Wire Post to Wire

Artist: The Standard
Label: Yep Roc Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 634457205925
EAN: 0634457205925
ASIN: B0001HOX2S

Release Date: 2004-03-23

Wire Post to Wire

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Tracks:

Metropolitan
Even Numbers
Ghosts For Hire
Runway Week
Folk Song
Unicorns and Chemicals
Monks In New Jersey
A Black Machine
Jumprope In Hell

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Customer Reviews:

Improving vocals.......2004-09-26

August grew on me slowly until I was listening to it nearly every other day and I have a strong suspicion that I'll wear out Wire Post to Wire in a matter of weeks. Where as the vocals were previously restricted to either panicky or exhausted tones, Tim Putnam sings a little more confidently this time around. It is not a groundbreaking effort, but any emotional range is huge for a dude that always sounded defeated or like he was running from something.

Half of the bands out there could take a lesson from The Standard's cohesiveness as a collective. The comparisons to the prog-rock elite here come from their ability to play as a band (yes, with a keyboard included) and demonstrate their talent without separating into some kind of self-gratifying solo.

One of the top albums of 2004.......2004-07-06

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).

Ignore the last two reviews--The Standard are the real deal.......2004-07-04

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.

Goat Boy.......2004-06-11

I saw this band open for McClusky and Oceansize in Seattle. The singer is annoying (hence the title line). Their instrumental bits are good, yet nothing transcendent. Well below average. Buyer beware of being bored by this band.

What's all the fuss? Not close to Radiohead, no comparison.......2004-06-02

I don't get what everyone is praising.
Sounds like Interpol meets Joy Division...
No emotion... no range.
Interesting, but I would definately point out that this is not forging a new path. Nothing but a step back into the retro days, and there are enough bands who do it a lot better to be happy with.

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