{"product_id":"the-wipers-over-the-edge","title":"The Wipers - Over The Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bleak, hard-driven third LP by \u003cstrong\u003eThe Wipers\u003c\/strong\u003e (originally released in 1983) offers \u003cstrong\u003eGreg Sage\u003c\/strong\u003e at his most chased and breathless, lashing out with sharp staccato notes as if melody were his only defense. The 3rd LP from the PDX punks finds them tightening up their sound to create what is arguably the Wipers' definitive album statement. \u003cstrong\u003eKurt Cobain\u003c\/strong\u003e listed it in his top 50 albums of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA distant cousin of the preceding \u003cem\u003eYouth of America\u003c\/em\u003e but undoubtedly no less excellent and no less venomous, \u003cem\u003eOver the Edge\u003c\/em\u003e is a return to the easily digestible song lengths of \u003cem\u003eIs This Real?\u003c\/em\u003e; however, it all but leaves that debut in its wake. On the strength of some brave\/smart radio stations that decided to play this album's \u003cem\u003eRomeo\u003c\/em\u003e (a propulsive horn-flecked slammer in the vein of \u003cem\u003eYouth of America\u003c\/em\u003e), Wipers solidified their status as a certifiable force in the American underground of the early '80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSongs like \u003cem\u003eMessenger\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhat Is\u003c\/em\u003e show Greg Sage's increasing skill as a pop songwriter. Despite the fusion of punk and pop, the record hardly mirrors the bands that would later be called punk-pop. In fact, this collision of the two elements makes what followed decades later seem twee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JACKPOT RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Indies Exclusive Vinyl LP","offer_id":58767071445337,"sku":"SDZ-49791","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/CAR_20260803_1202_112754_712_p_Wipers_-_Over_The_Edge_42_039.jpg?v=1785849993","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-wipers-over-the-edge","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}