Pour Habit got left out...at the time they were signed, they were (in my opinion) the best thing Fat had put out in a long time. Their singer Chuck was the real deal, he had the right package. His entertainment and charisma on stage was original. He seriously lit up the room on any stage he was performing on and the band all shredded. When they played, everyone watched, smiled and made positive comments. Not too many opening acts can garner that sort of attention. They had somthing unique...Chuck! Im happy to now be playing with Eric Walsh from Pour Habit. We've been jamming and have put together 22 songs to date. Looking to hit the studio at the end of February ...Cheers JB (formerly of Strung Out)
@thriftstorelumberjack Жыл бұрын
I love Pour Habit and completely forgot they were a Fat signed band! I love their sound! 🤘
@ronjames4151 Жыл бұрын
Pour habit was awesome
@RandyWebb706 ай бұрын
I love pour Habit as well, I was born and raised in North Long Beach
@riccardoargi Жыл бұрын
PEARS is probably the most underrated band on the roster, they deserve so much fucking more! 🍐🍐🍐🍐
@thriftstorelumberjack Жыл бұрын
Right on! Probably my most favorite Fat band in the past 20 years!
@ImGrahamy Жыл бұрын
Same with western addiction
@nocontrol62811 ай бұрын
Banner Pilot
@TheSummitCove7 ай бұрын
saw them in april it was 🤌🏾🤌🏾
@wesleyhills5325 Жыл бұрын
Literally just what I needed, Fats releases in the 90s were absurd in their quality and I love everything NOFX related
@brak54321 Жыл бұрын
Short Music for Short People was cool, discovered so many bands.
@rickbrust7928 Жыл бұрын
Fat was THE label all our friends bands wanted to be on! Never thought any of us would get there, but FatMike saw how amazing Jericho(smoke or fire) was, and snapped them up. And Joe still has that unique quality to his voice. Great video bro
@SkySplitterInk Жыл бұрын
WOW! I had know idea that Jericho became another band, my band Late Last Night from Southern Vermont played with them, our friends Blink Luck Music and Decade halloween of either 2000 or 2001 and they were so awesome, we all got the When The Battery Dies record and love it to this day! I am so excited to dig into their catalog Smoke or Fire! Other bands we were playing with around that time were Drexel, and Smackin Isaiah!
@rickbrust7928 Жыл бұрын
@@SkySplitterInk Did you guys play the GUNBOAT showcase near Amhearst? I used to see Jericho, BoxingWater, Mission Shifter, lock and Key, Chanticlear, etc almost every weekend. And Smackin Isaiah Is now A Wilhelm Scream and they Kill!
@SkySplitterInk Жыл бұрын
@@rickbrust7928 I dont think we ever got down there, but we definitely played with Lock and Key, Boxing Water and Jericho! Other bands I remember playing with were Big D, Kicked in the Head and our good buddies TIP.
@azychals Жыл бұрын
Please do the Swingin' Utters video. They have stayed so consistently good for decades.
@adniels3n Жыл бұрын
Swingin' Utters Live in a Dive is so good.
@chrisdeutsch4669 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Got into Fat Wreck bands back in the mid-90s and I've been a fan of their bands ever since! Those comps redefined music for me. Keep up the great content.
@cosmicmudra1151 Жыл бұрын
Those early comps were such a staple for my friends and I back then! That's how I discovered Tilt, who are still one of my favorite bands to this day.
@ronjames4151 Жыл бұрын
Love tilt.
@guymassa42994 ай бұрын
Great job 👏 got into fat and epitaph in high school freshman year 97 what a great time to be alive ❤
@AdrianYM11 ай бұрын
One glaring omission unless I missed it is The Flatliners. Many great releases from that band.
@craigpatrick1 Жыл бұрын
I always wondered why A Wilhelm Scream wasn’t on the roster 🤔They were perfect for that label in my opinion!
@thepunkhistorian6397 Жыл бұрын
Me too
@somerandomguy4760 Жыл бұрын
Probably because they never toured or even new fat wreck bands or guys who knew fat Mike a lot of bands who are on the label mostly knew Mike before so that's probably why
@SkySplitterInk Жыл бұрын
Drexel was another Mass band from that time that would have been a great fit.
@danframpt0n Жыл бұрын
nobody does it like Jack.
