Wolfmother Disband

Australian award winning rock band Wolfmother has broken up, citing long-standing personal and musical differences. Bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett have resigned from the band, effective immediately, leaving just singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale.

According to a statement on the band's website, Stockdale plans to find other musicians before making a new Wolfmother album.

"Wolfmother toured the world virtually non-stop through 2006 and early 2007 on the back of their acclaimed self titled debut album," the statement said.

"Longstanding frictions within the group then led them to take an extended break during the second half of 2007 to consider their future."

The final straw came at the weekend where Wolfmother headlined last Sunday at the Splendour In The Grass Festival in Byron Bay. "Following that show Chris Ross decided to announce that he was leaving the band due to irreconcilable personal and musical differences," the statement said.

"Myles Heskett has also decided to leave the band rather than continuing as part of a changed lineup. The pair has been working together on songs for some time and they plan to focus their energies on that new project in the future."

Stockdale, Heskett and Ross will make no public statements.

"They simply ask all Wolfmother fans to please understand that in spite of their best efforts over a long period of time, they just could not find a harmonious way to work together and that has led to the decisions announced today," the statement said.

Thanks for the info to BrisbaneTimes.

Comments

[djjiles]

damn...they were ok.

[djjiles]

first/second.

[electric7]

damn that sucks. i wasnt a big fan, but their music was pretty good for driving and shit. and plus i just used them as an example i had in an argument. thank god the dude i was arguing doesn't go on here.

[whatamidoinhere]

So basically they just got sick of their singer?

[thecheat3224]

That sucks, they were pretty cool.

[Xeus]

these guys had a few damn good songs...hopefully we'll get two good bands now

[syds-sanity]

thats a shame they were a great band

[parkerguitars24]

Hell, I really liked these guys.

[Brattarocks]

nuts... so will the 2nd album have them in it or will it have all new recordings?

[Flying Couch]

They did not disband. He's still making another Wolfmother album.

It doesn't matter anyway - Wolfmother is Stockdale's band. Always was.

[cam_sampbell]

Well that kinda sucks

[l)ragonForce]

whatamidoinhere wrote:

So basically they just got sick of their singer?

yeh i would have to agree with that

[Sound Mind]

damn

[F8iscruel]

no its not fair they were visionary in redifining the new age of psychdelic metal/rock. no i cant believe this, and i thought they meshed so wel together

[zartists.net]

good they got rid of the singer, with a better frontman they could do really well.

[KingCheesehead]

There's a good side- maybe they'll go off and make a band that isn't derivative of most 70's bands like Led Zeppelin, yet still paling in comparison?

[fede01_8]

wolfmother is the most unoriginal band ever. they steal from black sabath, deep purple and led zep, but their song are so good and catchy. i love their debut album

[fede01_8]

^ sorry for my bad english

[true_bacon22]

"And the world shall cry: Meh."

[Skater901]

fede01_8 wrote:

wolfmother is the most unoriginal band ever. they steal from black sabath, deep purple and led zep, but their song are so good and catchy. i love their debut album

Well I once heard it said that good musicians borrow, great musicians steal.

Too bad about this. I didn't listen to Wolfmother much, but they're a good band and it was good to have a band harking back to classic rock.

[-tempest-]

they had that one song that pissed me off lol but they were alright, i really wouldn't have guessed they would break up though

[evilbeavil]

zartists.net wrote:

good they got rid of the singer, with a better frontman they could do really well.

dude.. you do realise the singer/guitarist IS the band, he writes almost all of their stuff

[whitestrat279]

well thats suprising. i really liked their first album.

[thbeekk]

they were always a guitar hero band to me anyways

[Matt_1213]

whatamidoinhere wrote:

So basically they just got sick of their singer?

zartists.net wrote:

good they got rid of the singer, with a better frontman they could do really well.

Bit of a shame the singer IS the band mate. He wrote all their material, plus all the guitar parts. The keyboardist and the drummer were just along for the ride. Should be pretty easy to replace them in all honesty.

[lead_zeppelin]

WTF that sucks. I tought Wolfmother could revive 70s hardrock and make it popular again.

[S.L.A.S.H.]

Shame they broke up but the only real reason they were famous was because they have a few good songs! They aren't original

[classicrocker10]

they didn't disband. its just andrew stockdale taking over the band now. really need to change the headline. wolfmother is still an act but it's no longer the original power trio.

