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Northampton, England (1985 – 1999, 2007 – present)
Love and Rockets is a post-punk band which formed in 1985 in Northampton, England Daniel Ash (guitar/vocals), David J (bass/vocals), and Kevin Haskins (drums) - all former members of English post-punk pioneers Bauhaus. Taking their name from the renowned underground comic book created by Los Bros Hernandez (Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez), their music is a mixture of goth, glam, psychedelia, soul and pop.
The band is best known for their singles “Ball of Confusion” (1985, a Temptations cover), “No New Tale to Tell” (1987), “So Alive” (1989) and “No Big Deal” (1990).
L&R’s first album was 1985’s trippy Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven; Seventh Dream was followed in quick succession by 1986’s Express;which featured a cover ofBall Of Confusion, which became a club hit. 1987’s Earth * Sun * Moon and 1989’s eponymously titled release Love and Rockets (all on Beggar’s Banquet). Love & Rockets was met with cries of sellout due to the overly slick So Alive (the band toured stadiums following the hit single) and the group disbanded. Tracks recorded for an abandoned EP Swing were added to a reissue of Love & Rockets in 2002.
After working on solo albums they reformed, recorded material for Hot Trip to Heaven which infused dance/electronica elements into their sound. Fearing the world wasn’t prepared for it yet in 1992, they waited until 1994 to release it. A fire destroyed the studio they were working in, and all material was scrapped.
The band is best known for their singles “Ball of Confusion” (1985, a Temptations cover), “No New Tale to Tell” (1987), “So Alive” (1989) and “No Big Deal” (1990).
L&R’s first album was 1985’s trippy Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven; Seventh Dream was followed in quick succession by 1986’s Express;which featured a cover of
Ball Of Confusion, which became a club hit. 1987’s Earth * Sun * Moon and 1989’s eponymously titled release Love and Rockets (all on Beggar’s Banquet). Love & Rockets was met with cries of sellout due to the overly slick So Alive (the band toured stadiums following the hit single) and the group disbanded. Tracks recorded for an abandoned EP Swing were added to a reissue of Love & Rockets in 2002.After working on solo albums they reformed, recorded material for Hot Trip to Heaven which infused dance/electronica elements into their sound. Fearing the world wasn’t prepared for it yet in 1992, they waited until 1994 to release it. A fire destroyed the studio they were working in, and all material was scrapped.
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dalegrett wrote:
Only 1,409,047 plays? What's wrong with you, people? Stop listening to Gaga, Bruno Mars, Band of Horses, Real Estate and all that crap and have some Love and Rockets.
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ItsLuizzHolmez wrote:
All in my mind is fantastic.
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bblueredd wrote:
I like it [2]
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slowpulse-girl wrote:
I want Daniel's babies !
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Riverter wrote:
I like it
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fowlhuman wrote:
How did I miss this band? Oh well, it's never too late...
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kaukahi wrote:
So Alive :)
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AbbyBenjamin wrote:
I wish Love and Rockets would come back to Lollapalooza! I just heard a great cover of "So Alive" by Duncan Sheik. Such a great tribute to these guys
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pessimystica wrote:
don't make me choose between L&R & Bauhaus... i love them both dearly & certainly have periods where I listen to 1 more than the other. But Bauhaus aside, L&R is definitely underrated & was ahead of their time... & underplayed, as evident by the #'s here *sigh*
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rODRIGObARRENO wrote:
I prefer Love And Rockets that Bauhaus
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IanAR wrote:
Added to Streamable Track Wants » Discussions » Artist Connections Overflow
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IvyBasel wrote:
express, such a great album!!!!! come on, let's all get aboard of the express kundalini!!!
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skinnydrifter wrote:
Private show today, April 22nd: "exclusive and intimate performance with She Wants Revenge and DJ Daniel Ash of Love & Rockets/Bauhaus" @ Swing House, Hollywood
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culture_club wrote:
MARSGIRL APPROVES.
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mgpixlab wrote:
They were SO SO SO ahead of their time, and yes: I love them more than Bauhaus too.
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bartholinemoans wrote:
However, Liz Lee and her 'love & rockets' suck.
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Our_own_world wrote:
Indigo Eyes....
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lincredible wrote:
yeah, though i'm hesitant to admit it i like love and rockets much more than bauhaus as well.
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lastfmgs wrote:
I certainly like them better than Bauhaus
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NayoPigmento, DimitryUziel, Ciaranofeire and 20 other people added Love and Rockets to their libraries. yesterday evening
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SimonePerrota tagged Love and Rockets with ‘post-punk’. Monday afternoon
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Deb7663, Thunderbee, medabbasi and 32 other people added Love and Rockets to their libraries. last month
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PorridgeGun wrote about Love and Rockets – Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven in Albums I listened to from beginning to end (January 2011). June 2011
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BelzebuthMichon wrote about Love and Rockets – Earth, Sun, Moon in Favorite albums of 1987. November 2010
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invague wrote about Love and Rockets – Earth * Sun * Moon in Notable Dark Albums. August 2010
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BelzebuthMichon wrote about Love and Rockets – Sweet F.A. in Favorite albums of 1997. June 2010
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