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Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 23 May 2015 CE
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Re: Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 23 May 2015 CE
May 25, 2015, 21:08
Monganaut wrote:
Been a while since I've seen Wire myself, last time they had a female guitarist (I think, or did I just imagine that?) now there's a younger guy who wouldn't be out of place in Sonic Youth or some such band. Does all the kob twiddling and effects etc that Gilbert used to do. Didn't look totally at home, but he did what he did well. Was quite a downbeat gig for Wire, not a lot of energy, more drawn out and slower takes on stuff, with mostly new material.

Not perused the read and burn book myself, but it's on the list of future buys alongside that David Stubbs Future Days/ Krautrock anthology thingy.

Doesn't surprise me that they almost 'never were', they all seem quite disperate characters, and I bet Lewis is a royal pain in the ass to be in a band with.


Yes, Margaret Fiedler McGinnis was guitarist with them - for gigs - when they first got back together minus Bruce circa 2008. Matt has been with them for some time and also plays on the records ow.

Most of the problems of what I've read are the differences between Newman and Gilbert (who are the two polar opposites within the band) and what can be referred to in shorthand as a power struggle. Obviously, seeing as they worked together on other projects, Lewis tended to be close to Gilbert.

The other problem after they got back together relates to Gotobed/Grey feeling marginalised with his drums being replaced by programmed beats, though I haven't quite reached the moment where he left and they became Wir.
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