Hard-Wired

Hard-Wired

Track Listings

 
1. Hard-Wired
2. Afrique
3. Dis' Place This
4. In Flight
5. Crazy Horse
6. Just an Illusion
7. Where's Tom?
8. In the Pocket
9. Tribute

Hard-Wired,Dave Weckl,Grp Records,Crossover Jazz,Fusion,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop,Post-Bop

Jazz

Music

jazz

music
Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Best Hair Band
  • Rocked, Wired & Bluesed by the 80's baddest Cinderella!!!
  • Just alright
  • Rad
  • Tip Of The Iceberg
Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits
Cinderella
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Pop MetalPop Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Hard RockHard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
GlamGlam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
Arena RockArena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
$9.99 and Under$9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
PopPop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Classic RockClassic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
RockRock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Alternative RockAlternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Hard Rock & MetalHard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
All Blowout MusicAll Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
$9.99 and Under$9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
More Titles at Least 25% OffMore Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Ratt & Roll 8191
  2. The Very Best of Dokken
  3. The Best of Warrant
  4. Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996
  5. Forty Seasons: The Best of Skid Row

ASIN: B00074Q6CK
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

  1. Night Songs
  2. Shake Me
  3. Nobody's Fool
  4. Somebody Save Me
  5. Bad Seamstress Blues/Fallin' Apart At The Seams
  6. Gypsy Road
  7. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
  8. The Last Mile
  9. Long Cold Winter
  10. If You Don't Like It
  11. Coming Home
  12. The More Things Change
  13. Shelter Me
  14. Heartbreak Station
  15. Winds Of Change
  16. Blood From A Stone
  17. Hot And Bothered

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best Hair Band.......2006-09-26

I am a huge Cinderella fan and think this album is almost perfect. The only negative thing I can say is that it lacks two great songs. Push Push and Nothing for Nothing are two great ones that are not here that should be. Other then that this is great rocking 80s. Cinderella was light years ahead of the worthless bands from the 80s like Poison and Motley Crew.

5 out of 5 stars Rocked, Wired & Bluesed by the 80's baddest Cinderella!!!.......2006-09-06

Arguably, the best of the '80's Metal Bands. Never could figure out why they where so underrated, they had an amazing lead singer in Tom Keifer (What couldn't the man do.) and that Polygram did nothing for them. They had the talent to be another band that stays around like Aerosmith, just keeps you rockin' and begging for more.
With the Rocked, Wired and Bluesed greatest hits package. Their older fans already have these songs, it offers nothing new and only get these songs digital enhansed with the new technology. With no new goodies on this one, I just burned my own copy from their original releases and made a second disc (see track list below). Another draw back to this release it covers their early career well and leaves off too many good tracks from Heartbreak Station and Still Climbing. Now if your picking up this release as your first Cinderella album you will love this 17 song collection of their best hits. Also realize there's a bunch of tracks missing from this release, that should be on it. You definately will want to pickup all their releases, because they are that good of a band.
Now I mentioned that, I burned my copy of this from their Original releases and went a step further and burned a second disc with 17 tracks. Well here's the trackinglist of that disc:
Nothin' For Nothin', Once Around The Ride, In From The Outside, Second Wind, Take Me Back, Love's Got Me Doin'Time, Sick For The Cure, One For Rock And Roll, Make Your Own Way, Love Gone Bad, All Comes Down, Talk Is Cheap, Through The Rain, Easy Come, Easy Go, The Road's Still Long, Move Over and War Stories.

3 out of 5 stars Just alright.......2006-08-25

This is an ok cd. I was expecting something better and thats really all I can say. I mean I do like a lot of the songs like 'shake me' and 'nobody's fool' but the finished product just didnt cut it for me. I'm fairly new to Cinderella and from what I heard of them I know their a good band just maybe they chose the songs that I like least from them. Maybe if I tried different albums instead.

5 out of 5 stars Rad.......2006-01-11

I remember Cinderella in the 80s and early 90s. I still remembered their songs like Nobody's Fool and Don't Know What You Got. I am a regular at a local bar and they had a best of Cinderella in their jukebox and I played those songs. They still held up and I did take into account their solid musicianship. I got this CD I found it at Wal Mart for less than 10 bucks so I figured might as well. I even remembered when they sold out with Shelter Me. It took me back to the 80s and I didn't feel so nutty any more and for some reason I regained a lot of my looks I had- at least right now I don't physically look different. Their sound with Shelter Me it still sounds exactly the same as Nobody's Fool, etc, it's just it was watered down and not as initimidating. Get this if you miss 80s metal and don't care for newer MTV bands.

