Love And Rockets released their second album EXPRESS in 1986. It is a unique, mystical and transcendental travelogue of sorts. The original press release for the album said that “the balance of light and dark, positive and negative, yin and yang, is a recurring theme”. In 2020, NPR, referring to the album, stated that their “psychedelic train ride laid the foundation for alt-rock”.
Love And Rockets: Daniel Ash (vocals, guitar, saxophone); David J. (vocals, bass); Kevin Haskins (drums). Additional personnel: Allan Baker (conductor); Alan Brookes, James Lowry, Robert Willey (vocals); John A. Rivers (keyboards). Digitally remastered by John A. Rivers (2001, Woodbine Studios). Every time Love And Rockets released a new record during the 1980's they were reminded they lived under not only under the shadow of their previous band, Bauhaus, but also with the presence of that band's ex-frontman Peter Murphy, with whose solo career they found themselves in direct competition. Fortunately, by EXPRESS, the band had finally come into their own. Sounding something like a Goth version of T. Rex (guitarist Daniel Ash somewhat resembled Marc Bolan), EXPRESS is a hook-fest from beginning to end. The album is probably best known for its kinetic cover of "Ball of Confusion," which charted in England and America, but contains any number of gems. However the real stunner here is "Kundalini Express," which builds and builds until the listener has reached, if not Nirvana, at least the Pixies. From the glam rock of "All in My Mind," to the, uh, glam rock of "It Could Be Sunshine," Love and Rockets took and retooled the power riffs of the '70s, largely thanks to programming/drumming wiz Kevin Haskins. A consistently powerful record by one of the best bands of the '80s.
TRACKS:
| 1 | It Could Be Sunshine |
| 2 | Kundalini Express |
| 3 | All in My Mind |
| 4 | Life in Laralay |
| 5 | Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man) |
| 6 | Love Me |
| 7 | All in My Mind (Acoustic Version) |
| 8 | An American Dream |
Our on-line store is open 24/7 and we ship Monday through Friday, excluding some holidays. Orders received for products without shipping restrictions on its product page will ship the same business day when received before 12:00 p.m. PST. Orders in high demand will have an estimated production time listed on its product page and will ship according to the date listed.
We are a vinyl record subscription box service. All of our vinyl are new/sealed, full-length 12" records from artists of today. Many are double albums, 180 gram, and in some cases, color-variant and hard-to-find imports. We post each month's curated choice on our home page. You'll also find them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. No surprises, no music you don't like, no accidental duplicates. You'll always know what you're getting ahead of time.Albums are hand-picked from a selection of hundreds of titles. New 180 gram vinyl from your favorite artists of today. Each vinyl you'll receive is a full-length album, and in many cases are double albums.
Get info about new vinyl, sales, and updates to the club!