Wire Train
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Wire Train was a United States
based group who produced six album
s in the 1980s and early 1990s. The band was originally formed as the Renegades in April 1983 in San Francisco. Wire Train signed to the local 415 Records
label, also home to acts like Translator
and Romeo Void
, all of which found themselves with a national distribution deal when 415 entered into a deal with Columbia Records
.
Wire Train's first album, In a Chamber
, made the national charts in 1984, as did its second Between Two Words
in 1986 and fifth No Soul No Strain
in 1993. Brian MacLeod
replaced Federico Gil Sola for the second album, and Kurt Herr left during the making of Between Two Words
, to be replaced by Jeff Trott for their third album, Ten Women, which also charted in 1987. Dave Sharp
, guitarist with The Alarm
, featured on that album's Breakwater Days.
The group's, Wire Train (1990) and No Soul No Strain (1992), appeared on MCA Records
. In 1993 MCA rejected their next effort "Snug" as "too weird". Subsequently it been released as a digital download through iTunes and Amazon in April 2009.
In 1996, a compilation CD was released. Wire Train - Last Perfect Thing: A Retrospective contained 16 tracks. The first pressings did not contain "Last Perfect Thing" but had "Half A Lifetime" instead. This became a collector's item since the inserts and jewel case contained no mention of "Half A Lifetime" but listed "Last Perfect Thing". Later pressings contained the correct track listing.
Wire Train's "I Will Not Fall" appears on the soundtrack for the film Point Break
. Wire Train's "I'll Do You" appears in the game Scarface: The World Is Yours
.
The band, The Action Design covered two Wire Train songs ("I'll Do You" and "Chamber Of Hellos") for the Endless Bummer
movie soundtrack
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
based group who produced six album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s in the 1980s and early 1990s. The band was originally formed as the Renegades in April 1983 in San Francisco. Wire Train signed to the local 415 Records
415 Records
415 Records was a San Francisco record label created in 1978. The label focused its efforts on local punk rock and new wave music acts of the late 1970s through the late 1980s, including The Offs, The Nuns, Romeo Void, and Wire Train...
label, also home to acts like Translator
Translator (band)
Translator is a San Francisco rock band that had success during the 1980s. They created a sound that spanned updated British Merseybeat and stripped-down punk-like rock to psychedelia. Inspired by the Beatles and 1960s California folk-rock bands such as The Byrds, their guitar-based music was...
and Romeo Void
Romeo Void
Romeo Void was an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. The band primarily consisted of saxophonist Benjamin Bossi, vocalist Debora Iyall, guitarist Peter Woods, and bassist Frank Zincavage. The band went through four drummers, starting with Jay Derrah and ending with...
, all of which found themselves with a national distribution deal when 415 entered into a deal with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
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Wire Train's first album, In a Chamber
In a Chamber
In a Chamber is Wire Train's first full length album, released in 1984. U2's Bono claimed it to be his personal favorite album of that year.-Track listing:#I'll Do You#Everything's Turning Up Down Again#Never#Like#I Forget It All...
, made the national charts in 1984, as did its second Between Two Words
Between Two Words
Between Two Words is Wire Train's second full length album, released in 1985. It topped the Gavin report in 1985 and was top ten on CMJ. Recorded at "Studio Motiva" in Vienna over the course of several months the record continues Wire Train's intricate guitar/poetry play and features new grooves...
in 1986 and fifth No Soul No Strain
No Soul No Strain
No Soul No Strain is Wire Train's fifth full length album, released in 1992. Wire Train's fourth L.P. to chart peaking at 43 on Billboards Top 200 with singles "Stone Me" and "Crashing Back To You".- Track listing :# Stone Me# Open Sky...
in 1993. Brian MacLeod
Brian MacLeod
Brian MacLeod is a recording drummer and songwriter. He has been a member of Wire Train, Toy Matinee, and the "Tuesday Music Club" collective along with Sheryl Crow, the genesis of her album Tuesday Night Music Club....
replaced Federico Gil Sola for the second album, and Kurt Herr left during the making of Between Two Words
Between Two Words
Between Two Words is Wire Train's second full length album, released in 1985. It topped the Gavin report in 1985 and was top ten on CMJ. Recorded at "Studio Motiva" in Vienna over the course of several months the record continues Wire Train's intricate guitar/poetry play and features new grooves...
, to be replaced by Jeff Trott for their third album, Ten Women, which also charted in 1987. Dave Sharp
Dave Sharp
Dave Sharp is an English guitarist who co-founded, along with Mike Peters, the Welsh punk rock band The Alarm.-Early career:...
, guitarist with The Alarm
The Alarm
The Alarm are an alternative rock band that emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s. They started as a mod band and stayed together for over ten years. As a rock band, they displayed marked influences from Welsh language and culture...
, featured on that album's Breakwater Days.
The group's, Wire Train (1990) and No Soul No Strain (1992), appeared on MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
. In 1993 MCA rejected their next effort "Snug" as "too weird". Subsequently it been released as a digital download through iTunes and Amazon in April 2009.
In 1996, a compilation CD was released. Wire Train - Last Perfect Thing: A Retrospective contained 16 tracks. The first pressings did not contain "Last Perfect Thing" but had "Half A Lifetime" instead. This became a collector's item since the inserts and jewel case contained no mention of "Half A Lifetime" but listed "Last Perfect Thing". Later pressings contained the correct track listing.
Wire Train's "I Will Not Fall" appears on the soundtrack for the film Point Break
Point Break
Point Break is a 1991 action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey. The title refers to the surfing term point break, where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out from the coastline.The film was a box office success upon...
. Wire Train's "I'll Do You" appears in the game Scarface: The World Is Yours
Scarface: The World is Yours
Scarface: The World Is Yours is a video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games. The game is based on and is a quasi-sequel to the 1983 motion picture Scarface starring Al Pacino reprising his role as Tony Montana, with André Sogliuzzo providing Montana's...
.
The band, The Action Design covered two Wire Train songs ("I'll Do You" and "Chamber Of Hellos") for the Endless Bummer
Endless Bummer
Endless Bummer is the fifth studio album by Sloppy Seconds. It was released in 2008, ten years after More Trouble Than They're Worth.-Track listing:#"D.I.Y. Till We Die!"#"Kegs R4 Kids"#"I Don't Wanna Go Out With You"#"You Can't Kill Joey Ramone"...
movie soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
.
Albums
- In a ChamberIn a ChamberIn a Chamber is Wire Train's first full length album, released in 1984. U2's Bono claimed it to be his personal favorite album of that year.-Track listing:#I'll Do You#Everything's Turning Up Down Again#Never#Like#I Forget It All...
(1984) - Between Two WordsBetween Two WordsBetween Two Words is Wire Train's second full length album, released in 1985. It topped the Gavin report in 1985 and was top ten on CMJ. Recorded at "Studio Motiva" in Vienna over the course of several months the record continues Wire Train's intricate guitar/poetry play and features new grooves...
(1985) - Ten Women (1987)
- Wire Train (1990)
- No Soul No StrainNo Soul No StrainNo Soul No Strain is Wire Train's fifth full length album, released in 1992. Wire Train's fourth L.P. to chart peaking at 43 on Billboards Top 200 with singles "Stone Me" and "Crashing Back To You".- Track listing :# Stone Me# Open Sky...
(1992) - Last Perfect Thing - A Retrospective (1996)
- Snug (2009)