Nailed it! I saw them first on the Express tour at a dive bar in Austin. Then saw them last Friday again in Austin, 37 years later, and it was absolutely epic. Incredible. I walked away from the show with one of Kevin's drumsticks, too. Express is one of my top 5 albums of all time. It's perfect from start to finish. The whole night was pure magic. Nice review...good to know about the boxset.
Right on, Greg! If you're unable to track down the boxset, Beggars Banquet have been reissuing each album (except for Lift) in batches. I think they're all out and available at this point. Great to hear the band sounded epic!
Thank you! I’m just discovering Love & Rockets so this is super helpful. I’m going to go see them live and looking forward to it! This helps too when I go to my local record shop!
Hey Eva! Glad this was helpful. Excellent that you're going to catch them live soon. I saw they announced a bunch of new tour dates today. Very exciting!
Thanks for your video! Express and Seventh dream are my two all time favorite albums along with the Cure's Disintegration and Depeche Mode's Music for the Masses. Just such great music. I was so sad that the band kind of flamed out after Earth, Sun, Moon, as they were so wonderful in their prime.
Glad you enjoyed my ranking video, Jerry! All of the albums you mentioned are classics. When you have a chance, check out my Depeche Mode ranking video: ruclips.net/video/4SDkDNhcm3w/видео.html
Brilliant ranking videos Bret, really useful. I love Bauhaus but have never focused on L+R, I really will now. The boxset looks great. Well done!! Mike🎸
Thanks Mike! It's always seemed that L&R found more success in the States. Since you're a Bauhaus fan, I reckon you will enjoy the first 4 LPs. Did you ever get into Tones on Tail? Thanks for watching! - Bret
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog Yes, I like Tones but for some reason didn’t carry on into L&R. Thanks for recommendation Bret, I will deep dive now into them especially first four. Mike🎸
Really nice box set Bret. I really enjoyed Earth, Sun, Moon. I thought that it was a very strong album. One of my faves from 1987. I remember talking to you about this band a few times in past videos. I am happy that they got that box set out to the bigger fans like yourself who would really appreciate it. Thanks for sharing it B~
Thanks Rob! Earth Sun Moon is definitely a good one - glad to hear you like that album. The box set is a beauty and very happy to add it to the collection. Hopefully you're staying warm over there! Thanks for always watching. - Bret
Nice video, Bret! The box set was sold out before I got a chance to snag it, but I guess getting them separately will be great, too. The colors look fantastic, especially Sweet FA. That smoky color really suits it well! I have to agree with you on your number one. Such a great album. My only complaint is that Holiday On The Moon isn’t on there. I am so used to hearing the album on cd, and that track is one of my absolute favorites. The extended repeating outro is mesmerizing! Looking forward to more of your rankings, man!
Hello again, Jason! Yeah, it's great they're getting individual releases. Would've been nice if Lift was included, but oh well. My friend Jesse found a copy of it on vinyl in a shop immediately after he watched my video here. What a coincidence! I didn't own Express on CD until much much later, so my exposure to that album was on my original record, which of course didn't include "Holiday." I should have a new ranking video coming next week, which I think you'll be interested!
Hey Bret - I just saw Love and Rockets at the Theater at Ace Hotel in LA (formerly known as the United Artists Theater which is one of the 1930's era theater district theaters). Awesome venue for rock 'n' roll shows. Last show of their US 2023 tour. Killer show. Opener was Automatic which featured one of Daniels (maybe the only one but I am not sure) daughters.
Hey Richard, thanks for watching my ranking video. Excellent that you got to see their final US show. Would be great if they could keep it rolling and release a new record, but time will tell. Automatic has one of Kevin's daughters, who plays drums. His other daughter toured as the bass player of Poptone with Daniel and Kevin.
Rankings are so subjective, but mine would be close to yours. I do enjoy Lift on some level, but I think I would also put it last. I missed the box set release, but I will be looking for a copy of Sweet FA. This reminds me that I haven't listened to these guys for a while.
They just announced pre-orders for the standalone reissues of the 3rd and 4th albums. I imagine Hot Trip and Sweet FA shouldn't be too far behind. Thanks for watching!
Great review 👏 interesting faves list, mine being a touch different.keep up the great work👍 and lookout for an upcoming release soon.😉🎶LIFT wasn't included in the box because it's with a different label/music publisher. 1. LIFT. 2. 7TH DREAM.... 3. SWEET F.A. 4. EXPRESS. 5. E.S.M. 6. HTTH. 7. LOVE & ROCKETS.
