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| Group Members: Colin Newman, Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Robert Gotobed
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| Biography: Wire emerged out of the British punk explosion but, from the outset, maintained a distance from that scene and resisted easy categorization. While punk rapidly became a caricature of itself, Wire's musical identity -- focused on experimentation and process -- was constantly metamorphosing. Their first ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1977 Label: Toshiba EMI Critics' Rating:  Perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British punk, Wire's Pink Flag plays like The Ramones Go to Art School -- song after song careens past in a glorious, stripped-down ...Read full reviewReleased: 1978 Label: Toshiba EMI Critics' Rating: Chairs Missing marks a partial retreat from Pink Flag's austere, bare-bones minimalism, although it still takes concentrated listening to dig out some of the melodies. Producer Mike Thorne's synth adds ...Read full review
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