[Skater901]

S.L.A.S.H. wrote:

Shame they broke up but the only real reason they were famous was because they have a few good songs! They aren't original

Yeah they're just trying to bring classic rock back. Nothing wrong with that in my books.

[mikko_9119]

eh... didn't care for them as much as i did when i heard on Guitar Hero...

yeah, sad...

[Erik_Aero]

S.L.A.S.H. wrote:

Shame they broke up but the only real reason they were famous was because they have a few good songs! They aren't original

After a first album, aren't most bands famous because they have a few good songs?

anyways, Wolfmother will probably be the same after stockdale gets some new talent.

[USCENDONE BENE]

Pretty sucky to be honest

[LifesSweetDrug]

One of the few new bands that were actually good

This kind of real sucks. The hope of getting rock back instead of emo is lost

[F8iscruel]

no they were amazing, i cant beleive this, i dont think you cna recreate the magic that you could hear on that album so sad

[cow7]

too bad, but still it won't be hard to get a new bassist or drummer

[asfastasdark]

Didn't like them too much, but it's always sad when a pretty popular band breaks up.

[Dragon Master]

LifesSweetDrug wrote:

One of the few new bands that were actually good

This kind of real sucks. The hope of getting rock back instead of emo is lost

No, it's not. There's hope. People want rock and roll and rock and roll is what they're getting. What stinks is that Wolfmother isn't coming back, because they toured too much and didn't focus on writing albums. Now, they're done. Wolfmother has a chance of coming back, but Andrew Stockdale is the one who decides that. I mean, they were supposed to come back with a second album. I guess they spent too much time touring.

[dhoyft]

The pictures for these headlines are always pretty deceiving.

Thats too bad though. Wolfmother was pretty good.

[j-boy199]

Damn

[guitaringsailor]

too bad they were a good band..

[Dragon Master]

This is the worst news I've heard all day.

[thec0dy]

lol stupidity...when you're at the level wolfmother was money should be the only motivation they need to stay together

[Rokkelbok]

This just sucks ass

[azzacoad]

ME CRY

[Gargantuan]

I posted this a couple days ago.

[djjiles]

That article back in late 2007 mention that they had 10 songs already done??? where is the album god dammit!

[Shredx]

sucks abit tbh, wasnt a big fan but they were ok and put on a good live set. Hope the remaining guy finds some awesome new people to make them better ^^

[mobious128]

sonofabitch.: ( I hope they come back; or at least the new guys don't suck.

[BetrayingChinO]

They may not have been the most orginal band, but i'd rather see them stay together over other bands like panic! at the disco and etc. Plus, there was some amazing energy in that band. Hopefully the "new" wolfmother can keep it going.

[Rocker_94]

This is sad, sad news in the world of Rock and Roll. Wolfmother was a very good band with a very bright future.

[aquelse]

Flying Couch wrote:

They did not disband. He's still making another Wolfmother album.

It doesn't matter anyway - Wolfmother is Stockdale's band. Always was.

you're absolutely right, but it just won't be the same without chris ross dude!
man, i loved wolfmother...

[Billy Picken]

Suck is life. Hopefully they move on to better things.

[guitaringnathan]

didnt listen too em much, but theyre better than fob or crap

[jimRH7]

It's a shame - wolfmother were one of the few new real rock bands in a sea of indy pish whose sound had character and also had decent songs. Their album is amazing and I thought they were the best band I saw at doonload last year. Plus hardly any bands have keys players.

I hope the 2nd generation is as good as the 1st !

[Jehuty]

Really sucks to hear this: but the truth is that they didn't play very tight.

Andrew really needs to learn to control his voice and get better at guitar. If you ask me - Chris Ross was the best part of the band. He had a LOT of great basslines.

[farglesnuff]

sooooo disapointing. i just saw them 2 weeks ago at pemberton festival and they were awesome! if i can remember correctly (pretty effed up the whole time) i believe they played a couple songs ive never heard. i guess you could kinda sense that this was coming seeing that they havnt released an album since their first one...

[Reaper of Light]

NOOOOO! NOT WOLFMOTHER!!!!

[Dragon Master]

Jehuty wrote:

Really sucks to hear this: but the truth is that they didn't play very tight.

Andrew really needs to learn to control his voice and get better at guitar. If you ask me - Chris Ross was the best part of the band. He had a LOT of great basslines.

Yeah, I mean, Andrew wasn't exactly Jimmy Page.