3 out of 5 stars Tip Of The Iceberg.......2006-01-10

Forget all their greatest hits cd's. You need to buy each of their individual cd's. They only have 4 and every song is good.
Hard-Wired
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A fusion jam!
  • Amazing record!
  • I can't believe how addicted I am to this CD
  • NOT For Drummers Only
  • Hard-Wired
Hard-Wired
Dave Weckl
Manufacturer: Grp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Bebop GeneralBebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
Jazz FusionJazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music
Modern PostbebopModern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
Bebop & Post-BopBebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music
Smooth JazzSmooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
GRPGRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Master Plan
  2. Heads Up
  3. Transition
  4. Rhythm of the Soul
  5. Synergy

ASIN: B0000001TL
Release Date: 1994-03-29

Tracks:

  1. Hard-wired
  2. Afrique
  3. Dis' Place This
  4. In Flight
  5. Crazy Horse
  6. Just An Illusion
  7. Where's Tom?
  8. In The Pocket
  9. Tribute

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A fusion jam!.......2006-06-09


Dave Weckl 's mood proves his immense talents as a musician with countless skills in this album of jazz-fusion. You should acquire this imaginative album; filled of dynamic creative energy.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing record!.......2005-11-13

I've listened to this record a thousand times and it just keeps impressing/inspiring me. There are so many complex (in a very musical way) elements in it and I've learned a lot, especially rhytmically, from listening to it. Dave has (despite what some critics have said) an amazing feel/groove, and it shows especially on track 8 with a groove that sends chills down the spine!

"Tribute" has a melody line that goes straight into your soul .. truly beautiful and a bit similar to "Country" by Keith Jarret, which also is a fantastic song. A tribute to Jarret maybe?

By the way .. the solo on track 5 is a keyboard solo, not a guitar solo even if it could sound like a guitar :) someone mentioned it here earlier ...

1 out of 5 stars I can't believe how addicted I am to this CD.......2005-08-29

I have just recently discovered Dave Weckl. Wow, what a breath of fresh air! I have been listening to this album on Rhapsody (a CD listening service) for about a month now. After the kids go to bed, I fire up this CD and work on the computer. This presents a problem in that I can't get to sleep because I have either Crazy Horse or Afrique going over and over in my head. They started out as my favorites, but the others after listening a few times, are now right up there, so today I had to go purchase the CD here at Amazon. (I could download, but I still like Album Covers). I wish he had more guitar work in his recent endevours. The guitar isn't like it is in Rythym of the Soul, but thats for another review. Buy this only if you are not in the need to sleep.

5 out of 5 stars NOT For Drummers Only.......2005-06-12

When you read other reviews (and mine!) just remember the profound musing ... opinions are like [anatomical descriptor here]: everyone's got one. Now for my second disclaimer: I am a drummer. That said, I enjoy this CD as much for the stellar non-percussion composition and performances as much as I do for the stellar percussion composition and performances.

This CD sizzles. It has some songs on it that could be said to have been written with "pop"y hooks in them, yes. It also has a masterful latin piece ("Dis' Place This") with some wild rhythms in it (love that piano part!), whimsical tunes ("Afrique" and "Just an Illusion"), moody songs ("In Flight" and "Where's Tom?"), jazzy urban grooves ("Crazy Horse" (amazing keyboard work) and "In the Pocket"), and a soulful, somber finish ("Tribute") with a wonderfully rich piano part (it takes getting through about a minute of muted key tones played to a ride cymbal to get to it) that the sax picks up and follows along with. The entire horn section is well-written and well-played throughout the album.

Weckl definitely gets his time in the spotlight, and NO ONE can do it quite like him. Some of the songs did take a few listens to get into, I admit, but this is now one of my favorite CDs of all time. If you think the samples on Amazon are interesting AT ALL, then BUY IT. I don't think you'll feel you wasted any money after only a few plays.

2 out of 5 stars Hard-Wired.......2004-07-25

A typical mainstream-jazz/fusion effort. Focused more on compositions than improvisation. The musicianship is on a quite high level and Weckl’s drumming is as always very intricate and melodious. However the sound of synths and the choice of most melodies makes this album very cheesy sounding. Therefore it is almost unlistenable for me. If you like easy listening fusion it may appeal to you but I strongly recommend you the more mature Transition instead of this one.
Hard Wired
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Get the facts straight!!!
  • More Great Industrial Music From Leeb & Fulber
  • Sci-fi horror in your music is what you need ? Get this !
  • Hard Wired: A darker complex sound to FLA
  • Takes on almost an organic-like form
Hard Wired
Front Line Assembly
Manufacturer: Metropolis Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Alt IndustrialAlt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Industrial DanceIndustrial Dance | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
IndustrialIndustrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Millennium
  2. Tactical Neural Implant
  3. State of Mind
  4. Caustic Grip/Gashed Senses and Crossfire
  5. The Initial Command (Oppression Breeds Violence)

ASIN: B000005OOZ
Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

  1. Neologic Spasm
  2. Paralyzed
  3. Re-Birth
  4. Circuitry
  5. Mortal
  6. Modus Operandi
  7. Transparent Species
  8. Barcode
  9. Condemned
  10. Infra Red Combat

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Get the facts straight!!!.......2006-09-18

Guys... Peterson was not involved on this cd. Please, check your facts before posting a review!!! This was Leeb and Fulber before Fulber left to do production work with Fear Factory etc... This is in my opinion more of a magnum opus than tactical neural implant. TNI was very good and danceable, (I still rate it as a 5) but Hard Wired took the electronic presence from that album, united it with touches of the guitar sensibilities from Millenium, and created a hybrid product that was greater than both. If anyone wants a comparison, it's darker than TNI, airier than Millenium, but much darker than Flavour of the Weak.

5 out of 5 stars More Great Industrial Music From Leeb & Fulber.......2006-06-15

I wouldn't call this my favorite FLA cd, but it comes pretty close. This is kind of a mix of FLA style's. It's not as abrasive as Caustic Grip, Not as danceable as TNI or FLAvour of the weak, and not as metal as Millennium. It does however incorporate the styles of all the ones I just mentioned. Take those four Cd's and put them in a blender and you have Hardwired.

