@@sjames5694 I wonder though if they have good recent songs or if they are pulling a def leppard loverboy bon jovi move, tour on 2 good 1980s CDs of songs
Underrated guitarist absolutely. Cleanest sounding Stratocaster, sounds like open tuning on this song. They wore this song out on FM radio in 1983, was working in a sheet metal shop -- takes me back instantly.
Same 5 guys for 40 years never giving into trends just sticking what they do and that's what I admire most about them. If you ever have a chance to catch them live do it while you can you'll never regret it.
Awesome... miss these guys! Great and under-rated 80's talent. Not much to replace them since that era... certainly not anything from the way-too-long-lasting Alt.Rock era!
My word is all I can say...still incredible after 30 plus years?!? Cy Curnin...always loved his unique voice and vocalizations. Saw them twice in the 80's in concert, as the opening act, and they were the only reason I went to the concert.
Saw them as an opening act for The Police and it just blew me away--so amazing. Back in the 80's at the Orange Bowl Stadium on a cold wintry night with the stars out---I am so blessed to have seen them.
@@danettecute They played the Tangerine bowl in 1983 with the Police and Oingo Boingo. It was Oct. 29th and it was a great show to go to. I'm glad I kept most of my concert tickets.
BeirutVeteranMarine JT They opened, sometimes with Flock Of Seagulls, on The Police's Synchronicity tour. Saw tour in 83/84(?) with R.E.M opening in Hartford,Ct!
I saw them last Saturday night and they were fantastic! Love them all but Cy Curnin has such a great voice that I could listen to all day long. He also has great charisma and a look that are hard to ignore. 🔥🔥
"Buy a Ticket, please, to that Fixx Tracks Tour" is/was the Tour Jingle Ray Parker, Junior submitted, to The Fixx, around 1984. "If only he had included his Phone Number and not used the Backing Track, to a different Jingle, Ray and his Jingle might have had a Ghost of a chance", said The News, at no time. "KITT" from Knight Rider and Katt Williams, also, denied comment, as they were being probed, Anally, by Beldar Conehead, at the time. Beldar thinks Farts are Ghosts, named "Buster". What an asshole.
My son and I seen them for The Fixxmas tour Christmas 2019. Incredible performance! They’ve been my favorite band since the early 80’s. My son is hooked! I’ve started the next generation of The Fixx fan club.
I never get that comment about the Fixx they are not underrated man, anybody that knows anything about music knows who The Fixx are and know that they are the pinnacle of what live bands are about that's the best part about them if you have a chance to see them live do it. Actually the best part that I admire the most is they have never given into trends and change their sound they've always stuck to what they do and they do it damn well. How many bands do you know that have been around for forty years and it's still the same five guys and they're all still on top of their game!!?? Underrated my ass.
@@badmonkey2222 YADA YADA YADA Dude if you read my comment I have seen them since the 80's and still love their music and under rated may not be the right statement,they don't get all the recognition they deserve
Wow. I'm glad I found this version.. They still have it.. I've probably seen them back in the day many times.. Still underated.. Probably my top 10 80s group. .
I am sooo late to this party, I got hit with some 80's nostalgia and started a binge of this band. I wish I had been old enough to go to one of their shows when I was listening to them on the radio back then. But damn, they still sound as good as they did back then. It's crazy to me that the majority of the bands in the 80's genre wrote about the cold war and global nuclear attacks. Makes me wonder how the writing would sound today with today's world events but done in the 80's...Really do love this band though!
they were pretty big in my day in the late 70s and 80s, everyone knew of the fixx, they're not led zeppelin or rush but they're damn good, they had a lot of songs played on the radio.
Because they only had 3 or 4 really GREAT (and they were AWESOME!) hit-worthy songs. Red Skies, Saved by Zero, One Thing Leads to Another, Are we Ourselves. Did I miss any?
They've done just fine for themselves anybody that knows anything about music knows about the Fixx they've done just fine. 40 years the same five guys never giving in to trends and changing their sound just sticking what they do that's what I admire about the most. They're still putting out new music they just put out a new album and are touring the US in 2023 and if you have a chance to catch them alive do it while you still can you'll never regret it.
They were invited to play Live Aid in '85, but their producer had them booked in the studio instead. Missed a global television & radio audience of a billion people. The bands that played like U2 added 20 yrs. of high profile shelf life to their careers. The Fixx are legends regardless.
