Wire
Wire are a British rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman (vocals, guitar), Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), George Gill (lead guitar) and Robert Grey (aka Robert Gotobed; drums). They were originally associated with the punk rock scene, appearing on The Roxy London WC2 album, and were instrumental to the development of post-punk, while their debut album, Pink Flag, was influential for hardcore punk. Wire are considered a definitive and highly influential art punk and post-punk band, due to their richly detailed and atmospheric sound and obscure lyrical themes. They steadily developed from an early noise rock style to a more complex, structured sound involving increased use of guitar effects and synthesizers (1978's Chairs Missing and 1979's 154). The band gained a reputation for experimenting with song arrangements throughout their career.
Genre: punk, alternative-rock, post-punk, uk-post-punk, art-punk, experimental-rock
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Top Tracks
- Be Like Them
- French Film (Blurred) [4th Demo]
- Off The Beach
- Nocturnal Koreans
- Love Ain't Polite - 4th Demo
- Oh No Not So (Save The Bullet) [4th Demo]
- Short Elevated Period
- The Art of Persistence
- Stepping Off Too Quick (Not About To Die) [6th Demo]
- Eardrum Buzz (12" Version)
- Cactused
- Boiling Boy - 10:20 Version
- Silver / Lead
- Diamonds in Cups
- Primed And Ready
- Culture Vultures - 4th Demo
- Eardrum Buzz
- Internal Exile
- Playing Harp for the Fishes
- Small Black Reptile - 10:20 Version
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