Neologic Spasm 10 This is a epic industrial masterpiece. I always wondered why it never got as much respect as I think it deserves. Awesome opening sample. Not as good as the movie samples from Millennium but pretty darn good anyway. This song has everything from dark opera chants, chaotic noise, and a great heavy beat that could get a quadruple amputee to dance.

Paralyzed 10 As good as Neologic Spasm. More danceable, and not as dark. Leeb & Fulber and Leeb & Peterson are genius's. In my opinion they are as good as Key and Goettel of Skinny Puppy. I love both bands equally. The most amazing thing about these guys is the endless variety and quality of there music from FLA, Noise Unit, old Delerium, protech, and Synaesthesia. And those are the ones I have heard so far. They actually have about 20 more Cd's that I have yet to hear. So far everything I have from them is special. Anyways the point I am trying to make in this long winded diatribe is that in this song alone there are more quality hooks, and beats than some bands have in there entire catalogue.

Re-Birth 7.5 Another very solid song. Personally it doesn't grab me like the first two do, but I still love it. Also 7.5 is still a pretty good rating since I grade FLA and Skinny Puppy songs on a curb. So 7.5 here might be a 8 or 9 with most other bands.

Circuitry 9 Very good beats, synth's, and chorus. There is some good guitar in this song, but they are not in the fore-front of the mix. Speaking of guitar's there are a lot of FLA fans who don't like them. I on the other hand being a Rivet/Metal head always thought that Leeb & Fulber should start a side project with Al Jourgenson of Ministry. That would be the best Industrial metal project ever. That's just wishful thinking though.

Mortal 8 Kind of a cool instrumental with perfect sample's from Dawn of the Dead.

Modus Operandi 10 This is truly Leeb at his most Diabolical sounding moment. Everything about this song is t!ts.

Transparent Species 9 Too many things for me to try to describe here. This is probably the most layered and complex song on this Cd.

Bar-code 8.5 I cant figure out what the sample in the beginning is saying. It sounds like one of those backwards messages. This song has a great atmosphere. Very catchy but in a good way.

Condemned 10 This one sounds like it belongs on Millennium. This song brings beauty, anger, and intensity. One of my favorite parts of the Cd.

Infra Red Combat 10 They saved the best for last. This one starts off slow, but it gradually builds into a juggernaut of a industrial anthem. This song is so good that at one time I didn't own this Cd for about a year and I still could play parts of this song in my head. Definitely one of the band's crowning achievements.

If you are already a FLA fan you have this Cd. If you are curious I would say this is a good place to start.

5 out of 5 stars Sci-fi horror in your music is what you need ? Get this !.......2006-01-12

A hard and heavy FLA album with a bit more of that fear that makes you grip onto your chair than most of their other albums have, except of course 'CAUSTIC GRIP', now that is as cold as it gets, but this is on the other side of the fear scale, as I get a feverish fear feeling from this cd. This album is almost like The Black album was for Metallica, I'm not saying it sounds anything like it, but FLA have grown into a competent beast and at the same time have become a bit too cliched, but this is still an excellent cd with lots of interesting aspects that will make you think "f$#k, this is pretty good music" especially upon first listen. It's quite hard to say this isn't a good listen. There's quite alot of that early 90's sci-fi movies feeling here, which works really well. The BASS lines are incredible, plus there are guitars on this album which I don't like that much, but they don't really bother me either like they did on the 'MILLENIUM' album.

Hard Wired is worth having in your cd collection, but make sure you also get Caustic Grip, Gashed Senses and Crossfire, and Tactical Neural Implant. Total Terror II is a must have if you like simple effective beats with samples and a jumpy bassline, very early 80's typical electro/synth that is fun to hear again and again.

Hard Wired is as the name implies, it is a hard album with wires hooked up to the guitars and synthesizers. The result is a very chaotic ensemble of hard driving syth/bass, haunting samples, and a rhythm guitar that takes the music into a more organic form, but still retaining their purpose which is to accompany the lyrics which are mainly focused around disease, epidemic, war, murder, death, all envisioned in a sci-fi perspective. The vocals on track 6 are amazing. One must hear this album in order to fully appreciate it.

4 out of 5 stars Hard Wired: A darker complex sound to FLA.......2005-06-21

This album reminded me so much of early on Delerium, dark electronica mixed with deep ambience and a dark vocals. I enjoyed the sounds of this CD and FLA is ever evolving - Leeb & Peterson are moving into a new direction with this intended CD. I just hope they don't go into the pop version that modern Delerium has ventured into. Overall FLA with this album 'Hardwired' has given notice that the genre is alive and kicking and they are at the forefront of industrial gothica. I enjoyed a number of songs but all the songs were listenable from the first to the last.
My favourite songs were 'Mortal' and 'Modus Operandi', these two songs had glimpses of aspects of later albums of FLA would have - songs that one could dance to and easy to remix.

