Wolfmother

[cap]

May or may not have heard of this Australian band (Sydney). Their debut album comes out today (Monday), they have not made any impact in America yet, but I believe in the UK they are known. They are certainly known in Australia, surprisingly having a place in the top 10 with their latest single "Mind's Eye".

They are often described as Led Zepplin and Black Sabbath for a modern day audience which I believe to be fairly accurate. I realise how dangerous this comparison is, but they have a force and an energy that allows them to pull it off without falling into a dreadful parody of the rock bands of the last century. The vocalists' voice is pretty impressive, alot of people compare to Robert Plant, I wouldn't agree there but it's definately good, possibly in a different way.

You can check them out on their website, with a tiny snippet of "Mind's Eye", or you might be able to download that track or the more rocking "Woman". I know the video of "Mind's Eye" is on their site.

Anyway, decent Sydney band that I shall be purchasing the album of.

Thoughts?

[Interstate]

From that description, they sound pretty awesome. I'll check their site out.

[3rdplanet]

hum, sounds promosing, will have a look around their site.

[StreetlightRock]

Wolfmother are one of the best semi-mainstream bands out there today, from what i've heard so far. And they do it without the gimmicks and s'hit too. Just staright up Rock. I beleive they were a Led Zeppelin cover band before.

[cap]

Yeh, there album is out now. You can get it on torrentspy.com which is a shame. I think I'll buy it. It's had awesome reviews, one exclaiming it being the best rock album from Australia in a long while. I can't wait to hear it.

[Tomahawk]

They're really very derivative. They have their moments, but overall they're just a step up from a tribute band.

That song Minds Eye is definitely better than their previous stuff, but it's also a big ol' ripoff of The Real Thing by Russell Morris.

Oh and do they do that Apple Tree song? Because I really hate that song.

[StreetlightRock]

Yea, that one can get really whiney. But I dunno, I dig what they do generally, just their whole sound.

[plaidbassbilly]

I like their song "Woman", it's actually the only one of theirs I've heard, and it's pretty rad.

[Tangy zizzle]

I am an expert (don't lie to yourself, man) on these types of bands, and Wolfmother get a big ol WOOOO from me.

they're a very cool band. Sure, they're not original, but they're badarse and they're actually pretty fresh. They're a damm tight light act (saw 'em twice in 2 days earlier this month) and they have wicked hair.

Also, Minds Eye sounds like Jethro Tull, and Tull are awesome, so that's a good thing.

[sgrevs]

Just posted bout them in R&M, but another is always fine. I love Dimension its their best song, or maybe The White Unicorn. Can't to hear their new album, should be uber-brilliant. And im seeing the at Falls in December, anyone else goin? cya there!

[cap]

Im hoping they play BDO, my mateis seeing em on Friday.

[bah]

Yeah, i really really dig wolfmother. They're new film clip makes me want to hold my guitar up under my armpit when i play... :) Seriously can't wait to hear the album though. The Apple Tree song reminds me of Stripes.

[robot]

They're reeeal cool.

[Jim]

Triple J's been flogging them all week, and I'm seriously impressed. 'Collossal' is really cool and very...large? They're probably getting sick of comparisons, but they really do sound like Led Zeppelin, particularly that 'White Unicorn' song, which I really like. I'm buying the album, pronto.

[Tomahawk]

I doubt they're sick of that comparison.

[Jim]

One day they will. But until then - hooray for the Led Zeppelin-ness!

[slash2005]

wolfmother rocks
iv had the album for a week and havnt turned it off
and im seeing them in 4 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gaslight]

They're alright, good musicians but I can't stand the singer.

They were pretty good on Live At The Wireless the other night though.

But yeah, I just can't take the vocals.

[W.M.A]

I bought wolfmothers ep and album...both fantastic. It's good to see something listenable in Australian music, which is at an all time low in my opinion.
Apple tree sounds a helluva lot like My Doorbell by the white stripes.

[Fabrizzio]

^^^ Ill second that, Australian music has been absolutely dreadful of late.

