Screeching Weasel - Wiggle (1992) Remastered 2005 [RESTORED]

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Screeching Weasel - Wiggle (1992) [RMST]
APE+CUE+LOG or MP3 CBR 320 | 46:07 min | 353 or 106 MB

It would be virtually impossible for any band to follow up and outdo an album as good as My Brain Hurts, but Screeching Weasel try their hardest with their fourth album, Wiggle. The snot factor in their sound is still at an all-time high with an attitude still present, but in comparison to their previous album, the production isn't as shiny, nor are there any keyboards. With that going for them, Wiggle has a rougher edge to it, giving songs like "Crying in My Beer" and "Joanie Loves Johnny" an aggressive presence.

~ Mike DaRonco, all media guide

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Screeching Weasel's fourth full-length release takes their patent fuzzy crunch pop to new heights with tight production and melodies to make you drool. Their previous album, My Brain Hurts, had seen a sharp rise in the band's popularity and a shift in sound towards mid-tempo pop songs. With Wiggle, the band shifted gears yet again. Though several tracks retained the catchy, pop-punk sound, many others saw the band venturing into experiments with New Wave and some of the more harder-edged sounds of the early LPs. Another major change was the amount of collaboration in songwriting. Rather than Ben Weasel being the sole author of the majority of the songs, Wiggle features a few credited to the entire band, one by guitarist Danny Vapid, and a couple with bassist (for only this album) Johnny Personality. In addition to this, there are three songs co-written by Joe King of The Queers, which were also recorded by his band. The album was received to mixed fanfare. Many expected a continuation of the previous album and were surprised by the experimentation and rougher production. Since its initial release, many of the songs have come to be regarded as the band's best. Others have not held up so well over time. The band has voiced some regrets about the recording of the album and the songs chosen for it in recent years… This album was originally released in January 1993 on Lookout Records and after a short time of being out of print, the album was remastered and re-released with one extra track on Asian Man Records in 2005.