It's always fun to do these rankings and see how certain albums resonate more with others. Totally dig seeing Lift as your #1 - complete opposite to me! :) My friend just found a copy of Lift on vinyl out in the wild after watching my video today. Strange coincidence. It's too bad they couldn't license it to include in the box. Thanks for watching and posting your list!
Nice to see the boxset. I have heard that the original tapes for Sweet FA were lost in the fire and they had to re record everything. There was a fire, but I wonder if the complete loss of the recordings were more just tall tails. Cheers.
From what I've read, it seems the fire occurred at some point during the recording sessions. So unless someone managed to grab the tapes (or hard drives) on the way out, I'd reckon everything would've been lost up to that point. Just speculating. Thanks for watching!
It is interesting. LnR was one of the first bands I liked that wasn't part of my older brother's catalog. Over time, the LnR album I listen to most has shifted. Express has probably occupied the top spot for the longest. It was my first LnR album as well. I have shifted back and forth over time. I agree with your assessment of Hot Trip to Heaven. I was so disappointed when it was first released; I just didn't get it. Today, there are numerous songs on that one that I consider as my go to listens for LnR.
For me with L&R, it's all about the first two albums and then there's "everything else" (which are all good albums to varying degrees but not different enough to put them in ranking order). My first love was 7th Dream, which has my top 3 Love and Rockets tracks in Private Future/Dog End/Saudade. But as a whole it's a bit uneven. I really have to be in a weird mood for the dark epics like the title track and "Haunted." Haskins drums on Dog End are incredible. The albums guitars are lush. I find myself doing "air bass" to the killer basslines on Private Future and Saudade, one of the most beautiful songs ever written IMO. But it's Express that takes the #1 spot for me. It's just epic and perfect the whole way through. Although I'd make the bonus track "Angels and Devils" the lead track and include "Holiday on the Moon" as part of side two if I could resequence it. My top 3 off Express are An American Dream, the slow version of All in my Mind, and Yin&Yang the Flowerpot Man.
My list has been pretty well set forever even though I've softened a bit in my attitude towards Hot Trip... 1. Express 2. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven 3. Earth, Sun, Moon 4. Love and Rockets 5. Sweet F.A. 6. Hot Trip to Heaven 7. Lift I've seen them many times live and am looking forward to future tour dates (hopefully) being released outside of Cruel World.
Thanks for sharing your list. Except for 1 + 2, the order they were released. Yes, definitely hoping for some additional tour dates (and hopefully new music!). Thanks for watching.
Hi Brett… very cool ! I know a handful of songs from Love and Rockets and have always wanted to dig a little deeper. This video and your recommendations will definitely help me decide which album to start with. That boxset looks amazing ! Thank you Brett . Have a great weekend ! Chez
Happy to hear, Chez! As I mentioned in the video, those first 2 albums should be widely available right now, with the others to follow. Keep me posted as to where you eventually jump in. Have a great weekend as well!
Express is in my number 1 spot also. Ying and Yang the flower pot man, Kundalini Express, It could be sunshine are my favorites. 2nd Earth, sun & Moon The light, Mirror People, No new tale to tell and Rainbird. 3rd their self titled album My favorite song on there are Bound for hell, **** (Jungle Law) and Motorcycle. I saw love and rockets on that tour it was one of the first concerts I went to. The Pixies opened up for them at that show that was my introduction to the pixies and I heard the cure opened at certain locations I think mainly the shows in california.
Hi Brett. This vid was actually pretty cool. 1st time seeing L & Rs on any vinyl community video. Super Super Cool. Express is and should be *1. It's a turn it up loud album. 👍👍👍
My ranking would be as follows, excluding Lift, because I haven't listened to that one yet, (except for "Deep Deep Down"), as it's not on Spotify. However I did find the songs on YT, so I'll give them a listen at some point. The rankings follow with my three favorite songs from the albums. 6. Sweet F.A.: "Sweet Lover Hangover", Judgement Day", and "Fever". 5. Hot Trip to Heaven: "Trip and Glide", "Ugly", and "This Heaven". 4. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven: "Haunted when the Minutes Drag", "Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven", and "The Dog-End of a Day Gone By". 3. Love and Rockets: "So Alive", "No Big Deal", and "I Feel Speed". 2. Earth Sun Moon: "The Light", "No New Tale to Tell", and "Here on Earth". 1. Express: "Love Me", "Kundalini Express", and "Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man)". I got to see them at their Atlanta show back in June, and probably was one of the best concerts I've ever been to.
