Ugly Kid Joe fan?

@bassman8144

9 ай бұрын

I was 12 when they hit it big and I only listened to their one hit. A few years ago I decided to listen to the rest of the album and it’s surprisingly good.

@nwerd7584

9 ай бұрын

Definitely, highly under rated. Their covers are killer. I love their Sweet Leaf cover. Neighbor is such a good fuckin song.

@jorgeconj

9 ай бұрын

Yesssss!!!!! 🤘

@craigrock8444

9 ай бұрын

Man Ugly Kid Joe is one of my All Time Favorite Bands!! Whiplash liquor pays tribute to their former band name in the lyrics...Suburban, White, Alcoholic Trash! Sweet Leaf cover is amazing, showing love to Ozzy! God Damn Devil, Tomorrow's World, Madman, Panhandling Prince all just blew me away!! My band still plays Everything about you, simply because it's so recognized to this day but if I had it my way I'd play something else from their incredible catalog. I have so much respect for what they did musically!!

@Welcome2TheInternet

9 ай бұрын

@@craigrock8444 Check out the Richards/Crane collaboration. So good. Whit's voice is amazing on a song called "Someday" from the Richards/Crane album.

I saw them at a small venue back in 1996, they played for over 2 hours. I’ve seen a lot of shows and UKJ is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I’ll never forget it. THEY ROCKED!!

@goodnightmunchie

9 ай бұрын

Imagine if they were black African fellas 😮

@a7xfanforever556

9 ай бұрын

I would love to go back to 96 in WC Ugly Kid Joe. You can't beat that 90s music all my favorite rock songs came from that era

@Certaintystillexists

8 ай бұрын

You were drunk!

I think Milkmans Son is such an amazing song. Such an underrated band.

@SuperRoo_22

9 ай бұрын

My favourite UKJ song. Great riff & well written.

@graywolf4206

8 ай бұрын

And Busy Bee. These guys had some chops.

@warwithin7

8 ай бұрын

@graywolf4206 love that one and Mr. Recordman too.

@August_Hall

3 ай бұрын

Cloudy skies was pretty good for their "ballad"

I was listening to UKJ just the other day. They should’ve been so much bigger than they ever got. The production on their albums is so damn good and the guitar playing is awesome.

@goodnightmunchie

9 ай бұрын

They wood have been bigger if they were black 🫡

@julierich3925

9 ай бұрын

The BASS PLAYER, DUH!

Just saw them this summer. They released four or five videos this past year. This band ROCKS HARD. The end.

@morticiaheisenberg9679

9 ай бұрын

Seriously? New releases?! Thank you! I will look them up now. I loved them when they came out. Awesome to know that they are still at it.

I remember that album America's least wanted being a really solid listen front to back. I used to listen to it while I did my homework

I used to get Ugly Kid Joe albums out of the library when i was a kid. Haven't thought about them again until watching this.

I was in LOVE with Crane in the 90s! I still have them on a tape I recorded from the radio 😅. I was pleasantly surprised to learn they were still around last year but!

I never saw UKJ live, but I did see Life of Agony with Crane on vocals. He was great.

Extremely underappreciated. Great songwriting and often overlooked due to their party songs. Cloudy skies is a personal favorite. Funky fresh country club is a killer tune.

I remember that summer. I bought America's Least Wanted and Jackyl's self titled album on the same day and i wore them out

@bratshats

8 ай бұрын

Two amazing albums!

One of my all time favorite bands. Saw them in Vegas back in May. Amazing show. I’ve waited since high school to finally see them and I couldn’t be more happier. Whit’s sister was also at the show, funny you mention her. Rest in Peace, Moish Brennan

Still listen to them this day. "Uglier Than They Used ta Be" is an amazing album.

@bratshats

8 ай бұрын

Such a great album!

Their rendition of Harry Chapin's Cat's in the Cradle was simply haunting. Sad song with a message but theirs gave me chills. Love it. Also...broke up with a girl in junior high by requesting and dedicating Hate Everything About You. Rude in hindsight but legendary at the time.

Nice to see someone admire Bon Scott! Sometimes he's the forgotten man from ACCA DACCA 🇦🇺

Beavis " why does this guy called Ugly Kid Joe, he's not even ugly?" Butthead " do you find him attractive Beavis?" Beavis " shut up Butt-Head"

Saw these guys this year at The Machine Shop in Flint. They sounded great. Whitfields voice was strong.

Loved their 2nd album 'as ugly as they want to be'. Listened to that constantly back and forth.