4 out of 5 stars Takes on almost an organic-like form.......2005-05-25

I actually give this 4.5 stars.
Infra Red Combat is right up there with my favorite `industrial' songs of all time. I love music that builds and builds into a mound of emotion and sound, and this song does just that. The whole album almost takes on an organic-like form. Every piece twists and grows through amazingly talented instrumentation, vocals and lyrics. I'm not even going to attempt to analyze every track or do a long drawn out comparison from previous albums, because I'm just not good at doing that. I will, however, tell you this is (in my opinion) Front Line Assembly's finest piece of work. I have listened to this album countless times from start to finish and it never fails to amaze me.
Wired: The Best of Haywire
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • KILLER hard POP (NOT METAL!!)
Wired: The Best of Haywire
Haywire
Manufacturer: Attic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Hard RockHard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Hard Rock & MetalHard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000025348
Release Date: 2003-05-26

Tracks:

  1. Bad Bad Boy
  2. Standin In Line
  3. Dance Desire
  4. Black And Blue
  5. Fire
  6. Thinkin About The Years
  7. Short End Of A Wishbone
  8. Operator Central
  9. Tremble In Line
  10. Wild Wild
  11. Taken The Pain
  12. Get Back
  13. Wanna Be The One
  14. Buzz

Album Description

1993 compilation for the Canadian heavy metal act. 14 tracks including all their best known singles. Attic.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars KILLER hard POP (NOT METAL!!).......2005-02-26

First off, this GREAT Canadian rocking pop band was screwed in the US due to record company discrepancies/distribution...if things fell in line properly here, these PEI guys woulda been HUGE in the US!!

Haywire's lineup pretty much never changed (only the drummer, before "Bad Boys" was released...original drummer Ron LeBlanc was replaced midsession in 1985/1986 and his drumtracks are on 3 songs intact on the debut disc): lead singer Paul MacAusland (honestly, to me, one of the GREATEST male rock/powerpop singers EVER, up there with the greats, as his voice is VERY melodic and pure, but powerful, rocking and gritty in all the right spots, with effortless soul + emotion, while being deceptively smooth...Glass Tiger's Alan Frew is in the same league, very few in the past 20 years have come close...I'm STILL amazed when I hear Paul sing!!), keyboard player Dave Rashed, guitarist Marvin Birt, Ronnie Switzer on bass, and drummer Sean Kilbride...

Anyhoo, I discovered them by accident back in 1988 while in Montreal, record shopping, buying Canadian releases not available in the US, on VINYL no less...and I bought their 2nd album, 1987's "Don't Just Stand There"...took getting used to, but once I "got it", I never wavered. Now, I have all 4 of their studio albums (and this hits collection) on CD...amazed they never went out of print!! I also have early stuff on tape and all their videos on VHS (will transfer em to DVD soon enough)...to put it mildly, Haywire were both OF their time (80s/90s), and strangely timeless.

Haywire were a unique powerpop/rock band who displayed a different sound on each of their 4 albums, while never wavering from their trademark "Haywire-ness"...it's neat how this band progressed over time, their rocking musical chops getting better/more complex, while never suffering in the melodic pop songwriting department.

Starting off in 1982, Haywire, from the tiny Maritime Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI), started off as a typical 80s rock cover band (with a Canadian twist), playing everything from 80s Canadian bands/artists like Aldo Nova + Saga to well-known new wave + hard rock bands like the Police, U2, Big Country, Night Ranger, Van Halen + Motley Crue...with some originals thrown in the mix...

In 1985, Haywire won a radio station contest, enabling them to go into the studio and record a 5-song debut EP. This EP was well-received and led to a record deal with big Canadian indie label Attic, with their 1986 debut album "Bad Boys". Their sound here was VERY melodic new-wave-ish powerpop, with a very immediate, live feel, not overproduced, sounding kinda lean, with killer tunes, Paul's voice + Dave's keyboards front and center. Only 2 songs from this debut album are on "Wired": the lead 2 singles "Bad Bad Boy" and "Standing In Line". Newcomers might think these 2 songs sound dated, and yes they sound VERY 80s, but I think their sound and the songwriting transcends the production style. I wish at least 2 or 3 more songs were included on "Wired" from "Bad Boys", notably "She's Not (The KInd Of Girl)", "When You Fall Out Of Love", and maybe the pretty ballad "Holding You". That's the only fault with "Wired", other wise perfect...too light on "Bad Boys" material.

One year later, 1987, we move onto Haywire's 2nd album "Don't Just Stand There", and their sound has evolved into more gritty and even urban textures + dance rhythms, while still retaining its melodic powerpop center and 80s new wave + rock flavorings. Much success all around. FRom this record, 4 tunes are included on "Wired": the hypnotic, wired, urban/gritty "Dance Desire", the ultracatchy + poppy "Black And Blue", the mysterious + compelling masterpiece "Fire" and the moody ballad "Thinking About The Years". With this album, Haywire COULD have broken the US in a HUGE way...here's why it didn't happen: DISTRIBUTION!!! Attic in Canada had a US deal with Cypress Records in the US, distributed thru A&M...well, apparently, Cypress and A&M fell apart, leaving the label in a 3-year limbo...until they became Cypress/Gold Castle and landed distribution with Capitol/EMI...the label DID release Haywire's "Don't Just Stand There" in the US, but 3 years too late, in 1990, and that was just too late, as in 1990, Haywire released...

