{"product_id":"heroes-die-young-waysted-volume-2-2000-2007","title":"Heroes Die Young – Waysted Volume 2 (2000-2007)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive albums from the reformed \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e from the early 2000s. Featuring the legendary \u003cstrong\u003ePete Way\u003c\/strong\u003e and including \"\u003cem\u003ethe definitive Waysted line up\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring a whirlwind couple of years, bassist \u003cstrong\u003ePete Way\u003c\/strong\u003e quit UFO following the 1982 ‘Mechanix’ tour, before planning a band with Motörhead’s ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke as Fastway, before finally assembling \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1983. Teaming up with singer Fin Muir, \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e was completed by Ronnie Kayfield on lead guitar, Frank Noon on drums and \u003cstrong\u003ePete\u003c\/strong\u003e’s former UFO band-mate, Paul Raymond, on rhythm guitar and keyboards. \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e’s well-received debut for Chrysalis, the self-explanatory \u003cem\u003eVices\u003c\/em\u003e was followed by a mini-album, plus two further studio albums, until \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e called it a day following the tour to support 1986’s ‘Save Your Prayers’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSparked by rekindled interest in the band following the release of \u003cem\u003eWilderness Of Mirrors\u003c\/em\u003e, an album of demos for their \u003cem\u003eSave Your Prayers\u003c\/em\u003e album from 1986, original member \u003cstrong\u003ePete Way\u003c\/strong\u003e (UFO, MSG, etc) joined forces with original \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e singer Fin for 2004’s \u003cem\u003eBack From The Dead\u003c\/em\u003e in a new lineup of the band featuring Chris George on guitar with Paul Haslin and Scott Phillips both on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeading out on the road, \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e took the opportunity to bootleg themselves with ‘\u003cem\u003eBoot From The Dead\u003c\/em\u003e’, an official pirate recording of four songs captured during \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e’s gig at London’s Mean Fiddler on 18th February 2005. Tracks five and six on CD3 in this set, ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Wild The Willing And The Innocent\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eNo Place To Run\u003c\/em\u003e’, are taken from the Japanese edition of \u003cem\u003eBack From The Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, and are re-recordings of the UFO classics featuring Paul “Tonka” Chapman on guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMixed and mastered by Robin George, \u003cem\u003eOrganized Chaos…Live\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded live at The Barfly in Glasgow on 21st September 2005. Kicking off with ‘\u003cem\u003eToy With The Passion\u003c\/em\u003e’, \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e run through a set featuring new tracks, such as ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Alternativa\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eMust B More 2 It Than This\u003c\/em\u003e’ from ‘\u003cem\u003eBack From The Dead\u003c\/em\u003e’, as well as ‘\u003cem\u003eLove Loaded\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eNight Of The Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e’ from their debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Fred Purser (Tygers Of Pan Tang, Penetration), 2007’s \u003cem\u003eThe Harsh Reality\u003c\/em\u003e includes a cover of ‘\u003cem\u003eHandbags And Gladrags\u003c\/em\u003e’, a song that \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Fin had sung for the opening theme of the Ricky Gervais TV series, The Office. Again, with drummer Paul Haslin and guitarist Chris George on guitar. According to Fin’s liner notes, this album, “Has been the most pleasing, refreshing and creative piece of work we have ever done… This is THE definitive \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e line up. So there.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HNE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50458669678923,"sku":"1154214","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/22cfaf15-b979-4fb0-af2e-bc08b739070e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727212859","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/heroes-die-young-waysted-volume-2-2000-2007","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}