Mercy WIRE rockpalast 11/18

concert TV allemande WIRE
Graham Lewis (guitare basse, voix), Bruce Gilbert (guitare), Colin Newman (guitare, voix) et Robert Gotobed (percussions).

[@SuperMario16bit]

Metal bands wish they could rock this hard.

[@grahammj]

this stuff is sooo great. sounds at times like early Floyd, or an angular Buzzcocks, a bit of the Banshees, but as a whole, it's incredibly unique and I can hear the influence in tons of bands who came later. I've always known of Wire (intro via Minor Threat) and it's strange that they never came up on my radar when I was listening to Joy Division, Banshees, PiL, Damned, Glad to finally hear and SEE them. Brilliant stuff.

[@zuks345]

This video is 7 seconds longer than the album version, but the song starts in a 7th second... That's what I call a tight band. It's outsanding how they can carry this kind of a song for almost 6 minutes.

[@DJ_DKBGD]

Chairs Missing is one of my favourite albums. I always wondered how the songs from that album sounded in their live concerts from that time. I now have the answer. Thanks to benfox for posting all these songs from the studio concert.

[@ronbar4192]

the bass here is from another dimension, so powerful

[@diskochimp]

LEWIS.

[@andreaprodan5616]

Arguably their greatest song

[@NickRowsell]

Saw WIRE last night in Newcastle at the Academy . . . about 250 people in a sweaty low ceilinged venue . . . they were exemplary . . . I knew 70/30 of the playlist . . . the stuff I had'nt heard was brilliant (with audio addiction just a few listenings away) . . . but what touched my heart was the two encores they played, with much gusto . . . and with a ineffable edge that just keeps self honing . . . an iron fist in an invisible glove . . . long may they reign.

[@AntheaFlattus]

Wondrous

[@EstebanOrtizDuque]

Wow, I would've never noticed that, but you're completely right. Wire is just one of those bands that sounds better live than in an album. Unfortunately, bands like these are very hard to come by.

[@JDsmiffy1]

Brilliant - can't wait to see them at The Scala Feb 2nd 2011. I missed them live way back then. Wire and Joy Division are in my humble opinion the best bands ever.

[@SamGainesinGboro]

Sheer, utter genius. Thanks for posting this!!!

[@RogTex]

Saw them do this at the Marquee in 78 or 79, absolutely awesome. Wire never play more than a couple of old tracks. What is hard to get now is just how different this sounded to anything else at the time

[@javieuvi]

Roger Tichborne You were so gifted

[@michaelmichael5555]

wow. this is awesome.

[@c0smeticplagu3]

greatest song ever

[@Nymins]

Mercy

[@jameswberk]

Wow this is great. When is this from?

[@iwvks]

1979

[@ardillarojo]

Astronomy Domine Part 2!

[@redline2115]

MXR M117R Flanger

[@JDsmiffy1]

Why didn't they play this? Everybody kept calling for the old stuff, but they concentrated on the new album.

[@maya613]

Wire are completely wasted on that audience, who look as if they are waiting for a delayed flight or a school announcement--in fact they look about as interested as Bruce does :)

[@andreaprodan5616]

Arguably their greatest song

[@readyred8108]

I agree 100 percent

[@NoxiousRob]

No argument from me, their greatest song from their greatest album