kcar
| | Posted: May 03, 2013 - 01:25 | |
Rockit wrote:Still wonder why these guys were not bigger!
They didn't shake up their sound up enough. I think a lot of British synth-pop bands from the 80s got pigeonholed in the US by one or two big hits. Pop music embedded them in amber and moved on. The biggest example that comes to mind was Simple Minds after "Don't You (Forget About Me)". This is probably the only Fixx song that I liked then and like now. Just didn't cotton to their sound for some reason. |
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iTuner
| | Posted: Apr 01, 2013 - 22:06 | |
Song is a 7, but gave it 8 for the memories of youth.
First concert ever, The Fixx, Flock of Seagulls and the Police on the Synchronicity tour. Summer of 83? |
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vandarbar
(Toronto - "the good" ( well pretty damned good anyway!)) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 11:09 | |
this takes me back... really like this.......
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e_b
(Michigan) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 11:09 | |
smackiepipe wrote:
That's got to be the wrong year. Amazon has Ultimate Collection out in 1999.
Anyhoo, just in the early 80s they had three #1 hits, five hits made the Top Five, and a several more made the Top Ten.
The trifecta of Shuttered Room, Reach the Beach, and Phantoms had:
Stand or Fall
Red Skies
One Thing Leads to Another
The Sign of Fire
Saved By Zero
Are We Ourselves
Lose Face
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Thanks for the research—I feel vindicated. I actually saw the Fixx "Reach the Beach" tour at Six Flags (NJ) around '84, although I had no idea who they were and didn't really care for the music. |
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smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 10:12 | |
e_b wrote:How did these guys have an "Ultimate Collection" already in 1984 !!? That's got to be the wrong year. Amazon has Ultimate Collection out in 1999. Anyhoo, just in the early 80s they had three #1 hits, five hits made the Top Five, and a several more made the Top Ten. The trifecta of Shuttered Room, Reach the Beach, and Phantoms had: Stand or Fall Red Skies One Thing Leads to Another The Sign of Fire Saved By Zero Are We Ourselves Lose Face Question |
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e_b
(Michigan) | | Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 14:46 | |
How did these guys have an "Ultimate Collection" already in 1984 !!?
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Keef
(Confluence of the American River) | | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 15:47 | |
Easyrider wrote:Wow,haven't heard this in ages,cheers Bill Ditto |
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Easyrider
(Portugal) | | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 15:45 | |
Wow,haven't heard this in ages,cheers Bill
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jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 15:44 | |
coloradojohn wrote:Wow, a timeless classic...I recall driving along the Bolsa Chica State Beach parkway on a trip out to SoCal in the early 80s, maybe late December of '82, and this came on the radio...I parked and sat there looking out at the sea in the moonlight...and thanks to RP, I can still access that high...and it still feels right!  Rockit wrote:Still wonder why these guys were not bigger! |
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coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 09:34 | |
Wow, a timeless classic...I recall driving along the Bolsa Chica State Beach parkway on a trip out to SoCal in the early 80s, maybe late December of '82, and this came on the radio...I parked and sat there looking out at the sea in the moonlight...and thanks to RP, I can still access that high...and it still feels right!
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Randomax
(Wimberley, TX) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 09:32 | |
Wore this cassette out in my VW Bug!!!
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coding_to_music
(Beantown) | | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 15:59 | |
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Rockit
(Ottawa ON) | | Posted: Jan 16, 2012 - 11:28 | |
Still wonder why these guys were not bigger!
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kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 15:54 | |
Really wish I hadn't missed this. It's been a long time since I've heard it.
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KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 12:08 | |
Peace_tode wrote:This and Red Skies both have weathered time well. Better than most 80's production. Both of those songs clearly show the cool laid back groove the band was capable of.
I think "Precious Stone", "Secret Separation" and "Don't Be Scared" would qualify also. Of course, those three never get played anywhere anymore. |
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drewd
| | Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 12:00 | |
Wow ! Haven't heard this since high school... weird memories coming back !
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Randomax
(Wimberley, TX) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 11:59 | |
Thanks! Forgot just how much I LOVED the FIXX....what a great sound |
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Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window) | | Posted: Aug 11, 2011 - 14:44 | |
Thank You! These guys wrote some pretty good songs.
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 05:57 | |
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kcar
| | Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 14:23 | |
Peace_tode wrote:This and Red Skies both have weathered time well. Better than most 80's production. Both of those songs clearly show the cool laid back groove the band was capable of. About the only two Fixx songs I liked. Good to hear this again, actually. |
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robh
(up t'north UK) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 14:20 | |
Well, I reckon this is bobbins
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Seahunt
(Parent's Basement) | | Posted: Jun 02, 2011 - 12:18 | |
Foot wrote:Where's the "Red Skies At Night?"
I always thought Uncle Ben's should use it in an add for their red beans and rice. Go ahead and sing it. See what you think.... |
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Peace_tode
(Atlanta) | | Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 08:23 | |
This and Red Skies both have weathered time well. Better than most 80's production. Both of those songs clearly show the cool laid back groove the band was capable of.
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ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 08:22 | |
beelzebubba wrote:Wow, I haven't heard Duran Duran in a long time....
Yeah, sounds particularly like Girls On Film to me. |
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Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il) | | Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 08:20 | |
One of my favorite 80s bands. They still sound good today.
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beelzebubba
(Where the hell is Walldrug, South Dakota?) | | Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 08:20 | |
Wow, I haven't heard Duran Duran in a long time....
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PA1749
(Jim Thorpe, PA) | | Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 08:19 | |
The 80's were insane. Everybody wanted it all,but no one knew what they wanted.
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RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA) | | Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 08:18 | |
Foot wrote:Where's the "Red Skies At Night?"
That's the first tune of theirs that caught my ear, or was it this one? Either way, I like 'em. |
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Foot
| | Posted: Mar 06, 2011 - 20:55 | |
Where's the "Red Skies At Night?"
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Foot
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