@toddpacker4683 Жыл бұрын
Fancy seeing you here
@jeffsims8270 Жыл бұрын
11:03 - SWINGIN' UTTERS are from Santa Cruz? Whoa...I always thought they were from San Francisco?! Oh well, good to know!👍 And yes, SU are quite awesome!!!
@nickjackson8973 Жыл бұрын
Cool video, I bought live fat die young when I was 13 years old and been a fan of fat wreck ever since. I’m 34 now
@jaredwarner2451 Жыл бұрын
The compilation ablums they put out back in the day were always great and helped to introduce you to other bands they represented.
@HaloxCake Жыл бұрын
Heck yeah! Great video, I am stoked to get another one. I love what you do man and I would for sure want to see a video about swingin' utters, those guys rock.
@user-iz7ji2id7j4 ай бұрын
As a Fat Wreck/Epitaph fan, this video was excellent!
@PhilipVeinstein Жыл бұрын
Great video man! Loved the whole record label retrospective thing, would love to see more stuff like that about labels like Hopeless, Visible Noise, Drive-Thru, Earache, Epitaph and Bridge 9 for example
@PowercellZeke Жыл бұрын
Great video my guy, awesome to see a dedicated video to the label that makes up a huge chunk of my music library lol. I have a very similar experience as you, I discovered NOFX when I was 14, changes my life, and used Fat Wreck to discover other fantastic bands (like my favourite, No Use). It's really commendable that Mike has made the decision to stick with punk rock, even as music trends elsewhere, and they still release all their albums on vinyl with colour variants, instead of just submitting to the digital age. If you haven't already, I highly recommend the latest releases from Useless ID and Get Dead (State is Burning and Dancing With the Curse), they're some of my favourite newer Fat Wreck bands, and those albums are absolutely killer! Look forward to the next video!
@toddpacker4683 Жыл бұрын
There’s some great underrated bands on fat like zero down, diesel boy, hi standard, teen idols, frenzal rhomb, bracket
@RandyWebb706 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, do a utters video, I still have my pink cassette of juvenile product. A Good Riddance video would be appreciated as well , they are one of my faves.
@michaelpfogerty Жыл бұрын
Fun video. I grew up on Lookout! Records and it would be killer to watch a video completely devoted to them. Great work, sir.
@badlarry2469 Жыл бұрын
No mention of Banner Pilot? Probably one of the best bands that fat Mike ever signed on that label.
@nickmeurer8309 Жыл бұрын
Agree 1000%
@Farrellov Жыл бұрын
90s hopeless I was in love with! Vid on them ? 88, Dillinger4, digger, nobody’s, falling sickness, etc
@boulevardskateshop6217 Жыл бұрын
Digger and Weston were so good
@hellaradusername Жыл бұрын
Had somebody hand me Honest Don's Welcome Wagon in 96 or 97 at the door at a show, possibly while I was seeing NOFX, and I cannot stress how unbelievably cool it was to get free music in a pre-napster, pre-limewire era of $12-15 CDs
@haolekoa737 Жыл бұрын
I had that comp, it's what turned me on to Mad Caddies.
@thepunkhistorian6397 Жыл бұрын
That tour was a little bit before my time but I’ve heard some stories about that. That’s sick they used to promote it that way back in the day
@juliusseizure324 Жыл бұрын
I remember getting handed that comp as I was walking out the door of the NOFX show w/N.U.F.A.N. & Teen Idles. Really fucking awesome show.
@ronjames4151 Жыл бұрын
Yes dude saw them in DC and walking out I was handed the honest dons welcome wagon which introduced me to mad caddies. They are one of my favorite bands now and I'm going to see them Sunday in Baltimore.
@jamesharris2664 Жыл бұрын
I had a really hard day and this video was the perfect thing for me. So nice to just binge info about things that matter to me. I appreciate your content. Keep it up.
@thejapanarchocommunist Жыл бұрын
It'd be interesting to see a video on Asian Man Records as well
@danielhallballester Жыл бұрын
Great video! Would be interesting to see similar videos for Epitaph and Hellcat.
@l0nlym1lk17 Жыл бұрын
what an amazing label. some of my favourite albums came from it.
