The Wipers - D-7

[DukeSecom]

i actually knew about this band before i knew nirvana covered em. my uncle told me about them

[monkeymagoo47]

I think Nirvana was alright, but NOT for a mainstream band... grunge going mainstream, the whole idea just didn't work.

But man, listen to this shit. The Wipers were around at the same time as Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys, some of the most influential bands in punk. Can you imagine how different punk would have turned out if the Wipers had a bigger fan base?

[Kusinjean]

If you say Nirvana's version suck, just look at Live at Reading. Fucking raw! And this is also dope! great band

[gothpunkrocker11]

i like this song, the original and the Nirvana cover

[TheEnchantingWizard1]

Wipers > Nirvana, and it's not even close.

[raphater2000]

I discovered this band through the Nirvana cover of D-7. Thanks to Nirvana, I am now a fan of this band. Both versions are great in my opinion.

[Krunge333]

I never understood why people take sides when it comes to covers, I mean both songs are slightly different and great in their own rights, it's like 'the hunt' by NMA (new model army) and covered by sepultura why do people pick sides when they could enjoy both.

[TheOneArmedDrummer]

I heard the Nirvana cover first, but I really like the original; the guitar in the fast bit sounds really 60's and Dick Dale-ish, while the Nirvana one obviously sounds 90's-ish, so I like each for their own...

[flipside799]

@TheOneArmedDrummer You know I can kinda hear a surfer rock to this. Never really heard it until i read what you wrote.

[AwesomeSauceLimited]

@flipside799 Dead Kennedys also sound surf rock inspired, the jangly guitar tone is what does it I think :)

[SnakeChannel12]

The WIpers were legendary

!!!!!!

[ravenclaweagles]

nirvana are my favourite band, but i prefer this to the cover they did :P

[gussy0896]

@justagirl123431 if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all, in other words fuck off.

[donwantstobesedated]

I like Nirvana's version of Return of the Rat better, but I gotta go with the original for D-7. Wipers are really cool.

[wegoAZNDummy]

solo's way better on the Nirvana version

[dannysanchez7924]

@wegoAZNDummy less is more

[kurtissmo]

havnt heard the nirvana version im sure its good but probly not as good as this vocals are perfect

[kashiark]

The distortion they (Nirvana and the Wipers) used sucked pretty horribly, but before that part, it was a pretty good song.

[Realmusikkk]

ok guys this is just my opinion so don't get mad... I like the Nirvana cover better

but really i gotta give credit to this song because its the original.. and without these guys Nirvana wouldnt have covered this song so... Just keep on rockin Wipers..

[Time2SaddleUp]

@Realmusikkk I prefer the Nirvana cover better too... I feel that Kurt's voice was a bit rougher, and made the song work better :-)

[crosshairs3]

@Realmusikkk without the wipers nirvana wouldn't have been nirvana. they all loved the wipers. the wipers were rocking while kurt krist were kids

[revci]

I found this album a long time ago, after hearing Nirvana cover D7 and Return of the Rat on a bootleg I bought at a head shop. Greg Sage is a great song writer and I love his guitar, I have been a huge fan since exposure. Thanks Kurt for leading me to yet another great band.

[ngantran29]

a Nirvana fan. But this version is really great.

[0352USMC1408SAPD]

nice! ... didn't know of the wipers .... bad ass!

[DerMitDerEnteTanzt]

am ende klingt das lied bisschen wie over the edge..

[DerMitDerEnteTanzt]

 - aber kurt schreit besser:)

[DerMitDerEnteTanzt]

wow, gamz anders wie von nirvana...aber mindestens genauso gut...

[HomingMissiles]

I know the majority of people (me included) wound up here because of Nirvana, but, seriously, try giving a full listen to Wiper's Is This Real album. It's unbelievable.

[Stranglehold432]

@HomingMissiles Indeed.

[fatazzwhale]

Cool kids watch in 240p

[danielsofer]

Damn , Kurt Cobain was a hipster.....

but he was a hipster we all loved <3

[beschermengel]

jezus wat een ongelofelijk goed nummer, ben er danig van onder de indruk.

jesus what an incredible good song, i am deeply impressed.

hoe is het mogelijk dat er muziek wordt gemaakt die eeuwig bestaansrecht heeft omdat het zo mooi, puur en goed is en toch door minstens 90% van de wereld niet gehoord wordt?

how is it possible that music is been made that will stand the test of time for its beauty, pureness and quality, is not been heard by 90% of all people on earth??

