S.I.N. and Friend for Five Minutes. Also, Scott Sorry does not sing lead vocals on The Sweetest Song. The Wildhearts were angered by the label's plan to release Fishing for MORE Luckies. The version with the fish on the cover IS the version that was endorsed by the band, and as you correctly state, included some previously unreleased songs. Lastly, "Shut Your Fucking Mouth..." has more lyrics than just the title.
OMFG !!! Never in a million yrs would I have expected this on SEA OF TRANQUILITY ! Ok first things first, I've just finished my last shift & have 2 days off so I'm off to buy some bourbon & some mother nature before I kick back & watch this epic episode ! :)
In an alternative universe somewhere, there's a version of me that doesn't love the Wildhearts - but I doubt it! Greatest band on the fuckin' planet, full stop.
Hi Pete and Steve, thanks for a brilliant run through the Wildhearts. One quick comment, I believe that the greatest debut album was Never Mind The Bollocks by The Sex Pistols and it remained so until 1993 when Earth Vs The Wildhearts was unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. I now honestly believe that there will never be a better debut album than The Wildhearts. What do you think?
@@TranquilityFireReid the best came out just one year later and can be found right next to the wildhearts in the record store. it's blue and it doesn't have a title.
Earth vs is the greatest debut ever. Seen them 70 plus times and they never play the same setlist twice. First time I saw them was supporting the Manic Street Preachers and if memory serves me right back then they were called The Wild Hearts. Still have the tee shirt somewhere. All the offshoot bands were all pretty good too. Jellys, Honeycrack, Clam Abuse,Supershit 666,Silverginger 5,The Yoyos etc etc etc now there's another show even before you get to the Ginger solo stuff.
Top Ten Songs - Every fan will give you a different answer. So many diverse styles. For me - 29 times the pain, I wanna go where the people go, Sick of Drugs, Mazel Tov Cocktail, Caffeine Bomb, Anthem, Sky Babies, Let Em Go, Vanilla Radio, The New Flesh. That's 10 but would be easy to pick another 10! Personally i'd suggest getting a copy of 'Earth Vs' and blasting it!
Hi Jose. I'm sorry to say that I simply couldn't choose a top 10, so I've chosen a top 24 (I started with a short list of more than 40 songs!)! So, in no particular order... Suckerpunch - TV Tan - Love U Til I Don’t - Crying Over Nothing - Dangerlust - Inglorious - Sky Babies - Sick Of Drugs - 29 X The Pain - Sky Chaser High - Just In Lust - Woah Shit, You Got Through - Stormy In The North Karma In The South - Vanilla Radio - Nexus Icon - Top Of The World - Action Panzer - Rooting For The Bad Guy - The Jackson Whites - John Of Violence - Dislocated - Let ‘Em Go - Diagnosis - Splattermania
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No one asked for mine, but I'm gonna post them anyway: 1. Geordie In Wonderland 2. 29x The Pain 3. Sick Of Drugs 4. I Wanna Go Where The People Go 5. Red Light - Green Light 6. Suckerpunch 7. Nita Nitro 8. My Baby Is A Headf+ck 9. Inglorious 10. Just In Lust Honorable mention to their cover of "Time To Let You Go"
One of the best bands i've ever heard. It was kinda neat that they associated with Cardiacs/Tim Smith a good while back too, as they ARE the best band i've ever heard : ) Personal opinions of course, and i'm predominately metal based : ) But yeah, great video, very informative, learnt quite a few more things about the band too. As to a tune that sums up, as to just how catchy, and heavy, and as to a brilliant pieces of songwriting to boot....the mentioned, Sky Babies!! Nice one, Pete and Steven!
Id give 5 Ks to everything up to endless nameless +also'' must be destroyed' '. I've no problem with the orginial mix of' 'mondo akimbo a gogo' '.. I used to think' 'endless nameless' 'was a tragedy cos I wanted to lovr the songs but couldn't. Now I think it was a collection of songs were like the post millennium wildhearts output, just covered in fuzz. I'll always go and see ginger or the wildhearts and I don't even mind line up changes but the style of songs changed around year 2000 and I've never heard a song by them I liked since. But when they were great they were great.
Really enjoyed this show. I'm always amazed at how consistently good the material that the Wildhearts produce is. Actually went to see the Almighty on the tour with Kerbdog and the Wildhearts. I didn't know about the support acts and ended up missing them and just seeing the headliners. Still regret it to this day.
I'm chuffed to see one of my favourite ever bands featured on this channel. I hope Pete has had a chance to check them out. I generally agree with the guys ranking. Endless Namelss was always my least favourite, never was completely able to get past that production. Though live versions sound good. And at the end of the day Earth Vs is probably their best. It's joint 1st with PHUQ. But gun to head it's Earth Vs. The bands story is classic and it's a shame they never really exploded. I'd love to see a video like this for Manic Street Preachers. Don't know if you know them Pete, but their story is classic also, tragic in points but equally hugely interesting.
