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Love and Rockets — All in My Mind
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IndyDoug
Posted: Apr 07, 2013 - 13:09
 
Fits my mood perfectly for a lazy, warm Sunday afternoon.
htowncoog
(Texas)
Posted: Oct 23, 2012 - 10:26
 
That just put me in a better mood. Thanks!

drsteevo
Posted: Oct 01, 2012 - 06:44
 
 Marzz_13 wrote:
Oh hell yeah! Love this one. Takes me back to my college days.
 
Yeah, haven't heard this in a while.  I feel the same way.

aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Aug 30, 2012 - 18:00
 
Such a brilliant band!  Awesome!

Marzz_13
(Counting out the waves as they break on the shoreline.)
Posted: Aug 30, 2012 - 17:46
 
Oh hell yeah! Love this one. Takes me back to my college days.

bluecshells
Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 12:09
 
This one really sounds good at this moment in time!

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 12:07
 
i needed this today, too!

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 12:07
 
Again. Thanks. I needed this today..

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: May 18, 2012 - 17:07
 
This just made my day brighter...thank you

Baketown
(Maryland)
Posted: Dec 21, 2011 - 09:48
 
Saw these guys back around 1987 in San Diego,  one of the best shows I ever saw,  they left it all on the stage!

SmackDaddy
(San Diego)
Posted: Oct 09, 2011 - 18:12
 
 ziakut wrote:
Not really familiar with L&R...but I'm not real impressed with this tune. Middle of the road...nothing spectacular...blah. I would imagine this band to be more exciting to have witnessed live rather than listen to studio recordings. It just sits there. 
 

Biography

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Love and Rockets comprised guitarist/vocalist Daniel Ash, bassist/vocalist David J, and drummer Kevin Haskins, all former members of the pioneering goth band Bauhaus. However, the group didn't sound very similar to its first incarnation. Instead, Love and Rockets emphasized the strains of psychedelia and glam rock that appeared underneath Bauhaus' gloomy drone, adding elements of pop songcraft, folk, and R&B, as well as cryptic, self-important lyrics. For most of the late '80s, the group had a devoted cult following, resulting in a surprise Top Ten hit single, "So Alive," in 1989. During the early '90s, the group's audience steadily declined, although they still retained a number of loyal fans.

After Bauhaus broke up in 1983, David J recorded a solo album and collaborated with the Jazz Butcher, while Daniel Ash concentrated on a side project, Tones on Tail. Haskins soon joined Tones on Tail, but the group folded in 1984. Haskins and Ash then attempted to reunite Bauhaus. David J agreed to the project, but the band's lead vocalist, Peter Murphy, refused. Instead of pursuing an incomplete Bauhaus reunion, Ash, J, and Haskins formed Love and Rockets, taking their name from the underground comic book created by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez.

Love and Rockets released their first album, Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven, in 1985; it received mixed reviews but it began to build their following. Express, released the following year, was more successful, charting in both the U.S. and the U.K. On Earth Sun Moon (1987) the band retreated to more atmospheric musical territory, with the notable exception of the alternative/college radio hit "No New Tale to Tell," which helped increase the group's fan base. Love and Rockets, released in 1989, broke the band into the mainstream, thanks to the T. Rex-inspired Top Ten single "So Alive." The album was nearly as successful, breaking into the Top 20 and going gold.

After the success of Love and Rockets, the members of the band concentrated on solo projects for nearly a half-decade. Love and Rockets returned to recording in 1994 with Hot Trip to Heaven, which failed to make any inroads on the pop or alternative charts. In 1996, they returned again with Sweet F.A., and Lift followed two years later.



neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Sep 17, 2011 - 11:00
 
One of my fav. bands of all time

lkovathana
(Chicago, Illinois)
Posted: Aug 17, 2011 - 02:04
 
the lyrics say it all ... "oh baby ... I'm much too lazy." 

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jul 16, 2011 - 17:15
 
I just discovered that I have this on my MP3 player! (Before you condemn me for not knowing what's on my MP3 player, I'll say that I took a truckload of music, loaded it without ever having heard it, and am only now fine-tuning the playlist.)

I never had the resources to do this before, so I'm sorta like a little kid in a candy store.  It's really FUN!  And I'm keeping this one because I just love it while I'm watering the trees at the greenhouse.  Except that it makes me forget to look for where a tree has been dug up and removed, so sometimes I step into a hole and twist my ankle.

Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 13:54
 
 ziakut wrote:
Not really familiar with L&R...but I'm not real impressed with this tune. Middle of the road...nothing spectacular...blah. I would imagine this band to be more exciting to have witnessed live rather than listen to studio recordings. It just sits there. 
 
I have to agree with this assessment entirely. It's actually a bit boring. 4.

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 13:50
 
Ya-all need to check out more of L&R's

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 13:50
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Love and Rockets. No, you can't have both! It's either Love Or Rockets! {#Grumpy}
 
...i'll take the rocke - no, wait, lov - damnit!..


ziakut
(A place with air, water and chocolate.)
Posted: May 05, 2011 - 08:34
 
Not really familiar with L&R...but I'm not real impressed with this tune. Middle of the road...nothing spectacular...blah. I would imagine this band to be more exciting to have witnessed live rather than listen to studio recordings. It just sits there. 

bluecshells
(Texas)
Posted: May 05, 2011 - 08:33
 
{#Motor}{#Motor}{#Motor}

peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Oct 28, 2010 - 06:15
 
Love and Rockets. No, you can't have both! It's either Love Or Rockets! {#Grumpy}

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 18:29
 
{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}

htowncoog
(Texas)
Posted: Aug 25, 2010 - 13:57
 
Play this one more often!{#Clap}

Jonathan_pa
(Somewhere in the vastness of space)
Posted: Aug 25, 2010 - 13:55
 


crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Jul 01, 2010 - 21:24
 
Cool!! Love it! What about Kundalini Express?? {#Dancingbanana_2}

jkhandy
(Near the ocean (in my mind))
Posted: Jun 22, 2010 - 17:08
 
 vandal wrote:

He said, "on radio," not "in all existence."  Regular broadcast radio is a vapid wasteland occupied by pedantic advertising overkill, obsequious DJs hyped on caffeine spewing diarrhetic nonsense, and lame Clear Channel clone bands aching for talent. . .
 
