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[edit] Country of Origin?

The article says that they're from New Zealand, but the articles of the band members state that they were all born and raise in Australia? Can anyone confirm either? If not, ill just change it to remove references to NZ.

They are definitely Australian. --Mdhowe 05:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Genre

I wouldn't really describe them as 'stoner rock'. --Stuart mcmillen 04:54, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Feel free to change it. --huwr 05:01, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Psychedelic rock? I'm unsure if that is a category though, but it seems more suited to their style. --Rachel Cakes 01:00, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I have taken the liberty of changing it to psychedelic rock while cleaning the well-meant but awkward edits of User:139.168.25.189. They marked it down as Retro Rock, which doesn't have an article, so I changed it to psychedelic rock, which does. --huwr 06:12, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

A recent article in Guitar World magazine called them "Hipster Metal", a term they also describe in the article. --Sportsfan541 02:55, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Psychedlic, it seems some of these kiddies don't realise that there were similar kinds of music around before "stoner rock" (which this band is part of) _ Deathrocker 12:43, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I'd consider them in the grunge category, although that movement doesn't really exist anymore. Perhaps neo-grunge would be a better label?

Orly? dposse 04:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Even Pearl Jam have moved on from Grunge now.

Neo-Psychedelia, as they're a new Psychedelic band, and something along the lines of Heavy Metal, as they're an intricate part of what All Music Guide is calling a "Mid-'00s metal revolution." Any way you dice it, they're hard rock and obviously (in buzz and recordings) influenced by Hendrix, Sabbath, Zepp, AC/DC, etc. That's how I think all this breaks down - but one thing's for sure: this band is NOT ALTERNATIVE ROCK. They don't hold the punk structure nor the sound, and they specifically build upon a clear metal-style, and seeing as punk and metal can never be friends (excluding the year 1991), these guys are just plain out, clear and simple, hard rock. Editor19841 (talk) 23:39, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

You know, the problem is, Neo-psychedelia bands are alternative rock (or at least post-punk) by definition, and therefore, for the exact reasons you stated, Wolfmother does not belong in this category. Squeal 20:39, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Rock, as with many of the other rock band pages. It's the most general term, and will hopefully aleviate any mild edit wars. --Reaper X 23:16, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

"Rock" is way too general. I rarely see it used. I think the genre is fine the way it is.dposse 03:50, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

It's pretty damn obvious that they're classic rock/ prog. They suck, and to classify them in the awesome genre that is Neo-psychedelia is a joke, they sound nothing like any of the bands associated with that movement.

[edit] Photo out of date?

The photo of the band seems a bit out of date. If you can't pick Andrew Stockdale's afro at an instant glance, something's wrong. He probably hasn't had a haircut since that photo was taken. Daniel Kiley 09:57, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

That photo is still quite recent as it would be less than a year old. --Galaga88 11:55, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Anyone object to putting a colour photo of the band up? --Rachel Cakes 07:03, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

I would say some form of classic rock...it does have that classic rock edge...of course its also somewhat progressive especially some of the b-sides like "earths rotation around the sun."

[edit] Regressive Rock

I've reverted the Regressive Rock description, becuase I've nominated the term for deletion. It's a neologism which the author admits is not in wide use. Cnwb 22:11, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

They fit the criteria and thus the categorisation was apt. -IJ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by IndigoJones (talk • contribs).

I happen to like the phrase, and think it's quite apt, but Wikipedia isn't the place to promote new terminology (see WP:NEO for more info). By the way, you can sign your comments by adding ~~~~ at the end. Hope this helps. Cnwb 23:38, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Release corrections

Their first single was a double A-side, Mind's Eye/Woman. And what was describled as dimention (single), is actually known as Dimentions (EP).

[edit] Joker and the Thief?

In my opinion, this is a very good song by wolfmother. Does anyone know where this song came from? im going to add some information about it in the article, unless there are any objections--Bagel7 06:12, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] name?

just curious, does anyone have any knowledge on the origins of their name? Joeyramoney 23:15, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

It is a spin on the fairy tale, Mother Wolf JayKeaton 21:34, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

No it's not. The origin is explained in this article, I'm just not sure how to reference it in. http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,18883850%255E5001182,00.html

[edit] Sources

Two articles from The Guardian, one an interview and the other a review. Have fun.

Telsa (talk) 07:28, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is Woman a cover?

Just wondering if there song Woman is a cover. It sounds like something Black Sabbath would do, and I have a felling I've heard it before

No. --Mdhowe 04:40, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

i think they sound more like zepplin but u could argue that they sound alot like many different rock bands. i wish a new band would come out that sounds like the doors though.

i thought it was led zeppelin when i first heard the song, also i heard another song by wolfmother that featured an a organ like keyboard in the background that sounded a lot like the doors Lenn0r

The sound a lot like all three. The song with the Doors organ is White Unicorn. And the first thing i thougt about when heard was also the Doors' Break on through. And no! Woman is not a cover. Just an excellent song. TheEsb

Listen to thin lizzy - china town, listen to the main guitar riff and then to the solo of both songs. And weep /ordbrukaren

[edit] iPod Commercial?

