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154 is the third album by the English post-punk band Wire, released in 1979 on EMI imprint Harvest Records in the UK and Europe and Warner Bros. Records in America. Branching out even further from the minimalist punk rock style of their earlier work, 154 is considered a progression of the sounds displayed on Wire's previous album Chairs Missing, with the group experimenting with slower tempos ...
Wire's unorthodox ideas to promote 154 led to a falling out with their label. According to Newman, "We'd worked out a sales strategy for 154 that EMI couldn't see at all...They couldn't understand a rock band that wanted to do a week in a theater as an event, and wanted to promote 154 with videos or left-field TV adverts. We wanted to help them ...
The discography of Wire, an English rock band, consists of seventeen studio albums, ... 154 "Our Swimmer" 1981 — 13 — Document & Eyewitness "Crazy About Love"
The Ideal Copy is the fourth studio album by the English rock group Wire, released in April 1987 by Mute Records. It was the first full-length recording following the band's hiatus of 1980–1985 (The band had also recorded and released the Snakedrill EP in 1986 after reuniting). The Ideal Copy peaked at number 87 in the UK albums chart. [3]
Many reviewers noted the album's melodic sensibility, [7] [10] [16] with AllMusic writing, "Object 47 highlights Wire's pop credentials, but the band hasn't lost its edge." [6] Stereogum ranked it 12th (out of 15) in their 2015 "Wire Albums from Worst to Best" list, saying that it is "the most normal sounding album from a band interested in being anything but."
On Returning (1977–1979) is a compilation album by English rock band Wire.It was released in 1989 and comprises recordings of the band from 1977 to 1979 (the albums Pink Flag, Chairs Missing and 154, which are also each represented graphically on the album cover), and is seen as the band's first "best of" album, complemented four years later by 1985–1990: The A List which is the "best of ...
The band's self-titled debut album peaked at No. 38 on Billboard's Country Albums chart. They performed on tour with McGraw, Martina McBride , Kenny Chesney and more. View this post on Instagram
Chairs Missing is the second studio album by the English rock band Wire.It was released on 8 September 1978 through Harvest Records. [1] The album peaked at number 48 in the UK Albums Chart.