Chairs Missing

Rating

Album: Chairs Missing
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Practice Makes Perfect	More Info...	0:04
2)	French Film Bleurred	More Info...	0:02
3)	Another the Letter	More Info...	0:01
4)	Men 2nd	More Info...	0:01
5)	Marooned	More Info...	0:02
6)	Sand in My Joints	More Info...	0:02
7)	Being Sucked in Again	More Info...	0:03
8)	Heartbeat	More Info...	0:03
9)	Mercy	More Info...	0:05
10)	Outdoor Miner	More Info...	0:01
11)	I Am the Fly	More Info...	0:03
12)	I Feel Mysterious Today	More Info...	0:02
13)	From the Nursery	More Info...	0:03
14)	Used To	More Info...	0:02
15)	Too Late	More Info...	0:04

Album: Chairs Missing
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Practice Makes Perfect	More Info...	0:04
2)	French Film Bleurred	More Info...	0:02
3)	Another the Letter	More Info...	0:01
4)	Men 2nd	More Info...	0:01
5)	Marooned	More Info...	0:02
6)	Sand in My Joints	More Info...	0:02
7)	Being Sucked in Again	More Info...	0:03
8)	Heartbeat	More Info...	0:03
9)	Mercy	More Info...	0:05
10)	Outdoor Miner	More Info...	0:01
11)	I Am the Fly	More Info...	0:03
12)	I Feel Mysterious Today	More Info...	0:02
13)	From the Nursery	More Info...	0:03
14)	Used To	More Info...	0:02
15)	Too Late	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Wire: Colin Newman (vocals, guitars); B.C. Gilbert (guitar); Graham Lewis (bass, vocals); Robert Gotobed (drums).
Additional personnel: Kate Lukas (flute); Mike Thorne (keyboards, synthesizers).
A euphemism for insanity, Chairs Missing is an apt summation of Wire's disturbing music. A product of London's punk scene, the quartet nonetheless owed a debt to the art-school experimentation of the mid-60s, a contrast that gave their craft originality. Oblique pop songs, including 'Outdoor Miner' and 'I Am The Fly', exemplify Wire's development from the abrasive minimalism of earlier releases, while their widening musical perspectives are reflected in the edgy 'Practice Makes Perfect'. Producer Mike Thorne adds keyboards and synthesizer to the group's guitar-based attack as Chairs Missing established Wire as one of the most innovative bands of their era.

Professional Reviews

Q (5/02 SE, p.144) - Included in Q's "100 Best Punk Albums".

Q (9/94, p.131) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...a more eerie gothic turn, Colin Newman's vocal still essentially a mocking tool, producer Mike Thorne's synths creeping in, mist-like, lending the guitars breathing space..."

Uncut (p.106) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] carefully adorned, consciously perfect, neo-classical pop-rock album with echoes of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd..."

Magnet (p.91) - "CHAIRS MISSING is the ultimate post-punk album, realized before most of Wire's original audience hashed out the difference between punk and new wave."

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