Thank you so much for this episode! Maybe you could do anything with Ulrich about Deftones White Pony record! One of the best records of that whole era in my opinion!
!!! I'm speechless, I never thought you'd choose to go over a Static-X song. Ulrich is a really great producer and Static X is definitely in my top 5 favorite bands. RIP Wayne Static. I only got to see them once when I was 12 in 2007, it was my first show. I can't wait to see what the new album sounds like!! Thank you!
Wisconsin Death Trip is one of my *favorite* albums. It's just so fun. Watching these made me appreciate this particular song, and the album even more! Cheers.
where the heck do you work or what do you do? damn, love it. also hope you play assasians of youth too, wayne's solo project sadly.. that song, is a mirror of his lie. :( but I love it.
My favorite metal band. Saw them probably 10 years ago for only $20 in New Hampshire with Shadows Fall. Wayne was walking down the street to the venue and I yelled out the window like a little kid to him even though I was early 20s. What a great show!
Hell yes did I see them live!! It was such an unbelievable line-up for me at that time: AMEN opened the evening (Coma America got stuck in my head now writing this), followed by Mudvayne and Static-X afterwards with Slipknot having their first gigs in germany after becoming kind of popular in europe... i'm 33 now and am getting goosebumps while remembering the unbelievable hype inside me, making me jump and mosh and headbang that whole night!! In may 2001, as my fascination for heavy music was just ignited and I was an absolute Slipknot nerd, my parents gifted me the opportunity to visit my first big concert for my 15th birthday. Still got the ticket here... so my father put me in the car a week later on a monday afternoon, we drove for 2 hours to Oberhausen (Germany) and I was having the best experience of my live up to that point, changing my musical life forever up to this day :) Thanks for asking Warren, you reminded me I need to thank my parents for this and everything again and ever on :)
I was lucky enough to hang with them on a few dates as my friends Pitchshifter were touring with them through Texas and California. I hadn't heard of them or their music so to experience it live for the first time was amazing. Every night, I made sure to catch their set - they were as tight live as they were on the album. One of the shows in Texas was with Godsmack. They were great, but there was always something special about Static-X - I don't know if it was a hunger but they had an urgency about them that was compelling. I got to interview the band members on what it was like to tour with Pitchshifter for the video I was shooting for my friends. They were very accomodating and supportive. A good memory that surfaces whenever I hear their music. Thanks for putting your magnifying glass on this track. Excellent.
Do you by chance have that recorded interview and if so would you be willing to upload it? An interview like that sounds like a really good watch not gonna lie
"...you have to make decissions; ...it's easier to fix an less ideal vocal sound than an uninspired vocal performance..." 2 sentences that you can frame yourself! Nice insight into the work of Ulrich Wild. I like his calm style and the approach to not worry too much about what equipment really needs, but to work with what you find and make the best out of it. The hectic music industry clearly needs more people like him. Thank you Warren for this...
Ulrich is seriously one of my favorite engineers of all time. He’s worked on so many awesome records that I still love today. He seems like the coolest, most down to earth guy to work with. Thanks, Warren for another great video!!
I feel so fortunate! I saw Static-X, 7 times and they were the most consistantly amazing band, I've ever seen. Thank you for this video. Wayne is missed.
I saw Wayne play in his “revised” Static X band, a couple of years before he died. In 2 weeks, I will see the rest of the original lineup for the new album/20 year anniversary tour in San Antonio. Can’t wait.
I bought the Wisconsin Death Trip CD in 1999 not having any idea what Static X even sounded like. When I brought it home and blasted it, my family was like, what the hell are you listening to? I was in head banging heaven!🤟 I loved that the sounded different and awesome. I listened to that CD, till it wouldn't play anymore...RIP Wayne Static, you are truly missed😥🖤🥀
My old band used to rehearse at the henry ford building in downtown la. Same place static-xand fear factory had rooms at. Soo much talent in that place, we all would listen to fester doing the whole evil poetry thinig up on the roof. I remember the birth of evil disco. I had this program called acid and would make stuff with it and play it out the headphone jack of my crappy laptop and in thru the pa and my band would all jam, with heavy detuned dean avalanche 7’s. Then fester heard us and invited our singer who was a baddass drummer to record some disco style click tracks with v-drums and then our drummer would play over that and we’d heavy metal techno out songs like donna summers badgirls in double drop b, and play stuff like that for the strip club across the street. Lots of funn stuff during that period. Static-x will always have a place in my heart.
