On the Box: 1979

by Wire

On the Box: 1979 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 October 2004
  • Label: Pink Flag
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 58:04
  • Community rating: 4.27/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Unearthed from an incredibly tense German television performance, this footage catches the seminal art-punk act intentionally antagonizing their audience. Refusing to play older hits in favor of stark, skeletal material from '154', the band wields frosty, minimalist hostility as a weapon, cementing their legacy as unyielding contrarians.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, rhythmic, live, minimal, deconstructed, guitars, melodic, noisy

Tracklist

  1. Introduction - (On the Box - live 1979) (0:50)
  2. Another The letter - (On the Box - live 1979) (1:06)
  3. The 15h - (On the Box - live 1979) (2:29)
  4. Practice Makes Perfect - (On the Box - live 1979) (3:00)
  5. Two People In A Room - (On the Box - live 1979) (1:59)
  6. I Feel Mysterious Today - (On the Box - live 1979) (1:44)
  7. Being Sucked In Again - (On the Box - live 1979) (2:49)
  8. Once Is Enough - (On the Box - live 1979) (2:46)
  9. Blessed State - (On the Box - live 1979) (2:59)
  10. A Question of Degree - (On the Box - live 1979) (2:43)
  11. Single KO - (On the Box - live 1979) (2:24)
  12. Mercy - (On the Box - live 1979) (5:44)
  13. 40 Versions - (On the Box - live 1979) (4:06)
  14. Former Airline - (On the Box - live 1979) (1:07)
  15. A Touching Display - (On the Box - live 1979) (6:14)
  16. French Film Blurred - (On the Box - live 1979) (2:34)
  17. Men 2nd - (On the Box - live 1979) (1:39)
  18. Map Ref. 41掳N 93掳W - (On the Box - live 1979) (3:37)
  19. Heartbeat - (On the Box - live 1979) (4:41)
  20. Pink Flag - (On the Box - live 1979) (3:26)

Credits

  • Wire - primary artist
  • Alan Bangs - interviewer

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