Update to my list to add Lift. 7. Sweet F.A.: "Sweet Lover Hangover", "Judgement Day", and "Fever". 6. Hot Trip to Heaven: "Trip and Glide", "Ugly", and "This Heaven". 5. Lift: "Deep Deep Down", "Holy Fool" and "Delicious Ocean" 4. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven: "Haunted when the Minutes Drag", "Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven", and "The Dog-End of a Day Gone By". 3. Love and Rockets: "So Alive", "No Big Deal", and "I Feel Speed". 2. Earth Sun Moon: "The Light", "No New Tale to Tell", and "Mirror People". 1. Express: "Love Me", "Kundalini Express", and "Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man)".
Hey, great to see your take on these albums. I did a video on my L&R collection, but I don't think I will ever do a ranking one since I only collected them up through their 3rd album. My ranking would be: 1. Seventh Dream (has my 2 favorite L&R songs, Haunted and Private Future) 2. Express (All in My Mind, Yin & Yang, Love Me, American Dream and b-sides Lucifer Sam, Holiday on the Moon) 3. Earth Sun Moon (Mirror People, No New Tale to Tell, Earth Sun Moon, Youth) 4. Love & Rockets (Motorcycle, I Feel Speed) 5. the rest... Got to see them 6 times, '86x2, '87x3, '89x1, hoping they stick together after Cruel World and do a US tour. Cheers Bret!
Hey Mike! I'll have to go back and check out your L&R video. Very cool that you saw them 6 times! Do you remember who some of the support bands were? Yes, definitely hoping for some follow-up shows after Cruel World. Not a fan of festivals anymore, so a smaller club / theatre show would be great. Thanks for watching and sharing your favorites as well. - Bret
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog I saw them all 6 times in FL, the opener on the Express tour was The Bolshoi, the opener for the Earth Sun Moon tour was Janes Addiction, and I don't remember who opened for them on the self-titled '89 tour. I'm not into festivals either.
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog I didn't grab the box set, have all the originals of the ones I like, but your box set looks amazing. I think I will get the other studio albums once they are re-released in the coming months.
It's definitely a beautiful set and a nice companion to the Peter Murphy set from a couple years back. Would've been cool if they'd snuck in The Bubblemen as a bonus. :)
thanks for great video. this is a band where my favorites tend to be the 80s records. i never really vibed with the electronic albums. maybe i'll give them another go. 7th dream is still my favorite, lift least favorite. was lucky to see the 89 and 96 tours. l and r are definitely a formative band for me. great musicians all around.
Saw them with Hoodoo Guru's at SDSU San Diego in like '88. Sun Moon Stars was out. It was pretty good show. I really would've liked to have seen em 2 yrsr before for the Express tour. ' All aboard the Express Kundelini!' My favorite release by them. 7th Dream would be 2nd fav.
My ranking are pretty much the same but I will flip your first spot with your second Earth, Sun, Moon, besides the tracks you mention I will need to add "Here on Earth" and "Everybody wants to go to heaven". This is an album I can listen with not a single skip...top to bottom is fantastic. I will rank it on my top 20 albums of the 80's for sure.
Right on, Joe. Thanks for watching. It was a toss up between ESM and Express for the #1 spot, they keep flip flopping during the course of prepping for the video. Will you be attending any of the upcoming L&R shows?
I wish but unfortunatley they are not coming anywhere near me in Florida, but can't complain just saw Clan of Xymox a week ago: ruclips.net/video/ufB0qXVFLgY/видео.html and Skinny Puppy is coming in two weeks. Also The Mission Uk with the Chameleons in September.
That's quite an upcoming schedule! My band supported The Chameleons late last year - they were absolutely incredible. That'll be a great lineup with The Mission.
Wow how cool was that! I hear Mark Burgess is a really nice dude very down to earth. I plan to bring my vinyl copy of Script from the bridge to get it sign by him. I never seen them before, looking forward to that day!
Mark was super cool. Funny enough, I brought my copy of Script and had him sign it. :) Now that I think of it, we've also played with The Mission a few times as well. Good times!
