Every now and then I get people asking for a playlist of every song mentioned in my videos: Well here's a Spotify link for this one: open.spotify.com/playlist/73MgEfLTraKIGxi4TgeZsm?si=5a2d3855c6c54fb6 RU-vid Music link: ru-vid.com/group/PLooaZ33lSaldVS75cwHKEi0PEtTeYb9Gz&si=FGPqOehzImweqGgj
Define to me what 'NOISE ROCK' is so I have a clue what you mean by it? You understand this 'Noise' label never existed at the time right? So you are renaming genres of music from the past?... WHY?
@@gavshan I couldn't afford tickets but the gig was live brodcast on the radio so I able to listen in at home! There were bootlegs of that gig available - just FM quality! 😂
@@davidlomax4028agreed, everyone needs to give up saying band are underrated, would they rather their favourite band is overrated and like all the other commercial shit? If you ever read Kerrang magazine in the 90s Therapy were hyped up from an inch of their life. Excellent band though I would have loved to have seen them live back in the day
They were so hard to find in the states! Had to spend 20$ on Infernal Love because they were all imports past like Nurse. Some of it STILL isn’t available here officially. The way we missed Troublegum is an uncorrected tragedy
Never saw them live, but I remember my older brother bringing "Troublegum" cassette in like 1997 when I was 8 years old, I still listen to them in my thirties. Love it.
I wore out the Troublegum CD back in the 90s! So few people I knew had every heard of Therapy? in the skate punk and thrash metal scenes. Troublegum bridged industrial, grunge, punk, alternative, thrash, and post-hardcore like no one else I can think of. Plus the lyricism was next-level! Thank you for this!
I'm ashamed to admit it took years for me to really appreciate that album. The first tape I got of theirs was Nurse. Then I got Babyteeth and an EP called Hats Off to the Insane. Troublegum was kind of a shock to me when first listening.
For the past 18 months it has been an honour to be part of the T? crew on tour as Andy's guitar tech. Seeing the history unfold like this makes it even more unbelievable. Great work.
Troublegum is for my money one of the best albums ever recorded, thank you SO MUCH for this video. Therapy? were so important to me surviving my late teens with my sanity intact.
This band have been so consistently good since the 90s! Always touring and releasing new albums; keeping their cult fan base no matter what they do. Amazing live!
Glad to see Therapy? covered here Quite a surprise, too. I’ve loved this band since I was a teenager. I think their lyrics are genius and really self-exposing with no fear of going to dangerous places. And the music is so sinister More people should know about them
i was like 'oh those guys, i remember them..' then i remembered how great they are when i watched this lol, i loved it at the time too, you associate it with its time but if we heard it for the first time today it would still be great.
I grew up in South Africa and as a teen in the 00s, finding music that wasn't super mainstream was MUCH harder than it is now. I'd spend all my money on UK music magazines and then read about bands and try figure out whether I'd like them or not without actually hearing them, then paying an exorbitant amount of money to have an album imported. I'd have to wait about 6-8 weeks to know whether I'd struck gold or made a terrible mistake. Troublegum definitely fell into the gold category. It remains one if my favourite albums to this day. Thanks for covering Therapy? this was a great watch.
I'd picked up Pleasure Death on tape in a tiny record store in Leeds without hearing anything and 13 year old me was hooked. I'd go on to see them live a dozen times over the next five years, loving every minute, even cutting down a huge flyposter to take home.. "Nowhere" spoke to my teenage soul in ways only a couple of songs had done before or since, and the "I'm just with you, that will never mean that I'm just for you" refrain from Femtex got me through and out of my first bad relationship as a teen. I'm not sure I'd be here, we're it not for Therapy?
One of my favourite bands in the early-mid 90s, saw them at Sunstroke 94 in Dublin, they had second billing after the Chilli Peppers and the crowd went so nuts for them everyone was pretty wasted by the time the Chillis came out. I saw a guy stagger out of the mosh pit with a cut on his head and holding one shoe. I asked if he was OK and he said "sure it's all good fun". Gotta love it.
I was a punk & metalhead that immediately embraced Therapy? Therapy? also gave the world the sickest lyric I have heard in Me vs You: "Fucking you got boring when it didn't feel so wrong" pure poetry. Great video!
This was my favourite band as a teenager. They were long out of the spotlight at that stage but were still making great stuff. They are the soundtrack of that time, and they were Irish like me. Let you know that it was possible to do on our little island.
Proud to have them as compatriots. All Andy's local influences I grew up with too. Andy gave a lot of great Northern Ireland bands a step up as well with his record label. Joyrider being a notable example.
