Generation Wild (song)
Encyclopedia
Generation Wild is the title track and the first single to be released from Swedish
glam metal
band Crashdïet
's 2010 album Generation Wild
. It is the first single to feature the band's new singer, Simon Cruz, on vocals after their previous singer, H. Olliver Twisted
, left in 2008.
The swedish singer Johan Palm
also appear in the video.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band Crashdïet
Crashdïet
CRASHDÏET are a glam metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. They have released three albums: 2005's Rest in Sleaze, 2007's The Unattractive Revolution and 2010's Generation Wild.- Early years :...
's 2010 album Generation Wild
Generation Wild
- Bonus :#"Sick Mind" [Japan edition]#"One of a Kind" [Generation Wild Single] #"Fear Control" [Generation Wild Single] #"Caught In Despair" [Free download before release of album]#"Hollywood Teaze" [Vinyl Edition]...
. It is the first single to feature the band's new singer, Simon Cruz, on vocals after their previous singer, H. Olliver Twisted
H. Olliver Twisted
Olli Herman Kosunen is a Finnish singer who was the former frontman to the Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. Twisted is currently a member of the Finnish glam metal band Reckless Love.-Career:...
, left in 2008.
Music Video
In the video you get to see lead singer Simon Cruz being tortured in a chair by a girl who is supposed to be the "generation wild". Simon Cruz said in an interview:The swedish singer Johan Palm
Johan Palm
Johan Palm is a former contestant on Swedish Idol 2008 ending up in fourth place. Palm performed several English songs on Swedish Idol, including "Friday I'm In Love" by the Cure, "Poison" by Alice Cooper, and "The Winner Takes It All" by Abba. He also performed a special edition of "We Built This...
also appear in the video.
Track listing
- "Generation Wild" - 3:35 - (Cruz, Sweet, Young, London, RamPacRamPacRamPac is a Swedish music writing and producing team made up of Johan Ramström born on 17 December 1975) and Patrik Magnusson...
) - "One of a Kind" - 4:37 - (Sweet, London, Gunn)
- "Fear Control" - 4:12 - (Young, Sweet, Gunn)
Personnel
- Simon Cruz - VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together... - Martin SweetMartin SweetMartin Sweet is a Swedish guitarist most famous for being the lead guitarist for the Swedish Glam metal band Crashdïet.-Career:...
- Lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure... - Peter LondonPeter LondonPeter London is a Swedish bassist most famous for being the bassist for the Swedish Glam metal band Crashdïet, but he also has his own one-man-band Alter Egon. As Alter Egon London plays all the instruments himself and he sings in Swedish...
- Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Eric YoungEric Young (drummer)Eric Young is a Swedish drummer who is the drummer for the Swedish Sleaze rock/Glam metal band Crashdïet.-With Crashdïet:*Rest in Sleaze *The Unattractive Revolution...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....