Thats a strong statement . My favorite band is Fates Warning on Mondays and Thursdays ......Rush the rest of the week lol. Wildhearts better be kinda proggy or they probably wont be my favorite. I will definitely check them out .
Ok , ive now heard 3 cuts from the band and my first impression is they remind of a cross between Nirvana and The Offspring with some Green Day throwed in as well . It was from the album " Phuq" . Im not gonna give up on them but im more into Pink Floyd , Rush , Fates Warning type stuff .
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PHUQ is their best album. Fact. ...Must be Destroyed is the worst. Fishing For Luckies fan club edition is superb and a close 2nd to PHUQ. I remember sending a cheque off to the fan club for £8 to get the CD. Show A Little Emotion, SIN and Hate The World are great B-Sides.
I absolutely love The Wildhearts. My collection is much less impressive though. My ranking is totally different too! 1. Earth vs The Wildhearts 2. The Wildhearts 3. Fishing for Luckies 4. PHUQ 5. Renaissance Men 6. Endless Nameless 7. Chutzpah! 8. ...Must be destroyed
@@TranquilityFireReid Absolutely true Steven, "21st century Love songs" is another absolute gem. To Early to rank it, though it feels like a grower. Might even edge out Fishing for Luckies.
I had a lot of those Rock CD magazines...I thought it was called Metal CD, but maybe that was a sister publication. It introduced me to some great bands... Cynic, Clutch, Melvins and I also had an advanced version of Refuse/Resist from Sepultura on one of the discs.
I think you should have maybe included the ‘Don’t be happy just worry’ combined EPs. I sort of treat this as their first album and might also be my favourite. Followed by Earth Vs….which is also incredible
What should be said is that 'Endless Nameless' sounds so different and so brutally distorted as it was basically Ginger flipping a huge middle finger to EastWest records (who he had major problems with because they kept trying to nail down his creativity) as he was able to finally do what the hell he wanted to do with the band's sound after they moved to an independent record label.
Really good, fun band! I got into them a bit late (2001, or so) when I overheard Matthew Pierce from The Unband talking about them. All of these are worth owning, but for list purposes: 8) Fishing for Luckies 7) Endless, Nameless (I actually really like this, but it's a tough listen) 6) The Wildhearts 5) The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed Stop Us If You've Heard... would be here if included 4) Renaissance Men 3) Chutzpah 2) P.H.U.Q. 1) Earth vs the Wildhearts Thanks for this one, Pete & Steven!
Endless Nameless is a work of art and in my opinion is the creative pinnacle of the band. Doesn’t sound like anyone else. Sonically mind blowing. “Great songs wrapped up in an awful sound” (I’m paraphrasing as I can’t be arsed to scan the video back) makes it sound like they didn’t know what they were doing, or that the mix was shit, but it couldn’t be further away from the truth. Do yourself a massive favor- if you don’t own this album BUY IT. Ideally get the 2 cd version with all the b sides if you don’t fancy searching for all the single versions. Sit down, turn your phone off, lock the doors and crank it on a decent stereo. Then if you want to venture further down that road go out and buy a copy of ginger’s project MUTATION. Its all genius and a layer cake of madness, distortion and augmented sounds.
@@neilmclaughlin2347 I hated it for a long time purely because it was so different to anything that came before it, but i sort of 'rediscovered' it a couple of years ago and absolutely love it now.
Love your passion Steven thanks for introducing me to the Wildhearts. Are you a Sensational Alex Harvey Band fan? I have the same passion for them that you have for the Wildhearts.
TranquilityFire Reid Thanks Steven yes that first Captain Beyond album could be sighted as the blueprint for prog metal. Enjoyed the Europe show today going to explore their catalog.
@@captainbeyond7469 Yes, that's an excellent description of that first Captain Beyond album. Hope you enjoy the Europe vid. Let me know what you think of their music.
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Brilliant stuff, even though I'm not really a fan of the Wildhearts. Steven's enthusiasm makes me want to revisit. Any plans for a Clutch albums show Pete?
Wildhearts are the most under rated band in history. They should be global. I'm an Aussie who was living in London in 1995. Got into Wildhearts - best thing that ever happened. Well done Steve for the review and your passion. Not sure i would be able to rank their albums... all great in their own unique and diverse way. (Same can be said of Ginger's solo stuff!)
One of the best debuts EVER. One of the best songwriters of the past 30 years.
Endless Nameless was so original and innovative. They created a whole new sound which was fresh and exciting, and really shook things up.
… no ! It was totally and utterly shit !
It’s a perfect album. Can’t believe he put it last.
The Wildhearts are my favorite rock band! Thanks for this.
Great views and insights bro' looking forward to the new tour in September' Keep Rockin'
Thanks Patrick!
One of my favourite bands, my favourite album is Earth Vs. I used to my a magazine with a cd every month, had loads of bands I discovered through that. I actually got Earth vs from my sisters boyfriend at the time. He was working for a company that reviewed albums.
