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Tones on Tail was a musical side project created by Daniel Ash of Bauhaus along with Bauhaus roadie Glenn Campling in 1982. After the demise of Bauhaus in 1983, they were joined by drummer Kevin Haskins. The band folded in 1984 shortly before Ash and Haskins went on to form Love and Rockets.
Tones on Tail’s music is psychedelic/surrealist with a heavy English gothic rock vibe. It is textural and introspective and exhibits Ash’s characteristically clean production. The band made a point of having each song sound as different as possible. In concert, the band sported all-white as a reaction to Bauhaus’s all-black look. They never achieved a large following, though the track Go! is a retro dance club staple and a frequent addition to 1980s music compilations.
The band’s back catalog has been subjected to a lot of compilations and reissues over the years; collecting the entire Tones on Tail discography was a difficult task. This was the situation until the 1998 release of Everything!, an appropriately named two-CD set of every track, fully remastered, plus a radio interview with Ash and Campling. The first disc contains the band’s sole album Pop, while the second disc collects the rest of the band’s work.
Tones on Tail’s music is psychedelic/surrealist with a heavy English gothic rock vibe. It is textural and introspective and exhibits Ash’s characteristically clean production. The band made a point of having each song sound as different as possible. In concert, the band sported all-white as a reaction to Bauhaus’s all-black look. They never achieved a large following, though the track Go! is a retro dance club staple and a frequent addition to 1980s music compilations.
The band’s back catalog has been subjected to a lot of compilations and reissues over the years; collecting the entire Tones on Tail discography was a difficult task. This was the situation until the 1998 release of Everything!, an appropriately named two-CD set of every track, fully remastered, plus a radio interview with Ash and Campling. The first disc contains the band’s sole album Pop, while the second disc collects the rest of the band’s work.
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Tones On Tail - Lions
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Tones On Tail - You, The Night and The Music [1987]
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Tones on tail - Lion - Discoffê
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Movement of Fear
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Twinsy66 wrote:
and I love them for it!
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Twinsy66 wrote:
it`s fucking reality! they are right!
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youngcosmonaut wrote:
REAL LIFE
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pessimystica wrote:
this is NOT better than Love & Rockets... but it's still pretty darn cool!!!
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chamaleonicann wrote:
excellent band
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happyfun3ral wrote:
christian says.my favorite song
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ginsushark wrote:
the was the best bauhaus spin-off. no contest
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factoryofangst wrote:
one of my favorite bands ever
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factoryofangst wrote:
i love this band
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ForSatori1919 wrote:
Slender Fungus reminds me of The Residents.
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SPACEFACTORYREC wrote:
www.lastfm.fr/label/SPACE+FACTORY Canzian Carretta and many more
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IreneDecay wrote:
no effing way. their song "Go!" is being used in a mercury car commercial!!!
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doctor-bugi wrote:
daniel ash is my favourite hero of postpunk.
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A1WEND1L wrote:
Real Life is my favorite song by them. Too bad its not on here. :(
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cat-dentures wrote:
By the way.. have you guys heard the Lions DeepDarkDub mix up on their Myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/officialtonesontail)? I'm beginning to like it even more than the original!
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cat-dentures wrote:
Agreed. Burning Skies got me hooked (kind of hard to dance to, though), but Lions is my all-time favorite. As for L&R, I have to admit, that I can't really get into them. Bauhaus, Tones, Dalis Car, and some of Peter solo are all great, but not so much for Daniel solo, David solo and L&R. I probably should feel bad for saying that...
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paigeinthebook wrote:
Burning Skies. simply one of the best songs ever, musically and lyrically. to dance to it you are in a trance and the change from sleepy slowness to the strumming cries in the middle is amazing. Haunting as are so many of their songs--Lions, Rain, etc. It followed them into the first L&R album with The Game, Haunted, Private Future, all excellent. Then they went more pop, but I still personally love it.
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melancholy__ wrote:
When You're Smiling is a hot song.
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kaiserzeitgeist wrote:
Der Slenderfungus gehe nach Hause.
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IreneDecay wrote:
rain is so amazing. their sound is way ahead of their time
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