Wire Train (album)
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| Wire Train | ||||
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| Released | August 21, 1990 | |||
| Studio | Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | MCA[1] | |||
| Producer | Don Smith, David Tickle | |||
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Wire Train is the fourth album by the American band Wire Train, released on August 21, 1990.[2][3][4] David Fincher directed the video for "Should She Cry?"[5] Wire Train supported the album by touring with Bob Dylan.[6]
The album, which was delayed due to issues with Wire Train's former label, 415 Records, was produced by Don Smith and David Trickle.[7][4] It was recorded live in the studio, in Los Angeles.[8][4] The lyrics were written by Kevin Hunter.[9][10] Benmont Tench, Susannah Melvoin, and Mike Campbell contributed to Wire Train.[11][12]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
