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The Fixx — Stand Or Fall
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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.  

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?
vandarbar
(Toronto - "the good" ( well pretty damned good anyway!))
Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 11:09
 
this takes me back... really like this.......

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
Question
 

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. 

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

e_b
(Michigan)
Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 14:46
 
How did these guys have an "Ultimate Collection" already in 1984 !!?

Keef
(Confluence of the American River)
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 15:47
 
 Easyrider wrote:
Wow,haven't heard this in ages,cheers Bill
 
Ditto

Easyrider
(Portugal)
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 15:45
 
Wow,haven't heard this in ages,cheers Bill

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!
  


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!

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 09:32
 
Wore this cassette out in my VW Bug!!!

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 15:59
 
really really good

Rockit
(Ottawa ON)
Posted: Jan 16, 2012 - 11:28
 
Still wonder why these guys were not bigger!

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.

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.


drewd
Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 12:00
 
Wow ! Haven't heard this since high school... weird memories coming back !

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 11:59
 

Thanks!  Forgot just how much I LOVED the FIXX....what a great sound



Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Aug 11, 2011 - 14:44
 
Thank You! These guys wrote some pretty good songs.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 05:57
 
Good song.

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. 

robh
(up t'north UK)
Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 14:20
 
Well, I reckon this is bobbins

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....



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.

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.


Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 08:20
 
One of my favorite 80s bands. They still sound good today.

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....

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.

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.


Foot
Posted: Mar 06, 2011 - 20:55
 
Where's the "Red Skies At Night?"

Foot
Posted: Mar 06, 2011 - 20:53
 
Love Fixx

oldviolin
(Esse quam videri)
Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 13:22
 
ahead of their time...curious name, The Fixx

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 13:22
 
HA HA HA HA HA HA A!  One of my guily pleasures ... liking a "corporate sellout" song.  Oh yeah, and watching MTV when it actually played music videos.

Muchas gracias, Bill!

htowncoog
(Texas)
Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 13:19
 
One of their best!  9+

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Sep 30, 2010 - 07:22
 

A son exclaims there'll be nothing to do to
Her daughter says she'll be dead with you
While foreign affairs are screwing us rotten
Line morale has hit rock bottom


nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Sep 30, 2010 - 07:19
 
 Seahunt wrote:
I can hear that guitar echoing down the dorm hallways...
 
I can hear it echoing down the stairway of my flat in London. Happy days . . . 

ppfundst
(Chicago)
Posted: Aug 29, 2010 - 07:35
 
me too!

 Seahunt wrote:
I can hear that guitar echoing down the dorm hallways...
 



sbegf
Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 07:43
 
 socalhol wrote:

Maybe you'll have a chance to, they do still perform live.  They put on a decent show, I've seen them twice — once at the Fenix Underground in Seattle 1998, and I actually got to meet Cy!  (I had such a crush on him back in the day...).  The 2nd time I saw them was 3-4 years ago at the Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival outside San Diego.  I think this song in particular is special to me because it was one of the first videos I remember from when Mtv was just starting out.  Powerful images when you're a teenager — I guess it made a lasting impression on me!
 
My wife and I were just in Temecula in late May, it was like paradise.  Adding a fixx concert would have been awesome!


DrLex
(Belgium)
Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 07:43
 
Never heard this song before, let alone heard of the band. But it's good. Only on RP I discover good stuff that's 28 years old.


Seahunt
(Parent's Basement)
Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 07:43
 
I can hear that guitar echoing down the dorm hallways...

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 07:42
 
 RadioDoc wrote:
Great tune, with lyrics oddly still relevant over 25 years later.

Is this the value of our existence
Should we proclaim with such persistence
Our destiny relies on conscience
Red or blue what's the difference
 
Indeed. I went to the lyrics link and checked it out. Several timely references in there.


oldman
(Lost in Northern Virginia)
Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 07:42
 
 ziakut wrote:
I like the band...but they didn't age well musically.
 
{#Yes} Agreed

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: May 25, 2010 - 15:05
 
 crockydile wrote:
Used to be a major Fixx fan. Love Cy's voice. Wish I'd have seen them live. {#Cry}
 
Maybe you'll have a chance to, they do still perform live.  They put on a decent show, I've seen them twice — once at the Fenix Underground in Seattle 1998, and I actually got to meet Cy!  (I had such a crush on him back in the day...).  The 2nd time I saw them was 3-4 years ago at the Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival outside San Diego.  I think this song in particular is special to me because it was one of the first videos I remember from when Mtv was just starting out.  Powerful images when you're a teenager — I guess it made a lasting impression on me!



LPCity
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Posted: May 25, 2010 - 14:59
 
OK Bill, I've been feeling old lately enough without your help...

But it is great to hear an old tune like this and daydream for a minute about sitting around the house with you best friends, watching MTV, and having nothing better to do.  God, that sounds more and more like bliss to this old guy.

ziakut
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: May 25, 2010 - 14:54
 
I like the band...but they didn't age well musically.

lunar1963
(Netherlands)
Posted: May 19, 2010 - 11:58
 
 newwavegurly wrote:
Wow. Didn't know this had made it to the RP music library. Great addition.
 

Twas mine upload!

crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 21:47
 
 derekd wrote:
Wow! The Fixx. Great choice. Been so long. I think they are one of the most original and under acknowledged pop bands of the 80s.
 
{#High-five}


crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 21:46
 
Used to be a major Fixx fan. Love Cy's voice. Wish I'd have seen them live. {#Cry}

RadioDoc
(Chicagoland)
Posted: Mar 23, 2010 - 06:58
 
Great tune, with lyrics oddly still relevant over 25 years later.

Is this the value of our existence
Should we proclaim with such persistence
Our destiny relies on conscience
Red or blue what's the difference



belalugosi
(Bogotá (Colombia))
Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 16:49
 
Very good song... the 80`s were a perfect time for a pop group!

oldhippiechick
(Pottsville, PA)
Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 16:44
 
Great song.