The Wonder Stuff

50% of these dudes are dead, btw.

'Size Of A Cow' ruined 'sound effect to match word being sung' for everyone else

Strange poll options. They released a lot more singles than this, didn't they?

A few good songs, a few more shit songs, Circlesquare ftw.

Top 40 singles only bub.

I loved 'Size of a Cow' at the time :-(

Horrible band

I really like The Wonderstuff as a singles band, for my sins. Voted for On The Ropes.

I voted "Unbearable". Because they were unbearable.

ginopepino3000 (3 days ago) 0 Reply
piece of shit

^^^
This is the first ever Youtube comment I've seen from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Well he's certainly got his priorities right

Horrible band

Yes. But, given all the energy I expended loathing them at the time, I can't remember very much about them at all. I know "Miles Hunt" is still synonymous with "twat" in my mind, but ... why?

That's pretty bleak, actually. The only thing worse than being a twat is being a forgettable twat.

Miles Hunt, big fat ... as the old saying goes.

What, no I Didn'ty Like You Very Much When I Met You (And Now I Like You Even Less)?

(which should really be the theme music to ILM)

Kate: That's "Unbearable" innit?

Argh! is it? I never remember the names of things! Can I change my vote, then?

Still the theme music to ILM?

"Don't Let Me Down Gently". A few decent singles, really, for a hateful cockrattler and his anonymous stooges.

EVEN MORESO.

Thank god for sock puppets!

'A Wish Away' was alright, most of their songs were pretty irritating though.

Didn't they have one called 'Astley In The Noose' or something?

Yes they did. But where is Miles Hunt's Best Act nomination for the 2008 MTV European Music Awards? Nowhere, that's where.

1991 now seems to be the most embarassing year of the 90s

depends what you liked at the time eh?

I'm glad that Rick's up for that award after living undercover all these years with a grebo fatwa on his head.

The B-Side of that single called for the gang-rape of the Reynolds Girls, btw.

Imagine being a fly on the wall watching Miles Hunt get rickrolled

Imagine being a fly on the wall watching Miles Hunt get rickrolled

― The Slash My Father Wrote (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 13 November 2008 14:34 (1 minute ago)

genuine LOL

what was the one about someone wearing a dress?

I think "circlesquare" was one of the first songs I recognised as being classed as "indie".

This thread needs some visuals

The British. In 1991 we had Nirvana, Anthrax, and the Puke Squad. You guys had some fruity castrated pasty face in a frilly shirt prancing around on stage.

It does not (xp)

The puke squad?

It was the year Punk Rock broke, man - 14 years too late

Miles Hunt now does the theme tune to hit kids' TV show Underground Ernie:

truly awful band

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/95/253371794_be2afb388b.jpg?v=0

1991, the year of Anthrax

In 1991 they visited the Bundys on Married With Children! Wil Kelly and Budd clean up the house in time for A l and Peg coming home?

http://www.waynehussey.de/images/mileshuntshared2009.jpg

Katell Keineg's an anagram of that dead dude out of EMF, right?

man how the hell is louis banned but burt not?

it's a mystery ... of love

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/poll.jpg

Most of these early 90s evening session bands were not any better than britpop bands. I suppose the reason that they're not as hated is because
A) they weren't as well known.
B) some ilxors were sad enough to be into them.

Who is more hated than who? What were the Wonder Stuff?

Wonderstuff,Kingmaker, Neds Atomic Dustbin, Carter USM et al. All shite and every bit as bad as the worst britpop bands.

I thought they were all hated!

'Size Of A Cow' ruined 'sound effect to match word being sung' for everyone else

― Thematically it's like a queer-Pipecock (blueski), Thursday, 13 November 2008 13:15 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

"Size Of A Cow" has the best bong samples outside of Cypress Hill.

I hope you all feel very silly for your gushing Wonderstuff praise now guys

Went for Unbearable.