Saw Static-X live as they were on a multi bill, didn't know much about them. Bought every album they had at the time the next day as they wiped the floor with everyone.
Fantastic insight. Static X is still a mainstay in my ipod rotation. Just so super heavy and fun to listen to. Sadly, along with Pantera, one of the bands I had a few chances to see, but never did. Rest assured, I am not making those mistakes any longer. Thanks Warren and Ulrich!
When did the radio ever care about what people wanna hear? I remember, that I sold 250 copies of our first album in 1996 only by using it as "shop music". I was working in a videostore and we were able to play whatever we like, so I chose to play my own stuff quite often and all of these were sold just because people came asking what record this would be. So many bands would have performed much better if there was more diversity on the radio.
I still have the demo tape which contains the original version of Push It that Wayne gave me in 1997. Wayne, Ken, Koichi and Tony were always super tight live back then.
@@Producelikeapro If memory serves me correctly, Koichi was using a VHT pitbull amp in those days. Tony was definitely using SWR but I can't remember which model.
I've seen Static-X a couple times and man are they fantastic live!!! The pit was so much fun too! So many people dancing instead of trying to hurt each other. Very cool!
Wisconsin Death Trip could be released today and still obtain its core success. Raw , visceral creativity is timeless. “ Motion, can’t you feel the motion, you can see right through me , we connect you’re part of me” ~ WDT
1999 When Bands Attack in San Diego. Saw them from the rail, and was instantly hooked. Bought the album and that became my pump up music whenever I needed it. Saw them another 9 times any time they were within a 3 hour drive from my house. It was the music I needed, exactly when I needed it. This breakdown was so amazing. Thank you!
I saw Static-X on the Wisconsin Death Trip tour when they played Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS. It was phenomenal. The band was tight and the performance superb. Wayne's banter with the audience in between songs was engaging and fun. I would have loved to have seen them again with their other releases, but unfortunately I was never living close to a venue when they played. Fond memories, though. Pitchshifter was an opening act and that performance was equally energetic and amazing.
I like the left turn with song choice -- was never into this but love watching the deconstruction and hearing the stories. Ulrich seems like a good, chill, laid-back dude.
I’m lucky to have seen them once at ‘06 Ozzfest with Wayne and also on the reunion tour and they were both awesome and different. Ozzfest ‘06 I was 17 or 18. It was at an amphitheater which suited Ozzy at night a lot better that Static X in failing daylight. They sounded great, and I remember being really stoked to hear their latest “Cannibal” material. The reunion gig I saw last year was downright unforgettable. The singer did a great job. Everyone says it’s the guy from Dope, I think it’s confirmed at this point. I remember being struck constantly at how the live engineering was excelling at making the vocals notably but tastefully more ghostly with verb and delay than on studio albums and in the past with Wayne. Of course it was cathartic to joyfully mourn, dance and scream in unison with lots of people. But it wasn’t all “guys head banging in the front and chicks dancing in the back”. Trust me, that pit was a rave and that rave was a pit - everyone together. It really was an evil disco.
I LOVE STATIC X and I LOVE this run through, I would be happy to have a couple more tracks opened up and dissected, it's almost like a musical WestWorld here... THANK YOU Warren and Ulrich for such an interesting and thoroughly entertaining, nay MARVELLOUS video 💥❤️💥 x
I’ve had one ever since i saw one in their room. I remember seeing an mg stack or 2 as well. Not really versatile but it has its sound. And they never break, and if it does just turn it off and back on again. I’ve got 7 other pretty good amps but the vs100 is a keeper. Mines all modded and stuff😁
Literally open mouth reaction. I remember a gear review Wayne did back when where he said "use what you know" (SIC) ... I feel like I write, record and produce using these same techniques. This is such a fantastic preview of the painstaking process it is to not only create, but produce at the same time. Then, try to communicate what you did 20 years ago. AMAZING!!!
Absolutely loved this interview! I was all in for Static-X as soon as I heard them on the radio. I was an instant fan. I remember seeing them at Ozzfest on the 2nd stage one year, and then on the main stage the next year or so later. They were always amazing to see! I remember reading about Wayne using a Valvestate amp on this record and being so pumped about that because I had just recently also purchased a VS265 combo amp. "He was using the same amp that I have!?" Such an awesome feeling reading that when I was younger! I still have that amp. I'll never get rid of it!
