Wired for Sound (Band of Susans album)

Wired for Sound
Compilation album by Band of Susans
Released	January 23, 1995 (1995-01-23)
Recorded	August 1986 (1986-08)–February 1993 (1993-02)
Genre	Noise rock, shoegazing, alternative rock
Length	129:53
Label	Blast First
Band of Susans chronology
Veil (1993) Wired for Sound (1995) Here Comes Success (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

Wired for Sound is a compilation album by Band of Susans, released in 1995 by Blast First. ^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robert Poss and Susan Stenger.

Disc one

No.	Title	Album (recording date)	Length
1.	"Hope Against Hope"	Blessing and Curse (1986)	5:00
2.	"Throne of Blood"	Hope Against Hope (1987)	3:16
3.	"You Were an Optimist"	Blessing and Curse (1986)	3:18
4.	"All the Wrong Reasons"	Hope Against Hope (1987)	5:26
5.	"The Pursuit of Happiness"	Love Agenda (1988)	5:29
6.	"Hard Light"	Love Agenda (1988)	4:41
7.	"It's Locked Away"	Love Agenda (1988)	5:10
8.	"Birthmark"	Love Agenda (1988)	4:09
9.	"Now Is Now"	The Word and the Flesh (1990)	4:51
10.	"Trouble Follows" (1994 remix)	The Word and the Flesh (1990)	3:53
11.	"Ice Age" (1994 remix)	The Word and the Flesh (1990)	5:27
12.	"Following My Heart"	Now (1992)	4:31
13.	"Mood Swing"	Veil (1993)	5:07
14.	"The Red and the Black"	Veil (1993)	6:27
15.	"Blind"	Veil (1993)	3:55

Disc two

No.	Title	Album (recording date)	Length
1.	"Elliot Abrams in Hell"	Hope Against Hope (1987)	2:23
2.	"Where Have All the Flowers Gone"	Blessing and Curse (1986)	5:03
3.	"No God"	Hope Against Hope (1987)	5:00
4.	"Thorn in My Side"	Love Agenda (1988)	2:54
5.	"Sin Embargo"	Love Agenda (1988)	3:43
6.	"Bitter and Twisted"	The Word and the Flesh (1990)	3:13
7.	"Tilt"	The Word and the Flesh (1990)	5:06
8.	"Paint It Black"	Now (1992)	4:33
9.	"Trash Train"	Now (1992)	3:57
10.	"Out of the Question"		2:55
11.	"Trollbinders Theme"	Veil (1993)	4:25
12.	"The Last Temptation of Susan"	Veil (1993)	2:42
13.	"Guitar Trio"	The Word and the Flesh (1990)	13:21

Personnel

Adapted from Wired for Sound liner notes. ^[4]

Band of Susans

• Anne Husick – electric guitar
• Mark Lonergan – electric guitar
• Robert Poss – electric guitar, vocals
• Ron Spitzer – drums
• Susan Stenger – bass guitar, vocals

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1995	Blast First	CD, LP	BFFP111

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "Band of Susans: Wired for Sound > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
2. Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
3. Buckley, Peter (May 24, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 – via Google Books.
4. Wired for Sound (booklet). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1995.

External links

• Wired for Sound at Discogs (list of releases)