The Circle (Wipers album) explained

The Circle
Type:	Album
Artist:	Wipers
Cover:	The Circle (Wipers album).jpeg
Released:	1988
Genre:	Post-punk
Length:	32:49
Label:	Restless
Producer:	Greg Sage
Prev Title:	Follow Blind
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Silver Sail
Next Year:	1993

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.

Critical reception

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."^[2] 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."^[3]

The Rough Guide to Rock wrote that "jazzy distorted riffing hadn't sounded this invigorating since Hendrix or Robert Fripp had their heyday."^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Sage.

1. "I Want a Way" - 2:35
2. "Time Marches On" - 2:50
3. "All the Same" - 3:36
4. "True Believer" - 3:54
5. "Good Thing" - 2:28
6. "Make or Break" - 3:40
7. "The Circle" - 4:33
8. "Goodbye Again" - 3:19
9. "Be There" - 2:48
10. "Blue & Red" - 3:06

Personnel

• Greg Sage – vocals, guitar, harp; producer
• Brad Davidson – bass guitar
• Steve Plouf – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wipers | Biography & History. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Wipers . Trouser Press . 25 February 2021.
3. News: Fury and a Sense of Dynamics . The Boston Globe . 21 Jan 1989 . Arts and Film . 55.
4. Book: Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. October 30, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781843531050. Google Books.