Ok so I'm just catching up on Ulrich's CV - his hand has touched many a great album without me even realising. It would be great to hear some of his stories from making some of the following records - Prong - Rude Awakening / Strung Out - Twisted by Design / Handsome - Handsome. These are three of my all time favourites and still get a lot of play. Plus they are also used as reference discs for when making upgrades to the hifi.
I was introduced to this song by some guys that were always searching for something heavier. I remember seeing the video and thinking -- these guys are goofy, but it's a great song! The imagery they were going for came through loud and clear. I was amazed at how tight everything was. The drummer sounded like a drum machine (but.. he's actually playing it -- that's real!), and the guitars sounded like static, white hot and with blade-like precision. Hearing this again takes me straight back to being out on my own for the first time, discovering life. Awesome. It's also really entertaining to see the real people behind these songs. From all the energy in the music, I always imagined a bunch of guys breaking things and acting like animals. Instead, you get Ulrich Wild. The name paints a picture of a rabid jackal. Nope. Just a talented music nerd (--intended endearingly), respecting the art and the craft, and doing his thing with skill and poise. I assumed I would be out of place with these people, but I think I would fit right in. Love it. More please. :-)
Another kool one Warren, even though Ulrich, couldn't remember much of anything, from the gear side of things.... still pretty kool. I VERY MUCH.... remember meeting Wayne, way back in the day... walking through the parking lot, of the first/second Ozzfest…..he just kinda... walked up, to me.... and was offering me a disc, of his band. I figured... he was just some dude, attempting to get his music out....and after an hour of talking, that morning, before the gates opened up... I come to realize, they/his band... were playing that day.... his hair, was different to say the least.....but I really liked Wayne, and he is sadly missed….and for sure, his name...is forever welcome, in my home. Thanks Warren!!! Loving it...keep up the hard work!!!
Was just looking for the video and saw this, thanks, so good, I love this album, still listen to it regular, never saw them live, but 1st time I heard push it was a moment, massive fan ever since, cool to hear about it
The late 90's heavy music scene in the midwest really was something special... I have a crystal-clear memory of seeing Static-X for the first time, standing arms-length from the stage on a hot summer day at an airfield in Ankeny, Iowa (practically in Slipknot's back-yard... they played that day too, and it was incredible!). Anyhow, I think you're spot-on with the "battle cry" sentiment - I get that vibe too, and wonder if that played into this being the opening track on their debut album (and the starter for many concerts)... sort of a "hey, here we are" statement. Finally, I have to say, when you mentioned opening for Godsmack around 1999 in Iowa or Wisconsin, it got me wondering what band you were in... I might have been at that show!
Saw Static-X with PM5k on the Rockets and Robots tour in Seattle. Such an amazing experience, and the album is still one of my favorites to this day. Much props to Ulrich for the hard work!
Thanks for another great video Warren. Despite being heavily into White Zombie etc Static X were a band that passed me by. Opened my ears to a new band! However, the influence from Prong, one of the most underrated metal bands of the last 30 odd years cannot be overstated. I can see why Static X wanted to work with Terry Date as he produced Prong's classic album Cleansing and White Zombie's Astro Creep. RIP Wayne.
Wisconsin Death Trip is a defining moment at the end of 90's music. It helped us move on from grunge copycats & transitional one hit wonders. It will be required listening for hard rock fans....for the rest of time. Ulrich Wild deserves far more notoriety for his ability to capture Static X & their essence, so perfectly. He did for the band what Butch Vig did for Smashing Pumpkins. Its criminal that Wild didnt get the recognition of someone like Vig. I very much enjoyed this chance to hear his thoughts on the recording of Wisconsin Death Trip. Thank you!
Masterclass at its best! This reminds me of OC CA when I worked for LA times sunday paper around 2000. My coworker was like “Hey you guys wanna hear something rad” it only took the intro of Push it for me to love the whole album. My dad was a hardcore christian so I had to listen to this album on my cd walkman in secret 🤫 lol 😂
Awesome video! I have seen them! Once with Wayne at Ozzfest 2000 Chicago, and tonight in Grand Rapids will be my third time with Xero!! Still an amazing show, still amazing music
the song that got me into static-x, also thanks to duke nukem! :D seen static-x in glasgow in 2004 and loved em. also got my name on the new Project Regeneration album due out aaaaaand a ticket for their upcoming tour later this year :)
I've recently become very interested in this band. Late, as usual, but still very interested. I've become a huge fan of Wayne, but probably even more their mixes and overall sound, so this video was really great to go through. Thanks for this marvellous experience!