[Tin_man]

Oh, I know how to fix this problem!

Spread the news about a band called Led Zeppelin. Once everyone listens to them, Wolfmother won't be missed. They weren't bringing back classic rock. Shinedown's Us and Them was the best nod at classic rock we'll probably see for a while. Classic Rock got that way by AGING, though, folks. You can't bring that back, it doesn't make sense. Something has to BECOME classic, it can't just BE classic...

[Shecter78787]

NOO i really liked them and never got too see them live.... god damnit this like me being 2 when Nirvana was still around nooooo

[CJRocker]

Honestly, not a shock. They made an alright first record, but from the start always felt like they were a one hit wonder. Oh well, still Airbourne (who imo had a much more solid debut from start to finish).

[Dragon Master]

djjiles wrote:

That article back in late 2007 mention that they had 10 songs already done??? where is the album god dammit!

They should get the album released. It may be like a posthumous album, sort of like Jimi Hendrix's First Rays of the Rising Sun. However, the album should be released. I mean, as far as it goes, Wolfmother can't really release a greatest hits album, unless they intend to reissue their debut with their performance of "Communication Breakdown" and "Pleased to Meet You." There are a few videos of their new songs, online. Look up "Monolith."

Still, this is going to remain a rock and roll classic album. It really will. It reminds us how rock and roll is still alive. I mean, indie rock is rock and roll, but we need guitar heroes. We need the archetype of a rock and roll band. Indie rock doesn't completely fulfill that. Jack White is the best we have, right now. This is going to go down in history as the band that time forgot. Maybe, the album will be like Chinese Democracy.

[Dragon Master]

CJRocker wrote:

Honestly, not a shock. They made an alright first record, but from the start always felt like they were a one hit wonder. Oh well, still Airbourne (who imo had a much more solid debut from start to finish).

True, but Wolfmother also has its place in rock history.

[Im a Rattlehead]

YES!!!!

[Raoul_Duke_92]

Well, I think there's potential for the new Wolfmother to be better than the first. Jimmy Page was put in a similar position with the Yardbirds. He came back with Led Zeppelin, so there's a chance the new Wolfmother could be good.

Then again, Stockdale is also in a similar position as Axl Rose was. And we all know how amazing the new GNR is...

[sebbsmith]

Even if Andrew carries on, it won't be the same without Chris' sweet keyboard.

[100%guitarmad]

Shouldn't it be



Australian award winning rock band Wolfmother HAVE broken up?

[Nirvana_17]

='( I heart Wolfmother,

[ferretface]

That's a shame. Watching a guy switch from playing bass to keyboard live is awesome

[Oddsbodkins]

^ Nah, I always get confused about that, but the article is right (I think :S)

[CrabShrapnel]

Dragon Master wrote:

Jehuty wrote:

Really sucks to hear this: but the truth is that they didn't play very tight.

Andrew really needs to learn to control his voice and get better at guitar. If you ask me - Chris Ross was the best part of the band. He had a LOT of great basslines.
Yeah, I mean, Andrew wasn't exactly Jimmy Page.

When you're a sloppier player live than Jimmy Page, you know you have to break out the metronome and work on technique for a few months, something Andrew did not do.

I saw these guys about 2 years ago and it was the sloppiest set I have ever seen. They were so messed up. Andrew took a solid 5 minutes to tune his guitar after 3 songs. Live. In front of everyone. Didn't mute his guitar. Chris also knocked over his keyboard in a drunken stupor, but I'll let that slide.

[2003LP]

That's dumb as hell. Wolfmother is/was a good band.

[JRowe3388]

I bet Mike Patton is laughing his ass off.

[The Eyes of OZ]

I have to say, that while I enjoyed most of the music and arrangements. I HATED their lyrics, some the worst I'd heard in a while. The only songs I heard were the ones radio played. They never caught my interest enough to buy the album. Someone mentioned Airborne further up there. PLEASE! That is THE WORST AC/DC rip off band I have EVER heard.

[customisbetter]

Well that sucks. Although I think we may get some interesting sounds out of the two new bands.

[The Eyes of OZ]

JRowe3388 :
I bet Mike Patton is laughing his ass off.

LOL, I was going to mention that but I thought it might be too obscure for most people. GOOD ONE.

[customisbetter]

Dragon Master wrote:

djjiles wrote:

That article back in late 2007 mention that they had 10 songs already done??? where is the album god dammit!