Una de las bandas pilares de la new wave aún vigente.... siempre han sido una de las mejores bandas de todos los tiempos !! Es la banda que falta que toque en Chile !!!
This isn't a "concert", it's an In Studio Performance for BING Lounge. Basically recording at an Internet Radio Station for a few lucky fans who won seats.
I saw them at a small venue in Fort Lauderdale and I cannot believe how amazing this band is and how they are not filling stadiums! They are the coolest band I know. Every musician is a gem. Coolest band ever! Best lyrics, bass, guitar & keyboards & I used to play their music in bands back in the day as well!! Kbds!
people keep freaking out about the audience. guys it was a sitdown radio special, not a regular type of concert. who cares anyway really about the dam audience. the band sounded aaaaaaaamazing. that's all that matters. dam they even sound better now than they did back in the day. bravo. oxoxox
The audience may not have ever heard of them. It may be that they won the tix to the event. Joe Jackson performed at the State Theater - a small venue - in Portland, ME 20 + yrs ago. His concert was sponsored by sister radio stations. I used to work at (not for) one of them. Most of the audience won their tix. They had no idea who Joe Jackson was, didn't know his music, and were so rude that Joe stopped the show, and read them the riot act. Some jerks were escorted out - YAY. He then continued without further incident. Those of us who were there because we liked him/his music cheered him on when he told the rude jerks off, and we gave him an SO. Those are the dangers of giving a concert to contest winners - many of whom just call in to win SOMETHING, and not caring what that something is. I agree with you on the FIXX's sound. They are even better now! Love 'em!
Fantastic song by a very underrated group. Many (myself included) initially thought the meaning of the song had to do with the old mariners saying; "Red skies at night, sailors delight, red skies at morn, sailors take warn. Turns out that is not so. Since this song was written during the "Cold War," the song is about the aftermath of a nuclear fall out (per Cy Curnin). He went on to say the following: "I was feeling that sense of impotence back then in the early '80s or late '70s when Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were getting in bed together, metaphorically speaking, and designing a whole defense system that involved Europeans' lives without asking us - it was never on any electorate ballot that I can remember." Interesting, but not surprising given the time frame it was written. It was a crazy time back then, but at least it helped produce some amazing music by some great artists.
Yea what the hell I would have been up clapping for every song.. Saw them with The Police back in 1983 and they still sound just as good and would have loved to have been there for this...
This isn't a "small venue" show, it's an In Studio Performance for BING Lounge. Basically recording at an Internet Radio Station. The crowd are a select few lucky people who won seats.
What a great sound they had and still do. I loved their music........I bought their album the instant I heard it.....Amazing how good they sound at this club in 2012....
Man, I forgot just how great these gentlemen sound live. An excellent band from the 80's, still excellent today. Better than 99% of today's music, these songs from the Bing lounge event have stood the test of time, as well as just about everything else The Fixx have done. PS: Saw them live years ago in a sweaty little club in Dayton OH, with a raging thunderstorm outside that knocked the power out twice, a leaking roof (right over the drum kit), these guys soldiered on and blew me away! Great great band!
The Eighties were great! The Fixx, the Cure, the Cult, Pretenders, Flock of Seagulls, Tears for Fears, FYC, REM, Prince, Madonna, Talking Heads, Etc. We were spoiled and didn’t know it! 😮
Glad the guy running the mix finally added Reverb & Delay to his vocals midway through the song. The beginning was so up front and punchy. Killer song and band!
I remember hearing this as a kid and being blown away by their sound. Then I noticed the keyboardist was using chains to make sounds and was sampling all types of odd background noises.... Sooooo cool for the 80's!!!!
Saw the Fixx at the Rose in Pasadena Ca in July 2018. Incredibly amazing band. Cy is so great. They did the entire Reach the Beach album. I play the drums and play their music every day.
One the absolute best shows I have seen was The Fixx at the Pickel Barrel at Killington about that time. Sadly, it was poorly promoted and attended as a result, but fortunately it was GREAT show for the small crowd there!
Thanks for putting this up here. Long time fan, finally got to see them play about a month ago. They still got it. Jamie crushes the guitar stuff and the rhythm section was tight n right.
Back in the late 60s, KINK was the only decent FM "Hard Rock" station we had in Portland. The others played for the "bubble gum" crowd. KINK is where we went to hear the Doors, Sabbath, Zeppelin, Grand Funk, etc.