This was a very interesting watch, big Static-x fan, songs played daily! Was cool to hear how things all got started and the break down of one of the iconic tracks. Cheers!
This is going to sound exaggerated but this is the best such video I've seen so far. These vids, you usually don't learn or can identify to anything, it's just a producer talking inaccessible gear the whole time. This was within reach, engaging, and thoroughly interesting.
It that the blurpel fender strat in the pic, I got one of those, I've only seen squires in this color, mines fender from 2000, I think it kinda rare color idk
@@Producelikeapro Hey no problem, I recently found your channel looking for recording tips, which are awesome. I went on and watched a bunch of your interviews. Your passion for this is contagious , I'm listen with a whole new ear!! Thank you
Which song would YOU love to hear about? We'll see what we can do! ;)
Mark Ronson's Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk"
Like Chuck Norris would have said: All of them.
David Bowie - Lazarus
Pantera!!!
Thank you so much for this episode! Maybe you could do anything with Ulrich about Deftones White Pony record! One of the best records of that whole era in my opinion!
R.I.P wayne static . Thanks for 20 years of evil disco.
Huge fan of Static X. Thanks for doing this video. RIP Wayne.
Gilfoyle you’re very welcome my friend!
!!! I'm speechless, I never thought you'd choose to go over a Static-X song. Ulrich is a really great producer and Static X is definitely in my top 5 favorite bands. RIP Wayne Static. I only got to see them once when I was 12 in 2007, it was my first show. I can't wait to see what the new album sounds like!! Thank you!
Yes! This is 100% all Ulrich! Produced, Engineered and Mixed! Great work from a great guy!
@@Producelikeapro How do I get my first album or even demo tape produced by Ulrich?? I am eager, very eager!
@thistubeisfucked i must've been on a drunken binge because I have no recollection of commenting this
Wisconsin Death Trip is one of my *favorite* albums. It's just so fun. Watching these made me appreciate this particular song, and the album even more! Cheers.
I play static-x every week at work, usually every album. I love this band. Thanks Warren
Wonderful to hear!!
Me too. 😁
where the heck do you work or what do you do? damn, love it. also hope you play assasians of youth too, wayne's solo project sadly.. that song, is a mirror of his lie. :( but I love it.
@@Spike1885 Artillery, Charge, Dirt!!! Lol, Wayne Static was Awesome!!!
My favorite metal band. Saw them probably 10 years ago for only $20 in New Hampshire with Shadows Fall. Wayne was walking down the street to the venue and I yelled out the window like a little kid to him even though I was early 20s. What a great show!
Hell yes did I see them live!! It was such an unbelievable line-up for me at that time: AMEN opened the evening (Coma America got stuck in my head now writing this), followed by Mudvayne and Static-X afterwards with Slipknot having their first gigs in germany after becoming kind of popular in europe... i'm 33 now and am getting goosebumps while remembering the unbelievable hype inside me, making me jump and mosh and headbang that whole night!!
In may 2001, as my fascination for heavy music was just ignited and I was an absolute Slipknot nerd, my parents gifted me the opportunity to visit my first big concert for my 15th birthday. Still got the ticket here... so my father put me in the car a week later on a monday afternoon, we drove for 2 hours to Oberhausen (Germany) and I was having the best experience of my live up to that point, changing my musical life forever up to this day :)
Thanks for asking Warren, you reminded me I need to thank my parents for this and everything again and ever on :)
I strongly believe that limitations are your friend. Possibly with bigger budget, this record would have never been so good. Great video
ProtoCorpse absolutely! Agreed 100%!
Agree 100% ....I've always felt that you can open new vistas through limitation. The limit on one variable forces new imagination and creation.
Underrated comment proto.
I was lucky enough to hang with them on a few dates as my friends Pitchshifter were touring with them through Texas and California. I hadn't heard of them or their music so to experience it live for the first time was amazing. Every night, I made sure to catch their set - they were as tight live as they were on the album. One of the shows in Texas was with Godsmack. They were great, but there was always something special about Static-X - I don't know if it was a hunger but they had an urgency about them that was compelling. I got to interview the band members on what it was like to tour with Pitchshifter for the video I was shooting for my friends. They were very accomodating and supportive. A good memory that surfaces whenever I hear their music. Thanks for putting your magnifying glass on this track. Excellent.