What happened to them? They are still rockin out. I just saw them 2 months ago here in Spain. And they were awesome 🤘

@metalmike570

9 ай бұрын

Was the singer Crane or Whitfield?

@thelolguy007

9 ай бұрын

@@metalmike570 is that a trick question? They’re the same person no?

@metalmike570

9 ай бұрын

@@thelolguy007 I'm not a big fan, so I guess you just educated me!

@julierich3925

9 ай бұрын

THAT CRAP STAIN SINGER NEEDS TO LIGHTEN UP ON HIS DRINKING, AGAIN!!!!!

You gotta admit, paying someone in $14 cash and Mountain Dew, a candy bar and a bag of Doritos is the most Rock 'n' Roll thing ever. LOVE "Everything About You" and their amazing (and surprising) cover of Harry Chapin's "Cat's In The Cradle." Major kudos on your Judas Priest *British Steel* t-shirt!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@rnrtruestories

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’ve done a bunch of Judas Priest stories on my channel

@metalmike570

9 ай бұрын

Artists (the ones that draw) worked very cheap, and remember it was more than 30 years ago so that was like getting $40 when you add the goodies. 😆

Their version of Cats In The Craddle still gives me chills.

@dr.loomis4221

9 ай бұрын

It might just be the flu coming on

@Rosario_Verano

9 ай бұрын

@@dr.loomis4221 That's a good point. Gotta be careful these days.

30 years later we still remember the band.

@mikeconnolly6269

Ай бұрын

Still watching them live

I think of them as an awesome 80s/90s rock band 🤘

Menace to Sobriety is in my top 10 records of all time, it's killer!

@emptysoul4455

9 ай бұрын

Same here, my favorite song on that album is Tomorrows World, but it’s solid all the way through

I loved Ugly Kid Joe when I was in middle school, lol. I played the Cat's in the Cradle song for my dad as a kid, to try to inform him of how things were going, and where they would go in the future. He didn't listen. He has a lot of regret now.

My favorite song of theirs is Panhandlin Prince. If you don't know it, go listen to it after this. You'll love it

@bratshats

8 ай бұрын

Great song!

Excellent upload! You never fail to entertain and inform Rock n Roll fans like me

@rnrtruestories

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Can't leave your content on and do anything while listening to this channel the ads you have never stop unless you skip them it's insane

@rnrtruestories

7 ай бұрын

KZread places the ads not me

i was a kid when they blew up on mtv. the main thing I remember is it felt like the first time I saw a video with the musicians wearing regular clothes like mine. that was a big deal to me because up until that point any rock video on mtv has dudes in spandex and weird outfits.

In the era they came out, they were as anti whatever they wanted to be. Loved them then love them now. They were a great mark on my childhood and adolescence. Still fun AF to listen to today.

Great video. I went to see UKJ down in Austin in 1992 and the three of us were the only ones that showed up. They played a full set and then hung out with us. Their music video showed up on MTV shortly afterward and when we saw them next, it was standing room only.

I met them when I was 5 in an empty angel stadium we just walked up they were doing soundcheck great guys they stopped playing to talk to me asked if I had a pen for them to sign my shirt 👕 I'm 36 now and can't believe how cool they are 31 years later

Thanks for this one, great job once again!

Great band! One of my absolute favorites from the 90’s, I remember picking up the EP in the store when I was like 14 or 15 and seeing the cover and reading the tracklist and buying it out of sheer curiosity. I’ve been a fan ever since.

It's nice to hear they're making new music and touring again. Cordell's a super nice dude. 👍🤘

@julierich3925

9 ай бұрын

Yep, he is tha shizzz

underrated band. Menace to Sobriety was fucking excellent. Saw them live twice, one in Nottingham Rock City back on the Menace tour, one in Munich at a free show on their revival in 2013.

@BigDaddyThrock

8 ай бұрын

Clover is a top 10 favorite song of mine. The whole album is so good

I lean towards both. It was them and Stuck Mojo for me. UKJ was the mainstream (at the time, radio) and Stuck Mojo was like the underground. Love both bands.

@davejanssens3923

8 ай бұрын

Both bands have a link to Brooklyns Life of Agony. Whit sang for Loa and member of stuck mojo were in a band with life of agonys guitarist Joey z. Band was steromud

@mineofilms

8 ай бұрын

@@davejanssens3923 so many connections. I still listen to both UKK and Mojo. I just heard the new PRONG. Its amazing... Nice breath of old school with some newish twist...

