http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.664&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rssWhether you like Wire's arty, minimalist, jagged Punk or their filled-out, moody electronica, you'll have the distinct pleasure of listening to one of rock 'n' roll's most important and influential bands. 1977 was a year when there seemed to be more Punk albums than you could shake a ripped T-shirt at. Perhaps the most daring and truly experimental was Wire's <I>Pink Flag</I>. It's an edgy, excitable, bare-bones sonic rush that's simply dazzling in its unheralded mix of ambitiousness and ebullience. And we're talking rush: twenty-one songs clock in under forty minutes. Provocateurs Colin Newman, Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis and Robert Gotobed weren't afraid to experiment with different styles and moods, a spirit that's remained with them throughout their career. Almost everything Wire did has had repercussions in the Post-Punk and Indie Rock community.The brevity of their songs and their unorthodox developments were mirrored by Lo-Fi gods Guided By Voices; their jagged dissonance and willful artiness informed the music of bands such as Pere Ubu and the Mekons; even groups that appear to bear little resemblance to Wire (R.E.M and Menswear, for instance) have covered their songs or borrowed their riffs. The music is wonderfully complemented by singer Newman's dark and dense lyrical vision, rendering their body of work intellectually stimulating without hindering the breadth of their collective imagination. - Will LernerPost-Punken720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:04:02 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.664&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Whether you like Wire's arty, minimalist, jagged Punk or their filled-out, moody electronica, you'll have the distinct pleasure of listening to one of rock 'n' roll's most important and influential bands. 1977 was a year when there seemed to be more Punk albums than you could shake a ripped T-shirt at. Perhaps the most daring and truly experimental was Wire's <I>Pink Flag</I>. It's an edgy, excitable, bare-bones sonic rush that's simply dazzling in its unheralded mix of ambitiousness and ebullience. And we're talking rush: twenty-one songs clock in under forty minutes. Provocateurs Colin Newman, Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis and Robert Gotobed weren't afraid to experiment with different styles and moods, a spirit that's remained with them throughout their career. Almost everything Wire did has had repercussions in the Post-Punk and Indie Rock community.The brevity of their songs and their unorthodox developments were mirrored by Lo-Fi gods Guided By Voices; their jagged dissonance and willful artiness informed the music of bands such as Pere Ubu and the Mekons; even groups that appear to bear little resemblance to Wire (R.E.M and Menswear, for instance) have covered their songs or borrowed their riffs. The music is wonderfully complemented by singer Newman's dark and dense lyrical vision, rendering their body of work intellectually stimulating without hindering the breadth of their collective imagination. - Will Lerner http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1480326&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Mon, 1 May 1989 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 1480326 tra.1480326 Wire art.664 0.99 Ibtaba alb.237849 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/1/8/668187_170x170.jpg 2000-04-04 00:00:00.0 1989-05-01 00:00:00.0 true Eardrum Buzz tra.1480326 256000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1480326&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1480326&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416021&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416021 tra.18416021 Wire art.664 0.99 Pink Flag alb.18414864 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/4/5/1815476_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ex Lion Tamer (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416021 139000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416021&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416021&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416056&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 4 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416056 tra.18416056 Wire art.664 0.99 154 alb.18414866 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/4/5/1815490_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1980-03-04 00:00:00.0 true The 15th (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416056 185000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416056&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416056&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416040&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416040 tra.18416040 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true French Film Blurred (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416040 154000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416040&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416040&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416044&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416044 tra.18416044 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Sand In My Joints (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416044 110000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416044&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416044&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416018&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416018 tra.18416018 Wire art.664 0.99 Pink Flag alb.18414864 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/4/5/1815476_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Reuters (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416018 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416018&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416018&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416045&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416045 tra.18416045 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Being Sucked In Again (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416045 194000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416045&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416045&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416051&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416051 tra.18416051 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Mercy (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416051 346000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416051&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416051&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416042&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416042 tra.18416042 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Men 2nd (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416042 104000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416042&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416042&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2504991&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 2504991 tra.2504991 Wire art.664 0.99 A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck alb.129933 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/1/8/668189_170x170.jpg 2000-04-04 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Boiling Boy tra.2504991 382000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2504991&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2504991&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.483161&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 483161 tra.483161 Wire art.664 0.99 The Ideal Copy alb.102560 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/0/5/415004_170x170.jpg 2000-04-04 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ahead tra.483161 299000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.483161&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.483161&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1480338&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 1480338 tra.1480338 Wire art.664 0.0 A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck alb.129933 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/1/8/668189_170x170.jpg 2000-04-04 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Queen Of Ur And The King Of Um tra.1480338 244000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1480338&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1480338&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17049934&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 17049934 tra.17049934 Wire art.664 0.99 Wire 1985-1990: The A List (Best Of) alb.17046688 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/4/8/1138446_170x170.jpg 2007-11-13 00:00:00.0 2007-11-13 00:00:00.0 true Ambitious tra.17049934 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17049934&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17049934&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416034&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416034 tra.18416034 Wire art.664 0.99 Pink Flag alb.18414864 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/4/5/1815476_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Commercial (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416034 49000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416034&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416034&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416020&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416020 tra.18416020 Wire art.664 0.99 Pink Flag alb.18414864 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/4/5/1815476_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Three Girl Rhumba (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416020 83000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416020&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416020&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416061&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 4 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416061 tra.18416061 Wire art.664 0.99 154 alb.18414866 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/4/5/1815490_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1980-03-04 00:00:00.0 true A Mutual Friend (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416061 268000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416061&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416061&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416060&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 4 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416060 tra.18416060 Wire art.664 0.99 154 alb.18414866 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/4/5/1815490_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1980-03-04 00:00:00.0 true On Returning (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416060 126000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416060&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416060&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416041&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416041 tra.18416041 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Another The Letter (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416041 67000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416041&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416041&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416063&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 4 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416063 tra.18416063 Wire art.664 0.99 154 alb.18414866 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/4/5/1815490_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1980-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Once Is Enough (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416063 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416063&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416063&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416055&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 4 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416055 tra.18416055 Wire art.664 0.99 154 alb.18414866 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/4/5/1815490_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1980-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Two People In A Room (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416055 130000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416055&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416055&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416052&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416052 tra.18416052 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Outdoor Miner (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416052 104000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416052&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416052&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416022&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416022 tra.18416022 Wire art.664 0.99 Pink Flag alb.18414864 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/4/5/1815476_170x170.jpg 2009-10-27 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lowdown (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416022 146000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416022&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416022&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416048&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416048 tra.18416048 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true Used To (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416048 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416048&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416048&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416047&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416047 tra.18416047 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true From The Nursery (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416047 179000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416047&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416047&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416053&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416053 tra.18416053 Wire art.664 0.99 Chairs Missing alb.18414865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/1/1191405_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1979-03-04 00:00:00.0 true I Am The Fly (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416053 189000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416053&variant=play&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416053&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss