WIRE - In The Art of Stopping

[dernorder]

Wow Wow Wow ... unstoppable

[nickstonecarver1]

From Pink Flag to Send . . infinity and beyond . . . these guys aint waiting for any adulation or praise because that would mean they'd taken their collective eye of the ball and glanced sideways . . . and that is yet to happen . . .

[xyaqua]

Wire are cool in their 60's because of the music they make, timeless art, i'm approaching 50 and still love every era of their music, truly awesome.

[boldstandard]

This song is what Suicide would sound like in the mind of Valerie Solanas. Also, this is what Oscar Grouch listens to in his trashcan.

[citroen66]

My friends & I saw Wire at the Great American Music Hall in 2003 and from the opening cords of this song were completely blown away by these middle-aged punk/art rockers. Years later, we still talk about that show...

[hibernatus]

Tout ça, on s'en fout...

Wire, c'est les meilleurs!

;)

[billychuck59]

love it.

[johnnykaka66]

music has for the most part been neutered and caged.

[28kalte]

After all they've done & achieved through the years, they've also managed to drag punk into the 21st century. 'Bout bleedin' time. Nice one.

[quieterrps]

I remember the day back in 1981 that I finally grabbed hold of Pink Flag after nearly a year of having Mr. Suit and 12XU on a great cassette I'd recorded from WPRB. One totally great record! I enjoyed this tune a great deal and the first e.p. on which it appeared. Glad that I finally got to catch them live for the first time around then. Much like The Fall, I respect that they forge on from where they were last.

[jimslimnumberone]

This fucking rocks

[vehspot]

wonderful. Who made pictures ? I like it very much.

[GardnerGoldsmith]

I've posted comments about this before, but just want to introduce my facebook friends to this via the link. Both "Read and Burn 01" and "Read and Burn 02" (and the subsequent "SEND" are brilliant, combining the structural framework of early WIRE with the production values of the late '80's WIRE. They reach such levels of intense power that I feel they've reached a new level of excellence. The new "Object 47" is also excellent.

[wherestynan]

I saw Wire support Eater in Plymouth in 1977, for some reason Eater were delayed and Wire had to play their set twice.They didn't play the type of music you would expect on a punk night and were not well received. I would never have beleived that Wire would still be making quality music and that Id be buying it 30 years later

[grahamlaur]

This, and the entire "Send" album, are absolutely fantastic. Sometimes, old bands make reunion albums that are passable... in this case, Wire did the unthinkable and managed to EQUAL their classic material.

[MrOoppoddoo]

Thank you.

[KoivuTheHab]

What the hell is this, it's not on my Pink Flag LP thats for sure... This is some new shit...

[tzjohns1]

love Wire new EP's......

[Wolf459]

The best from the best.

[arthurccolombo]

Love On ya ! My friends from Massilia & Korsica

[kensatan]

love this track, the whole 'Send' album is stunning.

[jasenzero1]

I know Wire came (way) first bandwise, but the vocals on this track somewhat remind me of Cobain vocals from "Incesticide". I dig this track. First break is the best.

[L0K3]

This is amazing..great to see mature gentlemen can still rock with intergrity . There's hope for us all ;)

[xyaqua]

Unadulterated freaking genius. Wire are GOD.

[HerrFOAD]

nice vid tae a great song:)

[snark154]

Perfect song. I loves me a bit of Wire. And a bit of Eagles of Death Metal - I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News) - sooo similar. But Wire came first - 2003 vs 2006. A case of the Elasticas? And then there's this album called What Do You Care? by Wire on amazon that sounds remotely like the more commercial bits of Manscape thrown off a cliff and drowned in dance clichés. I s'pose in this big beautiful world, if anything, the original Wire should take it as a tribute to their on-going relevance?

[gobeco]

Great,great, magnifico!!!

[ginolight]

It is beautiful. Always !

[garagerockermadrid]

it's all in the art of.

[luvumo2day]

keeping on top of pop its wire keep taking your chewables kiddies stay young and greasey forever rockonbonzo76

[Islwynpaul]

the Fall, Can, Faust, Kraut rock and then this track from Wire, genius stuff.

[chrism823]

Oh, OK!

[Ekoot]

One of those is a farmer !

[chrism823]

What is it about being 60 that would invalidate them? I know you meant no offense, but do you assume the young are the keepers of the cool? Whoever thinks so has a lot to learn.

You are competing with people far more experienced in the art of awesome.

[headforthetropics]

@chrism823 chris - your comment is awesome and deserves repeating all over the internet.

people (of all ages): take note.

