Wire

WireMore Info Right from their inception in 1976, back in the first stirrings of punk, Wire went about making music in a subversive, conceptual way, setting themselves apart from both their peers and their influences. "I had this idea that I wanted to avoid things that had a particular kind of tradition," explains singer and guitarist Colin Newman. "I thought the three chord trick was too simplistic and that the one chord trick would be better. Or the two

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this disc features several impressive originals

just a couple of weeks after the final note had fallen

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a staple since 1980's There and Back who co-produces here with Beck) and one of his musical godchildren (Jennifer Battin

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Sakamoto's music has consistently exuded a profound empathy

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the peace initiative between the gangs and Political Parties

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and Clark Terry (trumpet) on "Bemsha Swing" reveals what might be considered an accident of ecstasy