@kamatacci Жыл бұрын
So many great memories. Thanks. You didn't mention American Steel, one of my all time favorites and a fairly underappreciated group. I hope you know of them. They seem like they would be right up your alley
@thepunkhistorian6397 Жыл бұрын
Yea! Most of the bands I wasnt able to write into the script I still included in the playlist. American Steel, Consumed and Guns N Wankers for example. Cheers 🤙🏻
@drewpydru420eed Жыл бұрын
Yesss do a swinging utters special! I agree most underrated band in the scene at the time. I love me some swinging utters..... overall great content! I was 12-16yrs dring the mid to late 90s. Very nalstalgic. I appreciate this type of content on yt. Finally
@Popskull_666 Жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for the video, I am a Canadian representative for the label here in Toronto. A lot of bands stay at my place while touring. The latest being Get Dead on Sept 10 2022, They were the craziest group of guys I've had here by far. Let me know if you'd like a care package. Thanks, Jordan. P.S We have parted way's with any thing Sturgeon related before I got this position.
@thepunkhistorian6397 Жыл бұрын
Yeah man DM me on Instagram!@the_punk_historian
@spencerb9998 Жыл бұрын
Fat Wreck Chords was the soundtrack of my youth. Hell, majority of my record and CD collection comes from Fat. And I still have dreams of having my band release something on Fat Wreck. It's a label that cares about its artists, and in the cut throat world of the music industry you don't see it often. You don't expect record labels like that to survive in a dog-eat-dog environment. Yet they have, and not just surviving, but evolving with the changing industry too whilst still being a straight up punk rock label.
@reggaerock Жыл бұрын
fun fact: I named the Fat Club compiltion after sending it in with a contest they ran, though they sent me a Fat hoodie, I never received credit in the liner. I still have the hoodie at least
@reggaerock Жыл бұрын
*compilation
@slamhard3429 Жыл бұрын
Hey, cool video! You forgot to mention Screw 32 - Under Influence Of Bad People, great but also underrated records and a band. My favorite Fat releases are mostly 90's classics like Lagwagon, NUAN, Good Riddance, Snuff, Guns N Wankers, Strung Out, Propagandhi and The Longes Line EP.
@JaymeSplendid Жыл бұрын
If you do ANY video on the importance of punk labels, you NEED to do one on Profane Existence out of MN. They had a distro where they made shirts, patches, had a newspaper like magazine and of course music they put out themselves. They where very important in putting out the 1st wave of US Crust Punk in the late 80's, early 90's along with bands from all over the world. They barely made money as they sold their records as cheap as possible. Another thing that was cool was that they would print on the albums "Pay no more than.." and you will never find ONE copyright symbol or warning on any of their music. They put out some of the most influential records of all time. Nausea, Doom, Aus Rotten, Destory! just to name a few.
@michaelcooper9257 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video - well done 👍
@AndrewJShirley Жыл бұрын
I am from the same area that Snuff are from, Norther West London. Apparently they started gigging around Crickelewood / Kilburn which is a short 10 min drive away from Hendon and I lived in th middle of those areas, so couldn't believe it when I found out where at least the drummer singer / drummer Duncan is from.
@fredericlatreille8 ай бұрын
The Flatliners are probably my favorite non "legendary" roster member (especially their 3 run album: "The Great Awake", "Cavalcade" and "Dead Language")
@jeremynolan46817 ай бұрын
I can't believe he didn't even mention them! Wtf
@ElDarren Жыл бұрын
Jack! Great video once again. I'm always amazed at how much footage and data you're able to pull on these videos especially with the early 90's content.The fact the most of these records only list the first name of band members on records must make things difficult at times 😆 I'd say the smartest thing Fat ever did in the beginning was put out the $3 sampler CD's. In an age way before social media and streaming services these releases did wonders to promote the Fat family better than any other label. Keep up the solid work dude! 🍻
You missed Escape from the Zoo! "Countin' Cards" is probably the best Fat release in the last 10 years!
@exenepaloma11 ай бұрын
2020's releases were epic and diverse. Get Dead, PEARS, and Days n' Daze, all killer albums, dropping in one year--and what was such an insane fucking year--was amazing.
@samuelblinne6040 Жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work
@thriftstorelumberjack Жыл бұрын
My favorite punk historian! Keep it up!
@xlxDxlx Жыл бұрын
Great vid start to end. Ever thought of doing a video on Joan Jett? Maybe her entire catalog isn't strictly punk rock but no one can deny how big and important of a figure she is both in punk rock as a music genre as well as women in the punk scene.
