'Mekon Headman' is nice, well done, I like it. But Wire isn't supposed to be "nice, well done, I like it." At their best they were more like "Holy shit, WTF was THAT?" Bruce Gilbert was the WTF factor.
I think the album version has a slightly more complex arrangement which is delicious. This seems too 'rocky' and I'm not sure if Graham's C&W twang is doing it for me...
'Mekon Headman' is nice, well done, I like it. But Wire isn't supposed to be "nice, well done, I like it." At their best they were more like "Holy shit, WTF was THAT?" Bruce Gilbert was the WTF factor.
nri1969 3 months ago
@nri1969 Ha ha, well put. I feel the same way, I really miss Gilbert's work.
KingOfUm 3 months ago
I think the album version has a slightly more complex arrangement which is delicious. This seems too 'rocky' and I'm not sure if Graham's C&W twang is doing it for me...
mookie2637 1 year ago
I agree; I'm starting to think they've rather stopped trying with their live performances; that and the lack of Gilbert is really upsetting, I think.
KingOfUm 1 year ago