Their 3rd album "Nuthouse"!! Now, apparently, the band developed a harder edge while touring (only natural), and this evolution only transferred onto their next album, recorded completely in Norway by producer Bjorn Nessjo. There are also some bluesy accents and acoustic touches, making the album sound sorta "classic hard rock", not unlike 70s Aerosmith or Led Zeppelin!!! But you can tell it's still Haywire by Paul's voice and the unique feel of the band + their songwriting. "Nuthouse" is sort of a lost classic. On "Wired", FIVE songs are included: the bluesy, rocking "Short End Of A Wishbone", the fun "Operator Central", the sorta "song-for-a-generation" feel of the rock ballad "Tremble In Line", the powerpop Cheap Trick-ish "Wild Wild" and the pretty, moving ballad "Taken The Pain".

THEN, on their final studio release, Haywire take ANOTHER left turn into R+B/funk/soul territory on 1993's "Gett Off!!" In the US, where it was released, it was also dead in the water as it came out on a tiny label that folded from poor distribution called Caliber Records. Awful. Anyhoo, this final album shouldn't have worked, but it did!! The band mixes soul + funk/hiphop rhythms over their HYPERmelodic rock + roll/powerpop background + musical chops, and the results are as melodically winning as they are funky, VERY catchy, rocking and experimentally BEGUILING!! Hell, Haywire even include 2 INSTRUMENTALS on the album!! A lost classic, indeed. 3 songs are included on "Wired" from "Gett Off": The funky/dancey but rocking "Get Back" with cool female harmony/co-lead vocals, the rap/hiphop-influenced "Wanna Be The One" (DEFINITELY one of Haywire's best and most fun tunes indeedy) and the BEAUTIFUL soul-influenced languid ballad "Buzz"...guaranteed, play this song for impressionable people and theu will perk up their ears and yell "WHO IS THIS??" It shows a soulful (but NOT over-the-top whatsoever) side of Paul's voice you never heard before and proves he is one of THE greatest male singers EVER!!

All in all, a great collection by an overlooked/underappreciated band...shows all facets of what made Haywire great and it serves as a great primer for newcomers as well, but a warning: it's a tad skimpy (espesh on "Bad Boys" songs, and in the packaging), but it will leave you hungry for their catalogue...good thing it's NOT out of print!!

There ya go, a history of Haywire in this review too...
UC Music Presents Hard Wired
Average customer rating: Not rated
    UC Music Presents Hard Wired
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Strictly Hype Recordings/Ka
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    CompilationsCompilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop
    HouseHouse | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    Techno-HouseTechno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. Dance Works: The Mix Show
    2. 4 X Harder, Vol. 2
    3. Bobby D's in the House, Vol. 1
    4. Mixin' It Up, Vol. 5
    5. Da Hard Beats

    ASIN: B00005OAEC
    Release Date: 2001-10-02

    Tracks:

    1. Remember DJ Attack - Alex Peace
    2. Time To Work - Dance Works!
    3. No Place Like Home - DJ Hyperactive
    4. Keep It Movin' - Traxxxsters
    5. 1 Time For Ya Mind - DJ Attack
    6. Dem-Rat's - Dance Works!
    7. Groove To My Beat - Mazi
    8. Ya'll Wanna Play House - Trak-O-Holik
    9. Let's Work - Dance Works!
    10. Let's Work - Subsonic Funkadelic
    11. Factory - Trak-O-Holik
    12. Naw-T-Trax - Naw-T-Boy
    13. Explosion - Alex Peace
    14. Pick Of The Club - Trak-O-Holik
    15. Burnin' - DJ Attack
    16. Take Me Up - Ralphi Rosario
    17. Up & Down - L & B
    18. Now This - Dem-Rat's
    19. Bang Dem Walls - The Traxxxsters
    20. Bang It - Doneius
    21. Let Your Mind Be Free - Alex Peace
    22. Turn The Bass Up - DJ Bam Bam
    23. Bang Those Drums - DJ Bam Bam
    24. Pump Up The Bass - DJ Bam Bam
    25. Burnin' - Dance Works!
    26. Groove To This - CZR
    27. Intro - Mark V.
    28. Hands Up - Kevin Halsted
    29. Deputy Power - Angel Alanis
    30. This DJ - Noize Junky
    31. Headbangers - Trajic
    32. Mix Master - Kevin Halsted
    33. This Is L.A. - Mark V./Poogie Bear
    34. Pounding Through Your Brain - Mazi
    35. Ants In The Pants - Mark V./Poogie Bear
    36. Soundz - Bam Bam
    37. Bring It On - DJ Mark V.
    38. Switch (DJ Paul Remix) - Pamp/Da Knox
    39. Stomp - Mark V./Poogie Bear
    40. I Control Your Body - DJ Mark V.
    41. 1-2-Disco - DJ Mark V.
    42. What You Waiting For - Mark V./Poogie Bear
    43. Bang All Night (Bangapella) - Beat Pushers
    44. Robot Man - RHV./Mark V.
    45. CD Rom Data - Alex Peace/DJ Rip/Mark V./Johnny Kage

    Tracks:

    1. DJ Rip's Specialized Intro - DJ Rip
    2. Do You Like The Way It Feels - Ralphi Rosario
    3. Tension Factor - Angel Alanis
    4. Body Groove - Rockin Duke
    5. Tunnel Vision - DJ Rip
    6. Happy - Donna Blakely
    7. Aggressive - Naw-T-Boy
    8. Go! - DJ Bam Bam
    9. Music Is The Mood - DJ Rip
    10. Intro - Johnny Kage
    11. I'm Getting Down - Michael Trance
    12. Feel The Groove - DJ Rip
    13. No Pain No Gain - Kris Skillz
    14. Yeah - Da Soundbomber
    15. Jump Up '99 - Beat Pushers
    16. Rock Da Bass - Delta 9
    17. Bamboozal - DJ Work
    18. Feel Good - Alex Peace
    19. Da Hard Shit - Cosmic Pimp
    20. Don't Stop - Mark V.
    21. 2 Down With The Funk - Funk Box
    22. New Generation - DJ Rip
    23. 1-2-Disco - Mark V.
    24. The Scheme - Michael Trance
    25. Diss U '98 - Trajic
    26. My World - Geo
    27. How Many Latinos - DJ Irene
    28. Clap Your Hands - DJ Rip
    29. Hypnotic Flange - Noise Makers
    30. Something Bumpin - Frankie Bones
    31. Not A Dream - Fast Fingaz Franky
    32. The Musik - Richard 'Humpty' Vission
    33. I'm Your DJ - DJ Rip
    34. Bring It Down - Global Killah
    35. 420 Break - Johnny Kage
    36. Come On - Soundbomber
    37. I Can't Go For This - DJ Irene
    38. Tetris Revenge - DJ Flavor
    39. Da Spasm Bass - Cosmic Pimp
    40. That's House Muzic - Michael Trance
    41. Fuel Da Trak - Josh Collins
    42. Flip Da Track - DJ Rip
    43. Night Life - Subsonic Funkadelic
    Discharge [Japan Import]
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Discharge [Japan Import]
      Wired
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000TQBEC8

      Product Description

      1993, indie, Japan. Brilliant indie debut by Japanese hair metal outfit, Wired. Very similiar to late 80s Dokken, especially in the guitar department. Superb, fluent English lead vocals. Not one weak track. Nine in total including: King of the fire, Somebody to love, Down to the wire, Just one more time, Tell me why, Ready for your night, and more.
      My World
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        My World
        Jared Sane
        Manufacturer: Ataraxia Music Incorporated
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B00007M4HV
        Release Date: 2002-11-01

        Tracks:

        1. My World
        2. I'm Leavin' You
        3. Such Life
        4. Ordinary Lover
        5. Empty Heart
        6. Falling Down
        7. Guilty
        8. Mirror
        9. True Believer
        10. Hopeless
        11. Resurrection

        Album Description

        Jared Sane - in a genre all his own. "This is a BIG Rock Sound with real Potential"--Laura Lynn of "The Rock" in NC's Outer Banks. "Jim Morrison sounds like Jared Sane"--Colleen Bloom. Jared Sane's "Such Life" is the Best Biker/Cruisin song since Born to be Wild"--Eddie Pockey. "My World" is Jared's entry into the realm of rock consciousness. Songs like "I'm Leavin' You", "Ordinary Lover", "Empty Heart", big rock sound of "Falling Down" or "Resurrection", big drum sounds of "True Believer" and "My World", real adult contemporary like "I'm Leavin' You" and "Mirror". Great engineering and production.
        Hard Wired
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • Get the facts straight!!!
        • More Great Industrial Music From Leeb & Fulber
        • Sci-fi horror in your music is what you need ? Get this !
        • Hard Wired: A darker complex sound to FLA
        • Takes on almost an organic-like form
        Hard Wired
        Front Line Assembly
        Manufacturer: Synthetic Symphony
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        Alt IndustrialAlt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        Industrial DanceIndustrial Dance | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        Similar Items:
        1. Millennium
        2. Tactical Neural Implant
        3. State of Mind
        4. Caustic Grip/Gashed Senses and Crossfire
        5. The Initial Command (Oppression Breeds Violence)

        ASIN: B000024JOZ
        Release Date: 2003-01-01

        Tracks:

        1. Neologic Spasm
        2. Paralyzed
        3. Rebirth
        4. Circuitry
        5. Mortal
        6. Modus Operandi
        7. Transparent Species
        8. Barcode
        9. Condemned
        10. Infra Red Combat

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Get the facts straight!!!.......2006-09-18

        Guys... Peterson was not involved on this cd. Please, check your facts before posting a review!!! This was Leeb and Fulber before Fulber left to do production work with Fear Factory etc... This is in my opinion more of a magnum opus than tactical neural implant. TNI was very good and danceable, (I still rate it as a 5) but Hard Wired took the electronic presence from that album, united it with touches of the guitar sensibilities from Millenium, and created a hybrid product that was greater than both. If anyone wants a comparison, it's darker than TNI, airier than Millenium, but much darker than Flavour of the Weak.

        5 out of 5 stars More Great Industrial Music From Leeb & Fulber.......2006-06-15

        I wouldn't call this my favorite FLA cd, but it comes pretty close. This is kind of a mix of FLA style's. It's not as abrasive as Caustic Grip, Not as danceable as TNI or FLAvour of the weak, and not as metal as Millennium. It does however incorporate the styles of all the ones I just mentioned. Take those four Cd's and put them in a blender and you have Hardwired.

        Neologic Spasm 10 This is a epic industrial masterpiece. I always wondered why it never got as much respect as I think it deserves. Awesome opening sample. Not as good as the movie samples from Millennium but pretty darn good anyway. This song has everything from dark opera chants, chaotic noise, and a great heavy beat that could get a quadruple amputee to dance.