[the_midnight_rambler]

They are decent, a basic rock band though, they dont do anything too different from too many other bands that make them particularly special, but they are good at what they do, they are playing at fall's this year in Lorne (I'm Australian). It's like a 3 night festival, bout 50 bands playing, most of them Australian, but The Dandy Warhols are playing, and their American as far as I know

[FUnkarockadrummer]

Yeah im a big fan of their stuff. My friend got fre tix to see them the other night the bastard.

Sure they arent the most original band around at the moment but i think what they do they do really well and I'd take it over 95% of other australian music out at the moment.

[Ulysses]

Great band, saw them last week and I'll be seeing them twice more before the year ends. Great live too.

[(Hail to the thief)]

whats up with all the wolf bands, wow

[Tapeworm]

More like crudmother ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[sgrevs]

WOOOLFMOTHER wat a band wat a debut album, brilliant really, 4.5/5 from me. great live seein them at falls and hopefully BDO(please god?) and hooeva sed the thing bout falls, tons of abnds arent australian, such as dandy warhols, shins, zutons, ozmatli and many more i cant care to find. Wicked.

[Rubber_soul]

i saw wolfmother play a couple of nights ago, and now i'm even more hooked on them than i was before. they are awesome live. mind's eye is a great track, so is woman. they do sound like a blend of a few 70's bands, but they're not as unoriginal as most of the other aussie acts going around at the moment.

[Tapeworm]

iband that actually sound original and not just a knock-off of mainstream US rock blah blah blah
Exsqueeze me?

Baking Powder?

Are you mental?

[Rubber_soul]

ok, they're not a knock-off of current US mainstream bands

[Rubber_soul]

and of course led zeppelin wouldnt be a US band at all, would they.

[Tapeworm]

i'm gunna straight up murderize your ***

[Rubber_soul]

why, cos led zeppelin are english?

[Tapeworm]

yeah, and it's your fault.

[Rubber_soul]

you say it like its a bad thing

[cap]

Exsqueeze me?

Baking Powder?

Are you mental?

Haha. Made my day. My all time favourite movie.

[Tapeworm]

i hate jokes.

[mr black]

Saw them saturday night in Melbourne, even more unbelievable than the first time a saw them (a year back), one of the best live act's i've seen, his voice is soooo perfect live, and they know exactly how to build the crowd up. If any singer has sounded like Ozzy this is it. Awsome show...

Also could someone give me one good reason why this thread isn't in Rock/Metal, if Zepp and Sabbath are in there, why aren't Wolfmother ???

[cap]

It was in there, but I think the thread died.

[W.M.A]

wolfmother playing big day out...good for those of us under 18 who missed their show at the forum in melbourne

[StreetlightRock]

0.o *cries* I already got Oasis tickets and mum said it was either that or the Big Day Out, AFTER I got the tickets *cries some more*

[Jim]

Apple Tree's starting to grow on me. Just what I feared.

[sgrevs]

Dude thats uber gay (Streetlight) BDO is gonn frkn rock with massive intensity! Now with more Mudvayne and Go! Team! WOOO...O rite Oasis pales in comparison to masses of insane bands at BDo, Kings of Leon? White Stripes? Franz Ferdinand? Etc. Woo.

[TheJarve]

i saw their EP in JB HI-FI a while ago. the sign underneath it said "better than jet!" and i thought "this has to be the way to go then!"

they're good. i need to buy their album.

[clown_phobia]

they are really good

[Jim]

"better than jet!"

123.

[TheJarve]

what means 123?

[clown_phobia]

123 means I agree. It's a quick way of getting past the minimum character limit.

[Tomahawk]

Many things are better than Jet. Most things.

[slash2005]

jet sucks ****, they only have 1 sound. i cant tell 1 song from the next. i hope they all get stranded somewhere in the middle east so they stop emarrasing australia

[W.M.A]

jet does suck. i cant understand why powderfinger cant make it in the U.S. as an australian i wouldnt be embarrassed to see them tearing up the states.

[Sph]

Wow, just bought their album. Cool. I'll have to look out for these guys.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

I like The White Unicorn.

[homeonice]

im seeing these guys at the BDO in feb 06. Their Debut is rad.

[plaidbassbilly]

I got their album last night, and I'm loving the song "The Joker And The Thief." I think Triple J has played nearly all these songs before, I just never realised they were all by the same band.

