Chairs Missing by WIRE [Audio CD]

Description: Tracks:Practice Makes PerfectFrench Film BleurredAnother the LetterMen 2ndMaroonedSand in My JointsBeing Sucked in AgainHeartbeatMercyOutdoor MinerI Am the FlyI Feel Mysterious TodayFrom the NurseryUsed ToToo Late Performer Notes: Wire: Colin Newman (vocals, guitars); B.C. Gilbert (guitar); Graham Lewis (bass, vocals); Robert Gotobed (drums).Additional personnel: Kate Lukas (flute); Mike Thorne (keyboards, synthesizers).A euphemism for insanity, Chairs Missing is an apt summation of Wire's disturbing music. A product of London's punk scene, the quartet nonetheless owed a debt to the art-school experimentation of the mid-60s, a contrast that gave their craft originality. Oblique pop songs, including 'Outdoor Miner' and 'I Am The Fly', exemplify Wire's development from the abrasive minimalism of earlier releases, while their widening musical perspectives are reflected in the edgy 'Practice Makes Perfect'. Producer Mike Thorne adds keyboards and synthesizer to the group's guitar-based attack as Chairs Missing established Wire as one of the most innovative bands of their era. Professional Reviews: Q (5/02 SE, p.144) - Included in Q's "100 Best Punk Albums". Q (9/94, p.131) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...a more eerie gothic turn, Colin Newman's vocal still essentially a mocking tool, producer Mike Thorne's synths creeping in, mist-like, lending the guitars breathing space..." Uncut (p.106) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] carefully adorned, consciously perfect, neo-classical pop-rock album with echoes of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd..." Magnet (p.91) - "CHAIRS MISSING is the ultimate post-punk album, realized before most of Wire's original audience hashed out the difference between punk and new wave." Format: CD (1 Disc) Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 29 June, 2018 Label: Pink Flag Dimensions: 12.4 x 0.8 x 13.9 centimeters (0.01 kg)

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Track #1: Practice Makes Perfect

Track #2: French Film Bleurred

Track #3: Another the Letter

Track #4: Men 2nd

Track #5: Marooned

Track #6: Sand in My Joints

Track #7: Being Sucked in Again

Track #8: Heartbeat

Track #9: Mercy

Track #10: Outdoor Miner

Track #11: I Am the Fly

Track #12: I Feel Mysterious Today

Track #13: From the Nursery

Track #14: Used To

Track #15: Too Late

Language: English

Era: 1970s

Format: CD

Release Year: 2018

Features: Studio Recording

Genre: Pop, Alternative, Rock, Punk

Style: Punk/New Wave, Experimental Rock, Punk

Type: Album

Artist: Wire

Record Label: Pink Flag

Release Title: Chairs Missing [Deluxe Edition]