Was that Wolfmother in the new ipod commercial I just seen?

Yes --Mdhowe 08:33, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Instruments

maybe someone could try and find specific references as to what instruments they use. both the gibson SG and the rickenbacker 4000 are pretty iconinc in the rock world but i havnt been able to find any specific specs on which models are you used.

I think the bassist plays a Hammond organ, but I'm not sure. They also make frequent use of the Big Muff Pi pedal.24.159.205.132 22:07, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Love Train

I'm not sure that Love Train was ever actually released as a single in the United States. How could it have hit #5 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts?

You're right, it was just someone vandalising / being dumb. I've removed the Love Train line altogether as it was never released as a single anywhere. Mdhowe 04:01, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minor Change

Just corrected a piece of information. Wolfmother played Roskilde Festival in July - not June. http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/object.php?obj=553d2e81&Day=Sunday&code=1

[edit] Woman, you...

Is the line, "Woman/You know that you're a woman..." or is it "Woman/You're not a woman..."? In the lyric booklet and television captions for the video, it's the former. But I've also seen it as the latter, so which is it? There are other minor mistakes in the lyric booklet that I know are wrong because when Andrew sings a certain word, it's clearly different. One example in Tales, the end line reads "Light the candle to see what may unfold" but it's pretty clear that when sung, it is "Light the candle to see what you may be." So due to these minor mistakes throughout, I thought maybe the Woman line was misprinted also (maybe because Andrew decided to change it while singing, as is a common practice and creates typical discrepancies for the printed version). Also, it doesn't really seem like someone could fit all those words from the former within that time constraint of the beat, and it also seems like it makes more sense to say, "You're not a woman/You've got to be a woman" cause you're not yet or something, but that's my interpretation. -Wilhelm Screamer 19:55, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

they used wolfmother's woman as soundtrack for wayne goss's segment on New World Disorder 7.

[edit] Category:Wikipedians who listen to Wolfmother

Anybody here who listens to Wolfmother can add the userbox I just created: {{User Wolfmother}} or [[Category:Wikipedians who listen to Wolfmother|{{PAGENAME}}]] to thier user page(s). Enjoy. Editor19841 (talk) 18:35, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Miscellaneous

With regards to the spam, some of it may be remotely useful in the miscellaneous, as it does state that the band's music is used in so-and-so, or was played in someplace. So, should the spam be scrounged through for useful information or not?

Page-protection may also be needed for this wiki, as it has been subject to several broadsides on the part of a couple of vandals. Qwerty 15:25, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Flatout2

the song dimension appeared on the game flatout2. u should mention it somewhere. i would have odne that, if i knew how :\

I disagree. A huge portion of this article is all the games, advertisements and TV shows that the bands songs have been played in. But who really cares about those things? Are they necessary? --Mdhowe 06:19, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

well, so u better delete the other crap, or u should add this crap.

Thanks for your insight! I don't have to do anything. I was posing a question whose answer may or may not lead to me or someone else deleting the crap. --Mdhowe 16:28, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] fair use picture

i reverted the image page back to the public domain picture. can someone tell a admin that it's ok now? 'cause that deletion warning still seems to be there. dposse 16:40, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

heh, i didn't know how ugly that first picture was. someone needs to do something about this!! dposse 16:44, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

The new picture seems a little odd... Editor19841 (talk) 21:25, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Remixes

Should something be added about the remixes that are getting lots of exposure in the clubs? MSTRKRFT has a magnificent version of Woman out and there is a nice version of Love Train out too.

[edit] Use of songs in video game soundtracks

The following sentence does not make sense:

The song "Woman" is currently the opening theme song for John Force's new reality TV show called Driving Force and is also featured on the Madden 07 soundtrack, the PlayStation 2 , Xbox 360 And PSP video game Guitar Hero II, Tony Hawk's Project 8 and Rugby 06 (the song used was Dimension).

The sentence lists what (video game soundtracks) the song "Woman" was used on and concludes with stating that the song used was "Dimension" (err... since it's in the sentence, it should feature "Woman"). In short, what this sentence says is:

The song "Woman" (...) featured on soundtracks (the song used was Dimension).

Can anybody with knowledge of what song is used on which soundtrack correct this please?

[edit] Spam link cleanup

I noticed that a lot of sites have been linking to articles, interviews etc. I think removal of these is fair enough, but a link to the only dedicated fan site and forum is surely okay (wolfmother.net)? I just added it back - please advise whether you think it should stay.

Chimaeric 13:07, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] iPod commercial

Can somebody link to the iPod commercial either within the text or in the external links section? Thanks The freddinator 13:29, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template and Category

Just a heads up guys.
I have created {{Wolfmother}}, a band template. I have also created Category:Wolfmother.
Any pages relating to Wolfmother should have the band template and Category placed at the bottom of the page. --Reaper X 20:04, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

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