4:31 “They didn’t want to be a flash in the pan” THATS just hilarious.

Menace to Sobriety is an underrated masterpiece.

Whitfield Crane used to date the MTV Girl Karen Duffy. She was called The Duff. She was so pretty. Then She had cancer and lost her hair. One time when her hair was growing back she wore an outfit with a hat. That old lady Joan Rivers made fun of her outfit & her hat. So she had to come out & tell everyone She wore the hat b/c she had cancer. She survived and is married with kids. I loved her when I was a kid. She was a great host on MTV.

Your t shirt reminded me of Defenders of the Faith back in the 80’s. That was such a great album after screaming for vengeance. At the end of the video I was reminded of Sad Wings of Destiny. That is a masterpiece too

UGLY KID JOE!!! Definitely wasn't expecting a video about UKJ!! ANOTHER reason that I dig this channel!!! Be back after the vid!!! 😎🤘

@rnrtruestories

9 ай бұрын

Thanks

Very informative, thanks!

oh damn i didnt know they had godsmack’s drummer at one point! that dude is phenomenal! 🔥

I sang Everything About You at karaoke on Monday. I have a bunch of their songs on my playlists. Love UKJ.

The EP was the first "album" I ever bought. Funk Fresh Country Club is still such a great song... in fact, I'm going to listen to it now...

Saw them open for Ozzy in 1992, where their lead singer said F-You to the crowd repeatedly. This was in Seattle, the capital ($$$) of Grunge. Knowing more about their sense of humor now, they were a much-needed breath of flatulence. Love their parodies!

Awesome band huge part of my life as a drummer we used to play neighbour and everything about you but madman is my fav song to play

Another Animal def deserved a shout out

I really liked their songs and remember jamming to them way back in 1991. 😊

America's least wanted is a awesome album. Cut my musical chops learning the album. Pan handle Prince is a masterpiece.... ✌️🤘🏴☠️🇦🇺

Love your videos. Can you do a history of Bon Jovi. Always been my favorite band. Thank you for all the work you do. Keep it up.

I had their debut ep on cassette. It was a lot of fun and loved blasting it in my Kenwood stereo in my 84 T-Bird.

I remember getting their EP when Everything About You and was really impressed with it especially Madman..their first full album America's Least Wanted was brilliant

KBPI!! I grew up in Colorado and moved to Denver when I was 18. Listened to a lot of KBPI haha.

Saw them at KKs Steel Mill in Wolverhampton earlier this year and they absolutely rocked it

I have always been a fan of UKJ and I still listen to their stuff even today. I saw them live when they warmed up for Def Leppard in the 90's.

Ugly Kid Joe was amazing! I seen them with ozzy and Motorhead. That was my first concert I was 13.

So cool that you brought up that Krist Novoselic quote. Buttholse Surfers reminded me of another artist that Kurt Cobain liked: Steven "Jesse" Bernstein. Could you talk about Jesse on your next video?? :)

Great video.

Still to this day, one badass band!!!🎸😎

Whitfield Crane has one of the best voices in rock. Check out the Richrds/Crane collab album. Raw and stripped down acoustic. So good.

Saw em in 92 at Spinnakers in Panama City for Spring break. Super cool.

Lived in Tenn in the 90's and drove into Kentucky to see them play. It was a great show. I even hung out with Whit at a bar after just chilling and chatting. He was talking about going to see his mom and his sister. They are all about the music instead of fame & fortune. It's what makes them good even today. I still listen to their stuff and still love it. It's a great combination of rock and humor. Rock on Ugly Kid Joe 🤘🏼

Both saw them live plus I had a band as a teenager and we jammed all their shit in our local parties we played.Classic badass band still jam to them till this day

They were underrated as all hell.

TRIVIA: UGLY KID JOE's friend Kirk Hammett also helped them to get a record break. They always thank him on their acknowledgement printed on their album. 🤘😃

I love these guys if I find anything new I grab it. Though in Australia we have only had a few runs then best of mixes. They played at Melbourne's iconic venue the goo/metro and where the last to play there. The next day it closed down. I missed out had to work another gig that night though still went there later for a glimmer of hope to find doors closed.😢

I'm from Brazil and I love your channel. I would really like to see a video about bands that are or were big in the US but can't or could as well in other countries. It seems like every band's goal is to hit the US, 'cause when you conquer the US, you conquer the world. What happen to bands like Third Eye Blind and Collective Soul? In Brazil we have big Festivals like Rock in Rio and Lollapalooza, can't you tell me why those bands have never been to Brazil for exemple?

