WIRE -PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

[Nezwart]

What software did you use to create the video? Really nice effect. Goes well with the song.

[CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

A fucking epic song. I watched the George Martin documentary last night, and I never understand all this shit he and his generation talk about how ground breaking the Beatles and Sgt Pepper was. This song on its own, not to mention the entire back catalogue of the band, shit all over that 60's shit.

[wdamian]

@CONSIDERABLYMORE1 Nah, Beatles and Wire both fucking rule, in completely different ways.

[cam01235]

Thats a pity they didnt play their early stuff but they r a great live band we saw em at an outdoor venue with really good PA the crowd went nuts..their rhythm section was awesome particularly the bass player..the young fellow on second guitar with the long hair probably wouldnt have been born when they were at their punk zenith...the cricket tour has gone too long for both teams there is a fair bit of injury and tiredness a very poor build up for the world cup for both of em.

[cam01235]

well done in the ashes yours boys deserved to win they were very impressive ..aussie cricket is a bit of a shambles

[JDsmiffy1]

@cam01235 - You did win the one day series though. I saw Wire last night in London - disappointed they didn't play hardly anything from the first 3 allbums. Still very good though.

[cam01235]

yeah punk rock is alive and well in oz ..they did a special gig out here and it went down really well the young ones loved em...they gotta be the only surviving band from that era and as u said one of the best..i spent many hours tripping out to joy division there was some great stuff in those days it is great to see the ol boys still goin strong and the same they r awesome band i hope u enjoy their gig as much as we did down under even if its 30 years late..better late than never eh!

[JDsmiffy1]

@cam01235 - nice one, cheers!

[cam01235]

saw em tonight live they went off!! awesome!! they r ol boys now but so good

[JDsmiffy1]

@cam01235 - It's wierd that today you can post about seeing them in OZ (i presume) a few hours ago and here I am reading your text and waiting to see them in London soon. All that time ago it was just word of mouth about the next band to hear or watch live. I missed them live back in the late 70's even though I bought and still have all the vinyls. One of the best bands ever along with Joy Division in my humble opinion. Can't wait!

[rockgardner]

Way ahead of their time... combining elements of psychedelia, punk and postpunk. Nobody was doing anything like this at the time. The wipers soon after combined the same elements and was equally as great but sounded very different.

[yoyo3man]

Aliens on earth.

[EYEmusique]

Awesome - very well done!

[ktj1212]

great song, great band. wire doesn't get anywhere near the credit they deserve, which baffles me. even more baffling is why so many people worship joy division, when i believe wire's talent and contribution to music are far more significant.

[happyjessus]

well ok.. wire.. respect!!! but come on, joy division are something unique which can't be compared!

[howedylan]

@happyjessus true, but i like to not even try to compare them. They are totally different, even though they fall under the saame title of "Post punk".

[happyjessus]

yeah maybe you're right..

[DeathMetalDouglas68]

It probably has to do with the Ian Curtis story and the fact that New Order got so friggin' huge. I like both bands but Wire's "Chairs Missing" is a monster of an album with which Joy Division cannot compete. However the studio stuff on Joy Division's "Still" dbl LP I play more than "Pink Flag" or "154" which I like also. Both great bands.

[Ahrsib]

Times are hard - everytime!

Thanks for timeshift!

[ZAOUWV]

Great to see this back. Great Band

[NineShagnasty]

Excellent mix of original soundtrack and Rockpalast video....the rhythm was all over the place in that gig's audio.

Brilliant job - favourited + 5 stars.

[mussud]

muy buenos wire

[rabczaki]

Genialna muzyka, stosunkowo mało znana i chyba nie do końca doceniona. Wydaje się, że specyficzny klimat zimnej fali bijącej z pierwszych płyt Wire nie odbiega od Joy Division czy wczesnego Cure, szacunek .............

[kpm1969]

you have done a great job visualizing this amazing song

[hubba436]

I could tell by the words this song is about rape, ( I am dead serious about what I am saying ) but it is a good song anyways.

[vanfsgroove]

they're great, cool, the best

[ginolight]

Yes sirdoug3, thanks for 'Send' and your good comment.

I'll check '154` ! Do these new ... punks aknoweledge ?

