Best Of Wildhearts [Import]

Wildhearts | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Warner Spec. Mkt. UK
• ASIN: B00000762H
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,074 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Wanna Go Where The People Go (Original Version)

2. T.V. Tan

3. Sick Of Drugs (Radio Edit)

4. 29 X The Pain

5. Caffeine Bomb

6. Geordie In Wonderland

7. Suckerpunch

8. Just In Lust

9. Greetings From Shitsville

10. In Lilly's Garden

11. My Baby Is A Headache

12. If Life Is Like A Love Bank I Want An Overdraft

13. Nothing Ever Changes But The Shoes

14. Red Light - Green Light

15. Beautiful Me, Beautiful You

16. Splattermania

Customer Reviews

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the Wildhearts you need to know, June 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Of Wildhearts (Audio CD)

There's two versions of this album; a 16-tracker released in England with the old 'Mondo Akimbo A Go-Go' sleeve and a more comprehensive 30-track Japanese version. Where the English version barely scratches the surface of the Wildhearts' brilliance, the Japanese edition brings together, not only the singles, but album tracks and obscure B-sides, too. It's the perfect end to the EastWest period and ideal for the uninitiated. Though it features plenty of rock gems from 'I Wanna Go Where The People Go' to 'Red Light - Green Light', there's hints of country ('Bad Time To Be Having A Bad Time'), pop ('Just In Lust'), folk ('Geordie In Wonderland') and punk ('S.I.N.'). Proof that the Wildhearts' sound wasn't restricted to hard rock. There are some gems which have been left off. The absence of bonzer tracks such as 'Weekend' and the Beatles-esque 'In Lilly's Garden' stops the album from being the perfect Wildhearts collection. Though I'm just being picky here! As it is, 'Best Of The Wildhearts' is the ultimate introduction to the finest British band of the decade.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ungrungy Rock Fun, February 13, 2005

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doomsdayer520 (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Of Wildhearts (Audio CD)

The Wildhearts are one of those bands that any fan would think should be huge, since their music is so well executed. When they started they might have seemed hopelessly behind the times, with their crunchy and harmonious heavy guitar rock in direct opposition to the dour self-conscious grunge of the time. Well history has shown us that the Wildhearts were actually ahead of their time. This package is an overview of the material the Wildhearts prolifically cranked out in the 1992-96 period, proving that rock could still be fun in those days. On top of the basic melodic guitar attack, here we have the crushing metallic tendencies of "Suckerpunch" and "Greetings from S---sville," the blindingly fast punk workouts "Red Light - Green Light" and the accurately titled "Caffeine Bomb," and the smart pop hooks of "Sick of Drugs" and "Just in Lust." The B-sides and EP items here also show some surprising experimentation, like the Slade-esque pub dirge "Geordie in Wonderland" and the Beatle-esque psychedelia of "In Lilly's Garden" (the extra rollicking "My Baby is a Head---k" also contains direct Beatles references). The Wildhearts are still going strong to this day and they're no longer behind or ahead of the times, because rock history has caught up with them. The Wildhearts are highly recommended for all rockers who like it hard and fast. [~doomsdayer520~]

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where Is "Earth Vs. The Wildhearts"?, April 10, 2001

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Clark Paull "(Sleepin' with the TV on)" (Murder City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Of Wildhearts (Audio CD)

My original intent was to write a glowing review of "Earth Vs. The Wildhearts," but apparently it's out of print. One of the great lost albums of the 1990's, "Earth Vs. The Wildhearts" comes roaring out of the hole like a top fuel dragster running on melted down New York Dolls records, full of attitude and bluster. Despite a rather dense mix, the hooks in songs like "Greetings From Sh*tsville," "TV Tan," and "My Baby Is A Headf*ck," all available on this compilation, refuse to be ignored. From looking at the insert picture of The Wildhearts, it's hard to believe such a ragged band of louts made such a beautiful noise. This compilation is a good place to start, but do yourself a favor and hunt down the original albums as well, especially their aforementioned U.S. debut "Earth Vs. The Wildhearts," sadly relegated to bargain bins everywhere The group has since splintered, with bassist Danny toiling on in his current labor of love, the glorious Yo-Yo's, whose triumphant debut is now available on (believe it or not) Sub Pop.