Wire
A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the metal through a hole in a die or draw plate. Wire gauges come in various standard sizes, as expressed in terms of a gauge number. The term wire is also used more loosely to refer to a bundle of such strands, as in 'multistranded wire', which is more correctly termed a wire rope in mechanics, or a cable in electricity.
Wire comes in solid core, stranded, or braided forms. Although usually circular in cross-section, wire can be made in square, hexagonal, flattened rectangular, or other cross-sections, either for decorative purposes, or for technical purposes such as high-efficiency voice coils in loudspeakers. Edge-woundcoil springs, such as the Slinky toy, are made of special flattened wire.
History
In antiquity, jewelry often contains, in the form of chains and applied decoration, large amounts of wire that is accurately made and which must have been produced by some efficient, if not technically advanced, means. In some cases, strips cut from metal sheet were made into wire by pulling them through perforations in stone beads. This causes the strips to fold round on themselves to form thin tubes. This strip drawing technique was in use in Egypt by the 2nd Dynasty. From the middle of the 2nd millennium BC most of the gold wires in jewellery are characterised by seam lines that follow a spiral path along the wire. Such twisted strips can be converted into solid round wires by rolling them between flat surfaces or the strip wire drawing method. The strip twist wire manufacturing method was superseded by drawing in the ancient Old World sometime between about the 8th and 10th centuries AD. There is some evidence for the use of drawing further East prior to this period.
Wire (Third Day album)
Wire is the seventh album by Christian rock band Third Day. It breaks from the style of the band's previous albums to return to simple, rock and roll-driven melodies. To quote Allmusic's review of the album, "Third Day has stripped away the shine and gotten back to the grittiness of being a rock & roll band." The album is largely carried by the energetic guitar riffs that pervade its songs, although the forceful lyrics also contribute significantly.
The album's songs deal with numerous themes. "Wire", the title track, is a song about the pressure to succeed in modern society. "I Believe", "I Got a Feeling", "Innocent", and other tracks deal with sin, faith, and renewal from a Christian perspective. "Billy Brown" is a catchy song that explores the readiness of people to follow and even idolize entertainment figures.
In November 2004, a live version of Wire was released, called Live Wire featuring a DVD and CD of songs from their tour of their latest album.
The album won 2005 Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album.
The Unforgettable Fire
The Unforgettable Fire is the fourth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was released in October 1984. The band wanted a different musical direction following the harder-hitting rock of their 1983 album War. They employed Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois to produce and assist them experiment with a more ambient and abstract sound. The resulting change in direction was at the time the band's most dramatic.
Recording began in May 1984 at Slane Castle, where the band lived, wrote, and recorded to find new inspiration. The album was completed in August 1984 at Windmill Lane Studios. It features atmospheric sounds and lyrics that lead vocalist Bono describes as "sketches". Two songs feature lyrical tributes to Martin Luther King Jr. The Unforgettable Fire received generally favourable reviews from critics and produced the band's biggest hit at the time, "Pride (In the Name of Love)", as well as the live favourite "Bad", a song about heroin addiction. A 25th Anniversary edition of the album was released in October 2009.
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- The First Letter released: 1991
Born: 1990-05-17
Died: 1993-02-04
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- Throw Your Dubs Up! released: 2011
- Mute: Assume Nothing released: 2001
- Another Day released:
Mute: Assume Nothing
Released 2001- FLF (Precious Bodily Fluids) (loop) / Comrades (In a Moscow Hotel) (loop) / Over Theirs (loop) / Sudwestfunk No 5 (Ester Brinkmann remix) (loop) / Utopia (Sunroof's Sixpack remix) (extract)
- Hot on the Heels of Love (edit) / Elektrostatik (extract)
- The Phantom (It's in There) (edit) / This Is How It Feels (RSW Drum mix) (edit) / Love Baby (Charlie Endell remix) (loop)
- Thunder (edit) / Utopia (Tom Middleton dub) (loop)
- All That I Need Is to Be Loved (edit) / Utopia (Tom Middleton dub) (extract)
- Do Da Doo (edit) / James Bond Theme (Tenaglia's Twilo mix) (loop)
- Natural Blues (Perfecto remix) (loop) / I Feel Loved (Desert's After Hours dub) (loop)
- Moon & Sky (Murk remix) (edit) / Addicted (Powder Productions remix) (extract) / Plasmids (Oscar G remix) (loop)
- Porcelain (Futureshock Instrumental mix) (edit)
- Lettin' Ya Mind Go (King Unique Dub) (edit) / Lettin' Ya Mind Go (Lottie's remix) (edit)
- Lettin' Ya Mind Go (Desert's Where's Me Mind Gone mix) (edit)
- All Exhale (Futureshock remix) (edit)
- Body Freefall Electronic Inform (Junior Cartier Mix) (edit) / Body Freefall Electronic Inform (Club mix) (edit)
- I Feel Loved (Umek remix) (loop)
- Helikopter (edit)
- Rhythm Is on a Mission (edit)
- Join in the Chant (Thomas P Heckmann remix) (edit)
- Krick (edit)
- Trails of the Unexpected (edit)
- And/Or (Buckfunk 3000 remix) (edit)
- Egg (edit)
- Consumed (Program remix) (edit)
- I Like That (edit)
- We Are Not a Rock Band (edit)
- Searcher (edit)
- I'm the Bomb (edit)