Joyrider were ace - saw them start the night at Shepherd's Bush Empire on Therapy?'s tour in '94 (Rub Ultra in the middle were also great). Then a couple of years later Joyrider were main support to Understand at a gig in Ipswich, where through many twists of fate I've ended up living again for the last few years. I'm not sure how much clout "I loved Joyrider before Rush Hour" has nowadays, but I'll stand by it!
YES! THERAPY? IS SUCH AN AWESOME BAND!!! I've always loved their work on Pleasure Death. 1990s alternative music never runs out of magic, I'll tell ya. Thanks for the documentary! 😁🤠🎸
If you're curious google what Ballyclare and Larne, the "just outside Belfast" towns Therapy? where from, were like in the 80's and 90's you can see why Therapy's must was so dark.
Another banger! I had forgotten about their cover of "Diane", which is one of those rare covers that damn near equals the original, despite the entirely different approach sonically speaking. This video encourages me to revisit their back catalog.
So glad to see Therapy? on here! Still one of my absolute FAVORITE bands still making music. My buddy had the "Hat's off to the Insane" import and from then on I was hooked! Still pick up every album and love how much they have evolved while still keeping their signature sound.
Yeah. Heard Teethgrinder for the first time on 120 Minutes and they were regularly featured on Headbanger's Ball as well. Nurse is my all time favourite Therapy? album
Lucky you. One of my all time favorites, for sure. Dark and often self effacing lyrics, a driving sound that just blends everything they grew up listening to into something completely different, and it's just wonderful IMO. I hope you enjoy it.
Oh yes, one of my (many...) favorite bands during the '90s, even now I immediately recognized some of the tracks I hadn't heard in decades. I hadn't completely forgotten about them though, as a co-worker jokingly named them the perfect pandemic band: Isolation, Going Nowhere, Die Laughing. And while meant as a joke, it again made me listen to them again. Still as great as ever.
Therapy? have been one of my favourite bands since 1992 when I first heard Nausea on Nurse. That and Troublegum were on my stereo for years after, just utterly brilliant albums. Infernal Love is superb too, the songs from Moment of Clarity to Me vs You are seminal, and I have to listen to them once in a while to keep me sane. Long distance is a brilliant song too, the line "I like cold mornings, they keep me sharp" get me out of bed in winter. A superb band, anyone who is discoveing them now I say, Welcome to the Church of Noise. You won't regret it.
Long Distance being played on the Love Your Early Stuff tour was a dream come true for me - especially as it was my first Therapy? gig ever! Front and center, just bawling my eyes out as we all sang it as it was one of the more anticipated songs by the fanbase. Bloody magical, don't think I heard a single bad thing about the tour!
I discovered them through a bargain cassette of Nurse that a friend found being sold for a £1 as the record store had lost the case. We had it on crazy load in the car after a couple of minutes, we were hooked. Saw them play an acoustic set which was fantastic yet they were heckled with requests for Teeth grinder.
I always tear up when i listen to Therapy? as it's the sound track to my fucked up teenage years. I wasn't normal, I was ugly and girls with perfect teeth certainly didnt smile at me. Thank you Andy (As i said to you once at a rock city gig in the 90's out the back whilst smoking), you made my life much more bearable
That first sixty seconds to 'Moment of Clarity'🌧️ Now ive total respect for Cairns to deliberately write and stylise 'Infernal Love' as something different to Troublegum, when the latter had been so, so good. This is a superbly well-made half hour about the band- I now realise how little I knew.
Moment of Clarity is godly but then again, so is the whole damn album. I understand why the fanbase turned sour at the time but holy shit is it an impeccable release looking back at it. The only iffy thing is how Diane leads into Loose, that's a bit of a whiplash, apart from that it's all brilliant
"Satanic teddybear, spewing self doubt", where did you come up with this. T? is one of the best bands ever, I love every single album of theirs, their humor and, their shows.
Woooow, I haven't thought about these guys in years - Nurse, Troublegum and Infernal Love were the defacto soundtracks of my high school experience. Listening to Troublegum again right now, and it's insane to me that almost 30 years on and I still know all the words.
Oh absolutely check out Suicide Pact, You First; Never Apologise, Never Explain;; Crooked Timber and A Brief Crack of Light if you haven't followed them too close, all absolutely brilliant albums! SPYF for the Nurse noise, NANE for Troublegum's heavier side and CT and ABCOL for the Infernal Love 'fuck it, let's be weird' shenanigans. Well worth it and they still kill it live! On tour at the moment actually and absolutely a must see even 30+ years in (think it's 34 this year?)!
I was at a party at the end of the night in a country town in Australia in '94, just as I was about to crash on the lounge The Knives came on, from the opening lyrics I was hooked. Troublegum is still one of my favourite albums.
JJJ played some tracks off Troublegum so Aussies got to hear them. I got the CD and still think Screamager, Nowhere and Hellbelly are some of the best tracks from that era.