Do you by chance have that recorded interview and if so would you be willing to upload it? An interview like that sounds like a really good watch not gonna lie
"...you have to make decissions; ...it's easier to fix an less ideal vocal sound than an uninspired vocal performance..." 2 sentences that you can frame yourself! Nice insight into the work of Ulrich Wild. I like his calm style and the approach to not worry too much about what equipment really needs, but to work with what you find and make the best out of it. The hectic music industry clearly needs more people like him. Thank you Warren for this...
Ulrich is seriously one of my favorite engineers of all time. He’s worked on so many awesome records that I still love today. He seems like the coolest, most down to earth guy to work with. Thanks, Warren for another great video!!
I feel so fortunate! I saw Static-X, 7 times and they were the most consistantly amazing band, I've ever seen.
Thank you for this video. Wayne is missed.
20 years later this song still BANGS
Right this song is awesome, though I do have to admit Bled For Days is my favorite off Wisconsin Death Trip.
Man Wayne's "Static X" was such a part of my youth, Love them still. Project regeneration is great as well.
I saw Wayne play in his “revised” Static X band, a couple of years before he died. In 2 weeks, I will see the rest of the original lineup for the new album/20 year anniversary tour in San Antonio. Can’t wait.
I bought the Wisconsin Death Trip CD in 1999 not having any idea what Static X even sounded like. When I brought it home and blasted it, my family was like, what the hell are you listening to? I was in head banging heaven!🤟 I loved that the sounded different and awesome. I listened to that CD, till it wouldn't play anymore...RIP Wayne Static, you are truly missed😥🖤🥀
Same! bought it for the cover still jam it to this day!
My old band used to rehearse at the henry ford building in downtown la. Same place static-xand fear factory had rooms at.
Soo much talent in that place, we all would listen to fester doing the whole evil poetry thinig up on the roof. I remember the birth of evil disco. I had this program called acid and would make stuff with it and play it out the headphone jack of my crappy laptop and in thru the pa and my band would all jam, with heavy detuned dean avalanche 7’s.
Then fester heard us and invited our singer who was a baddass drummer to record some disco style click tracks with v-drums and then our drummer would play over that and we’d heavy metal techno out songs like donna summers badgirls in double drop b, and play stuff like that for the strip club across the street. Lots of funn stuff during that period. Static-x will always have a place in my heart.
Saw Static-X live as they were on a multi bill, didn't know much about them. Bought every album they had at the time the next day as they wiped the floor with everyone.
Fantastic insight. Static X is still a mainstay in my ipod rotation. Just so super heavy and fun to listen to. Sadly, along with Pantera, one of the bands I had a few chances to see, but never did. Rest assured, I am not making those mistakes any longer. Thanks Warren and Ulrich!
The back story of it he discusses at the end is so good.
Ilan Benitah agreed! Thanks ever so much my friend!!
When did the radio ever care about what people wanna hear? I remember, that I sold 250 copies of our first album in 1996 only by using it as "shop music". I was working in a videostore and we were able to play whatever we like, so I chose to play my own stuff quite often and all of these were sold just because people came asking what record this would be.
So many bands would have performed much better if there was more diversity on the radio.
This story is amazing! I too owned a video/computer store and I did the same thing.
This album was a special one for me , love the content warren
I still have the demo tape which contains the original version of Push It that Wayne gave me in 1997. Wayne, Ken, Koichi and Tony were always super tight live back then.
That's fantastic to hear! Wow! Great stuff!
@@Producelikeapro If memory serves me correctly, Koichi was using a VHT pitbull amp in those days. Tony was definitely using SWR but I can't remember which model.
I've seen Static-X a couple times and man are they fantastic live!!! The pit was so much fun too! So many people dancing instead of trying to hurt each other. Very cool!
BenJamin Hull moshing is not trying to hurt each other.
Wisconsin Death Trip could be released today and still obtain its core success. Raw , visceral creativity is timeless.
“ Motion, can’t you feel the motion, you can see right through me , we connect you’re part of me”
~ WDT
1999 When Bands Attack in San Diego. Saw them from the rail, and was instantly hooked. Bought the album and that became my pump up music whenever I needed it. Saw them another 9 times any time they were within a 3 hour drive from my house. It was the music I needed, exactly when I needed it. This breakdown was so amazing. Thank you!