Great to see this on Pete thanks for the coverage onebof the greatest bands if all time for me and still going strong
I'm late to this party, but wanted to add 'Thanks' and 'Respect' to both of you. If I was trying to negotiate an overview/guide for The Wildhearts it would be so difficult. I completely relate to Steven too. This presentation made me smirk, smile and jump with joy, squirm, raise an eyebrow and much more. Cheers. 🎶🤟😊🎶
Thanks Gary, I really appreciate that!
THank you for doing this episode guys! I'm from Canada and consider myself their biggest fan here (I dont know anyone else who owns as much of their stuff as I do). I did a ranking episode of The Wildhearts about a week ago... lol Seems we have similar tastes Steven :) i only saw them once when they came to Canada and opened for The Darkness (Must be Destroyed tour) and never heard The Wildhearts... came out of that show a bigger fan of the Wildhearts... lol
Good stuff n a cracking band who should have been massive but at what cost? Seem then loads listened to them for thirty one years love em and massively frustrate me but will always be in their corner live fkin what a show 🤘🤘🍷🍻🍺🥂🍿🎈🎂🧨🎸🥁🎸🥳🥳💫💫💫
If I remember correctly, Kerrang's review of Earth Vs described their sound as Motorhead meets Jan & Dean - accurate ✌️
Really enjoyed Steven's passion for this band. I had never heard of them but will be watching this again and listening to this band. Thanks, Pete for such great content and allowing your co-hosts to shine and thanks, Steven, for your passion and great discussion of a band that sounds like one I shall enjoy.
A fine band. Not all their songs are great but none are bad and some are incredible!
I LOVE 'The Wildhearts must Be Destroyed'. Even he band doesn't really like it.
But the song 'There's Only One Hell' is one of my all-time favourite songs.
Fabulous album
Earth vs the wildhearts is an absolute classic a true masterpiece of hard rock
I remember seeing the Wildhearts at the Marquee Club in London in 1993 and being totally blown away. I thought the debut album was one of the best things I'd heard in years and was convinced they were going to be enormous. Great to watch this; Steven did a fantastic job at describing their music and history.
Thank you!
Classic band
As an American, I found out about the Wildhearts in 1998 when Devin Townsend released his Infinity album and on it was this killer song called “Christeen” that was co-written by some dude named Ginger Wildheart. A quick Yahoo search later (it was 1998!) and I found myself on a mission to find Wildhearts albums. Finally tracked down a copy of Earth Vs at a Tower Records in Atlanta and the rest is history. Great band with a unique catalog. Steven’s list is pretty spot on in how I would rank them as well. RIP Mark Keds.
Hi Taylor, I just listened to a podcast with Ginger and he says "I didn't actually write it with him, he just credited me because I was hanging out at his studio I think. I don't know why he credited me, maybe he was inspired by something I had wrote but I never wrote a note in that song. I was in the video as well :-) He's a generous fella that guy, to a point"
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I'd absolutely love to see a part two of this where the Singles/EP's/non-album releases in general are discussed exclusively
Would love that too, have their first EP on vinyl.
Scott didn't do lead vocals on The Sweetest Song though! I think Steve got confused with 'The only one' off of Chutzpah.
I did indeed Al. Good spot there! Doh!
Thank you. This band should have been huge. One of the most original, talented bands and songwriter of the 90s. And still going strong.
If they had been given more airplay and they got hyped up by the critics then people all around the world would have discovered a brilliant rock band that have so many different styles in there album's really good musicians. Great guitars lead and rhythm
Love The Wildhearts and have only just come across this. I have a story relating to their late 90's/early'00's 'drug' years. I saw them at a club in Dudley, UK called JB's. Danny was in the thrall of a terrible heroin addiction at the time. After the third song, someone passed him a bottle of Jack Daniels. He proceeded to swig it all down in one massive gulp. He then started to offer to fight members of the audience, before being escorted offstage by his bass roadie and his girlfriend. They took him outside and walked him around the car park in order to try and sober him up enough for him to continue. Fortunately, the bass player from one of the support bands (AntiProduct) had previously played in a Wildhearts tribute band in his native Japan, so he joined the band onstage for the next few songs. Eventually, Danny came back. Halfway through the first verse of the next song, Danny collapsed into the drums knocking it flying. Ginger ws that angry, he threw his favourite Les Paul against the back wall and stormed off stage. The band broke up before we were out of the venue. The thing is, I've met Danny on numerous occasions, when he was with his post-Wildhearts band The Yo-Yo's (check out their only album; Uppers & Downers - The Clash meets The Beach Boys) and he's a lovely guy. Drugs are bad, mmkay?
I met Danny a few times over the years. I asked for an autograph on my TV Tan EP cover. Ginger had already signed it the previous year in response to my quip that it would fetch a fortune on eBay "Do not pay more than 50p lv Ginger x" Danny wrote on the same cover "50p is 50p...Dx" This was at a Yo-yos gig in Sheffield - Danny invited me to sit down for a pint with him, Neil & Tom before they went down to set up! For time context The Hives opened the show in front of me and the members of the other bands. They acted like they were playing a stadium, absolute stars!