They should get the album released. It may be like a posthumous album, sort of like Jimi Hendrix's First Rays of the Rising Sun. However, the album should be released. I mean, as far as it goes, Wolfmother can't really release a greatest hits album, unless they intend to reissue their debut with their performance of "Communication Breakdown" and "Pleased to Meet You." There are a few videos of their new songs, online. Look up "Monolith."

Still, this is going to remain a rock and roll classic album. It really will. It reminds us how rock and roll is still alive. I mean, indie rock is rock and roll, but we need guitar heroes. We need the archetype of a rock and roll band. Indie rock doesn't completely fulfill that. Jack White is the best we have, right now. This is going to go down in history as the band that time forgot. Maybe, the album will be like Chinese Democracy.

damn, i agree with everything said here.

[hardrocker64]

They only put out 1 cd. It was pretty good but I dont think I miss them.

[InTheFlesh!]

bye wolfmother

[Phill-Rock]

Man, I got their debut the day it was released in Europe...

But, meh, Andrew seems to be the soul of this band's sound.

[RAGman22ReborN]

this is wat happens when the vocalist tends to go a bit off-key live. i kno cuz iv seen em live n he does go a bit off n they prolly got sick of that crap

[Genghis_khan]

Matt_1213 wrote:

whatamidoinhere wrote:

So basically they just got sick of their singer?


zartists.net wrote:

good they got rid of the singer, with a better frontman they could do really well.


Bit of a shame the singer IS the band mate. He wrote all their material, plus all the guitar parts. The keyboardist and the drummer were just along for the ride. Should be pretty easy to replace them in all honesty.

...and we call that a band?

[life_247]

Matt_1213 wrote:

whatamidoinhere wrote:

So basically they just got sick of their singer?


zartists.net wrote:

good they got rid of the singer, with a better frontman they could do really well.


Bit of a shame the singer IS the band mate. He wrote all their material, plus all the guitar parts. The keyboardist and the drummer were just along for the ride. Should be pretty easy to replace them in all honesty.

You obviously aint seen them live. Those boys pound it out, they will sorely be missed.

[Flying Afros]

Raoul_Duke_92 wrote:

Well, I think there's potential for the new Wolfmother to be better than the first. Jimmy Page was put in a similar position with the Yardbirds. He came back with Led Zeppelin, so there's a chance the new Wolfmother could be good.

Then again, Stockdale is also in a similar position as Axl Rose was. And we all know how amazing the new GNR is...

Hahaha, all too true.

[lanzaa]

damn that must really suck for the fans. it always sucks to see a band disband

[Moozze]

Well, to me this doesnt look like the end of Wolfmother. I'm still looking forward to their new album.

[[x]Huffy[x]]

Dragon Master wrote:

LifesSweetDrug wrote:

One of the few new bands that were actually good

This kind of real sucks. The hope of getting rock back instead of emo is lost
No, it's not. There's hope. People want rock and roll and rock and roll is what they're getting. What stinks is that Wolfmother isn't coming back, because they toured too much and didn't focus on writing albums. Now, they're done. Wolfmother has a chance of coming back, but Andrew Stockdale is the one who decides that. I mean, they were supposed to come back with a second album. I guess they spent too much time touring.

Stockdale is still working on the new album. This hasn't hindered that. Wolfmother doesn't need a "chance of coming back". The new record is still being made. He just needs to replace two average musicians. Not difficult.

[Retrobution]

we already have enough led zeppelin tribute bands anyway

[mrheaphy]

at least we still have queens of the stone age to make good new songs

[Gibson_SG_uzr55]

they're broken up now, but Stockdale plans on reforming with new members, so I'm not overly disappointed.

[TheCondors]

awww these guys were my first concert. they were the soundtrack of my life for the summer of 2006

[MoshPitRock]

NOOOOO!

[zekk]

I was hoping they really had disbanded, not just had two members left. False title is false. Boo. I don't like them, either.

[Sonny_sam]

they were a great band and yes they borrowed a lot from older bands but in this day and age it's impossible to be completely original. There are still a few good bands out there trying to bring back classic rock though; the answer, black crows etc...

[wonderflap]

Damn. Oh well, Airbourne and The Answer are pretty Classic Rock, and some fo their stuff (well, The Answer anyway) is pretty original. And some new members might create a new, better sound.