[Sneatio]

I am a huge or was a huge Nirvana fan in the 90's. the most of his covers are better than the originals (my point of view), but here is it clear the original who's is better!!! Great work guys!!!

[Los90]

This is pretty good...I didn't like it when I first heard it 10 years ago.

[PattyKakesOfSpades]

what guitar did he play? amp too?

[revci]

@PattyKakesOfSpades Greg Sage plays left handed Gibson SG Special, but is right handed. I have read in interviews that he custom builds much of his equipment. He builds his own preamps and I think he used a modified MXR Box for distortion on this one. He uses Ampeg VT-22 and an Gemini I amps.

[PattyKakesOfSpades]

what guitar did he play?

[PivotMakeranimations]

Love Nirvana, but this version is better

[neo690]

Oh sickness you have cured me. Create, live, die and leave your mark for others to ridicule. TH3 wiper5--yes!

[Torontoraptures]

i fucking love this band

[kashiark]

... Guys, come on. They sound almost the exact fucking same... Until the intense part of the song, I was suspicious that it was a really, really young Kurt singing.

[llamasarus1]

sounds like the kraut-rock band called Can

[MajorFiggaRansom]

Lol nirvana is so much better

[grahamlaur]

@MajorFiggaRansom lol Wipers is so much better than Nirvana

[mjhilps]

@grahamlaur ummm.... idk about that. your kidding? no offense to the wipers.

[grahamlaur]

@mjhilps The guitar sound on this version is thicker, dirtier, deeper, and louder. So yes, I am saying that this version is superior to Nirvana's.

[mjhilps]

@grahamlaur oh word I thought you were saying in general

[Sam5726]

@MajorFiggaRansom Granted they did a fantastic cover but you're an idiot who needs to be pushed into a river of lava.

[infamoushambe]

hw it kicks off @1:33 

[lindavidel95]

Me gusta mucho la original! pero también la de Nirvana!

[corporatewhore220]

WHY IS EVERY COMMENT ABOUT NIRVANA

[godisgay1000]

@corporatewhore220 not a true nirvana fan poserrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[corporatewhore220]

@godisgay1000 YOUR THE ONE WHO TOOK LIVE AT THE READING OFF YOUR IPOD 

[godisgay1000]

@corporatewhore220 YOUR THE ONE WHO MADE FUN OF ME FOR LIKEING NIRVANA A YEAR AGO CUZ U LIKED GUCCI MANE

[corporatewhore220]

@godisgay1000 hoho ya got me there nothing good can come from liking gucci mane

[fonzy787]

this is why i like Nirvana they play awesome songs that lead to other awesome bands....u cant beat that.

[bloodtearsej]

love love this song....the orginal is always the best in whatever band try and do cover version. Yeah Nirvana did a good version, but you should never direspect the orginal version or band who did the true song... it be like your ripping into the band you say you like in doing the song... This song kicks arse and so does the band.. and i didnt get into them because of Nirvana, i got heard from them through a friend then heard Nirvanas version of this song later on..

[Carousel09bomb]

yeah because of dave grohl ... nirvana's verion is way better

[chronicreptile]

Its cool to hear the original. I can imagine them listening to it and deciding to cover it. cool song.

[energ8t]

Both bands are sick. The Wipers are dope.

[LukeRhoden1]

I think Nirvana's version is way better

[Sh4despawn]

wow this is amazing

[tankawiz]

@Sh4despawn Nirvana's version is so much better

[invade81]

@instroemen Failed? Sheesh.... Pat was better technically but it's not like Kurt couldnt play. Remember Kurt was singing as well as playing, unlike Pat who did backing vocals occasionally. Pat was really just a touring support guitarist as he was never on a studio record, he never got the chance

[NirvanaNerd364]

I have an idea that Kurt Cobain played guitar lefty bcuz of Geg Sage even tho he was abidextrous his right hand was his dominant.oh welll it did end up making his scoliosis worse and that eventually led to his stomach problems....which made him do heroin....which he was on during his suicide.......CURSE YOU GREG FOR BEING LEFTYYYYYYYY!!!!!

[ryuchou666]

@NirvanaNerd364 Bullshit.

