Thanxz for posting this. Fucking awesome to see them live. Drew Hannah`s voice is killer live as well as the studio album. What a band and album back then.....
Saw them in Dec. 1992....whoa!!!! They were probably the best club show I had ever witnessed! Should have been huge! While the world was Smelling Like Teen Spirit we were head banging to Wild side!!!!
Saw these guys play after Roxy Blue, opening for Babylon A.D. in 1992 -- my buddy and me were about 14, sans parents, and front row -- one of the greatest memories of my life. Wildside was supporting UtI, which was 8 years too late. An absolute monster from top to bottom, and a blast to play on guitar.
I was there- kicked ass !!!! Wildside (pka "Young Gunns") kicked fucking ass on "Under The Influence" (as good as Leppard's "Pyromania" and ACDC's "Back In Black"). THEY ROCKED! High adrenaline, melodic, headbanging, fist-pumping, pussy-wetting rock 'n roll written and played by kick ass musicians !!! GOOD TIMES. Thanks for the memories, Drew Hannah, Benny Rhynedance, Brent Woods, Marc Simon, and Jimmy D !!!
I was fortunate enough to see WildSide at Dundee's in Kansas City in late '92. Unbelievable show that night! UTI is one of the BEST albums to come out of the entire era, and would like to have seen so much more by them!
WildSide was a killer band! And 'Under the Influence' is a monster album--perfection from start to finish! These guys were set to be HUGE. On the front of all the hard rock/metal magazines at that time. But UTI came out a few years too late ('92) If that album had been released in the mid-80s -- these guys would've been as big as RATT, Motley, and GnR. They were just a little late to the party and by 1992 the music scene was quickly changing and grunge was taking over. It's a cryin shame! WildSide -- and alot of other terrific bands that emerged in the early 90s -- were robbed! They never got the recognition they deserved. That horrible, somber, depressing grunge crap came along and ruined everything! And grunge wasn't around long was it. There's a reason for that. Because....it sucked !! I sure wish WildSide had gotten their due. They really were something else! Seeing this live footage is really great!! Thanks for sharing this for all of us to see!! Alot of us never got to see WildSide live so this is the next best thing! TY
Gawd that DJ chick in the beginning was awful. I like how Drew goes right over the top of her and says WILDSIDE!! Awesome! Forgot about our intro tape. Funny as hell. We WERE definitely a decent live band back then. :) Geez I had a 3 foot mop on my head!!
+ShadowAngel By the second album 2 of the 3 main songwriters in the band (Benny and Brent) had left, it was a last dash effort to jump aboard the Grunge gravy train, didn't work, widely shunned by WildSide fans and the band itself.
+BennyWildSide Dude..you looked PURE ROCKNROLL hehe.. Decent live band is an understatement.. Kicked ass !!! :) :) Favorite band and cd.....great production at EVH
Actually saw Wilside twice before they were left behind with the grunge movement. still have a poster for the band autographed by all members from their club tour.
These guys should of been wayyyyy bigger then what they were....if would of gotten record deal earlier in 87 88 then probably would have taken off much more and been bigger into music industry❤💯🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤙🤙🤙🤙
You can hear em fightin with the sound like he said, but this video definitely brings back some outrageously great times in my life, Thanks so much for postin this!!!
Saw them do a solo club show during an off night when they were out supporting motley on the dr feelgood tour. Really good show but could tell they were a little burned out or tired. Shitty part is there were probably only 30 people in the club.
Draper didn't come on until around '94 when the second incarnation of this band started recording that awful piece of shit lizard covered album called "wildside" s/t... They say draper was the reason for the change in style and sound. But I would argue that they had already changed as per benny's memory of the situation. Brent Woods' songs started to sound heavier and more grungy towards the end. Look at drew here, does he look like a guy who won't embrace grunge hahaha? The band was already headed in that direction and would have sold out to grunge no matter what guitarist filled that slot. Benny was the only member who actually wanted to keep their old sound and vision. and he of course left before the second album was recorded...
