Love And Rockets
I’ve been listening to Love and Rockets for a long, long time.
I remember first seeing the Love and Rockets insignia on the back of some guy’s jacket in trigonometry class, and thinking that it was pretty cool.
Later, as I explored the boundaries of my musical experience, pushing them back somewhat, I started seriously listening to Love and Rockets. First on tape, then on CD, I always had at least two of their albums in my truck.
In case you didn’t know, Love and Rockets was formed in 1985 by the remaining members of Bauhaus – David J, Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins – after Peter Murphy left.
Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven had a few songs on it that put me into my oh-so-loved trace state, such as The Dog End of A Day Gone By and Haunted When the Minutes Drag:
Personally, I think they peaked in 1989, with the release of their self-titled album. Anything after that, I’ve found to be kind of…lacking. I’d love to support them, but from what I’ve heard of the stuff they’ve put out, it doesn’t appeal to me nearly as much as their earlier music.
So if you’re open to trying some of their best stuff, pick up Earth Sun Moon, Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven, Express or Love and Rockets.
Bauhaus was such a groundbreaking band. I could never understand how half of Bauhaus could go on to be in such a sucky band. Sorry, thumbs down to Love and Rockets.
While Bauhaus was, truly, awesome, Love and Rockets picked up the more talented members. David J, in particular. Daniel Ash also did some great stuff on his own. Peter Murphy did some fantastic work in the late 80’s and early 90’s, however, and “Deep” and “Holy Smoke” should both be in any music collection.