Labeled Legends: Fat Wreck Chords

[@wesleyhills5325]

Literally just what I needed, Fats releases in the 90s were absurd in their quality and I love everything NOFX related

[@rickbrust7928]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@MotoXXXofficial]

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]

I love Pour Habit and completely forgot they were a Fat signed band! I love their sound! 🤘

[@ronjames4151]

Pour habit was awesome

[@RandyWebb70]

I love pour Habit as well, I was born and raised in North Long Beach

[@riccardoargi]

PEARS is probably the most underrated band on the roster, they deserve so much fucking more! 🍐🍐🍐🍐

[@thriftstorelumberjack]

Right on! Probably my most favorite Fat band in the past 20 years!

[@ImGrahamy]

Same with western addiction

[@nocontrol628]

Banner Pilot

[@TheSummitCove]

saw them in april it was 🤌🏾🤌🏾

[@brak54321]

Short Music for Short People was cool, discovered so many bands.

[@adniels3n]

Swingin' Utters Live in a Dive is so good.

[@azychals]

Please do the Swingin' Utters video. They have stayed so consistently good for decades.

[@chrisdeutsch4669]

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.

[@drewpydru420eed]

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

[@michaelpfogerty]

Fun video. I grew up on Lookout! Records and it would be killer to watch a video completely devoted to them. Great work, sir.

[@laurisaarinen1126]

One of my favorites on the label is the british Consumed who i found of course because of Tony Hawk pro skater, along with Suicide Machines and many other great bands. Awesome high energy skate punk/melodic hardcore sound, their album Hit For Six is among my favorite punk albums. Also, Fat Wreck Chords is the most clever label name ever, i love it!

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

@@laurisaarinen1126 that Consumed record was pretty rad. I actually haven’t listened to that one in a long time gotta put that one on! Hahahaha

[@PowercellZeke]

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!

[@jaredwarner2451]

The compilation ablums they put out back in the day were always great and helped to introduce you to other bands they represented.

[@cosmicmudra1151]

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]

Love tilt.

[@PhilipVeinstein]

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

[@jeffsims8270]

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!!!

[@jamesharris2664]

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.

[@HaloxCake]

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.

[@fredericlatreille]

The Flatliners are probably my favorite non "legendary" roster member (especially their 3 run album: "The Great Awake", "Cavalcade" and "Dead Language")

[@jeremynolan4681]

I can't believe he didn't even mention them! Wtf

[@AdrianYM]

One glaring omission unless I missed it is The Flatliners. Many great releases from that band.

[@ElDarren]

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! 🍻

[@christiansturt]

You missed Escape from the Zoo! "Countin' Cards" is probably the best Fat release in the last 10 years!

[@craigpatrick1]

I always wondered why A Wilhelm Scream wasn’t on the roster 🤔They were perfect for that label in my opinion!

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

Me too

[@somerandomguy4760]

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]

Drexel was another Mass band from that time that would have been a great fit.

[@l0nlym1lk17]

what an amazing label. some of my favourite albums came from it.

[@Nostalgictvpunkcraver]

As a Fat Wreck/Epitaph fan, this video was excellent!

[@thriftstorelumberjack]

My favorite punk historian! Keep it up!

[@michaelcooper9257]

Fantastic video - well done 👍

[@kamatacci]

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]

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 🤙🏻

[@slamhard3429]

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.

[@Popskull_666]

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]

Yeah man DM me on Instagram!@the_punk_historian

[@DOODLEND]

Swingin utters are so under appreciated. Video please. Subscribed

[@hellaradusername]

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]

I had that comp, it's what turned me on to Mad Caddies.

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

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]

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]

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.

[@danielhallballester]

Great video! Would be interesting to see similar videos for Epitaph and Hellcat.

[@Farrellov]

90s hopeless I was in love with! Vid on them ? 88, Dillinger4, digger, nobody’s, falling sickness, etc

[@boulevardskateshop6217]

Digger and Weston were so good

[@RandyWebb70]

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.

[@guymassa4299]

Great job 👏 got into fat and epitaph in high school freshman year 97 what a great time to be alive ❤

[@emgb1767]

Happy New Year Jack! You rock a ton!

[@spencerb9998]

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.

[@samuelblinne6040]

Keep up the good work

[@cactusrider7686]

you rock dude. great content

[@samuelblinne6040]

Love your channel

[@nickjackson8973]

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

[@AndrewJShirley]

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.

[@badlarry2469]

No mention of Banner Pilot? Probably one of the best bands that fat Mike ever signed on that label.

