Wheatus in general

Most of you will have first heard of Wheatus when they released “Teenage Dirtbag” from the film “Loser”, because until then they seemed destined to be another unknown band. Wheatus are Brendan Brown, the lead singer, who sounds like a woman at times, (just think about the “Teenage Dirtbag” video where Meena Suvari mimes, and it could easily be her singing), and he also plays guitar. While recording the album, the bass player was Rich Leigey, however he left and was replaced by Mike McCabe. Brendan’s brother Pete is the drummer, and finally Phil Jiminez is responsible for percussion, keyboards and backing vocals. They ...

Wheatus made their mark on the UK music industry with their hit Teenage Dirtbag taken from the film 'Loser' and are sure to be around for a long time. Songs off their self-titled album 'Wheatus' are just as catchy as teenage dirtbag, such as Leroy, Love is a Mutt from hell and Hump'em 'n' Dump'em. Who knew that their seemingly meaningless lyrics would be branded into the minds of teenagers across the country? There second hit single, a cover of the old song A little respect is as on there, and they sure know how to revive it. Wheatus create their own style dominated by a pop and rock genre which is party what ...

Wheatus launched their carrier with the smash hit single ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ that was used as the title song for the film ‘Loser’. When I first listened to the album, before I knew it I was listening to it for the second time. Not only does it contain such catchy tunes as ‘Teenage Dirtbag’, ‘Leroy’ and ‘Hump’em ‘n’ dump’em’, but also a cover of the classic ‘A little respect’. The band consists of members (brothers) Brenden B Brown (guitar, vocals) and Peter Brown (drums), Mike McCabe (bass) and Phil A. Jimenez (percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, ...