Is This Real?

<3 This week on Magic Portals we explore Wipers debut album Is This Real? Wipers were a punk rock group formed in Portland, Oregon in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, along with drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. The group’s tight song structure and use of heavy distortion were hailed as extremely influential by numerous critics and musicians. The band is considered the first Pacific Northwest punk band. The Wipers first album, Is This Real?, was issued in January 1980 on Park Avenue Records, a label that the band hoped would gain them wider distribution. It was originally recorded on a 4-track in the band’s rehearsal studio, but the label insisted that the band use a professional studio. Once released, the album gained a cult following, although the band was best known for their live shows around the Portland area. The band also did not tour or do live shows very often in hope that the music would speak for itself and it most certainly has <3 Ep 27 00:05:24 – Wipers – D-7 00:09:25 – Wipers – Potential Suicide 00:12:58 – Wipers – Window Shop For Love 00:15:52 – Wipers – Rebel With A Cause 00:17:56 – Wipers – Mystery (Alternative) 00:19:40 – Wipers – Tragedy (Alternative) 00:21:49 – Wipers – Let’s Go Away (Alternative) 00:25:09 – Wipers – Is This Real? (Alternative) 00:28:58 – Wipers – Alien Boy 00:32:40 – Wipers – Image Of Man 00:35:58 – Wipers – Telepathic Love 00:39:42 – Wipers – Voices In The Rain 00:40:57 – Nirvana – D-7 (Cover) 00:44:29 – Rome Is Not A Town – Stupid 00:48:03 – Camila Cabello – Crying In The Club 01:03:00 – Roy Orbison – Dream Baby Transitional Audio Clips Northwest Passage: Birth of Portland’s DIY Culture – Documentary Greg Sage’s legendary Wipers – live in 1983 The Wicker Man (1973) – Assorted Scenes No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage Mandatory Credit: Photo by Everett Collection / Rex Features ( 604703d ) ‘The Wicker Man’ – Christopher Lee ‘The Wicker Man’ film – 1973 http://joy.org.au/magicportals/wp-content/uploads/sites/350/2017/06/Episode-27-1.mp3 The post Is This Real? appeared first on Magic Portals.