Wire Post to Wire

The Standard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yep Roc Records
• ASIN: B0001HOX2S
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,629 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the last two reviews--The Standard are the real deal, July 3, 2004

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M. W. Hemingway (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wire Post to Wire (Audio CD)

The Standard are something to behold--dense arrangements and really awe-inspiring musicianship. Wire Post to Wire rewards repeated listens like no album I've heard in ages. They don't have any easy points of reference, "prog" is unfair and Radiohead seems like a meaningless comparison, except to say that both bands understand the power of dynamics have amazingly ambitious visions compared to their peers. But I will say if give the album a few spins you'll "get" what they are doing.

I saw them in Baltimore earlier this year where they played to about 12 people on a brutally cold Monday night. Not remarkable. What was truly remarkable was that when I saw them a week later in DC (where the crowd was much better) I saw about six people who had made the 50 mile drive to see them again just a week later. They are that good live.

So please ignore any ad hominem critiques of the singer (*sigh* I guess that's his cross to bear for having a unique and expressive voice) and obviously casual dissmissals.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow., April 1, 2004

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M. Goldsmith (Tacoma, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wire Post to Wire (Audio CD)

Just saw these guys live a couple of weeks ago, in a bar with about 20 people watching. It was a killer show, but it's definately a shame that more people haven't heard of these guys.
Remember how exciting it was when you first heard Radiohead or Nirvana? This is like that. It's basically indie/college rock with a lot more emotion than pretentiousness, though the music is actually really intricate.

The Amazon info is a little bit off.. the real CD is named "Wire Post to Wire" and the 9 tracks have titles: 1. Metropolitan, 2. Even Numbers, 3. Ghosts for Hire, 4. Runaway Week, 5. Folk Song, 6. Unicorns and Chemicals, 7. Monks in New Jersey, 8. A Black Machine, 9. Jumprope in Hell. Really, there's not a bad song on here.

If you want more info, search for "The Standard- August." That one actually has some reviews on this site. It's their album before this (that one's almost as amazing as this one).

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the top albums of 2004, July 6, 2004

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doug (Rocky River, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wire Post to Wire (Audio CD)

One of my favorite albums of last year, Dolorean's - Not Exotic, led me to this recording. I discovered through their website that not only did they love this band, but their keyboard player layed down the piano tracks on their new record. That seemed to be a good enough reason to seek it out at my local independent store. When I went to go buy it they didn't have a copy left, which was also completely shocking. The store owner told me he had played a promo of the new record and sold all 5 copies that he had that same day. Thinking that no one else would have it, I went home and just downloaded it. I was completely blown away from beginning to end. Songs like "Metropolitan," "Unicorns and Chemicals," and "Runway Week" are sure to make many people's mix tapes in the coming months, and the rest of the album is nothing to scoff at. A dark and melancholy masterpiece that is a must buy and one of top albums of the year. (Oh and I did buy this record later on).