The Wipers
I have been listening to The Wipers a lot lately. Over The Edge is a really amazing album that has been borrowed from by just about everyone it seems. I got this version off the box set, so it has a bunch of demos, b-sides and instrumentals. I knew Kurt Cobain and others stole from them a bunch, but I just heard the instrumental version of the song ‘Our Past Life’ for the first time. It looks like Dave Grohl was very heavily “inspired” when he wrote that Foo Fighter’s song ‘Everlong’. Anyway, what else can you say about The Wipers.. the only band I heard of that turned down touring with Nirvana. Exactly.
The Wipers - No One Wants An Alien
The Wipers - Our Past Life (instrumental demo)
The Wipers - Over The Edge
The Wipers - So Young
October 18th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
soooo fuggin’ good.
October 18th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
dude… this is my shit. I heart Greg Sage and the Wipers are one of the GOATs as far as i’m concerned. although i like Is This Real slightly more than Over the Edge. there isn’t much messing with songs like “Window Shop for Love”, but yeah i celebrate their entire discography.
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:01 pm
i can’t believe that song is the exact same progressions.
October 27th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Do I hear a little but of Hole in Over The Edge….
October 27th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
bit of hole…..