For those who like The Wildhearts you may or may not know that front man Ginger has released some solo albums.
His first album was only available on Japanese Import back in 2000 and went with the name Silver ginger 5.
A few years later it was released in the UK and had an added bonus disc that contained demos, live & acoustic songs. A second SG5 album was due to be released but nothing ever came of it.
The next solo album was A Break In The Weather and this contained all his singles on one album. Ginger announced he would be releasing a single a month for the 12 months of 2001. After 6 months and 6 singles they stopped coming. He had problems with the label and distributors so no more were released. The label then released all the already released songs on the one album. In my opinion this is Gingers weakest work. There are some good songs but no great songs.
The next albums released were Valor Del Corazon (2 disc), Yoni and Market Harbour. All are great albums and sound different from the Wildhearts. Some songs have that Wildhearts sound but most sound different and that’s why I like them so much. No point in releasing solo stuff if it sounds the same as your band is there??
These 3 albums are immense albums. If you don’t have them you really should be ordering them as soon as you have finished here!
Ginger has also released 4 live acoustic albums. Grievous Acoustic Behaviour , Potatoes & You (Only available to buy at Gingers shows), Life Begins At 40 (Mail order only) &The Great White Monkey show how versatile Ginger is. The on stage banter is hilarious and every so often a strange song is played like Prince Charming, Eastenders theme & Spike Milligan for example.
There is another Ginger solo album rumoured to be released in Jan 2010 so you have plenty of time to get his back catalogue and listen to the genius that is Ginger.
Ginger Back Catalogue
Albums:
Silver Ginger 5
Black Leather Mojo (Original Japanese import): 2000
Sonic Shake
Divine Imperfection
Anyway But Maybe
Girls Are Better Than Boys
Brain Sugar
(Whatever Happened To) Rock ‘N’ Roll Girls
Monkey Zoo
Inside Out
I Wanna Be New
Church Of The Broken Hearted
Take It All Why Don’t'cha
Too Many Hippies (In The Garden Of Love)
Doggin’
To Love Somebody
Silver Ginger 5
Black Leather Mojo (2 Disc UK Edition): 2001
Sonic Shake
Divine Imperfection
Anyway But Maybe
Girls Are Better Than Boys
Brain Sugar
(Whatever Happened To) Rock ‘N’ Roll Girls
The Monkey Zoo
Too Many Hippies (In The Garden Of Love)
Inside Out
I Wanna Be New
Church Of The Broken Hearted
Take It All Why Don’tcha
Doggin’
To Love Somebody
Disc 2
I Wanna Be New
Divine Imperfection
Motorvate
Star-Groovus Maximus
He’s A Whore
Inglorious
Too Many Hippies (In The Garden Of Love)
Medley (Acoustic)
Love U Till I Don’t (Acoustic)
Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me (Acoustic)
I Wanna Go Where The People Go (Acoustic)
Greetings From Shitsville (Acoustic)
Walk Like A Motherfucker (Demo)
More Is The Law (Demo)
Last Bastard In Heaven (Demo)
Grievous Acoustic Behaviour: Live At The 12 Bar: 2001
If You Wanna Be On A Record Here’s Your Chance…
Inside Out
I Hate To See People Without Drinks…
Re-inventing The Wheel
Are There Any Troublemakers In…?
If I Had You
It Is A Sad Song But I’m Just Dead Happy…
Church Of The Broken Hearted
He’s Loaded, Careful…
Hard Luck Woman
You Cannot Play `Weekend’ On An Acoustic Guitar (Suck My Sword)
Tom, Take The Money
I Thought These Things Were Supposed To Be Boring…
In Lilly’s Garden
Disc 2
Happy Birthday To Cheryl…
Nita Nitro
They’re Just As Ugly Upstairs…
Bad Time To Be Having A Bad Time
Why Didn’t We Do The Tour Last Year…?
Jonesing For Jones
If I Ever Do This Again I’m Gonna Write A Set-list Down…
Sky Chaser High
Come On You Sex God…!
29 x The Pain
This Guy’s Built A Glass Guitar With Fish In It…
Dreaming In A
Long Live Stidi…
Where Did Everyone Go?