[_bacon_]

Doesn't matter. The bassist and drummer for Wolfmother could basically have been session musicians. It's all Stockdale, so this won't make a differene.

[Pingis_Or_Death]

djjiles wrote:

first/second.

<
Congratulations! Here's your medal for the most useless post on UG! How do you feel?
On topic: Wolfmother were okay but not one of my favourites...they had a couple of good songs though.

[patrickdenneyto]

Fuck
um they were definatley one of the best new bands out there

[Savage Animal]

lol good i'm glad these guys are gone, they're an awful excuse of a band and i can't believe people thought they were bringing classic rock back...look to the black crowes and the jam band scene for real rock in this day and age

[Casta44]

NOOOOO
shit, thats very bad news.

[Savage Animal]

and by real, i mean in the vein of the classics like hendrix, zeppelin, sabbath, etc.

[zeroyon]

See ya.

Didn't care for them much at all.

That damn "Woman" song was nothing original at all, and it got played out on KROQ til I wanted to shoot the radio.

[David_Bowie=GOD]

UG needs to stop making all these articles with misleading titles.

The band isnt done, he said hes still going to make another album.

[kranoscorp]

I am going to miss them. They brought back a style of music that is pretty hard to find nowadays, and they were actually pretty good. The real tragedy was that it was a band like wolfmother that disbands, not Fall out boy.

[bronsonhelm]

look to the...jam band scene for real rock in this day and age

HAHAHA!! Oh shlt, you weren't trying to be funny. What a ridiculous statement.

This does suck hard, they could rock it out. Fvck the whiney haters, they were better than most. End of

[DP_SF_DTX_RATM]

KICKASS!! =D
Finally!

[gallagher2006]

Bugger. I actually liked them.

[Frage66]

evilbeavil wrote:

zartists.net wrote:

good they got rid of the singer, with a better frontman they could do really well.

dude.. you do realise the singer/guitarist IS the band, he writes almost all of their stuff

Good one !

[wshnationals]

good thing. shitty ac/dc ripoff band

[SpockTheRock]

Wow. This sucks. Then again they still got the singer/songwriter/guitarist, who pretty much IS the band...

[oakn]

Damn I'm feeling really sad right now

IMO Wolfmother has released the best rock album ever. They showed the world that you can make real rock music today.

But this isn't the end of Wolfmother. I'm 99% sure that Andrew will find new bandmates and carry on making masterpieces.

And keep supporting them wolfbrothers and wolfsisters!

[dobby240]

aww no way man they were freekin awesome..

[thycrusader]

I had a feeling they were going to be a one it wonder..

Its a shame really, they were pretty good.

[Tag43]

Wolfmother is tight, ah, I just hope the new guys he gets are just as good.

[Pretty_Much]

true_bacon22 wrote:

"And the world shall cry: Meh."

haha +1

[Deflection]

Mike Patton grabs a bottle of his finest champagne as we speak.

[Magero]

true_bacon22 wrote:

"And the world shall cry: Meh."

+1
"Unoriginal band still exists" would have been a better title. Best of luck to the other two guys though.

[jambajews]

booooo

[synth002]

What a couple of idiots!!! they had made and got the best job in the world, then they just go and throw it away. VERY FOOLISH, Its more than likely that you'll never hear of those other two again now. Idiots

[Raider76]

Oh boo hoo.... they were nothing special, they were just a Led Zeppelin wannabe band

[sowhat360]

Flying Couch wrote:

They did not disband. He's still making another Wolfmother album.

It doesn't matter anyway - Wolfmother is Stockdale's band. Always was.

thats probably why they broke up.

as far as the band goes....the songs i heard were ok but i don't see why they were bragged about so much. people said they were like zeppelin but i didnt hear any amazing leads. maybe someone can suggest some songs?

[Cafas]

Good. We need less bands rehashing, more bands writing original music. If you guys want to live in the past, that's fine by me, but there's a reason why the rehash bands don't endure for that long. Besides, there are TONS of better bands who play the same kind of style, but don't flat out suck. Witchcraft, to name one.

[Savage Animal]

bronsonhelm wrote:

look to the...jam band scene for real rock in this day and age
HAHAHA!! Oh shlt, you weren't trying to be funny. What a ridiculous statement.

This does suck hard, they could rock it out. Fvck the whiney haters, they were better than most. End of

you fail. i don't see how wolfmother > gov't mule, phil lesh and friends, phish, widespread panic, tea leaf green, moe., allman brothers, and derek trucks band. they know their roots and how to EXPAND on them, woflmother just copies.

