Pink Flag is the first studio album by the English band Wire. It was releas… Read Full Bio ↴Pink Flag is the first studio album by the English band Wire. It was released in November 1977 by Harvest Records. Though the album failed to chart on its initial release, it has been widely considered to have been highly influential on many other musicians.
Upon its release, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called Pink Flag a "punk suite" and praised its "simultaneous rawness and detachment" and detected a rock-and-roll irony similar to but "much grimmer and more frightening" than the Ramones.
In a retrospective review, Steve Huey of AllMusic opined that Pink Flag was "perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British punk" and also "recognizable, yet simultaneously quite unlike anything that preceded it. Pink Flag's enduring influence pops up in hardcore, post-punk, alternative rock, and even Britpop, and it still remains a fresh, invigorating listen today: a fascinating, highly inventive rethinking of punk rock and its freedom to make up your own rules." Trouser Press called the album "a brilliant 21-song suite" in which the band "manipulated classic rock song structure by condensing them into brief, intense explosions of attitude and energy, coming up with a collection of unforgettable tunes"
Upon its release, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called Pink Flag a "punk suite" and praised its "simultaneous rawness and detachment" and detected a rock-and-roll irony similar to but "much grimmer and more frightening" than the Ramones.
In a retrospective review, Steve Huey of AllMusic opined that Pink Flag was "perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British punk" and also "recognizable, yet simultaneously quite unlike anything that preceded it. Pink Flag's enduring influence pops up in hardcore, post-punk, alternative rock, and even Britpop, and it still remains a fresh, invigorating listen today: a fascinating, highly inventive rethinking of punk rock and its freedom to make up your own rules." Trouser Press called the album "a brilliant 21-song suite" in which the band "manipulated classic rock song structure by condensing them into brief, intense explosions of attitude and energy, coming up with a collection of unforgettable tunes"
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Pink Flag
Wire Lyrics
1 2 X U All right here it is, again And it's called 1-2-X-U! Sa…
106 Beats That If you had a room, he'd paint it white Avoids the…
Brazil It's true darling, I'll walk you home I'll be your date…
Champs The taste of champions The pace, the pace The speed, the nee…
Different to Me Well, I wonder what's going on Same old stuff suppopse Not q…
Ex Lion Tamer There's great danger (danger) For the loneliest ranger in to…
Feeling Called Love What is this feeling called love? What is this crazy scene…
Field Day for the Sundays I want to be a field day for the Sundays…
Fragile Tears fall in slivers, you broke my shades The light too…
It's So Obvious It's so obvious, it's here, it's there It's not just the…
Lowdown The time is too short But never too long To reach ahead To…
Mannequin Well, you're a waste of space No natural grace You're so blo…
Mr. Suit One-two-three-four! I'm tired of being told what to think I…
Pink Flag I was sold up the river to the red slave…
Reuters Our own correspondent is sorry to tell Of an uneasy time…
Start to Move Start to move Time at hand Bird in hand No bush but trees…
Straight Line Mind's unwilling and your flesh is so weak Do my movements…
Strange There's something strange going on tonight There's something…
Surgeon's Girl Un-deux-trois-go! Sitting in a surgeon's world, a surgeon's…
Three Girl Rhumba Think of a number Divide it by two Something is nothing Noth…
Pierre Clary
on Champs
i believe this song is about amphetamine abuse, endemic on the punk scene...Speed, "more speed than before ,less time than before (tolerance build up)........
Pierre Clary
on Champs
The song "Champs" by Wire is an intense and fast-paced track that addresses themes of competitiveness, the desire for success, and the sacrifices one must make in order to achieve their goals. The repeated phrases "The taste of champions, the pace, the pace, the speed, the need, the need to seed, the chance to die" suggest that the speaker is wholly dedicated to winning and will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. The subsequent line "Another dead don't cry" implies that the speaker has seen others perish in their pursuit of victory and is not phased by it. The stanza "You've still got speed, you'll maybe bleed, there's less time" highlights the idea that time is running out and that one must act quickly if they wish to be successful.
The next stanza begins with the phrase "More speed than before, you've done it before, there is no for, what are you doing it for?" which suggests that the speaker is no longer satisfied with their previous achievements and is compelled to push themselves even harder. The line "Want more, want more" is a clear indication that the speaker is never satisfied with what they have and will always strive for more. The repetition of "Another dead don't cry" throughout the song serves as a haunting reminder that the pursuit of success often has a cost, and that cost can be the lives of others.i think this so,
Pierre Clary
on Champs
YOU'RE RICH NOT POOR