I hope so, I have no animosity for them , on the contrary,

I only hope they aknoweledge that Punk is not only mohican hairstyles and peple shouting incomprehensible

rhymes !

[deadheaders86]

Is anyone else affected by the bass drum? I think I have an ear infection.

[Taktwo2]

At least Wire gave it to you.

[Blenhemshots]

I remember this as the B side of Outdoor Miner - white vinyl. I don't think it ever charted, which was a great injustice. Great job on the video!

[iesus68]

fantastic

[hobosapiens]

don't forget '154', the third album

[iLoveYouDexter]

i have a question

practice makes perfect

but no body`s is perfect so?

what is practice?

[sirdoug3]

iLoveYouDexter - re: your question 'what is practice' - perplexed?, an apparent paradox eh!? - you may have to study some buddhism to get those lines!! lol!

[kisforkafka]

Very cool.

Well done.

[erixoff]

I just discoverd WIRE debuts few months ago.

What a shock !

I understand now where many bands took their influences...

[ginoricca]

Yeees emelar 75 ! after all these years they are beautiful !

The two initial albums what a knock out !

[sirdoug3]

ginoricca - yes, the 1st two albums are awesome! - and as 'hobosapiens' noted check out their 3rd '154' - (all their stuff really) - their last recent record 'Send' is Great! - they returned to a really aggressive sound - blows away so-called current punk bands 1/2, or 1/3 their age in power, fury, and intelligence!!!

[jeannec1]

Not to be picky, but their most recent release would be Object 47, along with Read And Burn 3 (both of which are very worth checking out).

[VincibleDionysius]

"Never for money... always for love!"

[leowire]

seen them in 78 exit rotterdam best concert i´ve ever seen

[Barbaricfellow]

Some 25 years later I can truly say that this sound will never ever bore me!

If i (hypothetically) could keep only 5 albums,then "154" and Colin's "AZ" would definitely be amongst them.

Wouldn't need to think really...

[eclecticstars]

so bloody good

[pondscum77]

great band.cheers pondscum

[JDsmiffy1]

@pondscum77 - I love your visuals on this brilliant track, excellent job! Cheers, JDsmiffy1

[superchunk333]

I also have Sarah Berhardt's hand in MY bedroom!

Available on EBay for a 15th share of an Outdoor Miner

[pondscum77]

VERY GOOD, CHEERS PONDSCUM

[distortedlullaby33]

Terrific video! Really enjoyed the sync visuals. "Chairs Missing" is a masterpiece.

[emelar75]

my opinon..best punk song ever ... i have the white vinyl 45 with outdoor miner as the A side

[abracadabra287]

lucky you.

[nassto]

I love this song

[iamthebest24]

Awesome song, thanks for posting

[rekvelt2007]

...and with 'gang of four' they were the really special bands with an exepctional new sound.

[rekvelt2007]

legendary!

[lookoutbeeeelllooow]

I love this song!

[Piman1882]

I really enjoy in this vid...great band.

[hopebgood]

I used to like the way they introduced themselves on the Live at the Roxy 1977 album. They were so DIFFERENT to all the other punk bands.

[beelzabubba]

Thanks for posting Sarah Bernhardt's hand... dig it...

[67gmctruck]

thanks for posting this!!!

[pondscum77]

no problem ,cheers pondscum

[Tikilizzy]

Yes I agree with pondscum77... Thanks postscum77 :)

[pondscum77]

cheers pondscum

[petdico]

WAIT!

"THIS ONE IS WIRE , WIRE ALBUMS TO GET (PINK FLAG----AND CHAIRS MISSING"

what about 154?

great vid by the way

[getorphan]

This is terrific.

[pondscum77]

cheers ,pondscum

[TinSoldierMan]

Great job!

[simonchrist]

don't forget 154 it's a great album too

[pondscum77]

good call,some more albums by wire,

(bell is a cup)(ideal copy ) and (send)

not as punky though .cheers.

[dreadOFdread]

would love to see a vid of "i should have known better' from 154. any ideas where i might find one? great band.

[metallicafan08]

nice! wire's great.

[pondscum77]

cheers, more punk on pondscum77