[NirvanaNerd364]

@ryuchou666 I know its just he often said he was right handed but i dont its a dumb hunch dont worry bout it

[jijbloodkill]

and i thought the nirvana version was fucked up in the head. this song ftw

[pescolinha]

I'm a huge Nirvana fan, but this version sounds way better.

[PivotMakeranimations]

nirvana fan, i think this is better

[peptalk401]

Nirvana 0.1

[Flagellator1974]

hajrá Öcsi!!!!!

[wwwspelenlsucks]

THIS is the original

[kispest1979]

it's a real punk rock ballad, damn good!

[EFRAINKING20]

@stphil2 hihihi

[EFRAINKING20]

iam a fan of nirvana but this sounds so fuckin dark and depresive too

[H1N1777]

watch?v=-Pzu7hu-b84

[sunchild90]

The wipers are awesome, nirvana are ok... at best. NOW STFU.

[PunkOUTcast68]

Its just me or this tune really drives you mental, sort of out of control,close of going mad.

[nublex]

this is a good cover too

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[281294NIRVANA]

i think the original is good but nirvana did this song on an other, new level .... u know what i mean ? :D

[jailbaitvids]

that's right , the scream that kurt does - that's kurt cobain - sounds like a madmen

[jailbaitvids]

the guitaR IS MUCH BETTER THAN nirvana's guitar and the drums are pondering from behind - yes !

[crimsondevil2245]

@jailbaitvids :O thats great in all but I love the scream Kurt does :) I love both versions though and the guitar is both equally as powerful and angry as each

[jordy45678]

dull dull, so duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuull

[iamreatard]

The Wipers are awesome, Nirvana is awesome too...

[CheckOutMyToys]

i love The Wipers :]

[shufk77]

Im hear because of Nirvana.

Probably would not have discovered this amazing band without hearing nirvana play awesome covers.

The wipers are one of my favorites now.

[suggadeg]

@shufk77 here. not sure if thats some sort of a play on words. me too, though. wouldn't say it's a favorite, though.

[JoshBoyy1]

@instroemen is that why all studio albums he made got platinum?

[BiGLoS2212]

This song always reminded me of someone who was really drugged up "str8 as an arrow defect defect not str8 not so str8" u know the rest but now I think it's about someone who doesn't belong because their so different that they think they're from another planet because they dont fit in wanting to go back home with the other alienated beings "gonna leave this region, they'l take me with them"

[Nowheremandc]

tanto el cover como la original suenan la re chimba!!!

[dahleric74]

I think the song is better in its original version..Greg Sage would have been just as big w/o Nirvana. Most people think Bowie covers Nirvana..so Nirvana covering this would make no difference. I think the song is about being gay in the nw.

[invade81]

@dahleric74 I dunno. Sage is respected across the board but I know a lot of people that picked up Wipers, Raincoats, Melvins, Bikini Kill, Meat Puppets etc records because of Kurt's interviews and cover tracks and might not have otherwise. Big nirvana fans were obsessed with everything he did, he had a hell of a lot of influence over a lot of people and was smart enough to know how much and use it to get people noticed.

[twofacedpokersmile]

This is a f***ing good song, kurt is good, but the original is awesome also. Thanks to kurt, i found a sweet new band : )

[skyehoyt1971]

Straight as an arrow Defect

[spiXell]

awsome song

[jeffisinsain]

i think kurts scream is better

[philipismeXD]

Who wants to make a lesson on how to play this on guitar, so I can learn it, i got the lyrics down real good,

[Darren0931]

@philipismeXD theres something called tabs

[sneakerthekid]

I love this version much more then the Nirvana one, for obvious reasons.

[deathforavengeance]

fuckin luvin this shit!!!

[youboli]

Nirvana fuck me

[SillyMusic97]

8 people are Justin Bieber fans. -.-

[crimsondevil2245]

@SillyMusic97 8 people have different opinions from yours

[shein555]

@SillyMusic97 Justin Bieber is a poop joto gringo de mierda, dumbass

[NeedsMoarKrishna]

Where can I download this? I would buy the album but these guys are so well hidden that its nearly impossible to get it for free, much less at a record store :(

[seablue]

@NeedsMoarKrishna you can order their first 3 albums as a box set (with bonus tracks) for only 17 dollars directly from greg sage himself... search for zeno records on google.

