Silver/Lead (studio album)
by Wire

Silver/Lead by Wire
Year: 2017
Release date: 2017-03-31
Overall rank: 21,234th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 28 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2017 (492nd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (4,721st)
Award Best albums of all time (21,234th)

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Wire bestography

Silver/Lead is ranked 9th best out of 29 albums by Wire on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Wire is Pink Flag which is ranked number 339 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,043.

Wire album bestography « Higher ranked (17,875th)
A Bell Is A Cup ... Until It Is Struck
This album (21,234th)
Silver/Lead
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Mind Hive

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Silver/Lead track list

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Silver/Lead rankings

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Overall rank: 21,234th | 2010s rank: 4,721st | 2017 rank: 492nd

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 28 votes)
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From 04/07/2017 02:04 | #188811
Now I have not listened to any Wire albums other than the original three. They are in their fucking sixties and they are making some bangers here.
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From 04/01/2017 12:33 | #188508
After the relatively streamlined sound of 2015's 'Wire', 'Silver/Lead' see's them return to the oddness of last year's 'Nocturnal Koreans'. Wire still sound like Wire (which is no bad thing), it's just that their elbows and ankles are a bit more visible this time round.
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