I have always had a special respect for the Wiggles. To think that an '80s rock band that never really made it as much as some could turn into children's entertainment band is just awesome. So when I heard that there was going to be a Wiggles tribute album, I just couldn't wait. With Aussie bands like Bluejuice, Architecture in Helsinki, Frenzal Rhomb, Spiderbait and The Living End, excitement was an inevitability. Bands like Architecture in Helsinki are more suited for the record, with their former experience with whistles and other fun sounding instruments, but others like Frenzal Rhomb put a real spin on the classic songs we all know and love. The stand-out songs on here are The Living End's Rockabilly "Hot Potato", "Wiggly Party" done in true Architecture in Helsinki style and a welcome change to a harder "Captain's Magic Buttons" from Frenzal Rhomb. But a real standout to me on this compilation was "Getting Strong!" done by Jebediah. I'm not really a Jebediah fan but they really did well with this song. Steve Lane and the Autocrats made an awesome distorted guitar riff out of "Fruit Salad". But the album is full of covers that just don't work: when I heard Bluejuice were doing a song, I was expecting an fun party song but I got a slow, acoustic Latin-esque waste of time. Spiderbait had a female singer and some of the others just weren't on the spot. And I was very disappointed to see that my favourite Wiggles song, "Rolling Down the Sandhill" didn't get covered. Anyway, this is quite an enjoyable compilation of some great bands covering some great songs.
7.5/10
The Awesominator
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