Screeching Weasel Album: “Wiggle [Bonus Track]”

This is the album that got me hooked on Screeching Weasel and their unique brand of "pop punk": melodic, fast paced, with wonderfully written, witty lyrics. I love this album, second only to My Brain Hurts, which I feel has a more cohesive feel. This is a good jumping on point for new or would be Screeching Weasel fans.

This one takes me back... It reminds me of care free days. This has been my favorite SW album since it came out... I think that they are at their finest here, lyrics are fantastic. They do a great teenage head cover song too!

WIGGLE is my favorite Screeching album. Although it may not be as solid as "my Brain Hurts", it has really top quality songs like, "Hanging Around," "Second Floor East," "It's All in my Head," and "Going Home." These songs have an epic punk rock feel to them that excel past their competitors. Back in 92 when you were grunging out to Temple of the Dog, Screeching Weasel were recording this geat album.

Screeching Weasel has put out a number of great albums over the years, thanks to Ben Weasel's immense songwriting talent. If you're new to Screeching Weasel, check out MY BRAIN HURTS or ANTHEM FOR A NEW TOMORROW; each album as a slew of great songs. WIGGLE was made between those 2 albums, but strangely is quite uneven and has just a few great songs. According to the liner notes on the CD, the band was feeling the pressure from the relative success they had with MY BRAIN HURTS. Oh well. WIGGLE is still a good album, and worth buying, but it's far from their best. The remastered version of the album has a few extra songs which are excellent.