Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Vile Nostalgia: Wheatus

You know you're getting old when you nostalgia for crap you barely even liked (or flat out hated) before only because it reminds of the past. Ladies and Gents, respected bloggers and all you trolls out there, it's with great sorrow that I present this latest installment of Vile Nostalgia...

Who? Just some dirtbag...
Wheatus? Who or whats a Wheatus? They're the rock band behind  2000's hit single, "Teenage Dirtbag." I absolutely hated this song back when it came out. These guys seemed like an even goofier rip off of Weezer's nerd rock shtick and it drove me fucking crazy. I mean, really, the dude from Wheatus ( Brandon B. Brown) made Rivers Cuomo look like Tupac. SO ANYWAYS, I did not enjoy this song back in the day nor did I ever bother to watch the movie it was tied with via soundtrack, the capitalize on American Pie's success by putting Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari in the same movie...Loser. In fact the only thing I remotely liked about this song was the fact the dude sings about Iron Maiden in the chorus. I was a Padawan metal head around then and got a kick out of hearing Iron Maiden's name mentioned on the radio.

Well, the jokes on me. It's eleven years later, I'm old and totally love this song now. The soft-loud dynamics between the Dave Matthews whiteboy jam meets Korn aggro crunch...the fact that theres some random DJ scratching in the background...all totally 90's!



I don't know whats better, the song or the video? Look at those haircuts, the bright, vibrant wardrobes signifying the cultural diversity/prosperity of the Clinton years. Mena Suvari was still cute...a major case of Vile Nostalgia if I say so. Damn you Wheatus. Damn you!

*BONUS CLIP*
proof that no one can deny the power of Wheatus, a bunch of Marines in Iraq from HBO's Generation Kill miniseries rocking out to....
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30 comments:

  1. edApril 13, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    also reminds me of weezer. cant stand his voice though

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  2. cliqueApril 13, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    omg that song was excellent. lol

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  3. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Lol I never seen the movie Loser or heard this song >_<, but the marines singing to it was hilarious

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  4. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    omg those were the days ahah

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  5. SkimboshApril 13, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    So how would you rate Mena these days?

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  6. the TsaritsaApril 13, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    I had their album when it came out. I must say that I rocked the shit out of it. Never seen the video before, thanks for that :)

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  7. 123April 13, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    those clothes
    .......WHY
    not even I dressed that bad in the 90's ;_;

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  8. The Angry VegetarianApril 13, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    As soon as I saw that picture I couldn't stop thinking about how he looks like Jax from Sons of Anarchy.

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  9. DudemeisterApril 13, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    The singer may look weird ad have an annoying voice - this song is awesome! Made me nostalgia real hard.

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  10. The Angry LurkerApril 13, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    It was an ok song until I saw the generation kill clip, very good.

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  11. BTN Hip HopApril 13, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    dude dont hate. it was awesome

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  12. Biff TannerApril 13, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Drives an i-roc!

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  13. JayApril 13, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    meeeenaaaaa....

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  14. ZombieApril 13, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Nostalgia mode not there for me... :(

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  15. Meghan MoranApril 13, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    I know exactly what you mean by vile nostalgia. There was this band called showoff that made me want to go back in time and beat my 13 yo self up haha.

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  16. GApril 13, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    I loved these guys...are they still around?

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  17. aurora8darkanglApril 13, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Man this was way back in the days...i feel kinda old now...lol

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  18. izzfoshizzzApril 13, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    cool style. that hat and glasses....

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  19. Major MackApril 13, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    wtf. my woman sitting here telling me she remembers this song. I have nearly 10 years on her and i dont. I would have to disagree with you though. I think I'm a better man for not knowing this song :)

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  20. MaxApril 13, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    I don't understand. My Highschool wasn't like this at all. I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND.

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  21. killerkunApril 13, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    Definitely reminds me of wheezer (:

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  22. DerpFilesApril 13, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    ugh, fuck that song. it got WAY TOO MUCH play on the radio. it's probably why i don't listen to the radio anymore

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  23. Stef PelgrimsApril 14, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    good song :p

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  24. JaccstevApril 14, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    Generation Kill clip is rockin' :)

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  25. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    That's nostalgia :')

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  26. Living cheapApril 14, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    weezer still rules! love their songs

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  27. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Offtopic: I wanted to write "mickey mouse" on my entry, but then I forgot it :D

    I just love that finale scene.

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  28. Robert FünfApril 14, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Loved the Generation Kill clip. As for the song: I've always hated the radio, so this song wasn't on my radar at all.

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  29. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Also, I liked a lot Mena Suvari :>

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  30. elexerdelexApril 15, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Wut? I never heard of this! am I too young :(?

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