@SoDamnGangsta Жыл бұрын
Bracket is probably my favorite band overall from fat wreck, and I love the story that fat Mike was also a big fan of them and frustrated about how lazy they were. That’s probably why I vibe with them so much tbh
@toddpacker4683 Жыл бұрын
Same here. Novelty forever is a masterpiece with great chord progressions and melodies
@robertdanielpickard Жыл бұрын
Didn't know about Days N Daze, looked them up and they're coming to town next month. Got tickets. Thanks for the clue!
@brendanoprey762 Жыл бұрын
Tilt are the most underrated band of the 90s
@cactusrider7686 Жыл бұрын
you rock dude. great content
@samuelblinne6040 Жыл бұрын
Love your channel
@DOODLEND Жыл бұрын
Swingin utters are so under appreciated. Video please. Subscribed
@acreaterz Жыл бұрын
I'm huge fan of Banner pilot, but I would say that most underrated band from Fat Wreck is Swingin' utters. There are also great bands such as 88 fingers Louie, Enemy you, Western addiction, Frenzal Rhomb, American steel, Mad caddies, Get dead, Dead to me, The Flatliners...
@emgb1767 Жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Jack! You rock a ton!
@bava67 Жыл бұрын
Swingin Utters? Hell yes
@marklloyd7159 Жыл бұрын
Hay there my young punker brother as always U teach me stuff got into this label when it started and majority of my collection is. On it I have 4 vinyl copies of rkl live in a dive as last time we talked U hadn't it would be my joy to send you one peace and love lloydy
@thepunkhistorian6397 Жыл бұрын
Shoot me a dm on instagram
@marklloyd7159 Жыл бұрын
Ps brother I was staying with the keyboard player that snuff used in London they had recorded a record and weren't going to release it I got a tape of it they were going to call it a day back then about 6 months later that albam was released on fat so fat Mike saved snuff while they still did side bands guns'and wankers leather face peace lloydy
@marklloyd7159 Жыл бұрын
I will do that brother I'll have to wait for my daughter to show me how as U tube is as Teck savvy as it gets I'm in Australia and she works nights so in about 10 hour's I agree with everything you said propagandhi is my favourite just happened to be in record store the day propagandhi first album dropped in england and fell in love and the affair is still strong today talk in ten peace lloydy
@joezaragoza4577 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely want to see a Swingin’ Utters video. I love the Utters!
@okkun_jp87319 ай бұрын
I think the Fat Wreck contract was a huge factor in Hi-STANDARD's big break in Japan.
@christianobermeier786211 ай бұрын
"E" is for everything from Bracket is a great Record and of course the 90's are Incredible for putting out so more great Bands...Frenzal Rhomb, Screw 32, Tilt, Hi-Standard etc. ...
@dragonrapidmusic Жыл бұрын
Love your channel bro
@TheObscureCurio Жыл бұрын
Great video, as usual.
@therealbitwars Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a Swingin' Utters video.
@thepunkrawkguru4794 Жыл бұрын
Swingin’ Utters video yes!!!! They are my favorite band!
@crujones4046 Жыл бұрын
Fat music for fat people was my first compilation CD I ever got and those were a big deal back then because there was no Internet no way to find out about new bands, that was it. Compilation discs, skate videos, and snowboard videos was the only way that I could find out about new bands back then.
@SloeeolS Жыл бұрын
Fuckin Loved Swingin Utters back In middle school and high school when I was massively obsessed with Fat Wreck & Punk itself. Saw them and NOFX together for the first time in 98 or 99, whenever they did that dope tour (lost a TON of brain cells as a kid 😂…. And at 35, still losing them LOL) Wild enough a childhood homie of mine, Cecshi Ramos, is in a band with Mike and is signed to Fatty now!!! Fucking proud of my dude, shit still blows my mind… REALLY Gonna miss NOFX, long live Fatty Wreck!
@mattday2656 Жыл бұрын
Propaghandi are one of my favourite bands ever, and my bookshelf is proof lol
@travissexsmith5362 Жыл бұрын
Keep it up!
@samuelblinne6040 Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@samuelblinne6040 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@cj_ssfsm Жыл бұрын
Lagwagon video? Just them..😜
@patskinner2397 Жыл бұрын
Wicked great video dude, you forgot about the singles and one-offs FAT put out too. Look up the dirty nil, please.
@nickmeurer8309 Жыл бұрын
Great comprehensive review of the label. I will say you missed mentioning one of the best bands to sign with Fat in the last decade though: Banner Pilot.