Since then one of my oldest friends Ginna & a newer but very dear friend JJ were both in the Main Grains with Danny so I ended up hanging out with Danny by proxy. The best was when I went out for a staff party, ended up in hospital with a mild brain injury. I check out went straight to Wolverhampton from York, got lost & missed the gig - The Professionals & The Main Grains. I was just about to go to bed & Ginna wheels Danny into the hotel bar in his wheelchair with a crate of Red Stripe on his lap "Eyup Dave, is the bar open?" The rest of the bunch was just mental, I ended up with Paul Cook from the the Sex Pistols calling me a cunt then buying me drink. Danny's brother Chris, Toshi (he invited me to stroke his trousers, I did) Ben Marsden (current Wildheart), Mark Haldor who did their videos & his ludicrously hot girlfriend - dude was a really good looking dude but he was still batting well above..& I met two of my best friends JJ & Lynsey. This all while at a Halloween gig & I got loads of people saying "cool look..." I was dressed as I always do but after the concussion, my right eye had haemorrhaged I was literally crying blood...
In the UK, the Wildhearts are legendary. As debut albums go, theirs stands up there with the best.They've done tours for the 15th/20th/25th anniversary of their debut album, and at those shows, the audience sing their hearts out to EVERY word. Wildhearts fans are so devoted and really are the best band fans I've ever encountered. For the benefit of people unaware of the band. Think Rock and Roll, Metal, Punk, Pop, melodies, anthems, riffs, The Wildhearts absolutely RULE. Thank you Steven
I was looking forward to this- but I had no idea it was gonna be nearly 50mins long!! Even better! With enough brilliant songs to pack in arenas worldwide,and more rock and roll feuds and frenzy than you could write a book about , the Wildhearts should have been one of the biggest bands in the 90s. Imagine the Ramones and the Replacements being steamrolled over by Motorhead and then stomped on with classic rock swagger and lots of sugar coated spiky pop sensibilities peppered on top. Whatever rock music you like, the Wildhearts will have something for you. From the Beatles to Metallica. Cheap Trick to Husker Du,theres bits of everything in there. "Earth vs the Wildhearts", and "Fishing for Luckies" and "PHUQ" are brilliant 90s rock albums that should be in peoples collection. Many thanks for getting this video together, Pete. Really enjoyed it,and if you get to listen to them, Id love to know how you get on with them.
SO glad you did The Wildhearts! Get out there and listen! Nobody does what they do. Thanks!
The Wildhearts are THE best U.K. band of the 1990’s bar none...everything they did in that decade is absolute gold. They are still around and producing good work. Any viewers who are unfamiliar, I would urge to to listen and discover the best band you’ve never heard.
Yeah good advice Neil amazing band
That was quick work - only asked for this Wildhearts rundown in a comment about 6 hours ago! Excellent!
Just been listening to the new a lot and of course, you Pete and the sea, come through once again. Invaluable as always 🤘🏾
Excellent Video. Steve, where would you rank 21st Century Love Songs? #1 for me.
Nice to hear some in-depth Wildhearts talk. I've picked up a handful of their albums over the years, but this has encouraged me to go in deeper. Nice to hear one of my all-time favourite bands The Quireboys mentioned too - maybe a Quireboys show soon?
Hell yeah, the Quireboys ! Another totally underrated band . Plenty of material too !
PHUQ is my favourite. Jonesing For Jones is such an incredible song, a masterclass in songwriting.
Also, they never mentioned that Mick Ronson (supposed) last performance is guitar solo on, My Baby is a Headfuck, From Earth vs Wildhearts..
Great watch, thanks! I strongly empathise with Steve's obvious passion and excitement for the Wildhearts, he needn't be ashamed - seems many of us feel the same! My own collection is not quite as extensive, but not far off either :) my list is different though. I've been dreaming for years about getting some kind of PHUQ/FFL playlist or reissue to experience the originally intended double album. There's motifs that pop up in places on both albums - and on some of what become the (astounding) B-sides of the era - that suggest what could have been that rarest of things; a mind-blowing double album.
1. PHUQ
2. Fishing for Luckies
3. Chutzpah! (Japanese version)
4. Renaissance Men
5. The Wildhearts
6. Earth Vs.
7. Endless Nameless
8. ...Must Be Destroyed
When you factor in that every studio album was accompanied by at least a mini-album's worth of B-sides and extra tracks of at least equal quality... it's a genuinely astonishing catalogue. Ginger Wildheart is the real deal!
Thanks Nathan. I know I got carried away but it's The Wildhearts! haha! As you say, they deserve it! And you are so right about Ginger. The man is nothing short of a genius. Thanks for watching!
Also! Being Irish, I really liked the shout out in the video to Kerbdog! They were from Kilkenny,which is justabout 40 mins from where Im from. They had elements of Helmet, Nirvana and again they were tipped for pretty big things at the time,but it just didnt work out in the end. As for Ginger Wildheart- fascinating chap. Never stops writing songs. Alongside the immense collection of Wildhearts music we see in the video here, there is a mountain sized amount of solo material, side projects alongside all that. Its hard to know where to start with him, because theres so many songs and albums to go with!