Dude, it's seriously starting to freak me out a little bit.. Before I watch any album ranking videos I identify what I think the top 3 albums are. I'm almost always surprised by where those 3 albums are placed in other people's rankings. For example, it seems more times than not their "worst" album is in my top 3. And I watch the whole thing going "No... no... what?!. . .there's no right or wrong here but that's actually wrong.. etc." When I watch your videos I'm like "Yep.. yep... exactly... " Whars been crazy is how your top 3 and my top 3 are more often than not identical. In this case they werent identical but damn close. I had 1. Earth Sum Moon, 2. Express, 3 7th Dream. The fact that our top two were flip flopped in my mind was a minor difference. But the fact that you also put 7th dream "way down" in the 3rd slot is another example where you and I totally agree on something that might go against the grain of other hard core fans of the band. I would expect 7th Dream to occupy a lot of top slots and placing it in 3rd to be blasphemous to many. But the one that really stunned me was that you, like me, picked Technique as your top new order album. I wouldn't expect Technique to necessarily be in any knowledgeable fan's top 3. I would totally expect Technique ro be a controversial and unpopular pick for their best album. When i saw your vid I was like... no way!! We agree with each other on that!!!? Wow! Lol!!
This must've been the one: www.setlist.fm/setlist/love-and-rockets/1989/irvine-meadows-amphitheatre-irvine-ca-1bf5354c.html I saw Bowie at Irvine Meadows back in 2002. I remember it being a pretty long walk from the parking lot!
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog going to see them in Philadelphia in a few weeks. Last time I saw them was in Va many years ago. So psyched! Hopefully they revisit the older tunes.
Nailed it! I saw them first on the Express tour at a dive bar in Austin. Then saw them last Friday again in Austin, 37 years later, and it was absolutely epic. Incredible. I walked away from the show with one of Kevin's drumsticks, too. Express is one of my top 5 albums of all time. It's perfect from start to finish. The whole night was pure magic. Nice review...good to know about the boxset.
Right on, Greg! If you're unable to track down the boxset, Beggars Banquet have been reissuing each album (except for Lift) in batches. I think they're all out and available at this point. Great to hear the band sounded epic!
Thank you! I’m just discovering Love & Rockets so this is super helpful. I’m going to go see them live and looking forward to it! This helps too when I go to my local record shop!
Hey Eva! Glad this was helpful. Excellent that you're going to catch them live soon. I saw they announced a bunch of new tour dates today. Very exciting!
Thanks for your video! Express and Seventh dream are my two all time favorite albums along with the Cure's Disintegration and Depeche Mode's Music for the Masses. Just such great music. I was so sad that the band kind of flamed out after Earth, Sun, Moon, as they were so wonderful in their prime.
Glad you enjoyed my ranking video, Jerry! All of the albums you mentioned are classics. When you have a chance, check out my Depeche Mode ranking video: ruclips.net/video/4SDkDNhcm3w/видео.html
Brilliant ranking videos Bret, really useful. I love Bauhaus but have never focused on L+R, I really will now. The boxset looks great. Well done!! Mike🎸
Thanks Mike! It's always seemed that L&R found more success in the States. Since you're a Bauhaus fan, I reckon you will enjoy the first 4 LPs. Did you ever get into Tones on Tail? Thanks for watching! - Bret
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog Yes, I like Tones but for some reason didn’t carry on into L&R. Thanks for recommendation Bret, I will deep dive now into them especially first four. Mike🎸
Really nice box set Bret. I really enjoyed Earth, Sun, Moon. I thought that it was a very strong album. One of my faves from 1987. I remember talking to you about this band a few times in past videos. I am happy that they got that box set out to the bigger fans like yourself who would really appreciate it. Thanks for sharing it B~
Thanks Rob! Earth Sun Moon is definitely a good one - glad to hear you like that album. The box set is a beauty and very happy to add it to the collection. Hopefully you're staying warm over there! Thanks for always watching. - Bret
Nice video, Bret! The box set was sold out before I got a chance to snag it, but I guess getting them separately will be great, too. The colors look fantastic, especially Sweet FA. That smoky color really suits it well!
I have to agree with you on your number one. Such a great album. My only complaint is that Holiday On The Moon isn’t on there. I am so used to hearing the album on cd, and that track is one of my absolute favorites. The extended repeating outro is mesmerizing!
