So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
And am I correct in assuming this is Chairs Missing meets A Bell is A Cup?
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Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
ABiaC is the closest reference; no Chairs Missing, tho. My quickest synopsis would be ABiaC with better production, more natural and fuller sounding. With Bruce Gilbert's departure, the new emphasis is on Graham Lewis bass and Robert Grey's drums. I'm so-so on the results, but that's mostly because I'm a fan of the noise that Gilbert brought to the band. The live versions of the new material are a lot noisier and, imo, fun. It's still worth getting, but it's not the kind of thing that will inspire others to wanna be like Wire.IkarisOne wrote:And am I correct in assuming this is Chairs Missing meets A Bell is A Cup?
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Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
All in all, I think Object 47 is pretty good but I haven't exactly been playing the proverbial shit out of it. Like Dr. Med says, it's a very clean sounding album that would probably benefit from a bit more noise but, hey, it's Wire and it's 2008 so I'm not really complaining. Lyrically, though, it's very ABiaC... mostly free association nonsense, but I mean that in the best way possible.
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One Of Us Is my favourite of the new album.
Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don't have any surface noise. I said, "Listen, mate, "life" has surface noise."
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Easily the most poppy and listener friendly track. "All Fours" has my vote for my favourite on the album—decent amount of noise to it.Dirty Harry wrote:One Of Us Is my favourite of the new album.
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Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
I'm liking it. And I'm sticking to my Chairs Missing/Bell is a Cup hybrid analogy. Hearing some Beatles influence here and there.
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If you like Object 47 and Read & Burn 3, you'd probably like Colin and his wife Malka's group Githead.
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Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
I think that's a good assessment.arsebundren77 wrote:All in all, I think Object 47 is pretty good but I haven't exactly been playing the proverbial shit out of it. Like Dr. Med says, it's a very clean sounding album that would probably benefit from a bit more noise but, hey, it's Wire and it's 2008 so I'm not really complaining. Lyrically, though, it's very ABiaC... mostly free association nonsense, but I mean that in the best way possible.
I loved 'Send'.
'Object 47' has made very little impression on me. Shame. They are capable of much more.
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I'm not quite the Wire fan Hooky is, but I've heard highlights and have some albums. I liked Object 47 but it's not exactly a disc that would convert non-believers.
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My favourite Wire disc, a near-perfect melding of their late 70s guitar-based weirdness and 80s dugga. Best album of the millennium.nigeyb wrote:I loved 'Send'.
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Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
That's OK. Their tour is selling out so I think they don't need it to. I really like this album. Send blew my shit away, but I find it a bit one-dimensional these days. It could use a few more tuneful tracks like Mr Marxs Table. The R&Bs and Send were Wire resetting the dial, and this is them proceeding from there.Flex wrote:I'm not quite the Wire fan Hooky is, but I've heard highlights and have some albums. I liked Object 47 but it's not exactly a disc that would convert non-believers.
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Ahem...I think someone is forgetting something...Dr. Medulla wrote:Best album of the millennium.nigeyb wrote:I loved 'Send'.
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Love the subtitle: "The Dethalbum." For those who were still unsure.Wolter wrote:Ahem...I think someone is forgetting something...Dr. Medulla wrote:Best album of the millennium.nigeyb wrote:I loved 'Send'.
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Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
Listening to O47 now. Definitely hear the Beatles trace CK mentions.
Colin's my favorite Wire member tho, so it's no surprise I'd like this.
Colin's my favorite Wire member tho, so it's no surprise I'd like this.
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Hey, what a coincidence. Colin's my favorite Twins fan.eumaas wrote:Listening to O47 now. Definitely hear the Beatles trace CK mentions.
Colin's my favorite Wire member tho, so it's no surprise I'd like this.
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