Fun Fact: Andrew W.K. was the American Association of Suicidology's person of the year in 2018 for his positive messages! Love his music, love his persona. Truly a one of a kind
I have an insane level of respect for Andrew WK. Basically made his own genre at 21, constantly injecting positivity into his music, decided "Fuck it" and released not only a new-age piano album, but an album entirely comprised of covers of songs from the Gundam franchise, released one of THE most uplifting albums I have ever heard in "You're Not Alone" in that classic AWK vein, and then got engaged to Kat fucking Dennings. Man is the perfect intersection between chad and artist Cool to see some Eve 6 love as well, that first album was great, and Horrorscope was even better (The song "Here's To The Night" is still a staple at high school graduations apparently)
I saw him live here in Kentucky at Louder Than Life, he literally did a countdown from 100 before he played Party Hard. He sat there and counted every single number, I have a video of it and it's so much him. He was fantastic live too
Andrew WK is a premium-grade genius, and even tho his recent material might not be as relevant today as it was, the guy is still putting up very personal and oblique stuff. i might add that he's been elected "person of the year" in 2018 or so for the positivity of his views on mental health by an American suicide prevention group. his definition of "partying" as a stance on positive mental attitude and self-respect is way cooler than just the usual "chug that keg bruh". and he did a skit for the Eric André show, that sums it all.
I just wanted to say that Andrew W.K. is a really, genuinely nice dude. Back before he deleted his Twitter he followed me and interacted with me a few times- just a super positive, kind guy. Big fan of his always! ❣️
@@Nacnud92 oh, I still drink, I was in college and just being dumb, got a DUI. Had to go to meetings for a court. Haven't driven after that. (Edit: haven't driven drunk after that)
Andrew W.K.'s I Get Wet is easily one of the best rock albums of the early 2000s. He had a rocky career afterwards, but his recent stuff is great: You Are Not Alone from 2018 was great & the metal stuff on God is Partying too and I'll fight the guy who claimed the album is unlistenable over it in Yu-Gi-Oh!
Lots of videos about Andrew W.K. lately, just re-listened to I Get Wet today, still SO FUCKIGN GOOD. Just a fun album from front to back, hard not to smile listening to it
I never listened to Andrew W.K. but I think it's hilarious that his shtick was basically "metal, but FUN" and that was somehow legitimately new and refreshing. We had "metal, but funny", we had parody bands and joke songs, not so much "metal, but FUN" I think
I once saw Sir Mix-A-Lot on a free stage at the Iowa State Fair, my friend and I were there only for the one song, as I’m sure most people there were, and let me tell you, when he started Baby Got Back, the whole crowd went insane and he brought up so many people on stage just to dance and have fun, one of the best free concerts I’ve ever seen. Incredible experience I’ll never forget lol
Now that I’ve grown up, went to college, dropped out, and struggled through trade school… I can confidently say I hate that college song 100 times more than I did as a kid… I didn’t think that was possible.
Party Hard is a legitimately great tune, and the majority of his music is a lot of fun. You could play Party Hard on the PA between any live set and people will be happy to hear it.
Asher Roth performed at my fraternity house back in 2010-ish. I opened up with a set for him, then played lead guitar while he rapped this song and a few others. I don’t remember much from the night, other than it being the best time ever 🍺
Idk if I'd call the red jumpsuit apparatus a 1 hit wonder they make some absolutely amazing music especially from thar album the whole thing is amazing.
I would highly recommend listening to that entire album from The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Great record; one of the most underrated & unique sounding voices in that genre IMO. Love the content, Finn!
I Love College was originally supposed to sample the riff from Say It Ain't So, but since Rivers Cuomo wouldn't let it be cleared, the song had to be reworked (although it can still be found on RU-vid, and there are even mashups of the two songs). Quite ironic that a song about drinking and partying would sample a riff from a song about alcohol tearing a family apart.
I'm amazed Right Said Fred are even known in America. I'm English and know how bad it is. It was a weird time in the UK when labels were trying to capitalize on the acid house scene, which basically wouldn't have existed without MDMA. There used to be a Europop show in the UK in the 90s, which mocked the music; can't remember what it was called now.