Great piece, and anything documenting the mighty Therapy? is more than welcome, but I can’t help but feel like this massively reduces Fyfe’s input. He wrote and sang lead on half of everything up until Troublegum. His unique dance-beat drumming drove all of that early stuff and it was the shift to more traditional “alternative rock” that drove a wedge between him and Andy, leading to his leaving and everything that came afterwards.
Thank you for this video. I've been a fan ever since seeing the "Die Laughing" video on 120 Minutes and the lack of recognition despite their amazing heavy sound that rivaled so metal acts and other sonic accomplishments that set themselves ahead and part made me wonder if they were even real thing. This channel is so great that giving us all this rock history that people ever knew was so significant.
Only NANE and (if I'm not mistaken) OCFA would be missing, no? If I remember correctly the only major releases missing from the digital catalogue would be Babyteeth/Pleasure Death, aforementioned albums and Shortsharpshock as well as Hats Off to the Insane EPs
The shortsharpshock, face the strange and Opal Mantra EPs (what make up Hats off to the insane”) are now available as part of the Troublegum deluxe edition. Same with all the B-sides for nurse and infernal love on their delux editions.
It's 20 years since I bought my last Therapy-album, I just realized. I had really a secret obsession with them. Until 2003 I bought every album and single. I count 24 releases in my collection. But it's not that I listened to Therapy all the time. But time and again. And every time I started listening to them again, I couldn't figure out, why I stopped and forgot about them last time. Now you reminded my of Therapy and explained, WHY they are so great. I read on Wikipedia, that there are 7 albums I can catch up on now!
Thanks that was most enjoyable saw Therapy? 22 times over years and remember listening to charts on radio 1 when screamager broke into top 10 and jumping around my bedroom to tune . Also glad never watered down there sound to get hits . Potato Junkie probably still my favourite song by band 🤘🔥✊👍
Being a child in their heyday, my first introduction to Therapy? was them headlining a free live show in Belfast in 2004. The rest of the line-up was your typical mainstream stuff that was popular at the time, then these lads came on and the whole crowd went absolutely nuts. Have been a fan ever since.
I've watched half a dozen of your documentaries over the last fortnight and they're all fantastically well created, really enjoyed this one. I loved Babyteeth when it was released especially as Therapy were from Northern Ireland like myself.
Let's go!! I was waiting for you to do Therapy? for a long time!! Troublegum is a masterpiece and their other efforts are so cool, a very consistent band!
Thank you for spreading the word and giving an interesting insight about this great band. Trully underappreciated band that somehow (sixteen albums in) have not yet became recognizable name.
I just want you to know that this video smacked me in the face with the memory of an MC Lars song about Hamlet called 'Hey There Ophelia' that interpolates 'Screamager' in the chorus sung by Gabe Saporta of Midtown/Cobra Starship and Brett Anderson of the Donnas. So I guess thank you for teaching me something new today.
Unsung heroes, really, they were slightly ahead of the curve. My favourite song of theirs - and one of the favs overall - A Moment of Clarity. It's one of their slower, richer-sounding and deeper songs, which is probably why it wasn't a hit at the time.
I've never heard anyone say their name aloud before. I always pronounced it Therapy (Question Mark). "Screamager" was so important to my survival as a teen
Disquiet was my favorite album because it really dug deep into feelings of awkwardness,despair and hopelessness. As a survivor of child abuse, still hurts really resonates with me.
Finally, been waiting for you to cover Therapy? Always loved them when I first jeard them in the early 90's. As I have grown older, I think they are my go to band. Best song, Toss up betwen Knives and Teethgrinder. I was briefly in a Therapy? cover band on bass.
Been a fan for three decades; a listen to Teethgrinder and watching the video for Screamager a little later and I was sold. Definitely overlooked and undervalued now, but they drew me in.
Saw them playing a biker festival in Waterford in 1992, I seem to remember long-hairedCairns jumping off stage to fight with bouncers. Very much the Babyteecth period, though Pleasure Death was out by then too. Fantastic stuff!
I was in my early 20's during "Screamager" and "Infernal Love." Therapy? did their own thing. I was stunned that anyone would cover "Diane" and "Isolation." Therapy? did it on the same album. it's like Therapy? stumbled somehow into the top of the charts, said, "Eh, that's nice," and went right back to doing their own thing, charts be damned.
My favorite Therapy? tracks are "Unbeliever", "Theethgrinder", and "Opal Mantra"! This band is criminally underrated and that isn't hyperbole! I discovered them when I was living in Germany back in 1992 and was blown away (I still am 30+ years later, now in my early 50s). Unfortunately, here in America, Therapy? are relegated to cult status which is a shame because this band totally kicks ass!
