{"product_id":"over-the-edge","title":"Over The Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bleak, hard-driven third LP by the Wipers (originally released in 1983) offers Greg Sage at his most chased and breathless, lashing out with sharp staccato notes as if melody were his only defence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis LP finds them tightening up their sound to create what is arguably the Wipers' definitive album statement. Kurt Cobain listed it in his top 50 albums of all time. A distant cousin of the preceding \u003ci\u003eYouth of America\u003c\/i\u003e but undoubtedly no less excellent and no less venomous, \u003ci\u003eOver the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e is a return to the easily digestible song lengths of \u003ci\u003eIs This Real?\u003c\/i\u003e; however, it all but leaves that debut in its wake. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the strength of some brave\/smart radio stations that decided to play this album's \u003ci\u003eRomeo\u003c\/i\u003e (a propulsive horn-flecked slammer in the vein of \u003ci\u003eYouth of America\u003c\/i\u003e), Wipers solidified their status as a certifiable force in the American underground of the early '80s. Songs like \"Messenger\" and\u003ci\u003e \"\u003c\/i\u003eWhat Is\" 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":"LP","offer_id":50411289280843,"sku":"311697","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0c686df2-b54c-4eca-86d1-96feb2e8bee5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726655576","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/over-the-edge","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}