Dude!!!! Who are you??? We obviously know each other and have talked at length. This is a second/ghost account for you. Maybe you'll message me and tell me the true identity... lol
Wildside sounded AMAZING live. Most bands at this time sounded like shit. These guys always ROCKED it !! I saw them at the Stone Pony (Pitruzzelis) in Riverside, CA. My brother Troy G. (Jimmy D's buddy) is listed on the album too.....
love the guitar player he has a warren dimartini thing going on in his playing pretty cool band and first album they got a ratt sound but a bit more sleazier its realy just a bad timing cause at that time nobody was coming out whit this sound not even the new comers in this gender and our favorite bands of the 80's had already past their prime of puting put great albums
Proof that drew and the band were posers after all. Already by '93 they had changed their "Look" and were trying to blend in with the flannel wearing (backwards cap wearing) slick grunge invasion. These guys totally ruined their band and legacy with their second album in 1995 which was a complete 360 and a far cry from their amazing early stuff as Young Gunns and into Under The Influence. But you can already see this band changing with the times and forsaking their identitiy by 1993 so who could be surprised one iota at that debacle self titled Wildside album they would put out in '95?
In a time where you had to adapt to survive though, what else do you do when that's what pays your bills? Hair was out, Grunge was in...writing was on the wall. If they had made UTI part 2 instead it wouldn't have sold, part 1 was late to the scene and didn't sell what it would have if released 2 to 5 years earlier. That's the breaks sometimes. As far as "the look" and being poseres...just a sign of the times, man.
A sign of the times I never embraced and wildside did NOT need to take on. They could have stayed strong and kept their fanbase. Instead of turning into what they thought would sell. I'm of the belief that you play music that you love period. You might want to be successful and make money, etc. But the reason you are doing this awesome "job" is because you love the music and you want to convey your vision and sound to the masses. You need that outlet of expression of what comes so beautifully inside yourself... When you start to put ,money and success over the actual music you are writing and producing, that is when problems begin. Yes many bands tried to turn into grunge that were melodic rock/hair/sleaze/glam metal for years before. And they all failed for the most part. This band was sooo goood up until around 1994 that you just can't fathom such a change in direction. They were that damn good and proficient in who/what they were. I don't care what was in or out of style. You do what you love and make music that is an extension of your heart/soul period...>
once Benny left the wheels came off...they were lucky to still have a deal and were well on the way out...timing of it all and the quickness of the Grunge movement just killed stuff overnight. I think they just did what they could to survive, but it wasn't enough...or good.
@d1webmaster, well, we lost the Capitol Records deal in later 1993, Woods bailed then, and I left in June of 1994. Wheels, engine, and drivetrain fell out! All that was left was a worthless burned out shell! lol
That was so Cool! Excellent band! Great footage. Thank you! Metal Rules!!!
Thanxz for posting this. Fucking awesome to see them live. Drew Hannah`s voice is killer live as well as the studio album. What a band and album back then.....
Saw them in Dec. 1992....whoa!!!! They were probably the best club show I had ever witnessed! Should have been huge! While the world was Smelling Like Teen Spirit we were head banging to Wild side!!!!
I remember watching these guys jam....when they were called 'Young Gunns'. Their demo was one of the best I ever heard in LA.
Wotta machine MAGIC👌👍🤘🤘🤘🔥
Saw these guys play after Roxy Blue, opening for Babylon A.D. in 1992 -- my buddy and me were about 14, sans parents, and front row -- one of the greatest memories of my life. Wildside was supporting UtI, which was 8 years too late. An absolute monster from top to bottom, and a blast to play on guitar.
I was there- kicked ass !!!! Wildside (pka "Young Gunns") kicked fucking ass on "Under The Influence" (as good as Leppard's "Pyromania" and ACDC's "Back In Black"). THEY ROCKED! High adrenaline, melodic, headbanging, fist-pumping, pussy-wetting rock 'n roll written and played by kick ass musicians !!! GOOD TIMES. Thanks for the memories, Drew Hannah, Benny Rhynedance, Brent Woods, Marc Simon, and Jimmy D !!!
! ! ! ! ! ! BEST FUCKIN ALBUM EVER ! ! ! ! ! !
From the North of Portugal. 🤟⚡️🙏🔥
For me,Under the influence IS the best album of hair metal.. awesome
you just cannot give enough thumbs up for these guys, Brent Woods back then already was a master of his art - stay happy & healthy
He is the guitarist of sebastian bach now, right?
@@markcopiado6599 Yes, and plays that same Les Paul.