- Alone in Stone (extract) / Patterns (edit) / Wrestler (Mad Professor remix) (loop) / Back to Nature (loop) / Harlem (extract)
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- Document and Eyewitness released: 2014
- Change Becomes Us released: 2013
- The Black Session: Paris, 10 May 2011 released: 2012
- Red Barked Tree released: 2011
- Send released: 2010
- Object 47 released: 2008
- Live at The Roxy, London - April 1st & 2nd 1977 / Live at CBGB Theatre, New York - July 18th 1978 released: 2006
- The Scottish Play: 2004 released: 2005
- Wire on the Box: 1979 released: 2004
- Metro, Chicago, 14th September 2002 released: 2003
- PF456REDUX released: 2003
- Coatings released: 1997
- The Peel Sessions Album released: 1996
- Turns and Strokes released: 1996
- 154 released: 1995
- Behind the Curtain: Early Versions 1977 & 78 released: 1995
- 1985–1990: The A List released: 1993
- The Drill released: 1991
- Manscape released: 1990
- Pink Flag released: 1989
- On Returning (1977–1979) released: 1989
- It’s Beginning to and Back Again released: 1989
- A Bell Is a Cup Until It Is Struck released: 1988
- Comeback in Two Halves (Everybody Wants Some History) released: 1987
- The Ideal Copy released: 1987
- In the Pink released: 1986
- 1979-07-03: Mittnacht Bahnhof Cafe Nostalgia: Tiffany's, Hull, UK released: 1982
- Chairs Missing released: 1978
- 1978-11-10: SO36, Berlin, Germany released:
- 1978-10-25: Bradford University, Bradford, UK released:
- 2000-04-09: All Tomorrow's Parties, Camber Sands, UK released:
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Released 2014- 5/10
- 12XU (Fragment)
- Underwater Experiences
- Everythings Going to Be Nice
- Piano Tuner (Keep Strumming Those Guitars)
- We Meet Under Tables
- Zegk Hoqp
- Eastern Standard
- Instrumental (Thrown Bottle)
- Eels Sang Lino
- Revealing Trade Secrets
- And Then..... / Coda
- Go Ahead
- Ally in Exile
- Relationship
- Underwater Experiences
- Witness to the Fact
- 2 People in a Room
- Our Swimmer
- Heartbeat
Live at The Roxy, London - April 1st & 2nd 1977 / Live at CBGB Theatre, New York - July 18th 1978
Released 2006Wire on the Box: 1979
Released 2004- Introduction
- Another the Letter
- The 15th
- Practice Makes Perfect
- Two People in a Room
- I Feel Mysterious Today
- Being Sucked In Again
- Once Is Enough
- Blessed State
- A Question of Degree
- Single KO
- Mercy
- 40 Versions
- Former Airline
- A Touching Display
- French Film Blurred
- Men 2nd
- Map Ref. 41°N 93°W
- Heartbeat
- Pink Flag
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Released 1995- I Should Have Known Better
- Two People in a Room
- The 15th
- The Other Window
- Single K.O.
- A Touching Display
- On Returning
- A Mutual Friend
- Blessed State
- Once Is Enough
- Map Ref. 41°N 93°W
- Indirect Enquiries
- 40 Versions
- Song 1
- Get Down, Parts I & II
- Let's Panic Later
- Small Electric Piece
- Go Ahead
- Stepping Off Too Quick
- Indirect Inquiries
- Map Ref 41°N 93°W
- A Question of Degree
- Two People in a Room
- Former Airline
Behind the Curtain: Early Versions 1977 & 78
Released 1995- Mary Is a Dyke
- Too True
- Just Don't Care
- TV
- New York City
- After Midnight
- Pink Flag
- Love Ain't Polite
- Oh No Not So
- It's the Motive
- Practice Makes Perfect
- Sand in My Joints
- Stablemate
- I Feel Mysterious Today
- Underwater Experiences
- Dot Dash
- Options R
- From the Nursery
- Finistaire
- No Romans
- Another the Letter
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- A Question of Degree
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On Returning (1977–1979)
Released 1989- 1.2.X.U.
- It's So Obvious
- Mr Suit
- Three Girl Rhumba
- Ex Lion Tamer
- Lowdown
- Straight Line
- 106 Beats That
- Strange
- Reuters
- Field Day for the Sundays
- Champs
- Feeling Called Love
- I Am the Fly
- Dot Dash
- Practice Makes Perfect
- French Film Blurred
- Another the Letter
- I Feel Mysterious Today
- Men 2nd
- Marooned
- Sand in My Joints
- Outdoor Miner
- A Question of Degree
- I Should Have Known Better
- Two People in a Room
- Blessed State
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- Indirect Enquiries
- Men 2nd
- Lowdown
- On Returning
- Being Sucked In Again
- I Feel Mysterious Today
- The Other Window
- Mutual Friend
- Former Airline
- Mercy
- Stepping Off Too Quick
- Strange
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- Sand in My Joints
- French Film Blurred
- Ignorance, No Plea [I Should Have Known Better]
- Practice Makes Perfect
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Wire
by: NixonsWe have heard the songs of angels
We have tasted flames from hell
We have seen the fallen hero
We have heard the ringing bell
And it all seems cleaner in the rain
Now it all begins to look the same
We have come into this lifetime
With only a few things on our side
Although we are only mortal men
The choice to change is yours and mine
And it all seems cleaner in the rain
And it all begins to look the same
Now the laughter turns to tears
Now the seconds seem like years
Oh but I'm still holding on
Driving through the tears
Only one world we've been given
Earth - wind - sea - air
We're burning holes into the morning sky
And we have learned not to care
And it all seems cleaner in the rain
And it all begins to look the same
Now the laughter turns to tears
Now the minutes seem like years
But I'm still holding on
Driving through the tears
(solo)
And it all seems cleaner in the rain
And it all begins to look the same
Now the laughter turns to tears
Now the days seem like years
I hear the gods begin to cheer
As we watch our sky disappear
This is my Exodus
This is my Wire
Send it to those who care
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