A repost from 9 years ago, with better sound this time. A concert by the timeless and legendary Wire, live in Paris (not sure the venue, but I think L’Olympia) and faithfully recorded and preserved by the venerable RFI and their Eclectic radio channel FIP in May of 2011.
Having been a fan of Wire since the days of I Am The Fly, listening to them now strikes me as just how timeless this band is. They have never been less than top-notch and they have never sunk into the malaise that so many bands get into who have been together over a period of time; rehashing old ideas and generally feeling frozen. Maybe they just have that uncanny ability to speak to a lot of people – and what they say is fresh and current, no matter when they say it.
Suffice to say, I love this band and always will – almost 50 years on, there doesn’t seem to be any point in stopping now, right?
If you’ve been hearing about Wire and never actually heard them – or are not familiar with them at all, by all means use this concert as a stepping off place. They have a fantastic legacy of music to dive into. And it’s recommended you dive in, by all means.
Crank it up and enjoy.
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Wire – Paris – 2011 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
Wire – Live in Paris – May 2011 – RFI-FIP
A repost from 9 years ago, with better sound this time. A concert by the timeless and legendary Wire, live in Paris (not sure the venue, but I think L’Olympia) and faithfully recorded and preserved by the venerable RFI and their Eclectic radio channel FIP in May of 2011.
Having been a fan of Wire since the days of I Am The Fly, listening to them now strikes me as just how timeless this band is. They have never been less than top-notch and they have never sunk into the malaise that so many bands get into who have been together over a period of time; rehashing old ideas and generally feeling frozen. Maybe they just have that uncanny ability to speak to a lot of people – and what they say is fresh and current, no matter when they say it.
Suffice to say, I love this band and always will – almost 50 years on, there doesn’t seem to be any point in stopping now, right?
If you’ve been hearing about Wire and never actually heard them – or are not familiar with them at all, by all means use this concert as a stepping off place. They have a fantastic legacy of music to dive into. And it’s recommended you dive in, by all means.
Crank it up and enjoy.
The Pitch:
Wow. Can’t believe it – 2024 is almost over already. Past Daily is still standing, still cranking out history and pop culture and still looking for your support. Fundraisers are pretty much tapped out this year – everybody seems to be doing them and even I’m sick of being hounded for money.
But the fact of the matter is – some of these things are expensive to pull off. In case you didn’t already know, Past Daily is an extension of my archive – the stuff I have collected since the beginning of time (it seems) – my goal is to share all of it with you, and since we’ve started there are over 11,000 posts which you, as a subscriber can explore and there are thousands more waiting.
Better still – once you subscribe you get notified every time we post something and you can download the audio file which you can’t do if you don’t subscribe. That’s the catch.
But it’s my way of saying Thank You for your support and helping me pay all the costs of keeping Past Daily up and running every day.
And subscribing is easy and painless – you can do it with Patreon – you can stretch it out over months, years or just today. You can do a trial subscription for 7 days and then you can either join us or go “no thanks” and life will continue.
But your support is critical. Over this past year we’ve resumed running ads – simply because it’s helping offset the costs we can’t get around, but don’t have enough subscribers to do away with ads completely (believe me, I hate ads just as much as the next person – maybe more). Right now, a little over 100 of you are foregoing a cup of Starbucks in favor of downloading a concert or a World War 2 newscast – and I am completely over-the-moon for your support. But we need more of you. We need 900 more to make a difference.
So all you have to do is click on the red banner below and make your pledge – you can also do Pay Pal or Buy Me A Coffee if you just want to do a one-time support.
But however you decide to do it, we’re grateful. We’ll be here as long as you are.
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