The Wipers - When it's Over

The Wipers were a punk rock group formed in Portland, Oregon in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. Wipers were one of the earliest American purveyors of the genre, and the group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion has been hailed as extremely influential by numerous critics and musicians, including Nirvana, who covered several of their songs.

Youth of America is the second album by the punk band Wipers. The album marks a distinctive change in the band's sound. Compared to its predecessor Is This Real?, which was composed mostly of raw, sleek and relatively traditional songs, Youth of America features much longer and complex compositions; the title track alone clocks in at over 10 minutes. This change of pace was according to Greg Sage a deliberate counter-reaction against the trend of releasing short songs, which many punk bands did at the time. The album was, according to Sage, not well-received in the United States at the time of its release, though it did fare better in Europe. Along with other records by the Wipers, Youth of America has since come to be acknowledged as an important album in the development of American underground and independent rock movements of the early 80s.

1."No Fair" - 4:25
2."Youth of America" - 10:30
3."Taking Too Long" - 3:05
4."Can This Be" - 2:55
5."Pushing the Extreme" - 3:15
6."When It's Over" - 6:30

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[Kathbelle]

!!!!!!!!!!!!

[smeier69]

one of the most underestimated bands of all time.

No Nirvana, no Grunge without the influence of The Wipers.

[MegaLamka]

@hammishs I share the same opinion. I have "The Greatest Gift" compilation and it's just great. Kurt's top 50 album list got me into some great music, he had a great taste in music.

[TheDirtyj13]

@hammishs scratch acid is the bomb, have you checked out jesus lizard, rapeman, or shellac yet? and i highly recommend gang of four, they are the shit, i have entertainment, their first album and its sick

[hammishs]

@TheDirtyj13 love scratch acid...i heard of gang of four but never heard them

[TheDirtyj13]

@hammishs dont forget scratch acid and gang of four

[hammishs]

@smeier69 yes nirvana was influence by wipers but more so by pixies kurt said his biggest influence was the pixies surfer rosa cd he loved the wipers but musically was closer to pixies but you are right about wipers being a major push for grunge....

[MrOctoberon67]

@exebetse70 Kai liga les, pali kala pou uparxoun anthrwpoi pou tous exoun dei live kai tous ektimoun oso tous aksizei. Kala na eisai panta me ugeia.

[dirtynuke]

Sounds literally like jumping off a cliff.

[exebetse70]

@MrOctoberon67 Το '92 στο Ροδον ως Greg Sage and his band ή καπως έτσι.Αρχηγος...

[MrOctoberon67]

@exebetse70 Πότε σύντεκνε;