The Urge - Too Much Stereo

[Minacious]

Most underrated band that I can think of.

[hippierod420]

i hope they play this tonight i love this song

[TerryH86]

Lead singer opened a hotdog shop on The Hill.

[sugarcult522]

They didnt play this last night :((((( but their set was insanely amazing regardless oneo f the best preformances ive ever seen so glad they are back

[stlsportsfan05]

The Urge is fuckin back!!! Reppin STL @ POINTFEST again on 9/10/2011. Welcome home boyz. It's been a LONG time!!!

[ElizabethDavisLe]

Thanks although I know him so it was easy to snag an interview. He was doing me a favor

[XDiMethylTriptamineX]

ohhh yeah,,the urge. STL WOOP WOOP!

[PnchoPwr]

I use to go see these guys every time they played at the Ranch Bowl in Omaha. They were such a great band, too bad they broke up. I heard a rumor they are getting back together though.

[ZachHammon]

@PnchoPwr

They just came out with a new single, they are already back together playing shows in stl

[CallmeSaintC]

SO. FUCKING. GOOD.

[cj7gross1981]

They r back together playing pointfest in Stl on sept 10 I believe is the date. Play that mf'n urge $h#t!

[cj7gross1981]

Very nice.

[mrdethrow]

Found it in Vintage Vinyl a couple weeks ago!

[emaculatedeception]

Steve, if you ever check this shit...encore at the blue note, columbia mo.

[myBEATSareBASED]

IM FROM ST. LOUIS, MO !!!! CHECK MY MUSIC & FALL IN LOVE

[Domino1309]

was there another song in the ninties that had the suddenly quick chorus like this song at 1:22 cause I want to say it sounds so much like another song

[cavsfan636]

@Domino1309 yeah, it was a song by eve 6. Beautiful Oblivion

[rocknut420]

Miss you guys and your intense, crazy, awesome shows at Mississippi Nights and the Pageant. Please come back!

[chrisrko1982]

How this band was not more popular than it was is a sin. Good times back in the 90s

[BODOMxFIEND]

I'm stationed in Japan but used to live in O'fallon, IL. Go to the Slacker's in O'Fallon. I have a feeling they would have it. God Bless Steve Ewing!! HYAAAH!!!

[mysticalflounder]

What album can I find this on?

[holman182]

@mysticalflounder The name of the album is actually the name of the song - Too Much Stereo.

[GordonNewman39]

@holman182 its called too much stereo thats the name of the album but good luck finding it im from St. Louis like the band and its hard to find it they are so good though

[holman182]

@GordonNewman39 I still have the CD somewhere...just have to dust off the CD collection. lol When I find it, I might have to rip it to the computer.

[THOMAST7982]

@GordonNewman39 You are correct on everything you said in your post.....I am from K.C. and "way back in the day, 15 years or so"" I met these guys outside the BestBuy here siginig autos (release of Rec. the Gift of Flavor) and since then I have been a HUGE FAN..... They played in K.C. all the time and one of the best shows I went to was in order of appearance The Urge, No Doubt, 311 and Sandstone in maybe 1996 or 1997....It F'n rocked.......THESE GUYS RULE!!!!

[Anko0x0]

I love it ^_____^

[ChilloutSessionZ]

A True Band, unfortunatly the illuminati couldnt market them at the time.

[CalebTheGuitarist]

is this not the same band that does the amazing cosmic castaway song?

[bjory311]

@CalebTheGuitarist The band that does "Cosmic Castaway" is called Electrasy... fyi. Both they and the Urge appeared on the Titan A.E. soundtrack.

[bjory311]

@CalebTheGuitarist The band that does "Cosmic Castaway" is called Electrasy... fyi.

[twallace1977]

They r 1 of the best bands around 4 ska. 2 bad they aren't together anymore. They are 1 of the best small concerts u could ever c. They have a bad ass stage precence.

[shamelessvoice]

Steve Ewing is the bomb diggity and an awesome friend of ours! Check out the video response I posted of him playing with us (Decadent Nation) @ Bacchanalia 2008 in Columbia, MO!

[xhellabentx]

he does a show like every nite annd sometimes two shows

[jls1znv9999]

The video's do the music no justice at all! I was 7 rows from a main venue (They were the headliner). Damn it was intense. If you haven't seen them live, your life is empty! Play the MF'ing Urge shit!

[dickship2312]

I saw him (Steve E)at a winery in Augusta, MO 5$ at the door, one of the best small shows I've ever been to ( the wine may have helped though). hahaha

[richlaramore]

There needs to be more horns on the radio.......And more Steve E too.

[wilyfoxmorphman]

one of the best things to come out of St. Louis

[mikefddk]

One of my favorite bands. Steve E is an awesome lead. There really is no other band with their sound and it sucks they stopped playing together.

[adamnilker]

i misss these guys any chance the STL will see steve back with the band????

[steev0jackson]

probably not, but he does get together with various members for his solo project that does shows ALL OVER missouri....just look him up.

[ashitaro311]

fuckin love the urge.

[Nixhex78]

Word. Saw them open for 311 in 95'. Steve joined in on Fuck The Bullshit. Good times.

