Wool...
Sorry for the extended absence on here. I had a couple Thanksgiving dinners to attend from Thursday and through the weekend. Anyway, I hope everyone out there had a good Thanksgiving. I should be back in action on here for the most part. Now on with the music…
I can’t remember or not, but I think a long time ago in the comments section (before all of them were lost) for one of the older posts on the blog someone brought up the band Wool. I’d kind of forgotten about it until I recently listened to their only full-length Box Set from 1994 and remembered how catchy/solid that album was, despite its fairly polished and radio friendly feel.
Wool formed in the earlier part of the 90’s after brothers Peter and Franz Stahl both left the DC hardcore group Scream. The original lineup included the Stahl brothers along with bassist Al Bloch and former Government Issue and future Burning Airlines drummer Peter Moffett. This lineup recorded the, even better in my opinion, Budspawn EP in 1992 for External Records. The albums drug references might have been what led to the band being sometimes tagged as “stoner-rock” band during their earlier days. But other than that the music was straight up hooks and catchy rock, which was apparently enough for them get a major label deal with London Records to record Box Set. Before that though, they switched drummers with Peter Moffett out and Chris Bratton (Chain of Strength, Inside Out, Justice League, etc.) in. As I mentioned, their sound on Box Set was even further geared towards the mainstream, but it certainly didn’t bog down the bands ability to still belt out and unleash some fairly rocking songs and at times the group still show flashes of their punk past. In a perfect world this album would have been huge in the mid nineties but that just wasn’t in the cards I guess for Wool and Box Set was pretty much outshined by the slew of mainstream “alternative” fodder at the time. Anyway, for those of you looking for an easy on the ears mid-nineties jolt, then look no further than Wool. They were sadly overlooked during their brief time together.
Budspawn:
Wool – Slightly Under [MP3]
Wool – Eff [MP3]
Box Set:
Wool – Eden [MP3]
Wool – Coalinga [MP3]
After the band split in the mid nineties after being dropped by London Franz Stahl spent time as the Foo Fighters guitarist. Peter Stahl played in the Earthlings? and Goatsnake while also doing work with Josh Homme. As for the discs, they are both available for fairly cheap these days on Amazon.
I can’t remember or not, but I think a long time ago in the comments section (before all of them were lost) for one of the older posts on the blog someone brought up the band Wool. I’d kind of forgotten about it until I recently listened to their only full-length Box Set from 1994 and remembered how catchy/solid that album was, despite its fairly polished and radio friendly feel.Wool formed in the earlier part of the 90’s after brothers Peter and Franz Stahl both left the DC hardcore group Scream. The original lineup included the Stahl brothers along with bassist Al Bloch and former Government Issue and future Burning Airlines drummer Peter Moffett. This lineup recorded the, even better in my opinion, Budspawn EP in 1992 for External Records. The albums drug references might have been what led to the band being sometimes tagged as “stoner-rock” band during their earlier days. But other than that the music was straight up hooks and catchy rock, which was apparently enough for them get a major label deal with London Records to record Box Set. Before that though, they switched drummers with Peter Moffett out and Chris Bratton (Chain of Strength, Inside Out, Justice League, etc.) in. As I mentioned, their sound on Box Set was even further geared towards the mainstream, but it certainly didn’t bog down the bands ability to still belt out and unleash some fairly rocking songs and at times the group still show flashes of their punk past. In a perfect world this album would have been huge in the mid nineties but that just wasn’t in the cards I guess for Wool and Box Set was pretty much outshined by the slew of mainstream “alternative” fodder at the time. Anyway, for those of you looking for an easy on the ears mid-nineties jolt, then look no further than Wool. They were sadly overlooked during their brief time together.
Budspawn:
Wool – Slightly Under [MP3]
Wool – Eff [MP3]
Box Set:
Wool – Eden [MP3]
Wool – Coalinga [MP3]
After the band split in the mid nineties after being dropped by London Franz Stahl spent time as the Foo Fighters guitarist. Peter Stahl played in the Earthlings? and Goatsnake while also doing work with Josh Homme. As for the discs, they are both available for fairly cheap these days on Amazon.
Labels: rock
posted by Jonathan at
1:39 AM
2 Comments:
thanks for that. Got to see them back in 94...(?) good live band
Yeah, i saw these guys around 94 supporting Rage Against the machine, they reminded me of quicksand. I'm a grunger at heart..fond memories of that era and being a wee teenager etc...
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