[synth77]

@chrism823 Well there are certain types of music that belong to the young.

I mean you can go on and make art rock fr as long as you live but things like noise, folk, punk stuf can only be make well by the young.Especially when playing live is really what matters these days.

[chrism823]

@synth77 You fell in the quicksand, matey

[PIERRECLARY]

@chrism823

i am 46 and i agree totally: we, the old farts are the real cool and the only cool youth are those we say are cool. and i say so from the depth of the hole i dug myself into during 30 years and that i call experience. And don't bother me with your computer things i have my phonograph thank you

[Marcuskristicus]

It really says alot about modern music when a bunch of near-60 year olds are harder, smarter and more creative than any of today's wannabes.

Pity the poor kids growing up nowadays on disposable pop fluff.....

[xyaqua]

@Marcuskristicus Most favorable punk ups. (thirty year fuscia hair freak) Wire were wondercats.

[TCMO99]

@Marcuskristicus

I absolutely agree with you!

[carlo88moe]

@Marcuskristicus pfff, there's been bad shit to grow up on since there was good shit, lol im wonderfully articulate..point is shit didnt come into existence with this generation, so everyone cut back on the trite grousing over how "kids nowadays only listen to pop shit like justin bieber( ugh, bieber bashing, another thing thats fatuous and fashionable)"

[ahosek]

@Marcuskristicus Wisdom always eludes the young.

[saulaur]

@ahosek

good word.

[headforthetropics]

@Marcuskristicus indeed

[bryannope91]

@Marcuskristicus I concur. Still young but I always try to get out as many stories from the guy who owns a local record store. He would tell me how he saw Nick Cave (Birthday Party era) try to ram his head into a bass-drum. As well he saw The Pop Group,Pere Ubu, The Fall, Wire ETC back in the day, CRAZY. Respect.

[PIERRECLARY]

@Marcuskristicus

the problem is that music has lost all provocative/ rebellious/political power due to the all-absorbing music INDUSTRY.. When Wire started, when punk "happened" it was called the music BUSINESS...(and a few decades before that music was just an art form). Industry has nothing to fear from music and music nothing to fear from industry: result is pop fluff called punk like blink. green day etc...it was the breaking of taboo that made Wire great.Industry left no taboo to break.

[chrism823]

@Marcuskristicus Ha ha, right on . . . though there's good modern music, too.

[dpeters59]

what's your point?

[222msHTGS]

Amazing, hypnotic, see, practice does make perfect

[vaspers]

congratulations. today this video was selected by the NYC Punk Rock Evolution Foundation. way to go!

[johnfish1]

punk rock evolution foundation lmao,is that what punks do today .

[andy7666]

Ho ho!

[captainkundalini999]

"It's all in the art it's all in the art, all in the art, all in the art of st

[lucaprodan77]

doriella take it easy.

[77doriella]

Cut the childish crap and try, if you can to concentrate on this seminal band and this great music.

[xyaqua]

This is so taoist... or buddist. I forget the difference (HA HA HA).

The art of stopping. funny how i can use their lyrics as philosophy in business, or in teaching, and it works as well as any lao tzu or bertram russell.

Wire kicks intellectual ass!

[windmills20]

:] that's pretty funny.

i think the taoists were like that, their whole philosophy was letting life happen to them and doing absolutely nothing. talk about the loss of free will

wire are pretty intelligent though. even colin newman said in an interview that people didn't seem to see the Wire as all that complex but really clever

[spencermax]

Frank Spencer?

[evilmoussaka]

c'est dans les vieilles marmites punk qu'on fait les meilleures soupes, et j'en reprendrai bien un peu !!!

[vehspot]

@evilmoussaka

ah, le style fanzine critique rock...

[rabbitgrey]

I saw these guys yesterday night in Porto -Portugal.

Great, great MUSIC !

[nri1969]

I will never never never never get enough Wire. I loved their first run in the 70s, their second run in the 80s, and I'm bonkers for this stuff, too. "Art of Stopping" & "Comet" in particular are both so f***ing RELENTLESS.

Alas, I live in New Orleans, so I guess for me, seeing these gentlemen in concert is about as likely as sharing a pizza with Jesus.

Is it true Wire are putting out a new album this year?

[spurtfather]

never share a pizza with jesus. he well over does it on the anchovies. I think they maybe leftover from the feeding of the 5000.

[loftusroadw12]

Yeah next week or the week after

[leosutton]

im loving this, good energy

[torrente132]

excelente!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HotBadgerDeluxe]

No matter how many times I hear this, it's still wonderful.

