http://mp3.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, 28 Dec 2009 01:30:12 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.483161&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.483161&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.483161&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416041&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416041&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416041&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416030&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416030 tra.18416030 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 1 2 X U (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416030 117000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416030&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416030&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416020&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416020&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416020&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416038&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416038 tra.18416038 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 Strange (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416038 239000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416038&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416038&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416032&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416032 tra.18416032 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 It's So Obvious (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416032 53000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416032&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416032&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416026&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416026 tra.18416026 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 Mannequin (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416026 157000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416026&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416026&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416018&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416018&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416018&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1480341&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 1480341 tra.1480341 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 Kidney Bingos tra.1480341 252000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1480341&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1480341&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416045&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416045&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416045&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416052&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416052&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416052&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416042&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416042&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416042&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416028&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416028 tra.18416028 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 Champs (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416028 106000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416028&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416028&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416040&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416040&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416040&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416039&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 4 Mar 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416039 tra.18416039 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 Practice Makes Perfect (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416039 251000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416039&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416039&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416033&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416033 tra.18416033 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 Pink Flag (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416033 225000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416033&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416033&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416053&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416053&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416053&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416035&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416035 tra.18416035 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 Straight Line (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416035 44000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416035&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416035&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416037&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416037 tra.18416037 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 Mr Suit (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416037 85000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416037&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416037&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416029&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416029 tra.18416029 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 Feeling Called Love (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416029 88000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416029&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416029&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416021&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416021&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416021&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416022&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416022&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416022&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416044&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416044&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416044&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416036&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416036 tra.18416036 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 106 Beats That (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416036 72000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416036&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416036&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416024&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wire on Rhapsody Online 18416024 tra.18416024 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 Brazil (2006 Digital Remaster) tra.18416024 41000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416024&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18416024&variant=data&rws=%2Fwire%2Ftop-tracks.rss