The Circle is a studio album by the American band Wipers, released on Restless in 1988.[1] The album was recorded at frontman Greg Sage's studio, 421 Sound, in Portland, Oregon.
| The Circle | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 32:49 | |||
| Label | Restless | |||
| Producer | Greg Sage | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [3] |
| The Great Alternative & Indie Discography | 6/10[2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[5] |
Trouser Press wrote that "The Circle‘s scorching opener, 'I Want a Way', and its tumultuous title track are red herrings for Wipers' business as usual."[6] The Boston Globe determined that Greg Sage is "less the master of that massive tension/release valve, and more the prisoner of straight-out, churning, semi-preachy post-punk."[7]
The Rough Guide to Rock wrote that "jazzy distorted riffing hadn't sounded this invigorating since Hendrix or Robert Fripp had their heyday."[8]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Greg Sage.
- "I Want a Way" - 2:35
- "Time Marches On" - 2:50
- "All the Same" - 3:36
- "True Believer" - 3:54
- "Good Thing" - 2:28
- "Make or Break" - 3:40
- "The Circle" - 4:33
- "Goodbye Again" - 3:19
- "Be There" - 2:48
- "Blue & Red" - 3:06
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wipers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Strong, M. C. (Martin Charles) (April 24, 1999). "The great alternative & indie discography". Edinburgh : Canongate – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 735.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1239.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 435.
- ^ "Wipers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Fury and a Sense of Dynamics". Arts and Film. The Boston Globe. 21 Jan 1989. p. 55.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (October 30, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.