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Love and Rockets
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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 goth band 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 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.
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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Sweet F.A.
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Voodoo Baby
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Ugly
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Eclipse
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Set Me Free
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No Worries
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Be the Revolution
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Body and Soul
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Sweet Lover Hangover
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Shoutbox
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Rosemorphine wrote:
i will love 'holiday on the moon' forever
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r0tt3n wrote:
The world is a ball of confusion.
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brnmhn wrote:
"Haunted"
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Gothtowncryer wrote:
The Skeletal Family + Guests The Gassienda, Keighley. Friday, 25 September 2009 The Gassienda Russell Street Keighley, United Kingdom
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lincredible wrote:
if everyone had Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man) tagged the same it would be MUCH higher, and should be much higher since it's possibly their best song.
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szafi19 wrote:
<3
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fzappa10 wrote:
if you like love and rockets then try Burning from the inside by Bauhaus. Who killed Mr. Moonlight? I dont know but I do know that these are very talented musicians.Enjoy.
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Gothtowncryer wrote:
Anne-Marie Hurst (GHOST DANCE / SKELETAL FAMILY) Return of Influential Queen from the Vanguard of “Old Skool” Goth An influential queen from the vanguard of “Old Skool” Goth Rock returns Watch this space as to latest progress / tour dates!! Live appearance .. Saturday 31 October 2009, Bradfords Gasworks. My Space http://www.myspace.com/annemariehurst Email annemariehurst@hotmail.co.uk
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eoooe wrote:
hi big fan, add me
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sdmf_beyond wrote:
saudade <3
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juepucta wrote:
Sample A Place To Bury Stragers' version of The Light off the tribute album http://themusicslut.com/2009/08/tms-exclusive-track-a-place-to-bury-strangers-the-light/
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Freelove_ wrote:
Join my group: Post-Punk.
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lincredible wrote:
[it's] all in my mind!
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skatewitch333 wrote:
They are awesome . Great memory's to go along with these tunes.
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rezec1 wrote:
Blaqk Audio Fans! Download “No New Tale To Tell” today on the Love and Rockets Tribute Album! And let’s make it #1 on iTunes http://bit.ly/3JDaIt
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thisisobvious wrote:
Aw, wish I was old enough to have seen Love and Rockets "back in the day". Strangely, one of my earliest childhood memories is of watching the video for "Motorcycle" with my parents, and my mom making fun of it :D
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SoulShock wrote:
I saw them twice... for the Hot Trip tour & the Sweet F.A. tour. And they were so good.
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sweara38 wrote:
I saw them live many many many MANY years ago & they were so bad >.<
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pessimystica wrote:
"life in laralaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay...." c'mon, WHY is that not in the top 15????
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skinnydrifter wrote:
great music
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Schizon and 8 other people added Love and Rockets to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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jgmitch tagged Love and Rockets with alternative, gothic, 80s and 2 other tags. 14 hours ago
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Damndelion tagged Love and Rockets with new wave and post-punk. Tuesday afternoon
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kahht wrote about Love and Rockets in Instant Gratification: Revoked @ Sunday, November 22nd, 2009. Tuesday morning
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