I'll maybe work on Peter for a Ginger solo show as well! Absolutely agree on Kerbdog, another of these bands that disappeared all too quickly.
@@TranquilityFireReid Kerbogs debut was released when I was about 15. Learning guitar with friends at the time, playing along to "End of Green was encouraging. My mates and me thought it was so cool seeing them in Kerrang! and Kilkenny getting mentioned aswell, cos we lived close to it!! "On the Turn" seemed set to take them off and running, but alas it didnt happen. Cormac Battle got another band going shortly afterwards. These days, theres the occasional Kerbdog show-Christmas gigs. Cormac himself has been a DJ on the main Irish radio station here for years,so I hear his voice all the time.
Therapy? are another band that, had a great run in the mid90s. Still going strong,too of course. "Troublegum" is a great album that I think some of Pete's US audience that are into alternative rock might have missed out on.
Again- many thanks for the entertaining Wildhearts video!! I was glad to see Renaissance Men held highly- that album is a BLAST!!
@@kylereece1979 I used to play my drums along to Kerbdog back in the day as well. Maybe we should form a tribute band!!?? Therapy? are another superb band. Yes Troublegum is a genuine classic in my opinion. Thankfully their new album Cleave is a stormer too!
I saw Kerbdog on this tour all those years ago. Saw them several times over the years since. I followed them almost as much as the Wildhearts.
Good to see they got a mention.
My first Wildhearts gig was on that Almighty / Kerbdog tour! I saw it in St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. Just amazing.
Endless Nameless LP is what lead me into the Wildhearts
This was a good watch. Nice nuanced breakdowns from Stephen - BTW, wasn't he the admin for the WiLDHEARTS mailing list? Good times.
That must be a different Steven/Stephen. Glad you enjoyed the show though. Thanks for watching!
Gonna have to check out The Wildhearts now. Better late than never, I guess...
You will not be disappointed
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Haven't even watched yet, but I am SUPER EXCITED for this one. A band that no one in the USA knows that should be at least Cheap Trick Famous! Am I right? I love The Wildhearts! If I had a list of underrated rock bands, they are number one!
I'm only sad that they have pretty much almost never toured the USA.
Cant believe I seen this. I've lost count of the amount of times I've seen the wildhearts spanning over 25yrs. When they're on it. it's like a hurricane. I'm glad they've calmed down the soap opera side of the band but it wouldn't be the wildhearts without it. Such a great video. Thanks.
Thank you for ranking the studio albums of the Wildhearts.🎤🎸🎵🥁
Grrreat show!
Love this video. They're a great band and are brilliant live. They're my youngest sons favourite band. We both saw them last November at a small club gig in Cambridge UK. They were fabulous.
HAHAAA.... I totally get how obsessed SR is with collecting WILDHEARTS gear. I was exactly the same with THERAPY? who toured numerous times with THE WILDHEARTS. Gathering all the single variations for bands like them was all part of the fun at the time. :-D
KERBDOG mentioned were class, too.
Went on a collect everything binge with them, also. :-P
Awesome episode Pete. The Wildhearts are unreal 🤘😎
That was great 🎸🎸
I have to thank the Wildhearts for turning me onto Cardiacs, they have a track called Tim Smith about the genius behind the band.
Checking it out right now, thank you my friend.
Endless Nameless is perfect. It is no way the worse album. completely wrong
I saw them on the Almighty tour too! It was literally my first ever gig. I remember that the kick drum at the start of Kerbdog's opening song felt like it was hitting my stomach and id never felt anything like it.
Jason Thompson Kerbdog! One of my favourite bands.
I heard the Wildhearts first on Top of the Pops when the played Caffeine Bomb, about 93. Bought every single/album since and have seen them four times. Best UK band since the Clash. Love em to bits.
Just catching up with this. 😞
Fantastic edition with Steven's enthusiasm at its most infectious. Also dug his review of The Wildhearts live in my hometown of Edinburgh. I was at that gig and if anyone doubts Steven's review I can safely say that, if anything, he undersold it. Same goes for this rundown of the band's albums. They're even better than this!
I love songs like 29 x the pain and Sick of drugs, really need to get into this band more.
Good work Steven, good work. So next up Ranking Gingers Solo/non-Wildhearts stuff - 90-minute special!
You've sold me. I'm hooked - "Where's my Elvis"!
Love the Wildhearts, but I didn't see 'Anarchic airwaves' The BBC sessions.
God, I played that album to death.
We try to limit the shows to full, official albums, but you're correct Sal, 'Anarchic Airwaves' is fantastic!
@@TranquilityFireReid I know, and I know it's un-official. If I remember right, Ginger 'urged' fans not to buy 'Anarchic Airwaves' or 'Landmines and Pantomimes' Because they were un-official and cash grabs by the studio. I don't think he wanted fans to buy 'Fishing for more Luckies' either, for the same reason. I owned all three, opps, lol! Great video though, completely agree with the ratings, 100%.
