| Wire Train | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Label | MCA [1] | |||
| Producer | Don Smith, David Trickle | |||
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Wire Train is the fourth album by the American band Wire Train, released in 1990. [2] [3] David Fincher directed the video for "Should She Cry?" [4] Wire Train supported the album by touring with Bob Dylan. [5]
The album, which was delayed due to issues with Wire Train's former label, 415 Records, was produced by Don Smith and David Trickle. [6] [7] It was recorded live in the studio, in Los Angeles. [8] [7] The lyrics were written by Kevin Hunter. [9] [10] Benmont Tench, Susannah Melvoin, and Mike Campbell contributed to Wire Train. [11] [12]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [13] |
| Calgary Herald | C [14] |
| Chicago Tribune | [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C [15] |
| Rolling Stone |  [16] |
| Wisconsin State Journal | [12] |
Trouser Press noted that "the record's most striking song ('Should She Cry?', a catchy breath of pop air) owes no stylistic debt outside the band's own past." [11] Entertainment Weekly determined that "a self-conscious dose of Dylanesque revelry is amusing in its way, but Wire Train‘s adventures into gospelly rock (in a Van Morrison-Stones vein) are less compelling." [15] The San Diego Union-Tribune concluded that "the band members sound less like dedicated rockers and more like adroit studio musicians moving easily from one genre to another with a minimum of fuss or inspiration." [17]
The New York Times stated that the songs "are immaculately crafted with ringing guitars, subtle drumming and airy, open spaces that lend a feeling of freedom and timelessness." [18] The Calgary Herald deemed the band "mimics," writing that "when you're short of ideas, might just as well borrow from the best." [14] Rolling Stone praised Wire Train's "knack for passionate, intelligent rock 'n' roll." [16]
AllMusic wrote that "there are still a couple missteps, foremost among them being the absolutely atrocious 'Oh Me Oh My', the worst Bob Dylan parody since Simon & Garfunkel's 'A Simple Desultory Philippic' (or Knocked Out Loaded)." [13]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spin" | |
| 2. | "Should She Cry?" | |
| 3. | "She" | |
| 4. | "If You See Her Go" | |
| 5. | "Dakota" | |
| 6. | "Moonlight Dream" | |
| 7. | "Simply Racing" | |
| 8. | "Precious Time" | |
| 9. | "Oh Me Oh My" | |
| 10. | "Tin Jesus" | |
| 11. | "All Night Living" |
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