        Paralyzed 10 As good as Neologic Spasm. More danceable, and not as dark. Leeb & Fulber and Leeb & Peterson are genius's. In my opinion they are as good as Key and Goettel of Skinny Puppy. I love both bands equally. The most amazing thing about these guys is the endless variety and quality of there music from FLA, Noise Unit, old Delerium, protech, and Synaesthesia. And those are the ones I have heard so far. They actually have about 20 more Cd's that I have yet to hear. So far everything I have from them is special. Anyways the point I am trying to make in this long winded diatribe is that in this song alone there are more quality hooks, and beats than some bands have in there entire catalogue.

        Re-Birth 7.5 Another very solid song. Personally it doesn't grab me like the first two do, but I still love it. Also 7.5 is still a pretty good rating since I grade FLA and Skinny Puppy songs on a curb. So 7.5 here might be a 8 or 9 with most other bands.

        Circuitry 9 Very good beats, synth's, and chorus. There is some good guitar in this song, but they are not in the fore-front of the mix. Speaking of guitar's there are a lot of FLA fans who don't like them. I on the other hand being a Rivet/Metal head always thought that Leeb & Fulber should start a side project with Al Jourgenson of Ministry. That would be the best Industrial metal project ever. That's just wishful thinking though.

        Mortal 8 Kind of a cool instrumental with perfect sample's from Dawn of the Dead.

        Modus Operandi 10 This is truly Leeb at his most Diabolical sounding moment. Everything about this song is t!ts.

        Transparent Species 9 Too many things for me to try to describe here. This is probably the most layered and complex song on this Cd.

        Bar-code 8.5 I cant figure out what the sample in the beginning is saying. It sounds like one of those backwards messages. This song has a great atmosphere. Very catchy but in a good way.

        Condemned 10 This one sounds like it belongs on Millennium. This song brings beauty, anger, and intensity. One of my favorite parts of the Cd.

        Infra Red Combat 10 They saved the best for last. This one starts off slow, but it gradually builds into a juggernaut of a industrial anthem. This song is so good that at one time I didn't own this Cd for about a year and I still could play parts of this song in my head. Definitely one of the band's crowning achievements.

        If you are already a FLA fan you have this Cd. If you are curious I would say this is a good place to start.

        5 out of 5 stars Sci-fi horror in your music is what you need ? Get this !.......2006-01-12

        A hard and heavy FLA album with a bit more of that fear that makes you grip onto your chair than most of their other albums have, except of course 'CAUSTIC GRIP', now that is as cold as it gets, but this is on the other side of the fear scale, as I get a feverish fear feeling from this cd. This album is almost like The Black album was for Metallica, I'm not saying it sounds anything like it, but FLA have grown into a competent beast and at the same time have become a bit too cliched, but this is still an excellent cd with lots of interesting aspects that will make you think "f$#k, this is pretty good music" especially upon first listen. It's quite hard to say this isn't a good listen. There's quite alot of that early 90's sci-fi movies feeling here, which works really well. The BASS lines are incredible, plus there are guitars on this album which I don't like that much, but they don't really bother me either like they did on the 'MILLENIUM' album.

        Hard Wired is worth having in your cd collection, but make sure you also get Caustic Grip, Gashed Senses and Crossfire, and Tactical Neural Implant. Total Terror II is a must have if you like simple effective beats with samples and a jumpy bassline, very early 80's typical electro/synth that is fun to hear again and again.

        Hard Wired is as the name implies, it is a hard album with wires hooked up to the guitars and synthesizers. The result is a very chaotic ensemble of hard driving syth/bass, haunting samples, and a rhythm guitar that takes the music into a more organic form, but still retaining their purpose which is to accompany the lyrics which are mainly focused around disease, epidemic, war, murder, death, all envisioned in a sci-fi perspective. The vocals on track 6 are amazing. One must hear this album in order to fully appreciate it.

        4 out of 5 stars Hard Wired: A darker complex sound to FLA.......2005-06-21

        This album reminded me so much of early on Delerium, dark electronica mixed with deep ambience and a dark vocals. I enjoyed the sounds of this CD and FLA is ever evolving - Leeb & Peterson are moving into a new direction with this intended CD. I just hope they don't go into the pop version that modern Delerium has ventured into. Overall FLA with this album 'Hardwired' has given notice that the genre is alive and kicking and they are at the forefront of industrial gothica. I enjoyed a number of songs but all the songs were listenable from the first to the last.
        My favourite songs were 'Mortal' and 'Modus Operandi', these two songs had glimpses of aspects of later albums of FLA would have - songs that one could dance to and easy to remix.