@@Sal77 Thank you, I really appreciate that. Yes, I have all 3 as well. Much that I listened to Ginger's wishes, I also completely ignored them! The music wins every time!
@@TranquilityFireReid Abhoria will always be in my top 5 songs. I always wished that Ginger would record a version he would approve of and releases it, but know there's zero chance of that. Great review. I too am a big collector and chased down a lot of stuff on Ebay in the late 90's. I always keep multiple copies of everything on hand so that when I turn on a new fan I can give them a few real CDs to get them started.
I've seen The Wildhearts live multiple times; great live act. Most memorable performance for me was Reading Festival 94 when they had Devin Townsend on guitar.
And dannys knee popped out but he still played the full gig 🤘😅
@@Guitarsngains yes! It happened in the first song as well 🤘
Incredibly underrated band. Seen these guys so many times and I've never walked away from a gig disappointed. Saw ginger and cj doing an acoustic gig in Sheffield and that was fantastic, wasn't sure what to expect with that one but it was still great. Really don't get the credit they're due
Remember buying the suckpunch ep when I was 16 and playing those 4 classic songs over and over,I agree Earth vs will always be in my top 5 forever always.
They are probably the most underrated band of all time ,they Always play in wales and ginger if you ask me is a fucking genius songwriter.Thanks for show Steven always nice to hear From fellow hardcore wildheart fans
Completely under rated here in the states for sure! been a fan for decades because of a great friend and several time collaborater infamous here in Seattle Elvis Christ (GRADIE!) who I know did some fill in on tour with Scotts band Sorry and the Sinatra's. I remember they came here to Seattle and headlined at a great but small Club and the local opener was a local favorite and much of the crowd new it was their last show so they had a good turn out. But since Seattle crowds are often fickle.. unfortunately only a small number of crowd stuck around for the Amazing Headliner from the UK! it was a few open minded people, the band members of the opening bands who knew em & let me tag along and meet theWILDHEARTS! , and us who knew of them basically hollered out our favorite songs and they played em and we all sang em together.. it was amazing and felt so candid, but obviously the band was pissed and they havent been back! DAMNIT SEATTLE! its not the first time Ive heard a touring band say FUCK THIS TOWN! NEVER COMIN BACK TO THIS HOLE IN THE MUD! But anyway! I will always be a huge fan and will forever be ROOTING FOR THE BAD GUY! amazing songs often brilliant words sung with power and melody! diversity and unique style! I love em as much as you Steven !! and Yeah GINGER is a great dude and just a genuinely funny and inspiring motherfugger!!
they said the same about vienna, the night the supported The Darkness and i missed them, no knowing they were gonna play :(
Wildhearts have been crucial (to me) for decades. Awesome video! Some fave songs : 'Just in Lust', 'My Baby is a Headfuck', 'Lake of Piss', 'Weekend'.....
A few corrections: Mark Keds (RIP) DOES play on the b-sides of Just in Lust. His vocals are very prevalent on S.I.N. and Friend for Five Minutes. Also, Scott Sorry does not sing lead vocals on The Sweetest Song. The Wildhearts were angered by the label's plan to release Fishing for MORE Luckies. The version with the fish on the cover IS the version that was endorsed by the band, and as you correctly state, included some previously unreleased songs. Lastly, "Shut Your Fucking Mouth..." has more lyrics than just the title.
Fishing for luckies is a fantastic album
Love tuning in and was pleasantly surprised to see you feature one of my favourite bands. 🙂 Check them out live if you get the chance!
OMFG !!! Never in a million yrs would I have expected this on SEA OF TRANQUILITY ! Ok first things first, I've just finished my last shift & have 2 days off so I'm off to buy some bourbon & some mother nature before I kick back & watch this epic episode ! :)
In an alternative universe somewhere, there's a version of me that doesn't love the Wildhearts - but I doubt it!
Greatest band on the fuckin' planet, full stop.
Love the Wildhearts
I'd go with Renaissance #2 & Fishing #3....but otherwise my ranking would be the same.
Hi Pete and Steve, thanks for a brilliant run through the Wildhearts. One quick comment, I believe that the greatest debut album was Never Mind The Bollocks by The Sex Pistols and it remained so until 1993 when Earth Vs The Wildhearts was unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. I now honestly believe that there will never be a better debut album than The Wildhearts. What do you think?
High praise indeed Eugen but. I'm struggling to come up with a debut to top Earth Vs. Will it be bettered? Maybe someday...
@@TranquilityFireReid the best came out just one year later and can be found right next to the wildhearts in the record store. it's blue and it doesn't have a title.
@@mm091540 You'll need to illumante me R R.
@@TranquilityFireReid Weezer's debut album
We'll agree to differ there then R R, but then that's the beauty of music. Cheers!
Earth vs is the greatest debut ever. Seen them 70 plus times and they never play the same setlist twice. First time I saw them was supporting the Manic Street Preachers and if memory serves me right back then they were called The Wild Hearts. Still have the tee shirt somewhere. All the offshoot bands were all pretty good too. Jellys, Honeycrack, Clam Abuse,Supershit 666,Silverginger 5,The Yoyos etc etc etc now there's another show even before you get to the Ginger solo stuff.
