Wire - 21st May 1990 Hibernian, London

21st May 1990 Hibernian, London

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Wire - 21st May 1990 Hibernian, London

Although Robert had left the band by the time this gig took place, this is very much a Wire gig rather than a Wir gig. All the drums and percussion you hear were programmed by Robert and he had only quit a few days prior to this show. The seven shows that year were the only ever in which songs from "Manscape" were played live and the set also shows some witty re-invention: Eardrum Buzz and Kidney Bingos are mashed up into "Kidney / Buzz"; "Small Black Reptile" has the riff from "I Am The Fly" as its intro; "Ahead" turns into a kind of hip-hop; "Want To Drill You" (a precursor of "In Every City" from The Drill album) mashes up "12XU", "Drill" and an electro style baseline into something almost sexy; and "Advantage In Height" is strangely beautiful. Finally, "Underwater Experiences" was the song in which all the smoke in the smoke machine was put on the stage (you can hear it hissing out during the beginning of the song) and has an actual chorus (as opposed to just shouting).

Tracklisting

Download Album (PFB901)
  1. Patterns of Behaviour
  2. Kidney Buzz
  3. Small Black Reptile
  4. Goodbye Ploy
  5. Sixth Sense
  6. Stampede
  7. You Hung Your Lights in the Trees
  8. Ahead
  9. What Do You See
  10. Want to Drill You
  11. Advantage in Height
  12. Underwater Experiences
  13. Torch It