Wilder from; Dublin Active; 1988 – 1992 Style; Indie
Line up;
Vocals; Dez Foley
Guitar; Richard McDermott
Bass; Bill Crawford
Drums; Frank McGrath Keyboards; Stephen Owens
Carling Hot Press 1990
Wilder were in the third heat of the 1990 Carling /Hot Press competition at Sir Henry’s in Cork.
The competition is held at Sir Henry’s, in Cork over 5 weeks. With the winner each week going on to the final.
Heat 1, 2nd May The Angelic Toenails (Balbriggan), An Atom Age (Cork), Fantasy Garden (Dublin), The Hunger (Bray).
Winner; Fantasy Garden
Heat 2, 9th May The Winchesters (Fermoy), Belushi (Dunsany), Boys In he Band (Dublin), The Carrellines (Derry)
Winner: The Carrellines
Heat 3, 16th May The Sun Kings (Cork), Wilder (Dublin), The Hedonists (Derry), Both Ends Burning (Dublin)
Winner; Both Ends Burning
Heat 4, 23rd May Ego Minefield (Letterkenny), Men Of God (Dublin), Hidden Faces (Wicklow), Charlie Don’t Surf (Dublin)
Winner; Hidden Faces
Heat 5, 30th May Engine Alley (Dublin), Thru’penny Opera (Wexford), Dreads (Drogheda), Donnybrook Garage (Dublin)
Winner; Engine Alley
Final 6th June Engine Alley, Hidden Faces, Both Ends Burning, Fantasy Garden, The Carrellines
The Judges, George Byrne (Irish Independent), Richie Taylor (Sunday Press) Jackie Hayden (Hot Press), Niall Stokes (Hot Press), Emmett O’Reilly (Hot Press)
Can You Shake
In 1991 Wilder released their one and only single on the Danceline label. Can You Shake / Dark Heaven DSL018
Fresh Evidence
In 1992 Wilder appeared on the Danceline album Fresh Evidence their track was “Can You Shake”. Other artists on the album were Georgia, Pure Blind, The Caroline Shout, The Rosalyn’s, The Way It Is, Bar Flys, Memphis, The Vanwinkles, Boys In The Band, The Visitors.