        4 out of 5 stars Takes on almost an organic-like form.......2005-05-25

        I actually give this 4.5 stars.
        Infra Red Combat is right up there with my favorite `industrial' songs of all time. I love music that builds and builds into a mound of emotion and sound, and this song does just that. The whole album almost takes on an organic-like form. Every piece twists and grows through amazingly talented instrumentation, vocals and lyrics. I'm not even going to attempt to analyze every track or do a long drawn out comparison from previous albums, because I'm just not good at doing that. I will, however, tell you this is (in my opinion) Front Line Assembly's finest piece of work. I have listened to this album countless times from start to finish and it never fails to amaze me.
        Rockids [Japan Import]
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Rockids [Japan Import]
          A-Chief
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000NZNZIQ

          Product Description

          1990, Nippon Columbia records Japan. High-flyin' upbeat melodic party hair metal from Japan! Total of 11 tracks, including: Dream of Rockids, My love don't stop, Just another girl, Never again, Like a lonely child, Baby lady, and more. Out of print since 1991.
          UC Music Presents Hard Wired
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            UC Music Presents Hard Wired
            Various Artists
            Manufacturer: Warlock Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
            ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
            CompilationsCompilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop
            HouseHouse | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
            Techno-HouseTechno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
            ASIN: B00006LSPM
            Release Date: 2002-10-22

            Tracks:

            1. Remember DJ Attack - Alex Peace
            2. Time To Work - Dance Works!
            3. No Place Like Home - DJ Hyperactive
            4. Keep It Movin' - Traxxxsters
            5. 1 Time For Ya Mind - DJ Attack
            6. Dem-Rat's - Dance Works!
            7. Groove To My Beat - Mazi
            8. Ya'll Wanna Play House - Trak-O-Holik
            9. Let's Work - Dance Works!
            10. Let's Work - Subsonic Funkadelic
            11. Factory - Trak-O-Holik
            12. Naw-T-Trax - Naw-T-Boy
            13. Explosion - Alex Peace
            14. Pick Of The Club - Trak-O-Holik
            15. Burnin' - DJ Attack
            16. Take Me Up - Ralphi Rosario
            17. Up & Down - L&B
            18. Now This - Dem-Rat's
            19. Bang Dem Walls - The Traxxxsters
            20. Bang It - Doneius
            21. Let Your Mind Be Free - Alex Peace
            22. Turn The Bass Up - DJ Bam Bam
            23. Bang Those Drums - DJ Bam Bam
            24. Pump Up The Bass - DJ Bam Bam
            25. Burnin' - Dance Works!
            26. Groove To This - CZR
            27. Intro - Mark V.
            28. Hands Up - Kevin Halsted
            29. Deputy Power - Angel Alanis
            30. This DJ - Nozie Junky
            31. Headbangers - Trajic
            32. Mix Master - Kevin Halsted
            33. This Is L.A. - Poogie Bear
            34. Pounding Though Your Brain - Mazi
            35. Ants In The Pants - Poogie Bear
            36. Soundz - Bam Bam
            37. Bring It On - DJ Mark V.
            38. Switch (DJ Paul Remix) - Pamp
            39. Stomp - Poogie Bear
            40. I Control Your Body - DJ Mark V.
            41. 1-2-Disco - DJ Mark V.
            42. What You Waiting For - Poogie Bear
            43. Bang All Night (Bangapella) - Beat Pushers
            44. Robot Man - Mark V.

            Tracks:

            1. DJ Rip's Specialized Intro - DJ Rip
            2. Do You Like The Way It Feels - Ralphi Rosario
            3. Tension Factor - Angel Alanis
            4. Body Groove - Rockin Duke
            5. Tunnel Vision - DJ Rip
            6. Happy - Donna Blakely
            7. Aggressive - Naw-T-Boy
            8. Go! - DJ Bam Bam
            9. Music Is The Mood - DJ Rip
            10. Intro - Johnny Kage
            11. I'm Getting Down - Michael Trance
            12. Feel The Groove - DJ Rip
            13. No Pain No Gain - Kris Skillz
            14. Yeah - Da Soundbomber
            15. Jump Up '99 - Beat Pushers
            16. Rock Da Bass - Delta 9
            17. Bamboozal - DJ Work
            18. Feel Good - Alex Peace
            19. Da Hard S**t - Cosmic Pimp
            20. Don't Stop - Mark V.
            21. 2 Down With The Funk - Funk Box
            22. New Generation - DJ Rip
            23. 1-2 Disco - Mark V.
            24. The Scheme - Michael Trance
            25. Diss U '98 - Trajic
            26. My World - Geo
            27. How Many Latinos - DJ Irene
            28. Clap Your Hands - DJ Rip
            29. Hypnotic Flange - Noise Makers
            30. Something Bumpin - Frankie Bones
            31. Not A Dream - Fast Fingaz Franky
            32. The Musik - Richard 'Humpty' Vission
            33. I'm Your DJ - DJ Rip
            34. Bring It Down - Global Killah
            35. 420 Break - Johnny Kage
            36. Come On - Soundbomber
            37. I Can't Go For This - DJ Irene
            38. Tetris Revenge - DJ Flavor
            39. Da Spasm Bass - Cosmic Pimp
            40. That's House Muzic - Michael Trance
            41. Fuel Da Trak - Josh Collins
            42. Flip Da Track - DJ Rip
            43. Night Life - Subsonic Funkadelic

            Jazz Music:

            1. Heading In The Right Direction: Vol. 1
            2. Hip City
            3. Hybrid Organics
            4. I Love Being Here With You
            5. Imaginary Day [Import]
            6. Indigo
            7. Introducing the Elmo Hope Trio (New Faces-New Sounds) [Import] [Original recording remastered]
            8. Is That Jazz
            9. Jaco Pastorius
            10. Latin Jazz Dance Classics

            Jazz Music

            jazz music