''The Circle'' is a studio album by the American band Wipers, released on Restless in 1988.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "''The Circle''‘s scorching opener, 'I Want a Way', and its tumultuous title track are red herrings for Wipers' business as usual." ''

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'' 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." ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' wrote that "jazzy distorted riffing hadn't sounded this invigorating since Hendrix or Robert Fripp had their heyday."

Track listing

All 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

Greg Sage Greg Sage (born October 21, 1951) is an American songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, regarded as an important influence on many punk rock and post-punk artists. Sage is best known as the principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist of the infl ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

harp The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orche ...

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bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

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References

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