Danny McCormack, COME ON DOWN!
Geordie In Wonderland
Postman Pat
Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me
C-C-C-C-Caffeine Bomb
Potatoes And You: 2005
Loveshit
Show A Little Emotion
Someone That Wont Let Me Go
So Into You
Weekend
News Of The World / So Into You Reprise
Some Rehearsed Improvisation
One Love, One Life, One Girl
Inside Out
In Lillys Garden / Someone That Wont Let Me Go
Unlucky In Love
Just In Lust
Bad Time To Be Having A Bad Time
Only One Hell
Looking For The One
Shame On Me
Life Begins At 40: 2005
Minslide
Urge
Youve Got To Get Through
Friend For 5 Minutes
Monkey Zoo
Animals
Loveshit
The People That Life Forgot
Anyway But Maybe
Hate The World Day
A Break In The Weather: 2005
I’m A Lover, Not A Fighter
Don’t Let Me Die Lonely
Thailand Uber Alles
Cars & Vaginas
You, Me & BT
Not Bitter, Just A Little Disappointed
The Saga Of Me & You
Naked Innocence
A Better Man
Disc 2
And This Time I’m Serious
Re-Inventing The Wheel
Blinded By Absinthe
Virtual Love
Energetic O
Where Did Everyone Go?
T.W.A.T.
He’s A Man
The Dying Art Of The Chorus
Same Again
Valor Del Corazon: 2006
Ugly
Mother City
Yeah Yeah Yeah
This Is Only A Problem
Ten Flaws Down
Paramour
The Man Who Cheated Death
DISC 2
The Drunken Lord Of Everything
L.O.V.E
The Way
Drinking In The Daytime
Keep It Cool
Only Lonely
Your Mouth
Change
My Friend The Enemy
Bulb
Something To Believe In
Yoni :2007
Black Windows
When She Comes
Holiday
Smile In Denial
Jake
The Night I Was Born Again
Why Can’t You Just Be Normal All The Time?
Can’t Drink You Pretty
This Bed Is On Fore
Save Me
Wendy, You’re Killing Me
Siberian Angel
Market Harbour: 2008
Casino Bay
Soap Hammer
Queen Of Leaving
Attentionette
The Ninns Of Mourning
House Of Moths
How Hard Can You Make It?
Awareness & The Great Integrity
A Philosophical Conversation About Age
Josser Bank
Tenants
Regret.com
Black Yeah
I Knew You (An Anemesis)
You & Me (That’s What I Want)
Couple Trouble
The Perilous Burden Of Prodigal Obligation
A Malibu Chronicle
Over easy
Eye Of The Rotunda
Shatterproof
The Great White Monkey: 2009
Intro
29 x The Pain
(Superskunk)
She’s So Taboo,
(Buy A CD Player),
One Love, One Life, One Girl
Inside Out
Hocus Pocus
The Daftness
Re-Inventing The Wheel
Disc 2
(Song Writing Tips)
Geordie In Wonderland
Skychaser High
Nita Nitro
(Duran Duran)
I’m A Lover Not A Fighter
(Self Harm)
There’s Only One Hell
LTD
Spike Milligan 1
Pissjoy/Suckerpunch/Nurse Maxim
Spike Milligan
Dangerlust
Cheers
Does Your Mother Know/Sky Babies/Space Oddity
I Wanna Go Where The People Go
Singles:
Lover Not A Fighter: 2001
Lover Not A Fighter
Dont Let Me Die Lonely
Thailand Uber Alles
Cars & Vaginas: 2001
Cars & Vaginas
You, Me & BT
Not Bitter, Just A Little Dissapointed
This Time Im Serious: 2001
This Time Im Serious
Re-Inventing The Wheel
Blinded By Absinthe
Saga Of Me & You: 2001
Saga Of Me & You
Naked Innocence
A Better Man
Virtual Love: 2001
Virtual Love
Engergetic O
Where Did Everyone Go?
T.W.A.T: 2001
T.W.A.T.
He’s A Man
The Dying Art Of The Chorus
Same Again
Yeah Yeah Yeah: 2006
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Holiday: 2007
Holiday
Casino Bay
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