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The Wire: And All the Pieces Matter -- Five Years of Music from The Wire | 
 enlarge | Artist: Original Soundtrack
Label: Nonesuch
Category: Music
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 5679
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.7 x 0.6
MPN: 369796
UPC: 075597995381
EAN: 0075597995381
ASIN: B000YDOOT6
Release Date: January 8, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Way Down in the Hole - Waits, Tom | | • | Oh My God - Franti, Michael | | • | Dance My Pain Away - Lee, Rod | | • | My Life Extra - Brand, Glenn A.K.A. | | • | "The King Stay the King." | | • | Way Down in the Hole - Waits, Tom | | • | Sixteen Tons - Travis, Merle | | • | Assume the Position - Gilchrist, Lafayett | | • | Step by Step - Winchester, Jesse | | • | I Walk on Gilded Splinters - Doctor John | | • | Fast Train - Morrison, Van | | • | The Body of an American - MacGowan, Shane | | • | Efuge Efuge - Vassiliadis, Vassil | | • | "Omar Comin'! " | | • | Way Down in the Hole - Waits, Tom | | • | Projects - Moorehead, Tyree | | • | "Later for That Gangsta Bulls***." | | • | Ayo - Hill, Loren | | • | Analyze | | • | Unfriendly Game - Clear, Duvall | | • | What You Know About Baltimore - Beasley, Kevin Donn | | • | Jail Flick - Champ, Damion Lamon | | • | The Life, the Hood, the Streetz - Muldrow, Kevin [1] | | • | I Feel Alright - Earle, Steve | | • | Way Down in the Hole - Waits, Tom | | • | "You Remember the One Day Summer Past?" | | • | The Fall - Leyh, Blake |
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| Editorial Reviews:
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There's not much left to say about The Wire, David Simon's intricately plotted Baltimore crime drama that ran on HBO from 2002 to 2008. Critics loved the show so much it was almost embarrassing, but its audiences were never as large as those of The Sopranos, or even Real Sex. Five Years of Music is strictly for Wire fans. Music was, of course, used sparingly in the show, appearing as it does in real life: in a cop car (the Pogues), from a boombox (club music), or on headphones. This wasn't Miami Vice, and such restraint may have rendered the music all the more poignant and powerful, but obsessive Wire fans (is there any other kind?) will enjoy this disc far more than pedestrian listeners. The former will instantly recall the scene when Solomon Burke covers Van Morrison ("Fast Train"), or in which season the Blind Boys covered Tom Waits' grand theme song, "Way Down in the Hole". With four different takes of the opening theme, snippets of dialogue throughout, and this mish-mash of song, how could it be otherwise? --Mike McGonigal
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Wire November 24, 2008
Zsu
A compilation of high standard.
I don't necessarily love all the songs of the cd, but the combination of the music and the quotations amended with some interesting comments from behind the scenes really give back the feeling of the show and a little more.
A must for all fans.
Good Stuff September 22, 2008
Thomas Horn (Sag Harbor, NY United States)
If you are a fan of the television show, then this is required listening. While it won't have every piece of music that stands out in the show it will have the ones you think of first.
 CD The Wire May 12, 2008
P. Milstead (DE USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Given as a gift and it was much appreciated - great service on this product as well
A powerful musical compilation, representative of the series. Maintains the quality that defines The Wire May 2, 2008
J. Hansen (Japan (from the USA))
Not much to add beyond what others have said, really.
This isn't a CD as much as a book with a CD. The insert has three essays, one by David Simon, George Pelecanos, and Jeff Chang (not sure who he is), that discuss the series and the use of the music. It's rather substanstial, surprisingly so, and I really liked reading it. Also full of gorgeous pictures of the show.
My only "complaint" would be that I wish we could have had more of the character voices: Snoop, Bubbles, Marlo, Omar, Prop Joe, Rawls... Just hearing Bodie, The Bunk, McNulty, Sobotka, Stringer, Poot, D'Angelo brings the whole movie back. They should could included the voices that said the little quotes that preceded each episode, for example.
I almost wish they'd release an 80 minute CD of just some great lines of dialogue (Good night, Moon from Season 5 makes me cry its so good) as well as the episode pre-quotes, etc. I'd love to just listen to the 5 seasons unfold like that.
Crafted with care April 5, 2008
Juha K. (Helsinki, Finland)
The makers of The Wire care.
This is evident in the show itself, with its passionate attack on all that is wrong with America today. The same search for truth and justice is also present in the writing of David Simon and other writers who were involved in the show, such as George Pelecanos (the reason I originally became interested in the show).
Another kind of care goes into details. In one of the great essays involved in this compilation's booklet, Simon explains how they would go to great lengths in order to get the voices and worlds of ghetto boys and longshoremen alike just right. This extended to the musical choices: apart from the season finale songs, all the music had to be something you could actually hear coming from radios, blaring from jeeps or playing in clubs in Baltimore.
Often this care and attention to detail made things more difficult for the creators of the show, but the result is something that I believe will endure for many years to come. It is a show to be proud of, and this compilation reflects the love that went into making The Wire.
The stylish black-and-silver packaging is impressive. In the thick booklet you'll find three interesting essays talking about the show itself and the music on the CD. The booklet is printed on quality paper and features numerous color photographs as well as choice quotes from along the way. In short, it's above and beyond most soundtrack albums I've seen. I sort of hope that the DVD sets had contained more extra material like this, because The Wire is one of those rare beasts I want to know more and more about.
The music and dialogue snippets bring back great memories from the show. It's a varied mix, with styles ranging from rough-sounding hip hop to melancholy Greek singing. Simon and Pelecanos are definitely music lovers, which comes through clearly in Pelecanos' essay, and they've managed to make strong picks while steering clear of the obvious choices. They've had great help from De'Rodd Hearns (whose early life was documented in The Corner) and Blake Leyh, resulting in an impressive collection of music. Like the show itself, it might just expand your horizons.
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