Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Wire Train's musical style reflected the cross-breeding between post-new wave power-pop and post-disco dance music that characterized the early '80s. The guitars jangled and there were hooks and catchy choruses with harmony vocals, just like the mid-'60s (not to mention covers of Bob Dylan and Buffalo Springfield), but the tempos were unusually quick and the drummer even pushed the beat, while touches of keyboard sometimes shimmered on the edges of the sound picture. More popular bands such as U2 and R.E.M. were doing roughly the same thing at the same time, if with a bit more distinction. But Wire Train frontman Kevin Hunter had an ear for a good melody and an adequate voice to express his pop sentiments, so there's no real answer to the question, why didn't Wire Train make it? This hour-long, 16-track compilation selects the highlights from the group's three Columbia albums (but not its two MCA albums), along with a few rarities. (Amazingly, early copies mistakenly substituted the B-side "Half a Lifetime" for the title song. The problem was to be corrected, but meanwhile an interesting collector's item had been created.)
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From kr133,33/month
Kevin Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Herr, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - K. Herr, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - K. Herr, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
N. Young, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1984 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - K. Herr, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bob Dylan, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - K. Herr, Composer, Lyricist - T. Chauncey, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - A. Rundblad, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Brian MacLeod, Composer, Lyricist - J. Trott, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - A. Rundblad, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Brian MacLeod, Composer, Lyricist - J. Trott, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - A. Rundblad, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1996 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1996 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1996 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
K. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Brian MacLeod, Composer, Lyricist - The Waterboys, AssociatedPerformer, with - J. Trott, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - A. Rundblad, Composer, Lyricist - Wire Train with The Waterboys, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1996 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Wire Train's musical style reflected the cross-breeding between post-new wave power-pop and post-disco dance music that characterized the early '80s. The guitars jangled and there were hooks and catchy choruses with harmony vocals, just like the mid-'60s (not to mention covers of Bob Dylan and Buffalo Springfield), but the tempos were unusually quick and the drummer even pushed the beat, while touches of keyboard sometimes shimmered on the edges of the sound picture. More popular bands such as U2 and R.E.M. were doing roughly the same thing at the same time, if with a bit more distinction. But Wire Train frontman Kevin Hunter had an ear for a good melody and an adequate voice to express his pop sentiments, so there's no real answer to the question, why didn't Wire Train make it? This hour-long, 16-track compilation selects the highlights from the group's three Columbia albums (but not its two MCA albums), along with a few rarities. (Amazingly, early copies mistakenly substituted the B-side "Half a Lifetime" for the title song. The problem was to be corrected, but meanwhile an interesting collector's item had been created.)
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:50
- Main artists: Wire Train
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.