[sasuke22dante]

cojonuda¡¡¡

[alonelyplanetboy]

very fucking cool

[trevorpf]

fan of 5 alburns i buy more soon great stuff

[chiara54]

THE WIRE! THE BEST!

[Raymantico]

Still groovy and smart after all the years.

[djcharliejunk]

WIRE ARE GREAT !!!!!!!!!!

[erixoff]

Thanx for the video.

I was just a WIRE fan; now that I watched more WIRE, I'm a big fan.

High class punk.

[milkcult]

great track from a very martial album!

[bmob712]

Great stuff. The drummer looks more like Ivor Cutler every day.

[primavera777]

o how my head loves these soundwaves THANK YOU FOR NOT STOPPING!!!!

[whateverjustletmein]

i retract my previous statement..still a good song but its NOT from the pinkflag album. i think. kthxbye.

[kensatan]

no, this is from the 'send' CD, and it's absolutely brilliant, razor-sharp playing, I love it to death! get it if you can.

[whateverjustletmein]

is this album really this good? thx :)

[jeannec1]

I just got it a couple days ago, and I've listened to it over and over; it's really great. I only wish it were a bit longer (it's like 40 minutes).

[keoma76]

I saw them live in Paris 3 years ago. One of the best concerts I've ever seen. So powerful and physical! A fantastic dance music.

[Khalixth0]

REALLY IMPRESSIVE!

[janenil]

Its so sad I missed those gentlemens when they played in Stockholm some years ago. Please advice better and come back again!!!

[rushomancy]

I love this album. A lot. When is there gonna be another Wire album?

[wirehq]

In case anyone doesn't know. This is a track from 2003's "Send" album.

[trevorpf]

oz fan4 26yr... is wire going 2 tour oz after new alburn2008/9 dos anybody know t/u

[Magpiehill]

If they do...I'll be there

[ggeeoorrggee85]

wait, what? new album!?

[jeannec1]

Object 47, to be released in July; unfortunately, that means that a bunch of emo retards are going to 'discover' them and exploit them for all they're worth. And we all know nothing is sacred to Hot Topic.

[johnfish1]

how are emos going to "exploit " wire,force them to work in micky ds or something.idiot.

[jeannec1]

Because that's what they do, they find stuff that most people don't know about and exploit it. It's not hard to figure out.

[MrSExperience]

What happens is that cool pop culture gets co-opted by big business. I doubt Wire would get snapped up in that but I wish they would for everyones sake!

[4st5lbs]

LOL YOURE SO RIGHT.

ATLAST SOMEONE AGREES WITH ME.

they try to turn anything that isnt mainstream or anything underground, into overrated shit then they call it unique

[jeannec1]

Yeah, and if you like something before they get their bloody hands on they'll hate you and call you a poser for liking it. Well, they need to get their hair out of their one eye and actually take a look at life.

[4st5lbs]

hah totally, and like you know when they say, oh stop steriotyping me.. well if you label yourself, youre practically asking to be steriotyped.

lol, they love being hated.

[jeannec1]

Yeah, they always get so angry when you tell them you 'understand' them. I especially love the ones that say they aren't emo; those are the emoest. of all.

[4st5lbs]

lol yeah, you can tell they think theyre propper emo but like dont admit it.

srsly we should post some rant and rave vids about this ;P

[jeannec1]

Seeing as how they like to piss other people off, we might as well take action ourselves. Then again, the media makes fun of emos all the time, and it doesn't seem to have much of an effect. Hopefully they'll go extinct soon though.

[4st5lbs]

i'm thinking reverse psychology lol, love them and they'll hate it.

or maybe that wont work, maybe just kill them all :)

gosh i do hate humanity atm.

[jeannec1]

Haha, I like your attitude. I think if we just take away their music and Hot Topic, or just destroy Hot Top HQ, they might just starve to death.

[4st5lbs]

haha we are just klasssssssss (Y)

[jeannec1]

_[]_

(~.q)

As classy as a monocle and top hat.

[GreenEyedLocoMan1]

ha ha ha you are one funny cunt. Die shitting.

[4st5lbs]

what the fuck is that meant to mean

[GreenEyedLocoMan1]

Sorry about that, I was very drunk at the time.

[postyesterdayman]

@wirehq but before, Read and Burn 1

[cosmicrider287]

@wirehq and what an album that was.

[12xu4]

Awesome.

[walski69]

Wow... after all this years... Wire still rocks!!