[invade81]

@NeedsMoarKrishna you can buy it - and other wipers records - cheap. google Greg Sage's record label Zeno Records

[oxXNIRVANAXxo]

nirvanas is better in my opinion

[thearmpitlover1]

goddamn, what a band!!!!!! the armpit lover

[Th0masBivens]

authentic, the real deal

[MaysFilth]

Woah,,, Cobain and him sound the same a bit >.< ahahahha

[Macnavor]

This is another of my favorites besides return of the rat

[nightnavin]

whoa this is good!

[Erieskies]

hey random someone, he's sayin dimension seven right?

[WarGoatForestWolf666]

@Erieskies no he's saying "free pie on mondays." what are you, fucking daft?

[MrSuperBigFuzz]

@WarGoatForestWolf666 douche -.-

[bieniek1]

Both versions rock it just depends which one your in the mood for.

[THEDEATHAPPARATUS]

very awesome I like

[doodlin17]

this song is awesome i like both versions

[Th0masBivens]

i didn't know nirvana did this song

[FlechFisher]

wipers rock!

[drummers4jesus]

Does anyone know where i can find the Wipers or Greg interviewed? I'll check Nardwar

[drummers4jesus]

Does anyone know where i can find the Wipers or Greg interviewed?

[Summerloveee09]

It's not true Kurt failed as a guitar player. It's the feeling he puts into the music, because of the power chords it's quite heavy, that's why the music always makes me feel good. Maybe he technically wasn't as well as other guitar players, but technically good guitar players don't always make the music 'better', it's just what you like, and I like the style of Nirvana in their early days!

[HoosierMF]

@Summerloveee09 Kurt was good. His use of feedback was amazing. I'm just saying that Nirvana's cover missed the subtleties and dynamics of the original.

[LWall2000]

Saying Greg was not a good guitar player is pretty simplistic. Listen precisely to many of his notes and chords, especially on Over The Edge. He had a very unique style, which takes a lot more talent than being a super "technical" player.

I saw the Wipers numerous times in the early 80's. They were our own local band. Who knew that so many of the boys from Washington were coming down to rip off Gregs ideas.

[WizzleThump]

@LWall2000 Rip off? Kurt played underground music like this, the Vaselines, velvet underground, fear, and more so his fans that liked music would find awesome bands which he liked and was influenced by like the wipers.

And don't forget, he did open up the wipers to a new generation and still continues to do so to this day.

I respect you and your opinion, but right now I hope you die slowly in a fire.

[VampireLikeYouAndMe]

@WizzleThump you're so right! I would have never known The Wipers if it wasn't for Nirvana's cover of this song., and now I really like them.

[amisaad214]

@VampireLikeYouAndMe also meat puppets, for me

[ADOPTmeBITCH]

@WizzleThump  haha onwed!

[sodemored]

@WizzleThump i think he probably just covered it because he liked the song rather then to give the band exposure.

[suggadeg]

@WizzleThump well put



[RegieSatanas666]

@WizzleThump Hey, I actually didn't know that they had a cover of a Fear song. Any chance you could tell me what song that is? sounds gnarly.

[WizzleThump]

@RegieSatanas666 It was called "The money will roll right in" and they played it during their 2nd appearance at Reading festival.

[unfamous13]

@WizzleThump

Thats a Fang song...

[WizzleThump]

@unfamous13 You're 110% correct. I got my four letter F word bands mixed up.

[Theboss212122]

@WizzleThump lol what a dumbass calling that a rip off its called a cover maybe if he wasn't such a poser he'd know what that is...

[anelphabet]

@WizzleThump boris

[wipers86]

@LWall2000 who said Greg wasn't a good player ? they'd only have to listen to sinking as a stone to know better but his guitar work is great know matter what

[nirvanabuzz69]

first time i've heard the original version of this song and i like it! Not as heavy as nirvana's cover but still good.

[Summerloveee09]

Of course Nirvana did a better job, for those who like Nirvana better, their version is better. Cause Nirvana has an whole different style of playing than the Wipers. And I'm not a boy.

[turkwa1]

brilliant! this is so raw, the birth of grunge

[Summerloveee09]

Nirvana's so much better. This version isn't bad though... but it's so freaking funny, when Nirvana covered a song, the original version just got forgotten.

[Tfr3sh17]

@Summerloveee09 You're an idiot.

[EyesOfTheSouthSTi]

@Summerloveee09 it is only forgotten because of ignorant fan boys like yourself who think Nirvana did a better job.