RJA definitely isn’t a one hit wonder... two platinum songs, another one was gold, and a platinum album. Compared to these other artists, they’re far more accomplished
Yeah i was legit shocked to see Red Jumpsuit in the list. I love there first and second album. also they put out an album not too long ago and it has some good songs
It seems like most people don’t remember anything other than face down. Including me. Every time I see or hear someone talk about them it’s always about how they’re a one hit wonder.
Aw man! I love Andrew WK. I’ll never forget being at Ozzfest and people booing him and he yells out on the mic “F*CK YOU! WE CAME HERE TO ROCK!” Kinda helped to turn the crowd around. Good times.
Regarding Asher Roth, there's actually one important public health related thing: Wearing two condoms is a BAD idea according to every sex educator I'm aware of. This is because they will rub against one another and actually be MORE likely to break.
I think you need to get caught up on andrew wk. This stuff is fucking fascinating. Best work just came out and he all the sudden disappeared the AWK story is odd and very confusing. He's possibly the greatest performance artist ever
inside out by eve 6, face down by RJA and just a girl by the click five were my holy trinity as a child. PS fun fact i love college samples say it aint so by weezer (i didn't ever notice somehow)
I loved that whole album by RJA back in the day, I listened to it all the time. Considering how casually misogynistic a lot of pop-punk/emo bands were then, it was cool having them make an anti-abuse song AND that it became a hit.
Never heard of those power-pop bands before but cotton eye joe and too sexy for my shirt will definitely continue to be played long into the future. I want to say Right Said Fred were tongue in cheek but I can't remember the story behind it. Also, a yt channel called Trash Theory did a really interesting video on Andrew WK recently - I had no idea he was so mysterious.
Fun fact: Just the Girl was written by Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne, which would explain why it kind of sounds like Stacy's Mom. Another fun fact: Joey, the drummer from The Click Five, is a RU-vidr now (shoutout to Mr Kate lol)
damn, I was actually just thinking of I Love College recently and now you're covering it. I remember so many people loving it, and yeah, doesn't hold up. God damn, it was worse than I remember.
The only corrections I have are Eve 6 and Andrew W.K. Eve 6 had hits with Promise and an especially big one for Think Twice, and W.K had She is Beautiful.
@@codyscards6698 that is very true. I never considered them a one hit wonder by any means. I thought they were a fairly successful band in the early 2000s. Open Road Song was another one that got kinda big. Really good band. Not big into their newer stuff
That Asher Roth song sounds like my Freshman year at ECU in 2012 except I didn’t have friends besides my boys I met because im from there and I had a longtime gf. I remember the first semester i completely blew it and just gave up after a few weeks and just smoked weed and dabs with my boy every night and passed out at like 5 am lol I did have some success after that I ended up getting A’s and B’s for the next year or two. I’m planning on going back and finishing next spring I’m about to be 28 now I feel like a loser
07:55 facts. When I was in design school (started out as an architecture major), I was also taking 18 credit hours and working. My suite-mate literally did nothing all day but smoke weed, listen to Bob Marley and Nirvana, and NOT go to class. I asked him one day why he was in college. His answer: “My dad made me go. I don’t want to be here. So I figure I’ll just party for a semester or two, fail out and then go to work for his construction company.” 😂🤘👽
Highly recommend The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus’s first demo album. There’s a heavier version of “Face Down” on it that’s really great and a lot of the tracks on there are bangers.
Funny that you mention Stacy's Mom during the Click 5 song. Adam Schlesinger who is in Fountains of Wayne (and wrote Stacy's Mom) is the same dude who wrote Just The Girl for The Click Five.
