seventieslord wrote:I'm just on a massive Wildhearts high right now. To quote the old cliche, I'm riding upon a five mile tide of surpise and oblivion!
Call me narrow-minded, but... God!
How can anyone listen to a Wildhearts album and not like it? Or say "meh, it's alright, I guess...."
How can anyone give the Wildhearts a real chance and not be completely in love with them?
How can anyone say they are a fan of good rock and roll, and/or catchy choruses, and/or fine instrumentation, and/or killer riffs, and/or honest music, and/or fine songwriting, and/or fresh, original music, and then NOT be a Wildhearts fan? Or worse yet, not be a Wildhearts fan after hearing them?
It just blows my mind. I don't see how it's possible. The evidence is right there for all to hear. The only excuse you have is to have never heard them, heard of them, or been given a chance to listen to them by some kind enlightened soul. If you have, then you're just a silly twit with no attention span living in a sheltered world of watered-down radio garbage. You may think you know exactly what you're missing, but you don't have a clue.
To each his own? Bullshit! Tell me what Hoobastank, Staind, My Chemical Romance, Default, Train, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Trapt, Good Charlotte, All American Rejects, Evanescence, Puddle Of Mudd, Salive, Deftones, P.O.D., Avril Lavigne, Simple Plan do better than the WIldhearts! No, don't. I'll tell you. Not one stinkin' thing. Not one of those "artists" does one single motherfreaking thing better than the Wildhearts do. And that's just bands that suck! There are even great, well established bands with critical and commercial success who, despite being very good, just can't hold a candle to the Wildhearts on so many levels.
I was on this nice streak of not showing the Wildhearts to anyone for the last 3 years or so. My attitude was "fuck it, I know they kick ass, and no one else deserves to know. They all suck." and I did show the occasional person whom I deemed "cool enough" and I made sure they knew I respected their taste and that was the only reason I was sharing this treasure with them. With the release of the amazing new album (and I haven't moved from my stance that it is the best album of all-time) I have gone back into "save the music through the Wildhearts" mode. Still, it's depressing. There are just so many people out there who should be making this band rich and famous instead of those idiots on MTV, and nothing I can do will ever change that. I feel like I should just hide back in my shell and stop sharing cool music with anybody.
Unless someone wants to inspire me.....
seventieslord:
While I agree with everything you said about the Wildhearts, I do have one thing to say. The Wildhearts have been in my Top 5 Fav Bands since 93/94 since I saw "Suckerpunch" on Headbanger's Ball. When I heard that song, it "moved" me. And when I got Earth Vs., it "moved" me as well. When I would play the album or certain songs for people, some would "get it", and others wouldn't. And it's as simple as that. Music either moves you or it doesn't. You can break it down and say why you do or do not like it, but it either makes you groove on some level, or its just not for you. And as amazing the Wildhearts are, they are no exception. I still play their shit for people all the time. Some dig a certain song or album, and others don't. And that's fine. Because we all "get it" and they never will.