I got to see them with Babylon AD back in the day at a club in Boston, one of the best shows that club ever saw
kinger0029 you just named the show I’ve dreamt of seeing dude!!! That had to be epic 🤘 salute 👊
FK!!!!!!!! I wish I saw that one. Was it at Avalon?
Lucky. I saw them at Missishippi Nights, St.Luis in 1992.
Still got their Demo Cassette.
Cheers
I was fortunate enough to see WildSide at Dundee's in Kansas City in late '92. Unbelievable show that night! UTI is one of the BEST albums to come out of the entire era, and would like to have seen so much more by them!
It is too much coincidence. Today that I'm watching this show for the first time, it's turning exactly 30 years old. 14/23/01. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
WildSide was a killer band! And 'Under the Influence' is a monster album--perfection from start to finish! These guys were set to be HUGE. On the front of all the hard rock/metal magazines at that time. But UTI came out a few years too late ('92) If that album had been released in the mid-80s -- these guys would've been as big as RATT, Motley, and GnR. They were just a little late to the party and by 1992 the music scene was quickly changing and grunge was taking over. It's a cryin shame! WildSide -- and alot of other terrific bands that emerged in the early 90s -- were robbed! They never got the recognition they deserved. That horrible, somber, depressing grunge crap came along and ruined everything! And grunge wasn't around long was it. There's a reason for that. Because....it sucked !! I sure wish WildSide had gotten their due. They really were something else! Seeing this live footage is really great!! Thanks for sharing this for all of us to see!! Alot of us never got to see WildSide live so this is the next best thing! TY
Awesome cd,just listened to it today,every song is excellent. Wish I could seen them back in the day.
+Jamie Ross Me too, was all about this band, never got played locally that I knew of, or I woulda been all over it.
Hoppá!Egy régi kedvenc!Örülök hogy ismét Rátok leltem!Üdv!Z.
Great band. Glad I was able to see them twice live.
love the hair days
Great band
They don't make them like this anymore. Saw them in Lincoln Nebraska. Thanks for posting
Gawd that DJ chick in the beginning was awful. I like how Drew goes right over the top of her and says WILDSIDE!! Awesome! Forgot about our intro tape. Funny as hell. We WERE definitely a decent live band back then. :) Geez I had a 3 foot mop on my head!!
Thanks for the comment Benny! You guys were awesome live. Hell, you guys were just awesome.
***** what about a Wildside reunion man? M3?? MORC?? Cathouse Live???
+BennyWildSide ..and she still works for the same station all these years later
+ShadowAngel By the second album 2 of the 3 main songwriters in the band (Benny and Brent) had left, it was a last dash effort to jump aboard the Grunge gravy train, didn't work, widely shunned by WildSide fans and the band itself.
+BennyWildSide Dude..you looked PURE ROCKNROLL hehe.. Decent live band is an understatement.. Kicked ass !!! :) :) Favorite band and cd.....great production at EVH
Its cool to see Brent woods shredding it up!!!! Les Pauls rock forever!!!
Lol...
So rare and so cool, Wildside rocks!!! Thanks for posting
Actually saw Wilside twice before they were left behind with the grunge movement. still have a poster for the band autographed by all members from their club tour.
This lead singer is awesome. Wow
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!!
You can for sure tell it's '93 and not '89 and biker leather was out and Flannel was in!
I saw them at The Ranch Bowl in Omaha. Excellent show.
I too was at the show in K.C., those were great times!!!!!
Lo que hubiera pagado por estar en ese concierto!!!! Es mis bandas favoritas! Tienen unos riff extraordinarios!!!
OMG !! I was there that night :) Great memories.........
wildside playing with Lynch Mob September in golden Colorado
Not WS, but a frail and disgraceful echo of what it once was
These guys should of been wayyyyy bigger then what they were....if would of gotten record deal earlier in 87 88 then probably would have taken off much more and been bigger into music industry❤💯🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤙🤙🤙🤙
great post! saw them out in Hollywood in '91 on the sunset strip! rocked it! great show and band!!! thanks for posting!!!!!!
No cell phones cool!!
This is rad
You can hear em fightin with the sound like he said, but this video definitely brings back some outrageously great times in my life, Thanks so much for postin this!!!
21:44 Wow, they played Hocus Pocus on that gig..? Did they do that frequently? Awesome..! :)
love these guys! Great post!!!!