{#Clap}


socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Jun 22, 2010 - 17:05
 
{#Bounce}

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 08:45
 
 mirland wrote:


Oh I just love BS statements like this one.
 
He said, "on radio," not "in all existence."  Regular broadcast radio is a vapid wasteland occupied by pedantic advertising overkill, obsequious DJs hyped on caffeine spewing diarrhetic nonsense, and lame Clear Channel clone bands aching for talent. . .



peacockangel
(Phoenix)
Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 08:43
 
oooh Bay Bee

mirland
(Denmark)
Posted: Oct 13, 2009 - 05:47
 
 SmackDaddy wrote:


Screw you. Far more talent than 90% of what's on the radio today.
 

Oh I just love BS statements like this one.

cochlear
(Kauai, Hawaii)
Posted: Sep 20, 2009 - 21:10
 
 smdeeg wrote:
Not my favorite LnR song, but fun to hear anyway.
 
In the same sense that the Partridge family is fun to hear.


smdeeg
(SillyCone Valley)
Posted: Aug 20, 2009 - 09:30
 
Not my favorite LnR song, but fun to hear anyway.

SmackDaddy
(San Diego)
Posted: May 08, 2009 - 00:53
 
 Shimmer wrote:

Not so. They weren't very good to begin with.
 

Screw you. Far more talent than 90% of what's on the radio today.

htowncoog
(Texas)
Posted: Apr 15, 2009 - 14:40
 
Love it!{#Bananajam}

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Apr 06, 2009 - 11:28
 
 tm wrote:
And btw - the russian download sites don't pay the musicians. 
 
And BTW - the music comglomerates rip off the artists more than you can ever imagine.

Case in point: one Time Warner exec alone has FIVE (5) vacation homes scattered around the globe. Meanwhile, musicians such as Curtis Mayfield don't have the wherewithal for long-term survival of a disastrous accident that eventually resulted in his early demise.

tm
(Atlanta)
Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 12:07
 
AWESOME - I miss my cassette tape!  I will have to pick it up again...

And btw - the russian download sites don't pay the musicians. 

v4sk0
(Lisbon, Portugal)
Posted: Feb 02, 2009 - 09:24
 
Yeap it's all over my mid ;) Was listening RP on my iPhone and guess what!! L&R just took me to the past and gave today's nostalgia moment. 

Thnx for the pick!!! 

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Feb 02, 2009 - 09:18
 
 King_Balt wrote:
great album. well worth the $6 in a used bin if you come across it...
 
Great tune! Well worth the nine cents (not a typo) at gomusic.ru.


robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Aug 05, 2008 - 20:44
 
Great nostalga, but not very inspiring a Lolla this past weekend.

Shimmer
(Bethesda, MD)
Posted: Jun 26, 2008 - 08:50
 
mrmojorisin wrote:
These songs have not aged well, in my opinion.

Not so. They weren't very good to begin with.
thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: Jun 26, 2008 - 08:47
 
a great pop album and incredibly influential.
King_Balt
(Baltimore, Maryland)
Posted: Feb 21, 2008 - 10:24
 
great album. well worth the $6 in a used bin if you come across it...
bronorb
(Wisconsin)
Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 06:44
 
Pyro wrote:
I guess you had to be there.

I guess.
CafeRacer
(Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana)
Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 06:43
 
I got to see them in Chicago in '86. What a fun show. Thanks for playing this.
mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Sep 17, 2007 - 08:02
 
...awesome to hear love and rockets on radio paradise!..the slow version might prove a better match for contemporary tastes, though...
Pyro
Posted: Jul 25, 2007 - 09:33
 
I guess you had to be there.
acetheface
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 09:44
 
This song takes me back about 20 years. Recently married and living in Cleveland. It's not as bad as people say.
Welly
(next to the cool green ocean)
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 09:44
 
Whoa - total flashback. Haven't heard this in 25 years! Used to have all their stuff.
ScottFromWyoming
(Powell, Wyo.)
Posted: Jun 23, 2007 - 23:01
 
redeyespy wrote:



Hmmm. If I had you in the booth and did some pitch matching, you'd probably come in around 4-8 kHz. Interesting about the additional hiss. If it is/becomes a problem, look into TRT (Tinnitus Retraining Therapy), which helps you "habituate" the tinnitus. Or, you could be fit with a sound generator which can mask the ringing with narrow or broad band white noise. More info? PM me...


Cool that this conversation started over 3 years ago...

It's not a distraction at all. But if I think about it I can hear it. Certainly in the very quietest times, it's there, but only if I say to myself, "wow it's so quiet I can't hear a sound!" Then of course it seems loud
eastcoast
Posted: Apr 13, 2007 - 03:42
 
Prolific song writers we have here
SmackDaddy
(San Diego)
Posted: Mar 21, 2007 - 17:02
 
One of the most underrated bands EVER. Saw them on their last and final tour in a small club. Fantastic show. Their last album is as good as their first.