i never get over how genius no tears is. and as much as i have enjoyed other stuff/albums by them, i don't think they ever surpassed it in terms of sheer era-defining visceral COOLNESS on anything they did after. i've played it a zillion times (i never even play the other songs on that EP) and i never tire of it. the sad truth for me about any 80's revival/electroclash/etc type stuff is that i have really high standards when it comes to those sounds and if any of those 90's or 2000's synth-lovers ever came out with a song as exciting, i think i missed it. and i LIKED some of that stuff. don't get me wrong.
anyway, in case anyone has never heard no tears:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=W5BZOF8t80k
― scott seward, Monday, 31 March 2008 00:37 (sixteen years ago) link
wow, thanks!
― strgn, Monday, 31 March 2008 05:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Far from my favorite TuxMo tune, but I see what you mean. Adult. did a pretty good job covering it.
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 1 April 2008 10:46 (sixteen years ago) link
"What Use?" is still kicking my ass after all these years
― baaderonixx, Sunday, 1 June 2008 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
am i alone in thinking that "in a manner of speaking" is the best tuxedomoon song?
― rio (r1o natsume), Monday, 27 October 2008 03:47 (fifteen years ago) link
also, as a huge huge associates fan, how badly do i need to hear the winston tong album with alan rankine?
― rio (r1o natsume), Monday, 27 October 2008 03:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Winston's little sister was my roommate in college's girlfriend at the time.
That sentence may not be the best I've ever written, but you'll catch my drift. She thought he was a total prat.
No Tears, Night and Day... Winston's "The Stranger", What Use... that's it for me.
― factcheckr, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Very sad news via Blaine Reininger
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211388401519950&set=a.1117061920952.2020313.1059107077&type=3&theater
It is my very sad duty to inform the world that our colleague and brother, Peter Principle has left this world behind. He died this morning, July 17, 2017, apparently of natural causes. We are all stunned.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 17 July 2017 16:09 (six years ago) link
:(((
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 17 July 2017 21:05 (six years ago) link
Tuxedomoon in 1988 were dead odd -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPV8Cgb8Jmk
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 23 April 2020 09:56 (three years ago) link
hey that's crazy, would not have ever expected the 88 lineup to tackle this set list
Nervous Guy / Tritone Diablo / Desire / What Use? / No Tears
― Milton Parker, Thursday, 23 April 2020 19:28 (three years ago) link
That’s their first reunion tour with Blaine, right? Feels weird to see them with a live drummer
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Sunday, 26 April 2020 08:17 (three years ago) link
https://thumbnailer.mixcloud.com/unsafe/300x300/extaudio/0/c/2/2/1d7e-0e49-48c9-8d57-e2945169678aTuxedomoon Live @ Effenaar (Eindhoven, The Netherlands. 3-10-19801) Special Treatment For The Family Man2) In The Name Of Talent3) Jinx4) Music #15) Dark Companion
― willem, Friday, 14 January 2022 13:43 (two years ago) link
I just finished When Can I Fly?, Michael Belfer's deeply informative history of The Sleepers/TuxedoMoon from the inside.
Michael passed away last year so it was a bittersweet read, but worth it if you are keen on early SF punk.
book:https://hozacrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/when-can-i-fly-the-sleepers-tuxedomoon-beyond-by-michael-belfer-with-will-york
friendly obit:https://tapeop.com/blog/2022/03/23/michael-belfer-1959-2022
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 27 June 2023 23:01 (nine months ago) link