[SkaMasta097]

what's the point of having a three piece horn section if they just stand around for the whole song? They only play for a few seconds, and even then you can hardly hear them over the guitars and vocals.

[blistershurt]

Because they have them on other songs. You obviously dont listen to The Urge, plus, a brass section is pure gold.

[SkaMasta097]

I have all of their albums except for their first one. They don't use their horn section nearly enough. Most of the time, they have a guitar centered alternative rock sound not unlike 311 or Living Colour. In those songs, the horns play an intro and sit out for the rest of the song. In the few ska songs, they play for less than half the song. I know one of the trombones plays keyboard, but don't have horns in your band if you never use them. At least have them do something else like sing backup.

[picklesandketchup]

I got all their stuff but their Cd with Jump Right In.

I think its alright they dont use them that much, When they use them, its a nice effect. On a side note, Stevie E's solo stuff is pretty cool

[hockey4123]

steve e, is playing in eureka, missouri, friday night, for anyone who lives in the stl area, its a free show

[naik2222]

yea nigga

[passadonut]

I was a featured Extra in the mtv music video of this song,.. wish it was on youtube!

[jumprightin]

what a great band. Such a shame, the reunion shows dont do them justice.

[passadonut]

anyone remember a video this band played and the extras were dressed as white trash?

[passadonut]

I was in a music video with this song years ago, and i cant find it. I wanted to put on my resume

[mullettman90]

amazing song

[ZzTheTruthzZ]

why did these guys split up, shame...311 got them started on their shows in 92 and on..same with shootyz groove....420

[tvdguitar]

this be my blood band.

[dperki5]

Recieving the Gift was the first CD i ever got from my bro. Age 11.

Was lucky enough to see them at the copper dragon in carbondale on the reunion

[djart]

I know for a fact that the bass player likes to get drunk and throw DICE!!!

[siblingXrivalry]

amazing

[js424u]

I saw these guys at Copper Dragon @ SIU Carbondale so many times. The good ole days..

[revenge2541]

the lead sing is my uncle, man i loved them

[Davevon1]

this band is amazing! i meen... i live in o'fallon missouri! best song that ive heard in a while!

[igooog]

we got about 10 autographs and my dad got some backstage passes. he became friends with some of 'em. mainly todd and steve.

[HellsCowBoy666]

one of my top 10 best bands from st. louis

[meme7792]

more like all time.

[beaverfever2123]

i havent been listening to the urge for that long, but i absolutely love all of their songs. what kind of music would it be considered? it sounds a little different.

[darthspoons]

It's ska you just aged yourself.

[msuguitarman85]

Yeah The Urge baby! St. Louis native here (Kirkwood to be exact). Never got to see them live damn it! Wish they were still together...

[heimtime3]

saw Steve last night great guy even better voice -SWEATER VEST

[igooog]

One of the best Urge songs I've heard.

[royalsfan86]

Being from KC the Urge and I crossed paths many times in Lawrence and KC. This band was always the best!! always going out of the way to sign autographs, talk to the fans and just be all around good guys. Thanks "the Urge" if you're reading this.

[TeamRudePandas]

dude i work with a guy who's good friends with steve e. i think he's a vocal coach of his,but it's awesome hearin some shit about the urge that came right out of steve e.'s mouth... it almost makes me really angry when i turn on the radio and hear all these bad songs from all of these some how "famous" bands when the urge is most definately better then them. it blows my mind how they are not sellin out arenas right now, the urge will always be fuckin awsome!

[bandman18]

They're fucking amazing. God! I feel like seeing them live!

[riadrizzt]

To think of the countless bands I saw at Mississippi Nights (Green Day, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, They Might Be Giants), nothing could match the massive amount of energy The Urge would literally pull out of the crowd. I probably saw them 30 times between Miss Nights and The Blue Note in Columbia. The band calling it quits was truly heartbreaking.

PLAY THAT MUTHA F*ING URGE SH*T!!!!

[fullmetalpiratette]

I so miss the urge. Im from St Louis too...I miss them ..waaah...

[blushadow08]

I'm not from St Louis and still love them!

[jscrewed]

They used to play Ranch Bowl (R.I.P) In Omaha

[unamor]

wow, never thought I'd get to see a video from The Urge...

I remember waiting forever to get their city back in 2000 or 2001, I live in Argentina and I remember being so obsessed with them I ended up turning a lot of people into them, pushed them into everyone's brains hahaha

They sound super good live, no wonder why I used to like them so much, they're a really awesome band

[smincer]

haha! i lived in the same neighborhood with the horn player. we used to ride our big wheels together in st. peters, mo.

[aadams241]

Good times !

Me and you were probably sneaking into "Twenty North" behing one another too. We use to go see Jake's Leg play on the weekends and during the summer. Actually.. for me it wasnt exactly to see Jake's Leg...I seem to recall that it was one of the only bars (w/cheap beer) that would take all of our crummy fake ID's!!

[00RSZEX]

holy shit this brings back so many memories in high school! I remember seeing Urge, Bellyfeel, Mesh and Purge all at Mississippi Nights and then go get fucked up over the river at Pops. Damn man this is classic our generation, its sad to see such a great band not going on.