Looking forward to more of your rankings, man!
Hello again, Jason! Yeah, it's great they're getting individual releases. Would've been nice if Lift was included, but oh well. My friend Jesse found a copy of it on vinyl in a shop immediately after he watched my video here. What a coincidence! I didn't own Express on CD until much much later, so my exposure to that album was on my original record, which of course didn't include "Holiday." I should have a new ranking video coming next week, which I think you'll be interested!
Your number 1 surprised me. Thanks for sharing the box set.
What were you thinking #1 would be? Glad you enjoyed seeing the box set!
Hey Bret - I just saw Love and Rockets at the Theater at Ace Hotel in LA (formerly known as the United Artists Theater which is one of the 1930's era theater district theaters). Awesome venue for rock 'n' roll shows. Last show of their US 2023 tour. Killer show. Opener was Automatic which featured one of Daniels (maybe the only one but I am not sure) daughters.
Hey Richard, thanks for watching my ranking video. Excellent that you got to see their final US show. Would be great if they could keep it rolling and release a new record, but time will tell. Automatic has one of Kevin's daughters, who plays drums. His other daughter toured as the bass player of Poptone with Daniel and Kevin.
Rankings are so subjective, but mine would be close to yours. I do enjoy Lift on some level, but I think I would also put it last. I missed the box set release, but I will be looking for a copy of Sweet FA. This reminds me that I haven't listened to these guys for a while.
They just announced pre-orders for the standalone reissues of the 3rd and 4th albums. I imagine Hot Trip and Sweet FA shouldn't be too far behind. Thanks for watching!
Great review 👏 interesting faves list, mine being a touch different.keep up the great work👍 and lookout for an upcoming release soon.😉🎶LIFT wasn't included in the box because it's with a different label/music publisher.
1. LIFT.
2. 7TH DREAM....
3. SWEET F.A.
4. EXPRESS.
5. E.S.M.
6. HTTH.
7. LOVE & ROCKETS.
It's always fun to do these rankings and see how certain albums resonate more with others. Totally dig seeing Lift as your #1 - complete opposite to me! :) My friend just found a copy of Lift on vinyl out in the wild after watching my video today. Strange coincidence. It's too bad they couldn't license it to include in the box. Thanks for watching and posting your list!
Nice to see the boxset. I have heard that the original tapes for Sweet FA were lost in the fire and they had to re record everything. There was a fire, but I wonder if the complete loss of the recordings were more just tall tails. Cheers.
From what I've read, it seems the fire occurred at some point during the recording sessions. So unless someone managed to grab the tapes (or hard drives) on the way out, I'd reckon everything would've been lost up to that point. Just speculating. Thanks for watching!
It is interesting. LnR was one of the first bands I liked that wasn't part of my older brother's catalog. Over time, the LnR album I listen to most has shifted. Express has probably occupied the top spot for the longest. It was my first LnR album as well. I have shifted back and forth over time. I agree with your assessment of Hot Trip to Heaven. I was so disappointed when it was first released; I just didn't get it. Today, there are numerous songs on that one that I consider as my go to listens for LnR.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts, Craig. Glad to hear that you also changed your opinion on the Hot Trip album.
For me with L&R, it's all about the first two albums and then there's "everything else" (which are all good albums to varying degrees but not different enough to put them in ranking order). My first love was 7th Dream, which has my top 3 Love and Rockets tracks in Private Future/Dog End/Saudade. But as a whole it's a bit uneven. I really have to be in a weird mood for the dark epics like the title track and "Haunted." Haskins drums on Dog End are incredible. The albums guitars are lush. I find myself doing "air bass" to the killer basslines on Private Future and Saudade, one of the most beautiful songs ever written IMO. But it's Express that takes the #1 spot for me. It's just epic and perfect the whole way through. Although I'd make the bonus track "Angels and Devils" the lead track and include "Holiday on the Moon" as part of side two if I could resequence it. My top 3 off Express are An American Dream, the slow version of All in my Mind, and Yin&Yang the Flowerpot Man.
My list has been pretty well set forever even though I've softened a bit in my attitude towards Hot Trip...
1. Express
2. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
3. Earth, Sun, Moon
4. Love and Rockets
5. Sweet F.A.
6. Hot Trip to Heaven
7. Lift
I've seen them many times live and am looking forward to future tour dates (hopefully) being released outside of Cruel World.
