Read & Burn 01 is an EP by the English rock band Wire.[11][12] It is the first in a series of three Read & Burn EPs. It was released on 25 June 2002.
| Read & Burn 01 | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 25 June 2002 | |||
| Label | Pink Flag | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| BBC Music | (favourable)[3] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| NME | 8/10[1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[9] |
| Uncut | 6/10[10] |
Critical reception
editExclaim! praised "the quality of the material and the genuine fire and raw riffage the band has captured on this recording, invigorating their art with punk yet again."[12] Trouser Press called the EP "fast, loud and hectoring," writing that "more than the sound itself, the attitude and sheer energy of Read & Burn 01 is what gestures back to 1977, as Wire channels the spirit of Pink Flag into a hardcore digital context."[11]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Wire
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Art of Stopping" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "I Don't Understand" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Comet" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Germ Ship" | 1:51 |
| 5. | "1st Fast" | 1:41 |
| 6. | "The Agfers of Kodack" | 3:13 |
Personnel
edit- Production
- Denis Blackham – mastering
- Dave Coppenhall – album design
- Graham Lewis – images
- Colin Newman – engineering, mixing
References
edit- ^ a b "Read & Burn 01 [EP] - Wire". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Wilson Neate. "Read & Burn 01". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Nick Reynolds (20 November 2002). "Wire Read & Burn 01 Review". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Blender (13): 103.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Robert Christgau. "Wire". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Mojo: 95. September 2002.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Eric Carr (14 July 2002). "Wire". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Q: 118. October 2002.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Ed Howard (1 September 2003). "Wire". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Uncut: 111. October 2002.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b "Wire". Trouser Press. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Wire Read and Burn 01". exclaim.ca.