[london_calling]

Wolfmother are awsome!!! Im gonna see them at BDO '06 , but I havent got their album yet. Is it good?

[W.M.A]

****s on the EP. yeh its ****in awesome, unless ur one of these ppl gettin hung up on them soundin like (insert generic classic 70s rock band).

[Tapeworm]

god i hate triple j.

[cap]

your so indie.

Wolfmother are beginning to annoy me. I loved them, now.. I have found things that I don't like. I could write a thesis but I won't.

[london_calling]

god i hate triple j.

Please explain.

[redstar_blackfist]

I like Wolfmother

[homeonice]

triple j is the only good radio station available. If you dont agree, theres something wrong coz everything else is ****. Maybe you listen to RTR, but thats **** mostly. Id like to know what you hate about triple j :confused:

[cap]

FBI is an ok radio station; but I'm guessing he does not like TripleJ because of their rather arrogant attitude - that and they are pretty commercial. They play NME music also.

I've written a review on Wolfmother - I'll post it in this thread soon.

[tinnitus]

Get this, in an interview with end of fashion on channel V i think it was, the lead singer had a full pay out session on wolfmother saying that he thinks the recycling of old rock is crap and that Jet were bad enough, how dare he compare jet to wolfmother, and i do not believe end of fashion are tredding any new water themselves the fuk ups, i suggest everyone not go to end of fashion at the big day out

[Jim]

I think End of Fashion are just another boring indie band.

/hopes he doesn't offend indie fans

[W.M.A]

**** that im gonna bring eggs to Big Day Out and see how he likes smelling like **** all day. end of fashion r laughable, as were his previous band, the sleep jackson. so **** him.

oh yeh and triple j blows like all aussie radio stations...

[Carlordau]

Haha, the lead singer of End of Fashion, wat an idiot. Wolfmother are awesome (unlike Jet), so he has no right bagging them, when his band no-where near compares to Wolfmother. End of Fashion are a typical aussie band being produced atm *yawn* heard it. Im gonna c Wolfmother @ rock-it :D , they should be awesome, by going on other peoples opinions on the band, cant w8 :thumb:

[Little Man being Erased]

I think End of Fashion are just another boring indie band.

/hopes he doesn't offend indie fans
Considering the fact that End of Fashion are a pop-rock band, I don't think indie fans will be offended.

Also, I don't see the problem with comparing Wolfmother to Jet. Seeing as they are both Australian rock bands, they are both majorly derivative, and they both suck major amounts of ***. They have a fair amount in common.

[Tapeworm]

whoever this guy is totally wins.

All radio sucks.

[Little Man being Erased]

All radio sucks.
oh yeah, I forgot to say that too

[Aus_rock_god]

Ah yes, Wolfmother. Apparently, they don't really get along with Evermore.
I really want to hear some of their stuff, but from what I've heard, they're just another Jet (Ie: ripping off old bands and not acctually adding anything).
Their stuff is hard to track down, I can't find anything on my (normally) trusty filesharing programs.

[sgrevs]

Wolfmother are the shiznat, shame bout what the End of Fashion dude said, he just cemented himself in my trusty black book of dickheads, the lucky boy. It's not a real book btw, its just names i keep locked away in m' nogen. Well I wasn't planning on seeing them when I'm at Falls or Big Day Out but it is now confirmed that I won't see them at either. Thanks for the heads up!

[sgrevs]

And triple J is wicked, loads of new stuff all the time, Home n Hosed ain't bad, Full Metal Racket, and Jay n the Doctor all great.

[W.M.A]

seeing as nothing is original nemore, u might as well sound like the great bands. and theyre not ****ing identical, christ get over it. all bands rip off someone.

[cap]

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[gourbon]

their album has gone platinum in aus. wooo

[Jim]

Kudos for the review cap. Very nice.

I also think the lyrics are unoriginal and a little too...well you know. Gnomes? Witchcraft? Jokers and thieves?

But yeah, the music is what its about. Just good music. No effing around you know? As you said, no real ballads to speak of. Straight into it. Hopefully they'll expand and grow on their next outing, though.

Again, nice review. :thumb: