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By Douglas Wolk, eMusic Contributor
One way of describing Wire is to say that they've effectively been three different bands with (mostly) the same lineup: the blazing art-punk mutants of their 1976-80 incarnation, the monomaniacal electro-brainiacs of their 1985-91 renaissance, and the burly time-warping professors that reconvened in 2000 and are still recording now. Another way is to say that every record they've made has sounded like a hard-won consensus. Singer/guitarist Colin Newman, initially the band's voice of punk rock… more »