@Zekeshelby Жыл бұрын
YES! DO A SWINGIN UTTER VIDEO!!! They are one of my favorite bands. Keep up the good work bro
@draxgoodall3685 Жыл бұрын
I have both rock against Bush cds on my shelf right now! As for the bottlerockets situation, it was a one time incident that was over 15 years ago. It seems like more misunderstanding and not truly a testimony of his character unlike dude from leftover crack and his decades of abuse.
@Luhvlylizzy Жыл бұрын
Great video!!! I've always been fond of the Fat Wreck label and their style of Skate Punk. Also, considering you've done vids about Fat Wreck and No Use For A Name, could you possibly do a video on Lagwagon? They're are definitely my favorite band on the label and one of my favorite artists of all time
@afterall1 Жыл бұрын
another great vid bro! keep em comin:D
@RandyWebb706 ай бұрын
Even when Mike and Propagandhi were bickering with each other, Chris from Propagandhi admits Fat Wreck is the only label that's ever paid them.
@WildCalifornia Жыл бұрын
Swingin Utters is very underrated and one of my favorites. Have you’ve done anything on Leatherface from England?
@damienrobertson1593 Жыл бұрын
Just to let you know, “Juvenile Product….” Was not Swingin’ Utter debut album, although yes, it was their debut on Fat. Like No Use For A Name they came over after releasing LPs on New Red Archives.
@thepunkhistorian6397 Жыл бұрын
Yeah that’s what I meant. Their “fat debut”. I’ll tack about the NRA stuff when I actually do a vid on the utters. Kinda seems like people are into that idea
@damienrobertson1593 Жыл бұрын
@@thepunkhistorian6397 I kinda figured since you seem to do your homework pretty good. Just pointed it out for anyone who might have gotten confused since Fat later re-released the Utters, NUFAN, and Face To Face debut releases which kinda messes up the timeline for fans that didn’t know about New Red Archives and Dr Strange in regards to those releases. With that said, as someone who got big into punk in the early 90’s and has played shows with a lot of the bands you cover since 1995 to this day, you are doing a damn good job!
@Going_Out_In_Style89 Жыл бұрын
Well done on calling out Scott.
@mattday2656 Жыл бұрын
Face to Face are badass too
@Farrellov Жыл бұрын
Would love a video on days n daze! You like pinhead circus?
@anadraham2995 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the fuck outta this 🗝️💯🤤
@fugzzi694210 ай бұрын
I like this channel.
@nobodyimportant8859 Жыл бұрын
A yes for swingin' Udders
@mwright3471 Жыл бұрын
Awwwwsome
@addjgarner Жыл бұрын
sweet video, can I ask if Escape from the zoo in on Fat? I thought they were? Any way it's the Days and Daze bent but amplified. great band.
@Nick-ox4ij Жыл бұрын
Swingin' Utters Please !!!
@Jonathan138 Жыл бұрын
Ever thought about doing a Hellcat Records video?
@DoctorDickFace Жыл бұрын
Nice vid can we get a vid on Hellcat and Hopeless as well
@thepunkrawkguru4794 Жыл бұрын
Swingin’ Utters history video or something long lol love me some Utters.
@pixelfascination Жыл бұрын
No mention of the other UK signed band from the 90s Consumed? :(
@mikeysingleton6389 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, no shit. This video was weak.
@josephfreeman8516 Жыл бұрын
Yeah. Do a video on swingin utters And a video about lookout records
@virtue696 Жыл бұрын
Fat Mike created Honest Dons purely because he liked Diesel Boy but not enough to put them out on Fat, Also Screeching weasel were dropped because Ben punched that woman at SXSW.
@toddpacker4683 Жыл бұрын
I love diesel boy, rode hard is so good
@MrHSwager Жыл бұрын
You should do a video on Planetary Distribution and the other companies that got Epitaph and Fat bands into the record stores.
@erikm57537 ай бұрын
Were they “records” before “wreck chords”? Other than that, I think Alternative Tentacles has handshake deals, or there are no contracts as far as I know.
@thomasevans7410 Жыл бұрын
Remember the free mp3's on the Fat Wreck website?
@littleswedishboy Жыл бұрын
Labels are actually more important than ever
@juliusseizure324 Жыл бұрын
Check out the documentary “A Fat Wreck” by Shawn Colón. Help on the doc was by some of those that worked on FILMAGE:the story of DESCENDENTS/ALL. It’s really, really good.