Wire (tape)
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 Wire 2013: Matthew Simms, Robert "Gotobed" Gray, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis (from left) |
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| General information | |
| origin | London , England |
| Genre (s) | Punk , post-punk , art-punk , new wave , alternative rock |
| founding | 1976, 1985, 1999, 2006 |
| resolution | 1980, 1992, 2004 |
| Website | pinkflag.com |
| Founding members | |
| Colin Newman | |
| Bruce Gilbert (until 2008) | |
| Graham Lewis | |
| Robert Gray | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar, keyboard |
Colin Newman |
Bass, vocals, synthesizers |
Graham Lewis |
Drums, percussion |
Robert Gray |
guitar |
Matthew Simms (since 2010) |
| Live members | |
Guitar, vocals |
Margaret Fiedler McGinnis (2008/09) |
Wire (Engl. "Wire", "line" ) is a British rock band that in October 1976 in London with punk rock began to also developed but rapidly beyond this framework and the different genres, including post-punk and New Wave is attributed.
history
Founding members were the guitarists Colin Newman (* 1954) and Bruce Gilbert (* 1946), the bassist Graham Lewis (* 1953) and the drummer Robert Gray alias Robert Gotobed (* 1951). The guitarist George Gill left the band before the recording of Mannequin from the debut album Pink Flag .
Her debut album Pink Flag (1977) is considered a masterpiece of the punk genre. Among other things, it ranks 69th in the selection of the 100 best debut albums by Rolling Stone magazine . Further, Pink Flag in the list 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die added.
The first three studio albums of Wire, by Pink Flag still Chairs Missing (1978) and 154 (1979), were reviewed enthusiastically by the press and exerted great influence on subsequent rock bands such as My Bloody Valentine , Blur , Black Flag , Bad Brains and REM from .
After the third album, Wire did not record any more records and gave no more concerts. The members concentrated on other projects such as Dome, Cupol, Duet Emmo or Colin Newman's solo albums. The group only got back together in 1985.
In 1991 drummer Robert Gray (Gotobed) left the band to work as an organic farmer, whereupon Wire changed its name to Wir . Since 2000 the founding members have been playing under the name Wire again . In 2004 Bruce Gilbert left the band and Wire played as a trio from then on. In 2012 they released the album Change Becomes Us together with Matthew Simms , the pieces of which are based on musical ideas from the early phase of the band.
Solo and other side projects
- Dome (1980-1999): Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis
- Duet Emmo (1983): Daniel Miller , Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis
- He Said (1985-1989): Graham Lewis
- AC Marias (1986–1990): Angela Conway and Bruce Gilbert.
- Githead (2004–): Colin Newman, Malka Spigel, Robin Rimbaud , Max Franken
- Oracle (2004–): Colin Newman, Malka Spigel, Samy Birnbach
- Immersion (1994–): Colin Newman, Malka Spigel
- Commercial suicide (1986): Colin Newman solo album
- It Seems (1988): Colin Newman solo album
Discography
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Albums
- 1977: Pink Flag
- 1978: Chairs Missing
- 1979: 154
- 1981: Document and Eyewitness: Electric Ballroom (live)
- 1986: Play Pop
- 1987: The Ideal Copy
- 1988: A Bell Is a Cup… Until It Is Struck
- 1989: It's Beginning to and Back Again (live)
- 1990: Manscape
- 1991: The Drill
- 1991: The First Letter (as "We")
- 2003: Send
- 2004: Wire on the Box: 1979 (CD + DVD, live)
- 2005: The Scottish Play: 2004 (CD + DVD, live)
- 2008: Object 47
- 2011: Red Barked Tree
- 2012: Change Becomes Us
- 2015: Wire
- 2016: Nocturnal Koreans
- 2017: Silver / Lead
- 2020: Mind Hive
Singles and EPs
- Nov. 1977: Mannequin
- Feb. 1978: I am the Fly
- June 1978: Dot Dash
- Jan. 1979: Outdoor Miner
- June 1979: A Question of Degree
- Oct. 1979: Map Reference 41 * N 93 * W
- May 1981: Our Swimmer
- March 1983: Crazy About Love (12 "Maxi)
- Nov. 1986: Snakedrill (12 "EP)
- March 1987: Ahead
- March 1988: Kidney Bingos
- June 1988: Silk Skin Paws
- Apr. 1989: Eardrum Buzz
- July 1989: In Vivo
- May 1990: Life in the Manscape
- Feb. 2000: Third Day
- Jan. 2001: Twelve Times You
- June 2002: Read & Burn 01
- Oct. 2002: Read & Burn 02
- Nov. 2007: Read & Burn 03
Compilations
- 1984: And Here It Is ... Again ...
literature
- Kevin S. Eden: Wire - Everybody Loves A History. SAF Publishing, 1991.
- Alessandra Libutti: Wire - Exploded Views. Collona Sconcerto, 1994.
swell
- ↑ 500 Greatest Albums of All Time on rollingstone.com, accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time on rollingstone.com, accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Wire: Legacy and influence on post-punk.com, accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Various Artists: Why I Love Wire on thequietus.com, accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Wire Review on pitchfork.com, accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Wire Reflect on 40 Years as Punk's Ultimate Cult Band on rollingstone.com, accessed November 9, 2017
- ↑ Wire in the UK charts
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Fan site (English)
- Video interviews with Colin Newman and Graham Lewis in 2010 (English)
- Wire at Discogs (English)