The Story Behind: Wire - Pink Flag, Ep. 274

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Punk is stale - Wire is here to fix it. Art school aesthetics meets revolution against boring punk rock tropes still just starting to form in London in the late 70s, Wire made a big impression on audiences and may have kicked off their own genre: post-punk. Rob, Allan, and Marty welcome special guest Conan Neutron to discuss economy, immediacy, and refusing to rock out.  Join the comment thread NOW available on our free Patreon to continue the conversation about this episode and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Check out Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends on tour, buy his records, and support his podcast Protonic Reversal here: https://www.neutronfriends.com/ Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com](mailto:1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com) Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42dy64sq5HnDaKkJYTwQBs?si=1f9f20fe46004e05 Listen to *Pink Flag* here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4WXqZZ28geJSPtqLcCF56L?si=GCEJa2UvTYCmbWcjOE\_XHA And our international playlists continue to grow: Thai, German, Sweden  1, 2, 3 and 4, Italian, Australian, Cajun/Lousiana, Belgium 1 & 2 Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some. US Merch Store Next week's album: *Supertramp - Breakfast in America* See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.