[Savage Animal]

wolfmother*

[Quicksand15]

There's a good side- maybe they'll go off and make a band that isn't derivative of most 70's bands like Led Zeppelin, yet still paling in comparison?

amen to that.

[Dragon Master]

Flying Afros wrote:

Raoul_Duke_92 wrote:

Well, I think there's potential for the new Wolfmother to be better than the first. Jimmy Page was put in a similar position with the Yardbirds. He came back with Led Zeppelin, so there's a chance the new Wolfmother could be good.

Then again, Stockdale is also in a similar position as Axl Rose was. And we all know how amazing the new GNR is...
Hahaha, all too true.

We may have a chance of seeing a great album, with GNR, but Wolfmother died too soon. It's in the same place as the Sex Pistols and Mother Love Bone were- highly influential, but nothing that lasted past one album. Only one of the bands had a talented incarnation, afterwards, and Mother Love Bone became Pearl Jam. There you go.
As for the Pistols, Public Image LTD is nothing to draw upon. The fact is that Wolfmother was perfect, even though not all the songs were perfect. Their creative energy was focused on the right areas, but they didn't necessarily take time to let the songs soak in. Also, they could have used a few guitar solos, here and there. Look at the plain fact. Chris and Myles are more instrumentally talented than Andrew, but Andrew is a great vocalist. If you want to see the next Wolfmother, check out the Parlor Mob, Black Mountain, and other bands like that. Otherwise, you're on your own.

Also, Wolfmother's new incarnation would require extremely talented musicians. The new Wolfmother album has to be perfect, this time. It has to show that the old Wolfmother isn't coming back. Andrew was the creative force of Wolfmother, so, good point.

[pitbull510]

*building slow clap*

[Quicksand15]

Deflection wrote:

Mike Patton grabs a bottle of his finest champagne as we speak.

hell yeah

[Deacon Blues]

wow....maybe the first one album wonder

[Agony098]

MoshPitRock wrote:

NOOOOO!

My reaction exactly...except i started punching things

[Agony098]

And sorry for the double post but **** all of you people hating on Wolfmother. Just die please, you're a waste of space.

[Cafas]

LOL. Not only do you have shit taste, you're also a little girl apparently. Suck it up and get over yourself.

[radioplay]

Deacon Blues wrote:

wow....maybe the first one album wonder

wrong,Sex Pistols were (im not counting the shitty live album they released in the 90s)

on a different note,damn.I love Wolfmother, i thought they were a great band.

[Bassist87]

That sucks!!! I mean they weren't my favorite band but they were still cool. I hope the bassist and drummer make another band. I also hope that Andrew Stockdale will continue on too and continue on with wolfmother and find good musicians to replace the bassist and drummer.

[goldmember1217]

That's a shame, they were pretty good.

[G0dzilla]

Aw man, that sucks. They were a pretty good band Not my fav but w/e

Are they still gona release there new album though?

[murdoc66]

good.

[David_Bowie=GOD]

ferretface wrote:

That's a shame. Watching a guy switch from playing bass to keyboard live is awesome

I'd rather just go to a rush concert and see Geddy Lee do that. He does it way better too.

[Agony098]

Cafas wrote:

LOL. Not only do you have shit taste, you're also a little girl apparently. Suck it up and get over yourself.

Lol, who are you to say I have shit taste? Because you don't Wolfmother, it means everyone that likes Wolfmother has shit taste? I don't think I'm the one that needs to get over himself.

[brentondig]

I was looking forward to their new album! Big deal that the other guys left anyway. Not like you'll ever hear, "Legendary Drummer Myles Heskett forms new super-group" or anything. Besides Stockdale, the other members are replaceable.

[BlackSheep69]

wasnt my fav band or anything but they still kicked ass

[Cafas]

Well, for one, you're bemoaning the loss of a very trite, very unoriginal band. But hey, that's cool, I wouldn't have been a dick just for that. But then you had to go two steps forward and be a complete ******* about the people trolling.

You want to feel bad about another dime a dozen band trying to capitalize/bastardize an established format without at least trying anything new, more power to you. Just don't make asinine comments about the people who disagree with you needing to die.

[Axe Murderer]

LOL at those that say Wolfmother "sucks" and was nothing but a "guitar hero band". Eh, whatever. Stockdale was the driving force in the group, so Im sure he'll have something tastey soon enough.

