| Artist |
Wire |
| Album Title: |
Red Barked Tree |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Art Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
01/10/2011 |
| Label |
PinkFlag/Mutesong |
| Catalog No |
PF18 |
| Bar Code No |
5 055300 321015 |
| Packaging |
Digipack |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Please Take (3:50)
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| 2.
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Now Was (2:23)
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| 3.
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Adapt (2:51)
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| 4.
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Two Minutes (2:00)
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| 5.
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Clay (3:12)
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| 6.
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Bad Worn Thing (3:33)
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| 7.
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Moreover (4:34)
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| 8.
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A Flat Tent (2:15)
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| 9.
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Smash (3:55)
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| 10.
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Down to This (4:55)
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| 11.
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Red Barked Trees (5:34)
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| Date Acquired |
01/14/2011 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Band's Website |
| Purchase Price |
17.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry:
MusicBrainz Entry:
Wikipedia Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Recorded at Resident Studio, London, Press Play Studios, London & Swim Studio, London. Mixed in Swim Studio.
Mastered @ Skye Mastering.
Cover image: Untitled 2010 (detail). Courtesy Sproveri gallery London.
℗ & © 2011 Pink Flag
Published by Pink Flag/Mutesong
Distributed by Cargo Records [Europe] and Redeye [USA]. Made in England.
Credits:
Art Direction, Photography By – Jon Wozencroft
Artwork [Cover Image] – Jannis Kounellis
Engineer [Press Play Studios] – Andy Ramsay
Engineer [Resident Studio] – Sean Douglas
Mastered By – Denis Blackham
Mixed By – Colin Newman
Performer [Wire Are], Bass, Vocals, Performer [Various] – Graham Lewis
Performer [Wire Are], Drums – Robert Grey
Performer [Wire Are], Vocals, Guitar, Performer [Various] – Colin Newman
Songwriter, Performer – Wire
Companies, Etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pinkflag
Copyright © – Pinkflag
Published By – Pinkflag
Published By – Mute Song
Distributed By – Cargo Records
Distributed By – Redeye
Recorded At – Resident Studios
Recorded At – Press Play Studios
Recorded At – Swim Studio
Mixed At – Swim Studio
Mastered At – Skye Mastering
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC, Southwater
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 5 055300 321015
Barcode (Scanned): 5055300321015
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 to 6): Sony DADC PF18CD 01
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1, 2, 3, 5, 6): IFPI LY33
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI AEW22
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI AEW42
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI AEW39
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI AEW41
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI AEW43
Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI AEW35
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Analyzed Folder: Wire - Red Barked Tree_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR7 -0.10 dB -8.47 dB 01 - Please Take.aif
DR5 -0.10 dB -5.95 dB 02 - Now Was.aif
DR6 -0.10 dB -6.90 dB 03 - Adapt.aif
DR5 -0.10 dB -5.55 dB 04 - Two Minutes.aif
DR5 -0.10 dB -6.95 dB 05 - Clay.aif
DR5 -0.10 dB -6.76 dB 06 - Bad Worn Thing.aif
DR5 -0.10 dB -6.06 dB 07 - Moreover.aif
DR5 -0.10 dB -5.32 dB 08 - A Flat Tent.aif
DR4 -0.10 dB -5.30 dB 09 - Smash.aif
DR6 -0.10 dB -6.81 dB 10 - Down to This.aif
DR7 -0.10 dB -8.38 dB 11 - Red Barked Trees.aif
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Number of Files: 11
Official DR Value: DR5
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by j. poet:
In an interview with Crawdaddy magazine after the band regrouped in 2000, Wire frontman and guitarist Colin Newman said that the band's original intention was to destroy rock & roll by removing the roll from the equation. Drummer Robert Gray, nee Robert Gotobed, played a large part in the removal of "the roll" from the band's music. His straightforward timekeeping eschewed fills and cymbal splashes in favor of a simple, driving rhythm that gave much of the band's music its linear, avant-garde feel. But despite their roots in punk, they've always had a few tunes on every album that could pass for pop hits, and that holds true here. "Please Take" opens the record with its warm melodic feel, even if the lyrics are anything but the usual pop fodder, as Newman croons, "Please take your knife out of my back." The album ends with another pop gem, "Red Barked Trees," a polished tune that sounds like a psychedelic-era Beatles number, complete with a scathing lyric that lays out the ills of modern society with bitter irony. The rest of the album ranges over the styles that have made the band so hard to pin down. "Two Minutes" is a punk screed about hating everyone and everything, driven by Gray's measured pounding and distorted clanging guitars, "Moreover" is a noisy rock/rap tune driven by short, sharp lyrical bursts, grinding guitar, and Gray's steady traps, and "Smash," another clattering, linear punk tune that's actually broken up by a chorus. Red Barked Tree is another strong effort, and while Wire is still making music that shatters expectations, after 30 years they're sounding a lot like the mainstream rockers they once despised.
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