I lived in LA when Static was just getting going. Seen them live a couple times in small clubs. Good times to remember. RIP, Wayne. 🤘
I saw Static-X on the Wisconsin Death Trip tour when they played Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS. It was phenomenal. The band was tight and the performance superb. Wayne's banter with the audience in between songs was engaging and fun. I would have loved to have seen them again with their other releases, but unfortunately I was never living close to a venue when they played. Fond memories, though.
Pitchshifter was an opening act and that performance was equally energetic and amazing.
Saw them about ten years ago in wichita with Dope, Suicide Silence, Mudvayne,Black Label Society and Korn. Man that was alot of moshing for one day!
This is incredible thank you so much! love the band and the song, would love more "Inside The Songs" with music like this
You're very welcome Tommy!!
I like the left turn with song choice -- was never into this but love watching the deconstruction and hearing the stories. Ulrich seems like a good, chill, laid-back dude.
I’m lucky to have seen them once at ‘06 Ozzfest with Wayne and also on the reunion tour and they were both awesome and different.
Ozzfest ‘06 I was 17 or 18. It was at an amphitheater which suited Ozzy at night a lot better that Static X in failing daylight. They sounded great, and I remember being really stoked to hear their latest “Cannibal” material.
The reunion gig I saw last year was downright unforgettable. The singer did a great job. Everyone says it’s the guy from Dope, I think it’s confirmed at this point. I remember being struck constantly at how the live engineering was excelling at making the vocals notably but tastefully more ghostly with verb and delay than on studio albums and in the past with Wayne.
Of course it was cathartic to joyfully mourn, dance and scream in unison with lots of people. But it wasn’t all “guys head banging in the front and chicks dancing in the back”. Trust me, that pit was a rave and that rave was a pit - everyone together. It really was an evil disco.
Thank you for bringing up this song!!!!! can you do more of these end of 90's industrial metal bands?
In all honesty I dont care who you get or what band you decide to do next. I love these in depth videos. Keep em coming.
Hi Quintessence 679 thanks ever so much my friend!!
Thank you Warren for sharing it! Kinda surprise! Static X had a huge impact on me. RIP Wayne Static :(
That's wonderful to hear Patrick!!
I LOVE STATIC X and I LOVE this run through, I would be happy to have a couple more tracks opened up and dissected, it's almost like a musical WestWorld here... THANK YOU Warren and Ulrich for such an interesting and thoroughly entertaining, nay MARVELLOUS video 💥❤️💥 x
Valve State!! That was THE guitar sound!! Wow!
Yes! Amazing!!
I’ve had one ever since i saw one in their room. I remember seeing an mg stack or 2 as well. Not really versatile but it has its sound. And they never break, and if it does just turn it off and back on again. I’ve got 7 other pretty good amps but the vs100 is a keeper. Mines all modded and stuff😁
I've seen static-x three times! Was my favorite live band! They r back on tribute tour
Thank you! I"ve been wanting to know about the gear and techniques for this album for...20 years. Brilliant job Mr Wild.
Literally open mouth reaction. I remember a gear review Wayne did back when where he said "use what you know" (SIC) ... I feel like I write, record and produce using these same techniques. This is such a fantastic preview of the painstaking process it is to not only create, but produce at the same time. Then, try to communicate what you did 20 years ago. AMAZING!!!
Miss you Wayne. Thanks for your music.
I remember this album as a dishwasher back in the day. Great stuff!
Absolutely loved this interview! I was all in for Static-X as soon as I heard them on the radio. I was an instant fan. I remember seeing them at Ozzfest on the 2nd stage one year, and then on the main stage the next year or so later. They were always amazing to see!
I remember reading about Wayne using a Valvestate amp on this record and being so pumped about that because I had just recently also purchased a VS265 combo amp. "He was using the same amp that I have!?" Such an awesome feeling reading that when I was younger! I still have that amp. I'll never get rid of it!
An amazing look into Static X Production!!! Woot Woot! RIP Wayne Static
Ok so I'm just catching up on Ulrich's CV - his hand has touched many a great album without me even realising. It would be great to hear some of his stories from making some of the following records - Prong - Rude Awakening / Strung Out - Twisted by Design / Handsome - Handsome. These are three of my all time favourites and still get a lot of play. Plus they are also used as reference discs for when making upgrades to the hifi.
Page Hamilton probably loves that guitar riff. Great song btw.