The Manics and Wildhearts, two of the very best rock bands of the 90s!
Outstanding Band. So criminally underrated in the US.
Underrated everywhere.
From all The Wildhearts Albums, Singles and EPs, what are Steven´s Top Ten songs? The only record I have is Renaissance Men, and I think is wonderful.
Top Ten Songs - Every fan will give you a different answer. So many diverse styles. For me - 29 times the pain, I wanna go where the people go, Sick of Drugs, Mazel Tov Cocktail, Caffeine Bomb, Anthem, Sky Babies, Let Em Go, Vanilla Radio, The New Flesh. That's 10 but would be easy to pick another 10! Personally i'd suggest getting a copy of 'Earth Vs' and blasting it!
Hi Jose. I'm sorry to say that I simply couldn't choose a top 10, so I've chosen a top 24 (I started with a short list of more than 40 songs!)! So, in no particular order... Suckerpunch - TV Tan - Love U Til I Don’t - Crying Over Nothing - Dangerlust - Inglorious - Sky Babies - Sick Of Drugs - 29 X The Pain - Sky Chaser High - Just In Lust - Woah Shit, You Got Through - Stormy In The North Karma In The South - Vanilla Radio - Nexus Icon - Top Of The World - Action Panzer - Rooting For The Bad Guy - The Jackson Whites - John Of Violence - Dislocated - Let ‘Em Go - Diagnosis - Splattermania
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No one asked for mine, but I'm gonna post them anyway: 1. Geordie In Wonderland 2. 29x The Pain 3. Sick Of Drugs 4. I Wanna Go Where The People Go 5. Red Light - Green Light 6. Suckerpunch 7. Nita Nitro 8. My Baby Is A Headf+ck 9. Inglorious 10. Just In Lust
Honorable mention to their cover of "Time To Let You Go"
Great stuff how about a show on Therapy?
One of the best bands i've ever heard. It was kinda neat that they associated with Cardiacs/Tim Smith a good while back too, as they ARE the best band i've ever heard : ) Personal opinions of course, and i'm predominately metal based : )
But yeah, great video, very informative, learnt quite a few more things about the band too. As to a tune that sums up, as to just how catchy, and heavy, and as to a brilliant pieces of songwriting to boot....the mentioned, Sky Babies!!
Nice one, Pete and Steven!
Id give 5 Ks to everything up to endless nameless +also'' must be destroyed' '. I've no problem with the orginial mix of' 'mondo akimbo a gogo' '.. I used to think' 'endless nameless' 'was a tragedy cos I wanted to lovr the songs but couldn't. Now I think it was a collection of songs were like the post millennium wildhearts output, just covered in fuzz. I'll always go and see ginger or the wildhearts and I don't even mind line up changes but the style of songs changed around year 2000 and I've never heard a song by them I liked since. But when they were great they were great.
YES! YES!
Really enjoyed this show. I'm always amazed at how consistently good the material that the Wildhearts produce is.
Actually went to see the Almighty on the tour with Kerbdog and the Wildhearts. I didn't know about the support acts and ended up missing them and just seeing the headliners. Still regret it to this day.
Best Band on the Planet.
I'm chuffed to see one of my favourite ever bands featured on this channel. I hope Pete has had a chance to check them out. I generally agree with the guys ranking. Endless Namelss was always my least favourite, never was completely able to get past that production. Though live versions sound good. And at the end of the day Earth Vs is probably their best. It's joint 1st with PHUQ. But gun to head it's Earth Vs.
The bands story is classic and it's a shame they never really exploded.
I'd love to see a video like this for Manic Street Preachers. Don't know if you know them Pete, but their story is classic also, tragic in points but equally hugely interesting.
Singer ginger is from my home town, my mates got a few pics with him.
Great! The Wildhearts are better than your favourite band.
Thats a strong statement . My favorite band is Fates Warning on Mondays and Thursdays ......Rush the rest of the week lol. Wildhearts better be kinda proggy or they probably wont be my favorite. I will definitely check them out .
Ok , ive now heard 3 cuts from the band and my first impression is they remind of a cross between Nirvana and The Offspring with some Green Day throwed in as well . It was from the album " Phuq" . Im not gonna give up on them but im more into Pink Floyd , Rush , Fates Warning type stuff .
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PHUQ is their best album. Fact. ...Must be Destroyed is the worst. Fishing For Luckies fan club edition is superb and a close 2nd to PHUQ. I remember sending a cheque off to the fan club for £8 to get the CD. Show A Little Emotion, SIN and Hate The World are great B-Sides.
All good calls - Show a Little Emotion is quite possibly my very favourite GW song.
They supported AC/DC at the Metro Arena around 20 years ago I think they were from South Shields which is around 10 miles away from my flat.
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1996 on the Ballbreaker tour I went
I was the band's promotions man from their very inception up until Fishing For Luckies. I could tell you stories that would turn your hair white.....
