Wheatus Album Download Freeīassist Rich Liegey, who left the band before the release of this record, has one song, 'Punk Ass Bitch,' that shows he's no slouch as a songwriter either and makes you wonder what his next project will be. This is a guy who refers more than once to Iron Maiden but whose music is more suggestive of Cheap Trick (especially on 'Leroy,' which recalls 'Surrender'), and all the better for it. Whatever their nominal subjects, from the perils of obsessive romance ('Love Is a Mutt From Hell') to a white boy's hapless attempts to acquire hip-hop culture ('Wannabe Gangstar'), Brown's songs appeal because of their peppy pop/rock energy and the clever lyrics. And that's the story for most of the songs on this album, though Brown reveals broader experience in a heartfelt cover of the Erasure hit 'A Little Respect' and sounds less like a high school student than an aspiring rock star impatient with his record company publicist on 'Hey, Mr.
'Teenage Dirtbag,' Brown's anthem for high school losers (featured, appropriately, in Amy Heckerling's film Loser), which combines humiliation with humor and even a happy ending, is carried along on familiar riffs, a hooky chorus, and smart-aleck lyrics.
Brown, who has a taste for catchy, guitar-driven pop/rock, a gift for gab, and a snotty attitude.
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So yes, at least one band from before the days of iTunes & Spotify have found a way forward…Īnd forward they come, opening for Busted on a full arena tour of the UK & Ireland plus their own headline UK & Irish club dates too, including Thekla in Bristol on June 1st, where they will play their entire million-selling eponymous debut album plus songs from their 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th, 6th & 7th albums.Wheatus - Wheatus (Album) Wheatus is a showcase for the songs of singer/guitarist Brendan B. I mean, they oversee Number One single releases for 1D. Those kids are fun…And A LOT smarter than people give them credit for. Josh introduced me to Janet Devlin & Ollie Green and I wrote some songs with them which we’ll be finishing up soon. It’s all been pretty cool, for an older independent act to get a youth culture reboot like that. We have an EP due out this year, an actual side project. “Ah man it was great – suddenly all these kids wanted to know what our songs were about…They started coming to the shows…I collaborated with Josh & Sandy. Throughout 2013-2014, the mega-platinum arena pop act included ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ in their live set and their subsequent concert film, ‘This Is Us.’ It was a boost for Wheatus. The bespectacled Wheatus frontman is of course referring to the experience of being covered by the largest touring act in the world, One Direction. “It’s gonna be fun – we’ll be an unsigned independent band with a worldwide Top 5 old-skool major label classic radio single making a heavy prog-pop record funded by One Direction cover royalties and Flemming Rasmussen will be the primary production influence. If Wheatus weren’t already established as a genre-less band, Brown’s next statement ends that debate: The vibe from people wanting to come see us hasn’t given us any excuse to stay home…” I think that’s because it’s hard to play correctly, but what the hell do I know? Every time we come over to the UK & Europe to tour I think, ‘Well, after THIS ONE we’ll take a break, make Album 7.’ It’s been 3 years saying that. Bands that last forever…One of the fears I had when ‘Dirtbag’ kicked-off was that it would get old quick or be received as a fad…I was wrong to worry about that. It seems that Wheatus do indeed still love playing their multi-platinum, ubiquitous 2001 classic ‘Teenage Dirtbag’. “We really don’t run into people who don’t like ‘Dirtbag,’ including us,” Wheatus frontman, producer & songwriter Brendan B Brown says, whilst fiddling with a vacuum tube that reads, “Made In West Germany”. However, ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ hit the spot for millions of people world wide fifteen years ago, and the iconic American band Wheatus are touring again in the UK and coming to Thekla, Bristol, on June 1st with their infectious rock and of course, their famous signature tune. It’s a special time for music: not too much of it sticks and when it does, well, it usually isn’t everyone’s cuppa.