[Allyisback]

Purge!Holy shit-Matt and Craig and Chris all worked for me and we STILL hang out to this day!!Craig is with Toby Kai and the Strays now and tendin bar at the Casino-damn good times

[00RSZEX]

I cant find their music anywhere. Thats awesome! Which Casino?? They all moved to St Charles.

[Allyisback]

Craig is at Ameristar,Chris is still producing,Matt got married and lives in Springfield,and I dont see Steve to much but hang with his brother Dave

[mellymeldotcom]

P.T.M.F.U.S!!!!!!!

[dargis49]

If you like the urge, check out The Pilfers

[chopsammy]

I saw one of the last Urge shows, oh, I think 4 years ago on Christmas. They hadn't toured or played any shows for a long time, so it was a real treat. I see steve pretty frequently, he comes into the bar I work at every two or three months. Love the urge.

[wildboy789789]

do you know why they broke up? they were hella good

[chopsammy]

Nah, I don't know. The other night my friend Vladamir, who used to have a show on KDHX, and I were hanging out, and all of a sudden he's on his phone. I hear "Hey Stevie E. it's Vlad, the mad russian, I'm putting a show together in L.A. later this year, and wanted to talk to you about it." Anyway, it probably won't be the urge, but Stevie E. might be there. Not that you can't see him in STL all the time. But I still wish that I could just call Stevie E. up.

[wildboy789789]

oh, thats crazy that you know all these people lol. im trying to get my band off the ground so im trying to look into many bands paths to see the best one for me. still kinda confused on the matter

[PunchInDaBlogspot]

yah, i was there. that was there farewell concert i think and i see john all the time.

[abfab1569]

I see Steve all the time, he does a lot shows with just him and an acoustic guitarist and a sampler. One word that describes it:AWESOME and he is a really nice guy always has a drink with me and my friends when we go see him! Just an amazing artist!

[gnarly83]

this is a f*%king awesome live version.....i'm listening to this on a bose system... and have to say that the sound is perfectly mixed and the vocals are spot on...the rhythm section really stands out...which i love....wish i saw this band live..!!!!

[reaton33]

@gnarly83 they are known for there excellent live shows.  Personally Ive been to 5 of there shows. They sound just as good live as on cd.

[aadams241]

Great tune. They were way ahead their time. Wish Itunes would pick it up. Brings back good memories. Now all we need to see here is Mike Apirion and The Unconcious.

JOHN from STL/CHS 91

[redley72]

The Unconcious!!!! Holy Old school in the Lou...

christian STL/SLUH

[dw2345]

They sound great live here...!!

[Jermah]

I have seen these guys 5 times at the Blue Note in Columbia Mo. every show was sold out and there wasnt much room to breath best times of my life and greatest show i have ever seen. still my fav band of all time. The Urge ROCKS!!!

[Gehasst]

If you've ever seen THE URGE LIVE @ MISSISSIPPI NIGHTS THEN YOU F*CKING ROCK!!!!

[magnabank]

They tore Mississippi Nights down. The bastards!!!!!!!!! :(

[jedimomma75]

*SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH* WHAAAA?

::whimper::

[wayne49311]

These guys were awesome live. I saw them 5 times in Omaha with 311, 2 Skinnee J's, and others. 2 Skinnee J's were another great live band.

[vianneygriffen]

damn what a great band, i miss these guys so much

[Dumblikeamoose92]

Too bad The Urge is never getting back together.....

[smincer]

i used to ride big wheels with the trombone player back in the day in st. peters, mo.

[robhowl]

funny...it was a green machine with the bass player in rock hill

[wong5150]

AWESOME. the world needs more bands like this one.

[halspal04]

The Urge were my first concert. These guys were awesome live.

[Minacious]

Yeah, these guys were one of the best live bands I have ever seen.

[zoesdad420]

i miss the urge.....the pits at mississippi nights were the greatest...every thanksgiving and christmas night, something to truly be thankful for

[stereogirl]

i miss the urge. steve ewing still does tons of solo stuff. he has a show in stl almost every week it seems. i love his voice.

[HellsCowBoy666]

Where and When!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WouldTurner]

I just noticed this sounds live. There's a lot of little parts that arent like on the CD.

[perekalash]

Thanks for the video, really great band.

[DreDritzl]

This band should have made it big! I loved this band back in like 97'98'. If they ever got back together and toured, I'd be there in a second.

[Ayrlie]

PTMFUS!!!!

[musashij]

yeah st.louis haha!

[johnnyonthespot69]

hey great stuff, you guys should get back together! I did the stage announcement opening night for the point with donnie fandango when steve said @ missippi nights that it would be the last time the urge played at the landing. cuz they would be to huge to play anything but stadiums. come back! music misses the urge

[yoruketseki]

Yes, thank you very much for posting this! I've looked all over for this video and until now, I couldn't find it. Cool!

I first heard this about six or seven years ago, and until last year I couldn't put together the fragments of this song that barely remained in my mind, so it's really nice to hear it again!

[overmaar]

Thanks for posting this! The Urge is my favorite band ever and I had never seen this video.