I absolutely love The Wildhearts. My collection is much less impressive though. My ranking is totally different too!
1. Earth vs The Wildhearts
2. The Wildhearts
3. Fishing for Luckies
4. PHUQ
5. Renaissance Men
6. Endless Nameless
7. Chutzpah!
8. ...Must be destroyed
So hard to rank then Johnny, your list is every bit as right (or wrong) as mine! Thanks for watching!
@@TranquilityFireReid Absolutely true Steven, "21st century Love songs" is another absolute gem. To Early to rank it, though it feels like a grower. Might even edge out Fishing for Luckies.
I had a lot of those Rock CD magazines...I thought it was called Metal CD, but maybe that was a sister publication. It introduced me to some great bands... Cynic, Clutch, Melvins and I also had an advanced version of Refuse/Resist from Sepultura on one of the discs.
You are so right - it was called Metal CD. I was getting a bit overexcited in my Wildhearts love by that stage of the video!
I think you should have maybe included the ‘Don’t be happy just worry’ combined EPs. I sort of treat this as their first album and might also be my favourite. Followed by Earth Vs….which is also incredible
It still blows my mid that my two favourite songwriters were in the same band; Devin Townsend and Ginger.
What should be said is that 'Endless Nameless' sounds so different and so brutally distorted as it was basically Ginger flipping a huge middle finger to EastWest records (who he had major problems with because they kept trying to nail down his creativity) as he was able to finally do what the hell he wanted to do with the band's sound after they moved to an independent record label.
Great band saw them few years ago ,so underrated the Wildhearts and Therapy ? both should be bigger in Usa !!
Really good, fun band! I got into them a bit late (2001, or so) when I overheard Matthew Pierce from The Unband talking about them. All of these are worth owning, but for list purposes:
8) Fishing for Luckies
7) Endless, Nameless (I actually really like this, but it's a tough listen)
6) The Wildhearts
5) The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed
Stop Us If You've Heard... would be here if included
4) Renaissance Men
3) Chutzpah
2) P.H.U.Q.
1) Earth vs the Wildhearts
Thanks for this one, Pete & Steven!
Great video. I too am equally obsessed with The Wildhearts. Felt the order was reasonable, not quite my choice but hey!
Endless Nameless is a work of art and in my opinion is the creative pinnacle of the band. Doesn’t sound like anyone else. Sonically mind blowing. “Great songs wrapped up in an awful sound” (I’m paraphrasing as I can’t be arsed to scan the video back) makes it sound like they didn’t know what they were doing, or that the mix was shit, but it couldn’t be further away from the truth. Do yourself a massive favor- if you don’t own this album BUY IT. Ideally get the 2 cd version with all the b sides if you don’t fancy searching for all the single versions. Sit down, turn your phone off, lock the doors and crank it on a decent stereo. Then if you want to venture further down that road go out and buy a copy of ginger’s project MUTATION. Its all genius and a layer cake of madness, distortion and augmented sounds.
Endless Nameless is one of those albums. Personally I think it's mighty
Yeah its great. Love it.
Agreed, it’s one of their best. Not sure why people don’t like it? It’s still the same pop-rock, just through an industrial noise filter...
@@neilmclaughlin2347 I hated it for a long time purely because it was so different to anything that came before it, but i sort of 'rediscovered' it a couple of years ago and absolutely love it now.
I bought Earth vs the Wildhearts back in 93 and I have loved this band since. One of the most under rated bands ever!! Ginger is a fuckin genius!
Awesome band x
But Pete, everyone wants to know if you've now done some listening to The Wildhearts?
Yes, all that I have got Pete to say is, that he has never listened to them.. why won’t he comment?
Love your passion Steven thanks for introducing me to the Wildhearts. Are you a Sensational Alex Harvey Band fan? I have the same passion for them that you have for the Wildhearts.
Thanks Captain! I was a relatively late comer to SAHB but love them now!
TranquilityFire Reid - Awesome!! Maybe we can convince Pete to do a ranking the albums of SAHB?
@@captainbeyond7469 That's a good suggestion, I'll add that to the list of ideas I have. Oh and Captain Beyond were a great band too!
TranquilityFire Reid Thanks Steven yes that first Captain Beyond album could be sighted as the blueprint for prog metal. Enjoyed the Europe show today going to explore their catalog.
@@captainbeyond7469 Yes, that's an excellent description of that first Captain Beyond album. Hope you enjoy the Europe vid. Let me know what you think of their music.
Earth Vs, Obviously
So what was number one ? Listened to a few things right now and I like what I’ve heard so far. Thanks for the show!
First posted this playlist over a year ago. Perhaps of interest? :D
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The Wildhearts😍
It's the Dave mustaine/ginger story.
Brilliant stuff, even though I'm not really a fan of the Wildhearts. Steven's enthusiasm makes me want to revisit. Any plans for a Clutch albums show Pete?
Saw Clutch a few years ago -way too slow and old school,, bored the pants off me. Triggerfinger supported, way better.