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Pink Flag
by Wire
The 250th greatest album of all time
Pink Flag, Wire's 1977 debut, pares punk down to terse, guitar-driven songs and a spare, angular sound that blends punk urgency with art-punk experimentation and early post-punk restraint. Many tracks are extremely concise, featuring staccato guitar lines, clipped rhythms and detached vocals, giving the album a minimalist, precise feel that helped point punk toward more experimental and cerebral directions.
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