LOVE THIS! more metal from the 90's and 90's produced albums. love the 90's sound
I was introduced to this song by some guys that were always searching for something heavier. I remember seeing the video and thinking -- these guys are goofy, but it's a great song! The imagery they were going for came through loud and clear. I was amazed at how tight everything was. The drummer sounded like a drum machine (but.. he's actually playing it -- that's real!), and the guitars sounded like static, white hot and with blade-like precision. Hearing this again takes me straight back to being out on my own for the first time, discovering life. Awesome.
It's also really entertaining to see the real people behind these songs. From all the energy in the music, I always imagined a bunch of guys breaking things and acting like animals. Instead, you get Ulrich Wild. The name paints a picture of a rabid jackal. Nope. Just a talented music nerd (--intended endearingly), respecting the art and the craft, and doing his thing with skill and poise. I assumed I would be out of place with these people, but I think I would fit right in.
Love it. More please. :-)
Another kool one Warren, even though Ulrich, couldn't remember much of anything, from the gear side of things....
still pretty kool.
I VERY MUCH.... remember meeting Wayne, way back in the day... walking through the parking lot, of the first/second Ozzfest…..he just kinda... walked up, to me.... and was offering me a disc, of his band.
I figured... he was just some dude, attempting to get his music out....and after an hour of talking, that morning, before the gates opened up... I come to realize, they/his band... were playing that day....
his hair, was different to say the least.....but I really liked Wayne, and he is sadly missed….and for sure, his name...is forever welcome, in my home.
Thanks Warren!!! Loving it...keep up the hard work!!!
Was just looking for the video and saw this, thanks, so good, I love this album, still listen to it regular, never saw them live, but 1st time I heard push it was a moment, massive fan ever since, cool to hear about it
Thanks for this! Static-X is one of my favorite bands of all time. This was the first rock/metal album I got into when I was a kid.
I saw Dope, Static X and Powerman 5000 I had a lot of fun. Later I met Tony at a meet and greet when he was in Fear Factory, super cool guy.
Thanks ever so much!
20 year anniversary of 1999. :) This song/album made me and my friends some real badass's when we were 14 in 99
lucky enough to see them live one time. Chicago @ House of Blues. fanTASTIC show!
Goodd, Warren, freakin’ love ya! You’re so amazing, thank you for what you do!
Hi Mans Neumann thanks ever so much my friend!!
The late 90's heavy music scene in the midwest really was something special... I have a crystal-clear memory of seeing Static-X for the first time, standing arms-length from the stage on a hot summer day at an airfield in Ankeny, Iowa (practically in Slipknot's back-yard... they played that day too, and it was incredible!).
Anyhow, I think you're spot-on with the "battle cry" sentiment - I get that vibe too, and wonder if that played into this being the opening track on their debut album (and the starter for many concerts)... sort of a "hey, here we are" statement.
Finally, I have to say, when you mentioned opening for Godsmack around 1999 in Iowa or Wisconsin, it got me wondering what band you were in... I might have been at that show!
Saw Static-X with PM5k on the Rockets and Robots tour in Seattle. Such an amazing experience, and the album is still one of my favorites to this day. Much props to Ulrich for the hard work!
Thanks for another great video Warren. Despite being heavily into White Zombie etc Static X were a band that passed me by. Opened my ears to a new band! However, the influence from Prong, one of the most underrated metal bands of the last 30 odd years cannot be overstated. I can see why Static X wanted to work with Terry Date as he produced Prong's classic album Cleansing and White Zombie's Astro Creep. RIP Wayne.
Wow how could I miss this episode? Big fan of Static X! Thank you!
Awesome! This one was 1 of my rock radio favs as a teen. Still sounds Manic, Heavy and Fresh!
Wisconsin Death Trip is a defining moment at the end of 90's music. It helped us move on from grunge copycats & transitional one hit wonders. It will be required listening for hard rock fans....for the rest of time. Ulrich Wild deserves far more notoriety for his ability to capture Static X & their essence, so perfectly. He did for the band what Butch Vig did for Smashing Pumpkins. Its criminal that Wild didnt get the recognition of someone like Vig. I very much enjoyed this chance to hear his thoughts on the recording of Wisconsin Death Trip. Thank you!
this is AWESOME!!!! !
The rhythm guitar riff sounds uncannily like, Helmet's "Bad Mood" Not a bad thing at all.
Great great on time vid...gonna see them for the last time in july!!!
