Wildhearts Rant!!

[DAZ]

At the end of the day The Wildhearts are doing this all themselves, I am sure if they had major label backing it would all be different. The major label would buy them publicity, festival shots and TV/radio airplay.

Seperate rant - isn't Kerrang TV shite!

[firedup]

It IS frustrating that they don't get the success they deserve. It pisses me off at least once a day.

Being a Newcastle fan though I'm kinda used to it.

I do agree with the main points of the first post, sometimes its easier being a Sonic Circus fan cos it doesnt have the same feeling of inevitable failure, if you define failure as never getting the recognition u deserve.

[Bulb]

Hey all

I don't post much of anything, anywhere, cos to be honest sitting at a computer for too long bores the shit outta me. But after reading some of these latest posts, heres my two cents. I am a huge Wildies/Ginger/Everything else fan in Australia. You think you guys have it tough? There is no coverage, airplay, video play etc here. At all. Ever. Nobody has any idea who these guys are. I couldn't really give a hot shit about that, but it does piss me off that one of the most important, intelligent, articulate, and just plain balls-out rock artists of this generation doesn't get the recognition or coverage he/they deserve. Instead, I am constantly peppered with shit like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Aiden etc. For fucks sakes, does anybody seriously think these bands will still be releasing records in 10 years? OK, it's preferable to Avril, Christina, Britney etc, but doesn't anybody just wanna ROCK anymore? It is my mission to rid the world of these emo fuckers. Haven't figured out how to do it without spending the rest of my life in prison, but I'm open to ideas

I have pretty much everything out there Wildhearts/Ginger related (even a copy of the first Tattooed Love Boys album, which is truly fucking ordinary, though CJ does look pretty as a girl), as well as a bunch of bootlegs & live stuff from every era. And if I ever upgrade my computer and find an extra couple of hours in each day, I'll put some of it up on the net. It has cost me a small fortune trying to track everything down, but I don't care because as soon as I put it on and crank it up, I am fucking rocking. With a capital fucking.

I have pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I will never see my all-time favourite band live. I work my tits off to provide for my wife, our first baby is coming in December (I wanted to call him Ginger but apparently that's not even open to discussion ) and unfortunately finances and circumstances just won't allow a trip to the UK or Japan at this point in time. I can't be pissed at Ginger for not coming here - what would be the point? Flying halfway around the world to play a few half empty clubs because no-one has a clue who he is? If I thought it was the slightest bit viable, and I could recoup some costs, I would sell my house to finance a fucking tour myself.

That's enough whining though. I fucking love The Wildhearts, as do most of my mates who have come to know them through my fantastic taste in music (hey, fuck modesty, right?) Even my wife, who likes disposable country pop (Think Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson etc.) knows all the words, sings along, and although she'll never admit it, is a fan. And as soon as our baby is born, there will be one more soldier in the army of 'Hearts. As long as Ginger keeps putting it out there, I'm gonna keep buying it (thats BUYING not fucking DOWNLOADING - call me old-fashioned). Cos the way I figure it, if he's still doin' it, he's still got the passion. And you can't bottle passion.

Anyway, that's off me chest now. Take it easy peoples

[michelle]

Ginger's bottled passion would be my daily tonic! Wonder what it would taste like?

We need to bring the younger generation to the wildhearts, we cant depend on radio to do it for us. Teach them young and let them lead the way and all that!

[Soundog]

Ginger's bottled passion would be my daily tonic! Wonder what it would taste like?

Well, they say it resembles albumen, but it really depends on what the guy ate the previous day.

[michelle]

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! That is soooooo not what I meant!

[SpikyDave]

Wash your mouth out, the pair of you!

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[michelle]

I have no idea what happened there. Some sort of brain fart I suppose.

[scully]

Hey Bulb,

I've had the same thoughts, as beautifully outlayed in your post, for the last 13 years!

Keep blastin - you'll convert the neighbours!!!

Scully

[Soundog]

Wash your mouth out, the pair of you!

Why? There wasn't really any other way to interpret it, was there?
Anyway, since I didn't say anything but typed it, I just washed my hands instead...

[Rancidpunk_76]

Speaking of passing on the torch - twas just me and the missus coming to Wolves in December but i burned off a few copies of the new album and passed 'em round and now there's six of us coming along. Yup, the extra four people are all younger than me - Woo-hoo!

C'mon guys, lets all do our bit and make this Xmas tour as great as it can be for the band!

[michelle]

Wash your mouth out, the pair of you!

Why? There wasn't really any other way to interpret it, was there?
Anyway, since I didn't say anything but typed it, I just washed my hands instead...

You interpret it however you want, my mind is clean. Especially since I just washed it!

And we do need to pass on Ginger's music, if the younger ones are going to hear him we need to make sure we show the way, don't wait for the radio to play him, copy some songs, pay for a musically challenged friend to get into a show, whatever you have to do. It took one show for me to fall in love with every thing about him, thats all its going to take for anyone. Don't keep him a secret anymore!

[Damian]

I'd love them to be as big as possible. But this whole argument isn't black and white.

I run a reasonably successful band's website - average age, 10 years younger than The Wildhearts. But even at this point, there's a difference between when they started and where they are now. They've got commitments - family, even other work - and disappearing for months to go on tour isn't an option. I think for a lot of acts, you get to a certain point where if you're not earning the megabucks that mean you're doing arenas and can take everyone on tour with you, you've got to make some decisions.

The good thing is, I can think of a few acts these days that are not still going because of large-scale success, but because they love what they're doing. And if that's the case, and you're in it for the right reasons, you can always find a way to keep it going. You will, though, have to fit round a lot of other things.

I can't speak for The Wildhearts because I don't know them, but I suspect the above probably fits their situation to some extent. I'd love to hear them on the radio more, and for them to be as big as possible - but it's not the be all or end all. I've never bought either ends of the argument spectrum on this one - the "they're my band and I don't want everyone knowing them" side (we've had that here before) or the "if they're not the biggest band in the world, they should give up and it's the world's fault" side either.

Don't know if I've explained myself as well as I can, but I've tried.

[michelle]

I.

I've never bought either ends of the argument spectrum on this one - the "they're my band and I don't want everyone knowing them" side (we've had that here before) or the "if they're not the biggest band in the world, they should give up and it's the world's fault" side either.

Don't know if I've explained myself as well as I can, but I've tried.

I hate both of those points of view! I like the view from the middle.....love them to death, love to share them with people, love them to be bigger as long as its not at the expense of the bands integrity, but also love them just the way they are. As long as Ginger's rockin' I'll be there cheering him on!

[godzillas beard]

Ah, the wonderful world of the Wildhearts. Having been a fan since the beginning I make sure I see them on every tour I can cos you never know when it's all gonna end. I stil have my letter from the Southampton Guildhall telling me the Endless Nameless tour had been cancelled due to differences within the band. It always reminds me that they could pack it in at any moment, but then that's what makes being a Wildies fan so fun! The lack of communication, nothing heard for months, then suddenly 15 albums get announced at the same time and everythings great again.

Just enjoy the ride whilst it continues....