[crazy8rgood]

After only one cd? wow, the only song i ever heard by them was Woman.... and that song was pretty good..

[Axe Murderer]

^ Wut??!
check out their album. The whole damn thing was good except for appletree....

[Abbinc]

ummm, Dragon Master, Jack White is one of the worst musicians alive

[i_am_metalhead]

fede01_8 wrote:

wolfmother is the most unoriginal band ever. they steal from black sabath, deep purple and led zep, but their song are so good and catchy. i love their debut album

Yea too bad Jimmy Page stole pretty much all of the material for Zeppelin's first album!

Wolfmother is a great band and I think that finding members that actually want to work with him will only help Stockdale in the long run!

[i_am_metalhead]

Sorry for the double post but...

Abbinc wrote:

ummm, Dragon Master, Jack White is one of the worst musicians alive

Go die... NOW!

Jack White is a musical genius! I would like to hear you write something that is even a millionth as good and creative as the material he writes!

[Cafas]

Since when is being better than someone a prerequisite for judging them? I don't have to be a better cook than someone to say their food tastes like shit.

[Mgllpz09]

thank god they broke up. i hated them. i hope the singer doesnt find other musicians.

[Cloud147]

whatamidoinhere wrote:

So basically they just got sick of their singer?

I don't like his voice, it's annoying. The music was ok.

[Sham-Rock]

NOOOOO!!!!!

[shadow__666]

Dragon Master wrote:

Flying Afros wrote:

Raoul_Duke_92 wrote:

Well, I think there's potential for the new Wolfmother to be better than the first. Jimmy Page was put in a similar position with the Yardbirds. He came back with Led Zeppelin, so there's a chance the new Wolfmother could be good.

Then again, Stockdale is also in a similar position as Axl Rose was. And we all know how amazing the new GNR is...
Hahaha, all too true.

We may have a chance of seeing a great album, with GNR, but Wolfmother died too soon. It's in the same place as the Sex Pistols and Mother Love Bone were- highly influential, but nothing that lasted past one album. Only one of the bands had a talented incarnation, afterwards, and Mother Love Bone became Pearl Jam. There you go.
As for the Pistols, Public Image LTD is nothing to draw upon.

I don't think you can compare Wolfmother to Sex Pistols or Mother Love Bone, because they haven't had the immediate impact on the world music scene that Sex Pistols did, and it's not possible to say if they can have the impact on later music that Mother Love Bone had. Maybe in five years you can say that.
Also, I love PiL.

[horandago]

yay

[Andrew3110]

I might of liked this band more if they actually had tried to improve today's music, as opposed to trying to bring yesterday's back. We need vision, not nostalgia. Either way. Always sucks when a decent band goes away.

[theotherguy7145]

Shecter78787 wrote:

NOO i really liked them and never got too see them live.... god damnit this like me being 2 when Nirvana was still around nooooo

I know! damnit. Wolfmother would've been good to see live!
At least now hopefully they'll have more experience and get in a band with people they get along with better and come back and rock even more!

[goneshootin]

zartists.net:
good they got rid of the singer, with a better frontman they could do really well.

sounds like something another rock band from Australia did...


lol

[Cafas]

Except Bon Scott was way better than Brian Johnson.

[SERIALTRENDKILL]

Yea too bad Jimmy Page stole pretty much all of the material for Zeppelin's first album!

I haven't given wolfmother a chance yet, so i have no true opinion here. i will soon though. also, led zeppelin didnt steal anything. jimmy page was in the yardbirds with clapton and beck and they co wrote a ton of stuff together. it just so happened that they all used pieces of what they wrote in the yardbirds, later on. it turned out none of it sounded the same anyways, so that issue became irrelevant.

[Athetosis]

Well, that would explain why there was no second album for so long.

[Les Paul Ell]

I've been thinking for ages that they were gonna break up and now it's happened it's not really a surprise. I liked them though and I hope Andrew carries on and gets some new guys and the other 2 actually do something this time.

[Cafas]

Um, Led Zeppelin stole plenty. It's pretty common knowledge. They've been sued by Willie Dixon, and Dixon won out.

[henkka_potku]

so there is a God out there...

