Tones on Tail was a musical side project created by Daniel Ash of Bauhaus a… Read Full Bio ↴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 Lyrics
A Bigger Splash It's very good advice to believe Only what an artist…
Burning Skies And the air was alive With piercing sound and burning skies …
Christian Says Christian says everyone's to love him Christian says just le…
Go! (club mix) Living it up. It's a big kick It's good for you Watch…
Happiness To be without desire Destroys a different style To let her…
Heartbreak Hotel Since my baby left me I found a new place to…
Lions Lions always hit the heights 'Cause to kill it's always been…
Means of Escape Through a winding staircase Which stinks One emerges into a…
Movement Of Fear Your eyes flash bright But no longer have fire Everywhere yo…
Now We Lustre …
O.K., This Is the Pops To fall off the edge and totally blind to know the truth, bu…
Performance A branch of cold flames Hangs over your head The one thing…
Rain Ooh the rain Ooh the rain She said, time to crush…
Real Life Give me something for nothing Give me too much too soon I'm…
Shakes You'll never be free again The one thing you could never…
Slender Fungus Love and hope and sex and dreams Pride and joy, fast…
The Never Never (Is Forever) On the wild, wild night you were so fast and flash…
There's Only One eno ylno s'ereht (3x) you want two he wants three they wan…
Twist As tomorrow's man and a topless bee Jump over your head,…
War You're given two sets of clues With the answers all the…
When You're Smiling …