@rnrtruestories

9 ай бұрын

You ask a great question my friend. Both those bands are on my to do list, in a few weeks you’ll see one of them on my channel. A guy at work stopped me and asked me “when are you doing this band?”

They were a one hit wonder as far as mainstream exposure, but they freaking kicked ass if you listened to all their stuff.

Saw them last may in the uk. Still going strong and putting on a good show

The old Drummer Mark Davis is from my old town. His Nephew was the singer in my old band, so we got to hang out with those guys back in the day. The only one I knew though was mark. I have a Marshall Cab that used to belong to Klaus. They had some great songs.

They're still playing, and killing it

Theirs is my favourite version of Cats in the Cradle, and Jesus rode a Harley was an awesome tune. Loved this band.

I remember "Everything About You" on Headbangers Ball (way back not only when MTV actually played videos, but also played metal - late 80s/early 90s.) Name was a parody of another one called "Pretty Boy Floyd." They were cool.

Here in the UK they were a one hit wonder group and pretty much considered a novelty act,they still are.

@Bhamloud47

9 ай бұрын

One hit is better than none. Not my favorite band by far, but they were one of those bands that put on a great show. I was surprised how good they were when I saw them in the 90s, having only heard the one song.

Their cover of “cats in the cradle” is awesome. I’ve had that in all my playlists since it came out.

Their new stuff is awesome

Reminds me of the “explicit lyrics “ label that was on many CDs back then. The irony is the label just helped sell cds.

Absolute great channel. You obviously know what you’re doing, I am curious to your reasoning on not playing like a three second clips on the jams you’re focusing on ? A couple of these songs like the ones you were listing when you were doing Cinderella I had to go to KZread and google the song to remember.

@rnrtruestories

7 ай бұрын

Thanks it’s just copyright bs on KZread

Seem to recall shooting a game of pool with the guitar player in Austin back in the late 1990's one night and chatting about the band for a while. Cool guy.

Loved them in the day, saw them in 2015 in Camden where they were fun, self deprecating and played a gret set. Still a fan.

this band got me into metal as a 10 year old. my friend copied his CD onto a cassette and i would play it every day on my walkman.

Always liked Ugly Kid Joe. Favorite song is Mr Record Man. Love the solo in that song.

@bratshats

8 ай бұрын

Mr. Record Man is such a good song.

I had the bandname painted on my leather jacket ..in the 90's.. loved them 😎👌

Saw them in 2014 in Australia they were awesome 🤘

Rad wings of Destiny is an awesome record! I saw them back in May and they were amazing!

UKJ reformed in 2010 and has released 4 albums since and is once again touring, I just saw them play in Fort Meyers Florida this past June

Saw em open for scatterbrain in 91. Bought the ep the next day.

What happened to UKJ was that they arrived too soon in 1991. Hair metal was dying, but it wasn't quite dead yet. Their arrival while that genre was still going caused them to be lumped into it even though their sound was different, and they then died with it. Had they arrived in 93-94 they would've had much more staying power.

When I saw them in Roseville, MI in 1995, Whit pulled a guy out the crowd, handed him the mic, whispered the song in his ear, and let the guy sing it. Knew then, he had grown tired of "Everything About You".

Saw them play Bloodstock Festival in the UK in August and they put on a brilliant set.

“Won’t you be my funky neighbor.” Intro guitar is almost like Warrants “Machine Gun.” Thank you for this brother.

I loved "sweet leaf/funky fresh country club" off of the EP!

Saw them Live in 90s as Ugly kid Joe and in 2005 as 'Medication'...So basically they went on to create yet another Awesome Band! ...Thank You Whitfield ❤

I saw them when they opened for Ozzy in Kansas City in 92. Hell of a fun band.

Have a listen to America's Least Wanted and just appreciative the creative rhythm guitar riffs, the amazing emotive guitar solos, the funky bass, complex drumming and the inventive compositions. Crane's voice is awesome. The thing that held them back in my opinion was the one too many cheeseball lyrics. Underrated band that could have developed into something great. Thanks for the video.

When I was a kid, the day I got a chihuahua and to choose the name for the dog. My older brother had in his hand an audio tape of an album of Ugly Kid Joe :"Why not Joe?" Yes we went for it 🐶

Just saw them this year. They were great

Love Ugly Kid Joe genuine good rock music with a twist of humour