Awesome! This takes me back... I loved Static X. "Evil disco" really describes their sound perfectly haha!! Great video Warren! Cheers!
Fantastic video! Loved the whole thing. Thanks!
Love it! I was lucky to see them live 3 times. Such a fun live show!
Loving this series. Thanks so much!
Masterclass at its best! This reminds me of OC CA when I worked for LA times sunday paper around 2000. My coworker was like “Hey you guys wanna hear something rad” it only took the intro of Push it for me to love the whole album. My dad was a hardcore christian so I had to listen to this album on my cd walkman in secret 🤫 lol 😂
Awesome video! I have seen them! Once with Wayne at Ozzfest 2000 Chicago, and tonight in Grand Rapids will be my third time with Xero!! Still an amazing show, still amazing music
Glorious! I dig this record. Very interesting on the drums. So creative, so well executed. Thanks for this 😎
I would enjoy some Tool. Love the series! Thanks for the hard work.
Or ANYTHING by David Bottrill (like Peter Gabriel's "Blood of Eden").
Hey, they should pick "Pushit".
Todd Sarnstrom II same here but good luck getting tool
Mudvayne - The end of all things to come. Also produced by Bottrill
the song that got me into static-x, also thanks to duke nukem! :D
seen static-x in glasgow in 2004 and loved em. also got my name on the new Project Regeneration album due out aaaaaand a ticket for their upcoming tour later this year :)
The intro riff always reminded me of Korn - Need To
I've recently become very interested in this band. Late, as usual, but still very interested. I've become a huge fan of Wayne, but probably even more their mixes and overall sound, so this video was really great to go through. Thanks for this marvellous experience!
This was a very interesting watch, big Static-x fan, songs played daily! Was cool to hear how things all got started and the break down of one of the iconic tracks. Cheers!
Appreciate all these videos man, thanks
M&M freak over here too!! HAHAHA
Really enjoyed this, loved this track as a teenager!
Hi James Rambo Pearce Thanks ever so much my friend!!
@@Producelikeapro You're more than welcome buddy! What was the name of your band??
This is such a great channel. Thank you for doing this! I really like hearing the story behind all of these recordings.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Literally one of my favourite albums of all time 😊 and yessir I’ve seen them live 🔥
This is going to sound exaggerated but this is the best such video I've seen so far. These vids, you usually don't learn or can identify to anything, it's just a producer talking inaccessible gear the whole time. This was within reach, engaging, and thoroughly interesting.
Wow, thanks! Thanks ever so much
Best drum machine ever...BOSS DR-5...or as I call it...Band In A Box...
It that the blurpel fender strat in the pic, I got one of those, I've only seen squires in this color, mines fender from 2000, I think it kinda rare color idk
Love the videos, Warren - but please get shirts that fit :)
Just got into Static-X this year. Great band \m/
Pretty ascetic studio) cool!
Such a great video !! Thank you so much Warren !!
Damn dude give them buttons a record deal cause they’re SCREAMING right now 😂😂
Mixed right by my apartment! That's fun. Cool video, as always! Any chance of getting Flemming Rasmussen in for some old Metallica?
Radiohead - Paranoid Android - Great interview and deep dive on the production of this song!
Yes! :)
That album was a game changer for me.
Awesome I like this guys approach and Terry date is awesome too
Love this album and band, huge influence!
and I also wish I had never sold my Valvestate amp!
"I'm with Stupid",,, fave Static-x track... huge guitars.. bigger than Ben Hur & wider than the Mississiipppisisssissspppi ,.,.
NICE!!!!
Song idea: Estranged by Guns 'n Roses :). Thanks Warren for doing this!
Great choice! My favourite song of all time.
Speaking of "IOWA", how about something by SlipKnot?
Great episode, by the way!
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@@monkeyrobotsinc.9875 because you can't have cornhole'n without corn and Iowa is where alot ot corn is grown
Ohhhhh yea!!!!
my first show at lupos Sevendust, Static X, Dope, and chevelle when point number 1 was their hit.
Hi aStrayforMyTime thanks for sharing my friend!!
@@Producelikeapro Hey no problem, I recently found your channel looking for recording tips, which are awesome. I went on and watched a bunch of your interviews. Your passion for this is contagious , I'm listen with a whole new ear!! Thank you
Warren+Ulrich=❤
jeez .. so interesting \m/
was a big static-x fan long before i even thought of doing anything music related in the future .. thx for that !