Endless, Nameless (album)

Endless, Nameless
Endless, Nameless
Studio album by The Wildhearts
Released	27 October 1997
Genre	Hard rock, noise rock, industrial rock
Length	46:26
Label	Mushroom Records
Producer	Ralph Jezzard
The Wildhearts chronology

Endless, Nameless is the third album proper by The Wildhearts (Fishing for Luckies originally being a fan club-only release), and was their first album to be released on Mushroom Records following a split with original record label EastWest.

Background[]

With the increasing popularity of bands such as The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy, the band was encouraged by their new label to move towards a heavier sound. The outcome was a marked change in direction which, whilst retaining some of the pop rock sensibilities of earlier recordings, saw the songs drenched in extreme levels of distortion. The effect was to create an album which divided opinion amongst even the most devoted of Wildhearts fans.

Continuing an uninterrupted run of top 40 singles that had started with "Caffeine Bomb" back in 1994, both singles from the album - "Urge" and "Anthem" - entered the top 30. The album, however, stalled at No. 41. Within months, the band would be on 'hiatus', following internal tensions, making this the last official album that the band would release until "The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed" in 2003.

"Heroin" is a cover of "Heroine" by The Dogs D'Amour. The Japanese version of the album featured a cover of the Elvis Costello song "Pump It Up". This was initially issued as an anonymous promo to DJs prior to the release of the album. DJ's were invited to guess who the band was on the return form. Around half guessed right, although one unnamed DJ ended up bizarrely thinking it was the work of former Beatle Paul McCartney. Other promotional CDs for the release of Endless Nameless caused controversy by depicting animals being hung as well as shot. Some sources say the album was named after Nirvana's 1991 song "Endless, Nameless", the hidden track at the end of their Nevermind album, though Ginger claims to have been unaware of the song's title at the time.^[1]

The sonic booms heard in various tracks on the album were reused by former band member Devin Townsend multiple times on his album Infinity, such as the track "War" ending with the boom that ends Endless Nameless.

Reception[]

During a 2018 interview with Kerrang!, Ginger declared that Endless Nameless is his favourite album from The Wildhearts, explaining: "I love Endless Nameless most because it was a statement of pure intent. We wanted to make something challenging that didn’t pander to commercialism, and we did it. Most people think it’s just noise, but I’m very proud of that noise we made. Very proud indeed."^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Drownedinsound	link

Track listing[]

All songs written by Ginger

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Junkenstein"	2:00
2.	"Nurse Maximum"	4:24
3.	"Anthem"	3:20
4.	"Urge"	4:54
5.	"Pissjoy"	5:07
6.	"Soundog Babylon"	5:09
7.	"Now is the Colour"	4:22
8.	"Heroin"	5:22
9.	"Why You Lie"	4:34
10.	"Thunderfuck"	7:20

2010 Re-issue Bonus Disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Good To Be Back Home (B-Side to "Anthem" single)"	1:58
2.	"Time To Let You Go (B-Side to "Anthem" single, Enuff z' Nuff cover)"	2:06
3.	"White Lies (B-Side to "Anthem" single)"	3:05
4.	"The Song Formally Known As? (B-Side to "Anthem" single)"	3:18
5.	"He's A Whore (B-Side to "Anthem" single)"	2:30
6.	"Fugazi (B-Side to "Urge" single)"	3:42
7.	"Kill Me To Death (B-Side to "Urge" single)"	3:29
8.	"Zomboid (B-Side to "Urge" single)"	3:53
9.	"Genius Penis (B-Side to "Urge" single)"	2:48
10.	"Lost Highway (B-Side to "Urge" single)"	1:23

Credits[]

Ginger - vocals, guitar
Jef Streatfield - guitar
Ritch Battersby - drums
Danny - bass

Release information[]

UK Chart: No. 41
Formats: CD (MUSH 13CD), Gatefold LP (MUSH13LP), Cassette (MUSH13MC)

References[]

^ "Ask Ginger May 2002". Retrieved 2007-04-23.
^ Rowlands, Marc. ""I've Never Begged For Acceptance And I've Never Toed The Line"". Kerrang. Kerrang. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[1] "Ask Ginger May 2002". Retrieved 2007-04-23.

[2] Rowlands, Marc. ""I've Never Begged For Acceptance And I've Never Toed The Line"". Kerrang. Kerrang. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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Ginger C. J. Ritch Battersby Danny McCormack Snake Jools Dean Andrew "Stidi" Stidolph Dunken F. Mullett Pat Walters Bam Willie Dowling Devin Townsend Mark Keds Jef Streatfield Toshi Simon Gonk Jon Poole Scott Sorry
Studio albums	Earth vs the Wildhearts Fishing for Luckies P.H.U.Q. Endless, Nameless The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed The Wildhearts Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. ¡Chutzpah! Renaissance Men
Live albums	Geordie in Wonderland Rock City vs The Wildhearts
Compilations	The Best of The Wildhearts Landmines and Pantomimes Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff Coupled With The Works
Singles and EPs	Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go Don't Be Happy... Just Worry "Greetings From Shitsville" "TV Tan E.P." "I Wanna Go Where the People Go" "Sick of Drugs" "Red Light – Green Light EP" "Anthem" "Urge" "Vanilla Radio" "Stormy in the North, Karma in the South" "So into You" "Top of the World" "The Only One" ¡Chutzpah! Jnr.
Tours	Britrock Must Be Destroyed