Before Nov 2020, grades range from 5 to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are honorable mention :-), neutral :-|, negative :-(. At least 3 listens per posted album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I shelved/sold 10,000-12,000 albums after at least 3 listens before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they come up. If you don't see an album, it doesn't mean I don't know it.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Wire: A Bell is a Cup ... Until It Is Struck: 4 stars
I would buy this in physical if it were available at reasonable prices. I might eventually download it from somewhere just to put a copy on the shelf as a marker, but 4 out of its 10 tracks are on The A List compilation too. Classic Wire anyway. Wish I were smart enough to understand the horse head/file cabinet juxtaposition. Also, how that relates to a bell. Finally, how the cup-ness of a bell is important. Something to do with objects and context I'm sure. These guys always were beyond me anyhow. Saw them live once in LA, and they were fantastic. Surprisingly threatening though. I wasn't expecting that.
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