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wreckless eric

Posted over 4 years ago
guess what movie i saw last night... i was charmed._born eric goulden in newhaven, sussex, england, wreckless eric became interested in music through the pub rock scene of the mid-’70s. wreckless eric gained notoriety as part of stiff records’ highly eccentric roster of punk and new wave artists during the late ‘70s. with his whiny, slurred cockney voice, eric couldn’t carry a tune, but that didn’t prevent him from being an enjoyable, if limited, rock & roller. with his early stiff singles “whole wide world,” “semaphore signals,” and “take the cash (k.a.s.h.),” eric bashed out a series of ragged, chaotic, three-chord punk-pop singles driven by his pent-up energy and a knack for melodic pop hooks. wreckless eric never had a big pop hit, but his engaging sense of humor and fondness for simple rock & roll helped make him a cult figure who continued to have a following into the ‘90s._
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Comments (18)

  1. mktackabery
    mktackabery says nice.
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  2. patradio
    patradio says When I graduated from high school, a friend gave a copy of _Big Smash_, a double album of Wreckless Eric stuff. I played the hell out of it that summer and at college, much to the dismay of anyone within earshot. His voice is an acquired taste. I loved the tunes, though. _Big Smash_ has recently been rereleased on emusic.com, if you have an account there.
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  3. Lady Miss Ian
    Lady Miss Ian says Eric's such a charming little squeaker. Like Patradio said above, Big Smash has been re-released by Stiff Records this spring. It's a double-disc set with some great bonus stuff on it. They also re-released Rachel Sweet's "Fool Around", Any Trouble "Where are all the Nice Girls", Dirty Looks complete collection, and Tracey Ullman's "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places." Looks like they are going to continue to re-release stuff from their vaults, now that they're back from the dead.
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  4. kaleef
    kaleef says mk: yeah, agreed (: pat: his voice is def an acquired taste. my brother loved this stuff and would blast it in his bedroom when i was much younger. that was my first taste, and i haven't heard eric since then. he is funny as hell to boot! seeing that movie, i was like, HELL YEAH! lady: well if i didn't have enough stuff to buy on my tune list already... (; now, are they re-mastering any of this? or just adding bonus material?
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  5. Lady Miss Ian
    Lady Miss Ian says Yeah, no kidding. Making us spend more money. Damn them! Yep they are all re-mastered and sound great. Hey, what's up with your avatar? Having a poopy day???
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  6. Kiddo
    Kiddo says How is it that I don't know half of the cool artists you post about? I really need to step up my game. Yay for Wreckless Eric!
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  7. kaleef
    kaleef says lady miss: no, actually having a pretty swell day! "darling machine" sticker in such an appropriate place, toilet art for the masses! kiddo: glad you dropped by! and super glad you're liking the choices of my uploads ~ also, i am sure you can name, right now, ten bands i have never heard of. there is sooOOoo much cool music out there!
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  8. oceanrain
    oceanrain says eric's voice is so bad its brilliant great post cheers
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  9. zoot
    zoot says sometimes the truth is even stranger than fiction. great flick!
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  10. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says sounds great
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  11. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Always dug this - and many other, um, Stiff-ies. As a matter of fact, was just listening to Lene Lovich the other day. Still crazy/cool...
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  12. kaleef
    kaleef says oceanrain: exactly, a good punk voice, about to bust at the seams zoot: it really was. i heard great things about it but will ferrell has never really "done" it for me. surprisingly good flick rawk: yeppers! mike: thanks for dropping by. yeah, i could use a little more stiffies in my life. wait, there had to be a better way of putting that (:
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  13. 1234chainsaw
    1234chainsaw says There are better (i.e., more lewd) ways of putting that. Mostly they were Stiff Records slogans.
    Permalink posted 06/28/2007
  14. skjs
    skjs says Like it. This sort of track that makes shuffle so much more interesting. I guess I'll have to add it to mine now.
    Permalink posted 06/29/2007
  15. aeolusxiv
    aeolusxiv says Sweetest scene in the whole movie!! Great great film!! The original sounds quite "English" to me, the raw punky chords, nice!
    Permalink posted 06/30/2007
  16. soulrocket
    soulrocket says i thought "whole wide world" made it to the uk top 40. i got me the tune when i was a kid, it was included in a great compilation titled "oh what a summer". stiff was a great label that brought us, among the other names cited here, the damned.
    Permalink posted 06/30/2007
  17. soulrocket
    soulrocket says i forgot to say the first video is gone, youtube is hunting witches once more.
    Permalink posted 06/30/2007
  18. Jammy Jeff
    Jammy Jeff says Jesus, I haven't listened to that song in years. Excellent and still surprisingly fresh. Do you think Eric had ever listened to The Ramones ?LOL BTW, one of the videos is down.
    Permalink posted 07/01/2007

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