Infernal Love is one of my favorite albuns ever. "Bowels of love" is my favorite song of theirs: a materpiece - song and lyrics (deep and dark poetry). "Nausea" is another great one: very angular and almost post-core.
I had no idea they were that popular. I’ve met like one person who have heard about the band. Listened to Troublegum a million times. One of the first CDs I ripped to MP3 in the mid nineties. Took like an hour per song.
Awesome video, thanks for featuring them. Used to play them constantly on my college radio show, sad that they didn't have as much success here in the States
The two albums that got me through my exchange student year in the states as a teenager. The Downward Spiral and Troublegum!!! Awesome video, as usual!!! Thanx!!
As a teenager in the early-mid 90’s people seemed to either listen to Nevermind or Jagged Little Pill for their teen angst. But for me there was something in Troublegum that just hit, and it long stayed my go to album in my teen years. I still listen to it now and think back to the early 90’s.
Great stuff again ! That was one hell of a trip down memory lane. Thanks also for continuously introducing me to great songs in these videos !!! Never heard 'blamethrower' before for instance and it's *great* ...
Great video! Therapy? a albums would appear in used CD stores in my hometown quite a bit in the early 2000's. I hadn't heard "Screamager" before now, or at least I thought so, until it dawned on me that one of my favorite nerdcore artists, MC Lars, wrote a song about "Hamlet" called, "Hey, Ophelia" and put rap verse right on top of the music of "Screamager", while having a girl (who I assume is supposed to be the eponymous Ophelia) sing the chorus of "Screamager" (screw that, forgot about that...). A light came on in my brain when you got the "Screamager" part of this video, that I actually had heard this song before, just in a different way.
This is my Third time watching this. All your Videos are amazing, but Therapy? are absolutely fantastic. Such a HUGE influence on us. It's criminal how underrated they are.... thank you for this Fantastic Video.
Great to see a great video appreciating Therapy? Another great underrated band, New Model Army, would be a great video too. your similar trajectory as T? and still doing their thing.
Fyfe was an amazing drummer. I met Therapy? back in the early 90s and Fyfe told me he was actually into hardcore techno more than rock music and that’s what he based his drumming on. The Ash guys are lovely as well.
I've never seen any media on Therapy?, ever, and I've been listening to them since like 92. I remember Screamager being released. Love this band. Playing their version of Diane is still one of my fav go-to's on the gitbox
I only knew Therapy? through their great covers and collaborations -- "Isolation", Judgement Night, "Iron man" -- so of course I came to watch this doc and educate myself further. Their cover of "Diane", a Dü song I already knew, is just something unbelievable, out of this world. I can't be bothered to like their pop-punk side, "Screamager" (ugh) included, but their more metal and industrial and indie sides are certainly something to pay attention to. This is a very underrated band, an important one not many people know about. Thank you for this video!
I had the pleasure of meeting Fyfe a good few times when the later band he was in (Core) shared the same rehearsal space as the band I was in at the time. I cannot forget just how loud he was, an absolute beast of a drummer - and a top bloke too
That was a great watch, thank you! Having said that, it makes me a bit sad that every T? story ends with Semi-Detached (which, imo, was one of their lowest points). I'd love to see some of their later work recognized, such as Never Apologize Never Explain or Disquiet. Although not as sharp in lyrics as they were before, they still have the same attitude and energy, which absolutely deserves some love.
I always learn so much on this channel. I'm not even that interested in Therapy's music, but to learn that their brave use of strings influenced other bands, and that Chris Sheldon went on to produce early Biffy Clyro and Reuben, plus so many of my other favourite albums, is just the sort of fascinating trivia I love to learn.
My absolute favourite band, even over Fugazi! I remember asking you about them around 50k Q&A since you've mentioned Screamager iirc, so glad you finally did a piece on them! For anyone looking to get into/back into T?, I'd recommend going Caucasian Psychosis-Nurse-Troublegum-Infernal Love-Suicide Pact You First-Never Apologise, Never Explain-Crooked Timber. The other releases are (with the exception of Disquiet and Cleave) also great for what they are, but these are what Therapy genuinely are at their best - somewhat miserable, with hooks for days and a strange way of writing songs where they never really fit neatly into a simple singular category
Yeah man, Suicide Pact and Crooked Timber especially are such criminally underrated albums. Personally I'd say the best jumping on point varies depending on taste, but Troublegum is universally loved for a reason.
@@AverageJoeVideoGameshave to beg to differ I think those albums were poor. Post success Therapy has been well below par, mainly because Fyfe Ewing left the band.
Yes! Excellent video! I've loved Therapy? for years - never quite fit in to any one category but had this depth and darkness that I loved. They're also fantastic live. I always go and see them play when I can, they just have this way of commanding the whole room - especially when they play the earlier stuff (Teethgrinder always destroys me in the best way).