[Charlie4]

this is only speculation but it's propably the singer that's not a nice guy

[Domine6377]

man i really wish this didnt happen. they were a really good band and i see their influences from other bands but i dont see them copying in any way. ive never listened to their songs and said "my god is sabbath revived!" i mean their singers voice obviously sets them apart. and most will say is a whiney screech but honestly he has a really good voice. its just like with bob dylan his voice blows but he took it and made it beautiful, i see the same type of situation with andrew stockdale. i hope he keeps WM together and continues to make albums.

[melle-cobain]

nooooo that sucks wolfmother was one of my favorate bands i hope the real wolfmother sound will not leave when there is coming new band members

[jefffelker40]

the worst thing about this happening is now what he have to look forward to in the future no matter if the future wolfmother is good or not, is countless whiny little bitches crying that "wolfmother just isn't the same since so and so left" this will go on forever regardless of what happens.

[Domine6377]

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:

Yea too bad Jimmy Page stole pretty much all of the material for Zeppelin's first album!

I haven't given wolfmother a chance yet, so i have no true opinion here. i will soon though. also, led zeppelin didnt steal anything. jimmy page was in the yardbirds with clapton and beck and they co wrote a ton of stuff together. it just so happened that they all used pieces of what they wrote in the yardbirds, later on. it turned out none of it sounded the same anyways, so that issue became irrelevant.

no led did steal alot of music from other blues musicians. they put their own spin on it and added lyrics here and there but their first 2 albums were mostly redone versions of blues songs they liked. Dazed and confused...not written by led zeppelin they took howlin wolfs killin floor and used it for lemon song. jimi hendrix used killin floor to open at monteray i think he did a way better job lol. (no offense to zep i love zep with all my heart)

[pinkhaze29]

JRowe3388 wrote:

I bet Mike Patton is laughing his ass off.

My thoughts exactly ^.^

I never liked Wolfmother... something about them....

[Guitarplaya27]

Its what happens after you tour 3 years straight for only one ****ing album

[2Old2Cold]

Who gives a damn.

[Savage Animal]

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:

Yea too bad Jimmy Page stole pretty much all of the material for Zeppelin's first album!

I haven't given wolfmother a chance yet, so i have no true opinion here. i will soon though. also, led zeppelin didnt steal anything. jimmy page was in the yardbirds with clapton and beck and they co wrote a ton of stuff together. it just so happened that they all used pieces of what they wrote in the yardbirds, later on. it turned out none of it sounded the same anyways, so that issue became irrelevant.

black mountainside is a song by bert jansch that jimmy page decided to play but gave NO credit to jansch. also stairway to heavens main progression is taken from a song by Spirit. if you look into it its pretty obvious jimmy page is a douche

[jimmy10]

Damn!

[Raoul_Duke_92]

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:

also, led zeppelin didnt steal anything. jimmy page was in the yardbirds with clapton and beck and they co wrote a ton of stuff together.

No, they didn't. Clapton quit the Yardbirds in 65. Beck was his replacement, so they never co-wrote any Yardbirds material. Page came in on bass in 66 and shortly switched to guitar. So I guess you could say Beck and Page co-wrote some Yardbirds material but Clapton never co-wrote any Yardbirds stuff with either of them.

PS - Zeppelin stole a bunch of stuff. Listen to "The Lemon Song" and compare its lyrics to "Killing Floor."

[stussy<>punk]

Thats kinda sad

[guitarlad89]

Awesome!!!!! this made my day cuz this wannabe Zeppelin/ AC/DC group was overrated and sucked balls. Now maybe an original band will come again.

[SERIALTRENDKILL]

ive heard this crap before. I saw the interview about it too. its not the same. and things that jimmy page "took" were usually just covers. ex. "baby please dont go" originally by big joe. Eventually, someone is going to come up with something that sounds like something else. Nobody can listen to every track ever made and make sure their recordings are completely unique. its impossible. Led Zep is ridiculous and i refuse to believe that the genius that is Jimmy Page went around stealing lesser known music when he never even had a formula to what he did in the first place. he freestyle'd "its been a long time" off of a little richard drum-line that Bonham was playing for fun. he never had a formula to his solos either. he only knew where he'd start, but never where it'd end up going. the man is pure genius, whether your stubborn about it or not.

[SERIALTRENDKILL]

Raol. Clapton and Page both go on record saying they were neighborhood kids who use to bounce ideas off each other all the time. whether they were "technically" in the yardbirds at the same time or not.

[Crashman77]

Too bad, they were one of a very few good new bands.