Max Collins was a super nice guy! Got to run sound for a show on the Songs & Stories tour with Art Alexakis (Everclear) John Wozniak (Marcy Playground) Chris Collingwood (Fountians of Wayne) and Max Collins (Eve 6) playing all their hits on acoustic guitars and talking about the "good ol days" lol
I would argue Eve 6 was a two hit wonder. Inside Out is their obvious choice it peaked at 11 on top 40 but "Here's to the Night" off horrorscope peaked at number 14. To me that's close enough to say it deserves some credit. I don't think its all time memorable ear worm of Inside out but in terms of radio play it peaked almost as high. Also a few recommendations for future vids are "Pepper" by butthole surfers and "seein' red" by Unwritten Law. I would be curious to see what you think of those upon revisit.
Re: “I Love College”: Sadly, that’s how college life often tends to be portrayed in the media (thanks in no small part to Animal House). To this day, I’m waiting for a movie or television show (which isn’t The Simpsons) to actually give a somewhat realistic depiction of college life - the closest example I can think of off the top of my head is “Undeclared.”
Not gonna lie, was happy to hear Eve 6 holds up - they're one of my favorite bands and especially their first two albums are so underrated lyrically and musically.
"We Want Fun" and "She is Beautiful" were also hits from that album. I know that We Want Fun was in Jackass, and I'm pretty sure She is Beautiful also was part of a major movie soundtrack.
Oh man a local classic rock station (in St Louis) at least used to advertise local flip cup leagues...this was within the past few years. That’s how I heard of it
Andrew WK is my favorite Musician/artist. His last 2 albums are sick in my opinion. 🤘🤘 9:22 Literally where I'm from. Yes, everyone was beer ponging like crazy in Cincinnati/NKY. 🤣🤣🤣
Dude, when I was in high school I'd have to record songs off the radio because my very Christian parents wouldn't buy me music that wasn't CCM. So I recorded Facedown and I used to just listen to it over and over again to practice the drums. Loved it then, love it now. Certified classic, 100%
I saw Andrew WK at a festival years ago and he opened his set with Party Hard, ended the song by saying "don't worry, we'll definitely play that again", and then preceded to end the set with Party Hard twice through back-to-back. The crowd went crazy for it every time. It was one of my favourite sets from the whole festival, and his other songs are great too. Seems like a great guy
Years ago when Andrew W.K. was on Saturday Night Live when The Rock was the host, a guy on a local Pittsburgh station, I believe it was WDVE, called in and said, referring to Andrew W.K., "That guy was nothing but long hair and spasms!" I enjoyed that song, "Party Hard" then and I still do now. -Diobolos, Undead Prince Of Pennsylvania V''''V
You want regional, in southern quebec we had Casque Gants. You put on a hockey helmet and gloves and then fight, sometimes you'd spin on the swings first to get dizzy but that was a down the road thing.
Explanation from a European: "I'm too sexy", "Cotton Eye Joe" and "What does the Fox say" obviously weren't meant to be taken seriously. Same with Barbie Girl etc. Those songs are just making light-hearted fun of tropes and/or genres, creating dance- and singable hooks along the way.
I remember the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus having a lot of hits back then. Besides face down their first album was a huge success. There was another big hit on it called “your guardian Angel” which is an acoustic ballad type song, and then their second album was also very successful. It had a big hit called “you better pray”. They’re actually lowkey one of the biggest Christian bands of all time, and their first 2 albums are pretty underrated in my opinion
I like that Eve 6 went out of their way to write pretty good lyrics and a great chorus. I didn't think the rest of the album hit as well as Inside Out, but you could tell they weren't a lazy band and put a decent amount of effort into what they were doing compared to some of their contemporaries.
I think we need to talk about good One Hit Wonder songs. All The Things She Said - tATu Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer Torn - Natalie Imbruglia Wherever You Will Go - The Callling Iris - Goo Goo Dolls Those are some good One Hit Wonder songs.
The entire album I Get Wet holds up imo. Shit just rocks, and it’s got this positivity so little popular music does lol. His most recent album Youre Not Alone was seriously one of my favourite rock albums of the 2010s, it’s so goddamn uplifting. He has literal motivational speech interludes on there 😂
His second album The Wolf is underrated, I think it's even a little better than his first album. There's good stuff on his albums after those but they're not completely solid like the first two which were top-notch.