[utuber377]

@EyesOfTheSouthSTi What's wrong with people thinking Nirvana did a better job? They flat out did! It's just peoples opinion man. Just cause I think Nirvana's version is better does not take away from this version or make me a fanboy!!

[EyesOfTheSouthSTi]

@utuber377 It does make you a fan boy. Number one this was the original so there is much more creativity coming from this one. The solo is much better in this. Nirvana did not do a better job. They did a great cover that is all.

[utuber377]

@EyesOfTheSouthSTi Well like I said it's just an opinion. I guess I just like Kurt's voice better. I dunno I like the simplicity of Nirvanas version also. I really did not except this to be any good as Kurt had some pretty shitty taste in music like the Meat Puppets! He took there 3 shitty songs and made them great. But this was a pretty damn good song on it's on. But I still like Nirvanas better. i guess it's just more my style.

[HoosierMF]

@utuber377 Nirvana took a lot of the subtlety out of the song. Compare the choruses - Kurt just plays power chords and screams all the way through.

[Sam5726]

@EyesOfTheSouthSTi So true. I'm a fan of Nirvana, but people who are all like "NIRVANA DOES IT BETTER" and try and diss the original song are abit silly...

[why2beyou]

@Summerloveee09 forgotten? when were the wipers even given credit or remembered in the first place? as for kurt.. he didn't make me hate the original song or look at it as less, he is actually the reason i even heard of the wipers and now im a huge fan.

[torpid2]

@Summerloveee09 Not by you though eh?

[Sam5726]

@Summerloveee09 You know what really IS funny? Kurt trying to imitate these guys.

[skotxmeyerx9]

shit didn't know this was a cover

[rymcau]

this is the best song ever



[DJMcG9]

I heard this (and the Wipers) for the first time today. They are amazing! Why did I wait so long to listen to them? I liked Nirvana's cover to this song and another cover (to the song Youth of America) by the Melvins. I honestly don't understand why I hadn't heard the Wipers long ago.

@StudlyRodgers

You are incorrect (as many have already said). Kurt Cobain was very influenced by the Wipers, and liked a mixture of both mainstream and underground music. The Wipers precede Nirvana by ten

[wipers86]

this version is better than the nirvana version because it sounds so much darker and gives you more of a feeling that there is something darker going on

[ripkurdt]

Nirvana is my favorite band, and this version kicks the Nirvana cover's ass.

[krookroorocket]

greatest song ever, although I haven't a clue what it's about.

[deathforavengeance]

damn!!! the guitar is friggin amazing!!!!!!!

[kingassclown666]

@henryjimdix hahahaha

[kiba4567]

man i think this is better than nirvana's cover, but the cover was still amazing

[missjehan]

hey, great as well!

[omedicius]

nickback just sucks hands down. its not necessarily the lyrics (though they do suck and they dont even wright em) but they sold out and have no real emotion in there songs. there just another stupid sold out band thats just in it for the money

[redtelephone100]

@omedicius well said :D

I HATE NICKELBACK

[billyboy434]

The original's okay, but Nirvana's cover has more...I don't know...feeling? It just seems more real than this one, if that sounds right.

[999deauville999]

@billyboy434 well nirvana recorded it obviously in the 90's.... so i guess sound quality was better than back on the 80's when the wipers recorded it.

[StudlyRogers]

You guys are dumb. Nirvana and Kirt Kobain didn't cover this. They wrote it. This is just some shitty ass band that's try to get famous. Duh.

[rastusthecat]

@StudlyRogers learn your musical history toser.

[StudlyRogers]

@rastusthecat Dude, no they're not. Kirt listened to Guns N' Roses and Nckleback. Those bands are the true heroes of rock and they inspired everyone. Don't try 2b so ignaurant. Dumbass.

[rastusthecat]

@StudlyRogers ??? are you meaning your reply for some-one else? you are either trying to get bites for a laugh or you really have no idea. Gunners are great, but it's common knowledge that Kurt HATED Axl, I have no idea who Nckleback is, sorry

[mamoo1943]

@rastusthecat its okay if u dont know who nickelback is, im very envious of you for that, noone should know who they are, they really are an unimportant and terrible band

[StudlyRogers]

@rastusthecat Nickleback is the first rockband ever. Moron.

[rastusthecat]

@StudlyRogers You are a legend.