[@nickmeurer8309]

Agree 1000%

[@toddpacker4683]

There’s some great underrated bands on fat like zero down, diesel boy, hi standard, teen idols, frenzal rhomb, bracket

[@dragonrapidmusic]

Love your channel bro

[@TheObscureCurio]

Great video, as usual.

[@afterall1]

another great vid bro! keep em comin:D

[@robertdanielpickard]

Didn't know about Days N Daze, looked them up and they're coming to town next month. Got tickets. Thanks for the clue!

[@joezaragoza4577]

I absolutely want to see a Swingin’ Utters video. I love the Utters!

[@marklloyd7159]

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]

Shoot me a dm on instagram

[@marklloyd7159]

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]

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

[@punkrawkguru]

Swingin’ Utters video yes!!!! They are my favorite band!

[@xlxDxlx]

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.

[@thejapanarchocommunist]

It'd be interesting to see a video on Asian Man Records as well

[@JaymeSplendid]

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.

[@exenepaloma]

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.

[@LazerPunches]

Swingin' Utters video? Yes, fuck yes, yes, hell yeah, please yes!

[@crossr1984]

Please DO Swingin' Utters! I always dug them a lot and know nothing about them.

[@reggaerock]

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]

*compilation

[@WildCalifornia]

Swingin Utters is very underrated and one of my favorites. Have you’ve done anything on Leatherface from England?

[@mattday2656]

Propaghandi are one of my favourite bands ever, and my bookshelf is proof lol

[@danframpt0n]

nobody does it like Jack.

[@toddpacker4683]

Fancy seeing you here

[@bava67]

Swingin Utters? Hell yes

[@crossr1984]

Dude, did you talk about their Fanzine and catalogue? I only ever got a few, but they were really cool.

[@Zekeshelby]

YES! DO A SWINGIN UTTER VIDEO!!! They are one of my favorite bands. Keep up the good work bro

[@nickmeurer8309]

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.

[@acreaterz]

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...

[@patskinner2397]

Wicked great video dude, you forgot about the singles and one-offs FAT put out too. Look up the dirty nil, please.

[@christianobermeier7862]

"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. ...

[@fugzzi6942]

I like this channel.

[@SloeeolS]

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!

[@okkun_jp8731]

I think the Fat Wreck contract was a huge factor in Hi-STANDARD's big break in Japan.

[@erikm5753]

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.

[@crujones4046]

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.

[@addjgarner]

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.

[@brendanoprey762]

Tilt are the most underrated band of the 90s

[@pixelfascination]

No mention of the other UK signed band from the 90s Consumed? :(

[@mikeysingleton6389]

Yeah, no shit. This video was weak.

[@damienrobertson1593]

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]

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]

@@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]

Well done on calling out Scott.

[@Farrellov]

Would love a video on days n daze! You like pinhead circus?

[@samuelblinne6040]

Awesome

[@draxgoodall3685]

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.

[@therealbitwars]

I'd love to see a Swingin' Utters video.

[@RandyWebb70]

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.

[@thomasevans7410]

Remember the free mp3's on the Fat Wreck website?

[@mattday2656]

Face to Face are badass too

[@punkrawkguru]

Swingin’ Utters history video or something long lol love me some Utters.

[@cj_ssfsm]

Lagwagon video? Just them..😜

[@SpiderPunk1312]

Nice vid can we get a vid on Hellcat and Hopeless as well

[@Jonathan138]

Ever thought about doing a Hellcat Records video?

[@Luhvlylizzy]

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

[@nobodyimportant8859]

A yes for swingin' Udders

[@MrHSwager]

You should do a video on Planetary Distribution and the other companies that got Epitaph and Fat bands into the record stores.

[@virtue696]

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]

I love diesel boy, rode hard is so good

[@juliusseizure324]

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.

[@mwright3471]

Awwwwsome

[@josephfreeman8516]

Yeah. Do a video on swingin utters And a video about lookout records

[@anadraham2995]

Enjoyed the fuck outta this 🗝️💯🤤

[@flibbidyx2]

I got into Fat Wreck Chords by seeing some of their bands at Warped Tour and from some of those compilations they released. I was already into a few of the more popular Epitaph bands by that point, but Fat became a gateway not just into bands on their label, but also into the larger punk rock culture and music in general.

[@ian_davidson]

Yes Swingin’ Utters yes yes yes, ❤❤❤❤❤ Still gonna request a Dayglo Abortions episode ❤ as well 😊