Stop Us If You've Heard This O - The Wildhearts

For those of you that don't know, The Wildhearts made a fantastic comeback in 2007 with their self-titled album, The Wildhearts, which was probably the best album they have produced in their (approximately) twenty year career. The album had a great fresh new sound and was made up of several classic tracks. They have followed this up with Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol. 1. This indicates that there could be a Vol. 2 in the future! The album is made up of fifteen cover songs from the band's favourite artists and was released on 19th May 2008. While the album contains no original songs by the band themselves, they have taken some pretty bad songs ...  Read the complete review

When I heard the Wildhearts were going to release a covers album I was a little worried, because often when bands do this they turn out to be a load of old codswallop, however this isn't too bad. It's nowhere near being in the same league as their original material, but there are some highlights like 'Understanding Jane' (The Icicle Works) and 'Carmelita' (Warren Zevon), which are both truly excellent. There is an interesting mix of artists covered on this CD from Super Furry Animals to Georgia Satellites. With only one track creeping over the 4 minute mark this is a much more 'in your face' punk record than most other Wildhearts material, with Ginger ...  Read the complete review