Only a couple singers like this :)
0:29 hang of lucy
5:28 ??
9:54 clock strikes
heart n soul
Wildside....Roxxgang.....hericane alice all should have been way bigger💯❤️🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘😊
Saw them do a solo club show during an off night when they were out supporting motley on the dr feelgood tour.
Really good show but could tell they were a little burned out or tired. Shitty part is there were probably only 30 people in the club.
That guy sounds like Mark Slaughter
I was thinking the same thing. I like Mark, but he wishes he was this good.
Drew was tryin' to look "grunge"....
Totally... and none of us could understand why????
Can anyone tell me the name of the lead guitarist in this vid? Is it Draper? Please let me know. Thank you
Brent Woods. Still looks exactly the same too. Plays with Sebastian Bach's band.
Really appreciate it
Well he wears a wig now and is a shell of what he once was as a guitarist unfortunately.
Draper didn't come on until around '94 when the second incarnation of this band started recording that awful piece of shit lizard covered album called "wildside" s/t... They say draper was the reason for the change in style and sound. But I would argue that they had already changed as per benny's memory of the situation. Brent Woods' songs started to sound heavier and more grungy towards the end. Look at drew here, does he look like a guy who won't embrace grunge hahaha? The band was already headed in that direction and would have sold out to grunge no matter what guitarist filled that slot. Benny was the only member who actually wanted to keep their old sound and vision. and he of course left before the second album was recorded...
Dude!!!! Who are you??? We obviously know each other and have talked at length. This is a second/ghost account for you. Maybe you'll message me and tell me the true identity... lol
Wildside sounded AMAZING live. Most bands at this time sounded like shit. These guys always ROCKED it !! I saw them at the Stone Pony (Pitruzzelis) in Riverside, CA. My brother Troy G. (Jimmy D's buddy) is listed on the album too.....
love the guitar player he has a warren dimartini thing going on in his playing pretty cool band and first album they got a ratt sound but a bit more sleazier its realy just a bad timing cause at that time nobody was coming out whit this sound not even the new comers in this gender and our favorite bands of the 80's had already past their prime of puting put great albums
Great ass band !!!!! But loose the grunge look!!!!!! Remember you are from LA.
Proof that drew and the band were posers after all. Already by '93 they had changed their "Look" and were trying to blend in with the flannel wearing (backwards cap wearing) slick grunge invasion. These guys totally ruined their band and legacy with their second album in 1995 which was a complete 360 and a far cry from their amazing early stuff as Young Gunns and into Under The Influence. But you can already see this band changing with the times and forsaking their identitiy by 1993 so who could be surprised one iota at that debacle self titled Wildside album they would put out in '95?
In a time where you had to adapt to survive though, what else do you do when that's what pays your bills? Hair was out, Grunge was in...writing was on the wall. If they had made UTI part 2 instead it wouldn't have sold, part 1 was late to the scene and didn't sell what it would have if released 2 to 5 years earlier. That's the breaks sometimes. As far as "the look" and being poseres...just a sign of the times, man.
A sign of the times I never embraced and wildside did NOT need to take on. They could have stayed strong and kept their fanbase. Instead of turning into what they thought would sell. I'm of the belief that you play music that you love period. You might want to be successful and make money, etc. But the reason you are doing this awesome "job" is because you love the music and you want to convey your vision and sound to the masses. You need that outlet of expression of what comes so beautifully inside yourself... When you start to put ,money and success over the actual music you are writing and producing, that is when problems begin. Yes many bands tried to turn into grunge that were melodic rock/hair/sleaze/glam metal for years before. And they all failed for the most part. This band was sooo goood up until around 1994 that you just can't fathom such a change in direction. They were that damn good and proficient in who/what they were. I don't care what was in or out of style. You do what you love and make music that is an extension of your heart/soul period...>
once Benny left the wheels came off...they were lucky to still have a deal and were well on the way out...timing of it all and the quickness of the Grunge movement just killed stuff overnight. I think they just did what they could to survive, but it wasn't enough...or good.
@d1webmaster, well, we lost the Capitol Records deal in later 1993, Woods bailed then, and I left in June of 1994. Wheels, engine, and drivetrain fell out! All that was left was a worthless burned out shell! lol
@ Sean Morpheus... Love this comment! Agree 1000%