They really were a grotty bunch of fuckers though, weren't they?

I'd just like to point out that at this moment in time, the most popular thread on ILx is about The Wonder Stuff.

And you have made it more popular.

And so have I.

we need to have a Neds vs Wonder Stuff vs Carter (bless their souls) vs Jesus Jones vs EMF poll

what was the one about someone wearing a dress?

It's sad that I know the answer to this is "Welcome To The Cheap Seats".

First saw them supporting the Darling Buds in Leeds, when they only had 6 songs and performed them all twice. It was the first and last time I thought they were anything other than horrible. I knew a pile of people who loved them, unfortunately.

But if there's knocking down early 90s music press heroes to be done here, it's really not complete without mention of Wayne Hussey's solo album which may be available on major t0rr3nt sites (OK, is, because I wasn't going to pay for it). It's even worse than you could ever think it is.

haha - I also discovered that Hussey thingy while googling for WS pix

Carter USM ... shite and every bit as bad as the worst britpop bands

No. Absolutely not.

when they only had 6 songs and performed them all twice

bands really did/do this?? why didn't they just stretch each track out to twice it's original length?

http://www.waynehussey.de/images/wayneflyerbrasil100408.jpg

bands really did/do this??

They definitely did that night. They may even have done "Merry-Go-Round" 3 times, because it had just come out as a single. I don't think any of the songs reached the two minute mark. Maybe "Unbearable" just about did.

I'd love to YOUESSEYE the Hussey album, really I would.

Each two minute song no doubt seemed like it lasted longer though.

Not really, IIRC they were all verse-chorus-verse-chorus-end.

Wayne Hussey looks like Ian Hislop dressed as Bono. I like the way he's holding his head like that so you can't see his wrinkly tortoise-like neck.

i don't geddit, wots with all the hate? first three wonderstuff albums are great, maybe being in the us meant he wasn't overexposed vs england.

Carter USM were an entertaining live proposition.

Jesus, I had completely forgotten about these guys. I loved 'em for about 6 months. Maybe 8. It's hard to remember a time when we thought we needed a band that was exactly at the three-way crossroads between the Smiths, the Waterboys, and the Bay City Rollers, innit?

The British. In 1991 we had Nirvana, Anthrax, and the Puke Squad. You guys had some fruity castrated pasty face in a frilly shirt prancing around on stage.

― burt_stanton, Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:45 AM

I've been thinking about this one. For the past 15+ years rock radio (here in Canada, anyway) has been stuck in some very deep post-grunge mud, and lemme tellya, if I had the choice between the bunch of grade-10-girl-angst-poetry-spoutin', cock-rock-guitar-wieldin', tattoo-and-goatee-sportin' hitmakers of today (as influenced by ... the puke squad?) or a bunch of fruity castrated pasty faces in frilly shirts with melodies and lefthanded lyrics and accordions, I'd probably choose the latter.

I wonder if the spleen directed the way of the Wonder Stuff would be nearly so bilious if they hadn't been huge in the UK. The music in and of itself isn't that bad - it's mostly the singer's unbearable poncing.

i saw them open for Siouxsie on the superstition tour and how I hated them

"forget your heart, it's your bank I want to break..."

It's Yer Money I'm After Baby

I remember really liking at least half of "The Eight Legged Groove Machine"

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Song that doesn't live up to a great title: "Give Give Give Me More More More."

Loved The Wonder Stuff in the '90s. Cannot stand the music now. Apart from parts of Construction for the Modern Idiot, which was far less novelty-fecker and far more an attempt to just do some music, but comes off sounding a bit like Boom Crash Opera in places.

The B-Side of that single called for the gang-rape of the Reynolds Girls, btw.

Astley In The Noose was a b-side! Ha ha, don’t YOU feel foolish now?

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Nice to see Miles Hunt putting me in my place.

I remember really liking at least half of "The Eight Legged Groove Machine"

OTM