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I'm a big fan of this band, primarily because Matt is such a huge part of it but also because they write and record some really interesting stuff.

The last two records have been kinda so-so, but their first two are flat out amazing.

Anyone else want to join the WWC party?

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I have only heard a few songs, but there wasn't one that I didn't like. I am quite fond of Wimple Witch and I think that Matt has a great voice.

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I own the last 2 albums and like them


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I love their music. Great band with a sound of their own.

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I own the last 2 albums and like them


I strongly recommend Declaration of Conformity and Brotherhood of Electric. They are both fantastic.

DoC: The original trio of Ben, John and Matt. Very garage, very psychadelic. Doesn't sound like it was made in the last decade, kind of grainy and extremely lofi. Lots of great songs on this one, stuff like Lucy Leave, Sandy and Green Undertow is just sublime.

BoE: My favourite WWC record. They lost Ben but gained some impressive friends, including Josh Homme. Track two - Compellor - is their best song thus far while Born With A Tail and Teen Lambchop are likewise perfectly arranged and masterfully performed.

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zeb wrote:
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I own the last 2 albums and like them


I strongly recommend Declaration of Conformity and Brotherhood of Electric. They are both fantastic.

DoC: The original trio of Ben, John and Matt. Very garage, very psychadelic. Doesn't sound like it was made in the last decade, kind of grainy and extremely lofi. Lots of great songs on this one, stuff like Lucy Leave, Sandy and Green Undertow is just sublime.

BoE: My favourite WWC record. They lost Ben but gained some impressive friends, including Josh Homme. Track two - Compellor - is their best song thus far while Born With A Tail and Teen Lambchop are likewise perfectly arranged and masterfully performed.

Wellwater rocks.

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Wow, I'm glad to find another WWC fan out there!

They're a great band, very spacey and psychadelic, but at the same time, surprisingly human and relateable. A lot of this is Matt Cameron, and he really performs and writes beyond whatever limits you can put on him.

I remember reading John McBain's thoughts on Matt's vocals. He said, "But at the end of the day, Matt knows his limitations as a singer as I know my limitations as a guitar player, so we don't really push it. I'm by no means a shredder and he's by no means Freddie Mercury."

I think what each of the members contributes to the group is significant and worthy of being called great because they really work together well. Apart from each of them being solid individual musicians, they have an outstanding chemistry, and that's really evident in the first two albums, which were mostly improvisation upon improvisation showing its power. Maybe Matt isn't Freddie Mercury as far as the technical aspect of a singing voice goes, but I think he has a wonderful voice and really uses it to his advantage with the band.

Their third and four albums were both great, I thought, but they were more toward the songwriting part of the process. Matt Cameron is a brilliant songwriter, and I think his writing is strong in WWC as it has been with the songs he's written for Pearl Jam and some of the Soundgarden songs he wrote. The improvisational part of it all was still there - that's sort of what has made them who they are - but it was more connected, perhaps, than the first two.

It's all worked for me, so I don't have a preference for one album over another. I think they are definitely growing as songwriters and each of them is excelling in their own instruments. It's really wonderful to see that progression, and to see more of a stark representation of Matt as he very humanly delivers in this band.

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They played at the Boston here in town and I got to see them play. It was awesome... Matt is a great talent...

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Haven't heard any of their songs :?

What albums do yall recomend? :?:


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Roger Daltrey wrote:
Haven't heard any of their songs :?

What albums do yall recomend? :?:


Honestly, I'd recommend all four, but I'd start from the beginning. Either of the first two are good to begin with, actually. They are Declaration of Conformity and Brotherhood of Electric. Zeb would probably agree with me on this one. :wink:

I don't want to tell you that you should buy something if I don't know you'll like it, but you should read what Zeb and I have said (Although I am dramatically inarticulate at times...) and decide for yourself if you think you'll enjoy it. I expect that you will, really, because they're one of my favorite bands. They're really good improvisationalists, and they mesh together really well. Check it out, if you get a chance! :D

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pamplemousse wrote:
Roger Daltrey wrote:
Haven't heard any of their songs :?

What albums do yall recomend? :?:

Brotherhood of Electric.


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