classic albums, atsonicpark edition # 2: wire - chairs missing - Page 2

The Earl Of Slander · 11.05.2009, 05:12 AM

I'm listening to this know for the first time in a while, and it truly is one of the best records ever. I keep expecting to turn around and see little chunks of my brain splattered on the wall behind me. I haven't really got anything new to say that justifies bringing this thread back from the dead, but I will comment that Mercy, especially in the second half, is one of the greatest things that could ever possibly exist, and that the immediate transition into Outdoor Miner KILLS me.

The Earl Of Slander · 11.05.2009, 05:13 AM

Also, is it just me, or do the last 2 minutes or so of Mercy seriously sound like something from Branca's The Ascension?

atsonicpark · 11.05.2009, 05:24 AM

Hahha you're right.

chris2159 · 11.05.2009, 05:18 PM

I love Chairs Missing but its worth checking out 154 as well. Currently my favorite Wire album. They are still going strong as a live band too, worth catching if they do another tour.

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noisereductions · 11.05.2009, 08:05 PM

Adam, did you hear The Lemonheads' cover of "Fragile" from VARSHONS this year?

Rob Instigator · 11.06.2009, 10:03 AM

Love WIRE. Love pink flag, chairs missing, all of it. They did what they wanted to do and oh so well.

atsonicpark · 11.06.2009, 10:24 AM

no I did not!

Norma J · 11.07.2009, 12:48 AM

I grabbed these two Wire albums from a friend the other week but I haven't had much of a listen to either just yet. This thread has inspired me to get to it sooner than later.

noisereductions · 11.07.2009, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

no I did not!

you should.

Jeremy · 11.07.2009, 12:09 PM

The first three Wire records are pretty much perfect in their own warped way, I think.

This one might be my personal favorite.

~Jeremy~

atsonicpark · 11.27.2010, 07:59 PM

You know, I am listening to object 47 for the first time since it came out.

I love it! What was I thinking before? I wrote it off as "one of the worst albums I've ever heard." If you're expecting anything fast or adventurous, it's not that..
it's just good little songs.. good little SLOW songs.. still, tons of great simple bass riffs and overprocessed guitar hooks. Great stuff. It's no send, pink flag, chairs missing, 154, read and burn ep 1-3, behind the curtain.. but it's better than all the other stuff.

TheFoxBen · 11.28.2010, 08:49 AM

Pink Flag is my favorite but Chairs Missing is seriously close, it has my favorite Wire song ever, "Outdoor Miner".

atsonicpark · 11.28.2010, 09:05 AM

There's some tribute cd released a few years back with like 20 covers of outdoor miner. I've never heard it.

scratchscrape · 04.19.2011, 03:50 PM

Wire are incredibly boring. Not one interesting song.

scratchscrape · 04.19.2011, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFoxBen

my favorite Wire song ever, "Outdoor Miner".

pleasant but unchallenging

You bob your head to this, don't you.

Ghostchase · 04.19.2011, 06:58 PM

I think Pink Flag and Charis Missing are flawless albums. Need to listen to 154 very soon. They laid the very foundation for great post-punk music with those two albums. Untouchable really. I think Wire, Gang of Four, Mission of Burma, The Pop Group, and The Feelies, make post-punk one solid genre, so varied in sound/method but always the same delicious recipe.

I'll go with Practice Makes Perfect for my favourite track.

Decayed Rhapsody · 04.19.2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fantasykissass

Colin Newman's solo album A-Z is really good too. Very psychotic sounding.

Co-signed. Wire's fourth album shoulda sounded like this. So many pop hooks on this but Newman's voice is insane.

atsonicpark · 04.20.2011, 09:31 AM

yeah colin has some GREAT stuff, especially a-z. wire albums 4 through... uhhh... i dunno.. suck. READ AND BURN picked up the quality.

BELL IS A CUP is a bit underrated though. I just think their experimentation with electronics was lame, and I think that about quite a few songs by the Fall, too, back when they experimented with electronics a lot, in uninteresting ways.

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The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	I'm listening to this know for the first time in a while, and it truly is one of the best records ever. I keep expecting to turn around and see little chunks of my brain splattered on the wall behind me. I haven't really got anything new to say that justifies bringing this thread back from the dead, but I will comment that Mercy, especially in the second half, is one of the greatest things that could ever possibly exist, and that the immediate transition into Outdoor Miner KILLS me. __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	Also, is it just me, or do the last 2 minutes or so of Mercy seriously sound like something from Branca's The Ascension? __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Hahha you're right. __________________
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chris2159 little trouble girl Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Posts: 62	I love Chairs Missing but its worth checking out 154 as well. Currently my favorite Wire album. They are still going strong as a live band too, worth catching if they do another tour. .
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noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	Adam, did you hear The Lemonheads' cover of "Fragile" from VARSHONS this year? __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,991	Love WIRE. Love pink flag, chairs missing, all of it. They did what they wanted to do and oh so well. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	no I did not! __________________
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Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	I grabbed these two Wire albums from a friend the other week but I haven't had much of a listen to either just yet. This thread has inspired me to get to it sooner than later. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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Jeremy 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Batcave Posts: 833	The first three Wire records are pretty much perfect in their own warped way, I think. This one might be my personal favorite. ~Jeremy~ __________________
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11.27.2010, 07:59 PM	#31
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	You know, I am listening to object 47 for the first time since it came out. I love it! What was I thinking before? I wrote it off as "one of the worst albums I've ever heard." If you're expecting anything fast or adventurous, it's not that.. it's just good little songs.. good little SLOW songs.. still, tons of great simple bass riffs and overprocessed guitar hooks. Great stuff. It's no send, pink flag, chairs missing, 154, read and burn ep 1-3, behind the curtain.. but it's better than all the other stuff. __________________
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11.28.2010, 08:49 AM	#32
TheFoxBen expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The land of fries and mussels Posts: 1,366	Pink Flag is my favorite but Chairs Missing is seriously close, it has my favorite Wire song ever, "Outdoor Miner". __________________
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11.28.2010, 09:05 AM	#33
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	There's some tribute cd released a few years back with like 20 covers of outdoor miner. I've never heard it. __________________
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04.19.2011, 03:50 PM	#34
scratchscrape empty page Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 15	Wire are incredibly boring. Not one interesting song.
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Ghostchase 100% Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Decay Posts: 796	I think Pink Flag and Charis Missing are flawless albums. Need to listen to 154 very soon. They laid the very foundation for great post-punk music with those two albums. Untouchable really. I think Wire, Gang of Four, Mission of Burma, The Pop Group, and The Feelies, make post-punk one solid genre, so varied in sound/method but always the same delicious recipe. I'll go with Practice Makes Perfect for my favourite track.
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04.20.2011, 09:31 AM	#38
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	yeah colin has some GREAT stuff, especially a-z. wire albums 4 through... uhhh... i dunno.. suck. READ AND BURN picked up the quality. BELL IS A CUP is a bit underrated though. I just think their experimentation with electronics was lame, and I think that about quite a few songs by the Fall, too, back when they experimented with electronics a lot, in uninteresting ways. __________________
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