Thanks for sharing your list. Except for 1 + 2, the order they were released. Yes, definitely hoping for some additional tour dates (and hopefully new music!). Thanks for watching.
Hi Brett… very cool ! I know a handful of songs from Love and Rockets and have always wanted to dig a little deeper. This video and your recommendations will definitely help me decide which album to start with. That boxset looks amazing ! Thank you Brett . Have a great weekend ! Chez
Happy to hear, Chez! As I mentioned in the video, those first 2 albums should be widely available right now, with the others to follow. Keep me posted as to where you eventually jump in. Have a great weekend as well!
Express is in my number 1 spot also. Ying and Yang the flower pot man, Kundalini Express, It could be sunshine are my favorites. 2nd Earth, sun & Moon The light, Mirror People, No new tale to tell and Rainbird. 3rd their self titled album My favorite song on there are Bound for hell, **** (Jungle Law) and Motorcycle. I saw love and rockets on that tour it was one of the first concerts I went to. The Pixies opened up for them at that show that was my introduction to the pixies and I heard the cure opened at certain locations I think mainly the shows in california.
Hi Brett. This vid was actually pretty cool. 1st time seeing L & Rs on any vinyl community video. Super Super Cool.
Express is and should be *1. It's a turn it up loud album. 👍👍👍
Thanks Aaron! Great to see that you dig L&R and Express is your favorite as well.
My ranking would be as follows, excluding Lift, because I haven't listened to that one yet, (except for "Deep Deep Down"), as it's not on Spotify. However I did find the songs on YT, so I'll give them a listen at some point. The rankings follow with my three favorite songs from the albums.
6. Sweet F.A.: "Sweet Lover Hangover", Judgement Day", and "Fever".
5. Hot Trip to Heaven: "Trip and Glide", "Ugly", and "This Heaven".
4. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven: "Haunted when the Minutes Drag", "Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven", and "The Dog-End of a Day Gone By".
3. Love and Rockets: "So Alive", "No Big Deal", and "I Feel Speed".
2. Earth Sun Moon: "The Light", "No New Tale to Tell", and "Here on Earth".
1. Express: "Love Me", "Kundalini Express", and "Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man)".
I got to see them at their Atlanta show back in June, and probably was one of the best concerts I've ever been to.
Excellent. Thanks for watching and leaving your own list. Great to see Express in the top spot!
Update to my list to add Lift.
7. Sweet F.A.: "Sweet Lover Hangover", "Judgement Day", and "Fever".
6. Hot Trip to Heaven: "Trip and Glide", "Ugly", and "This Heaven".
5. Lift: "Deep Deep Down", "Holy Fool" and "Delicious Ocean"
4. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven: "Haunted when the Minutes Drag", "Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven", and "The Dog-End of a Day Gone By".
3. Love and Rockets: "So Alive", "No Big Deal", and "I Feel Speed".
2. Earth Sun Moon: "The Light", "No New Tale to Tell", and "Mirror People".
1. Express: "Love Me", "Kundalini Express", and "Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man)".
Hey, great to see your take on these albums. I did a video on my L&R collection, but I don't think I will ever do a ranking one since I only collected them up through their 3rd album.
My ranking would be:
1. Seventh Dream (has my 2 favorite L&R songs, Haunted and Private Future)
2. Express (All in My Mind, Yin & Yang, Love Me, American Dream and b-sides Lucifer Sam, Holiday on the Moon)
3. Earth Sun Moon (Mirror People, No New Tale to Tell, Earth Sun Moon, Youth)
4. Love & Rockets (Motorcycle, I Feel Speed)
5. the rest...
Got to see them 6 times, '86x2, '87x3, '89x1, hoping they stick together after Cruel World and do a US tour. Cheers Bret!
Hey Mike! I'll have to go back and check out your L&R video. Very cool that you saw them 6 times! Do you remember who some of the support bands were? Yes, definitely hoping for some follow-up shows after Cruel World. Not a fan of festivals anymore, so a smaller club / theatre show would be great. Thanks for watching and sharing your favorites as well. - Bret
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog I saw them all 6 times in FL, the opener on the Express tour was The Bolshoi, the opener for the Earth Sun Moon tour was Janes Addiction, and I don't remember who opened for them on the self-titled '89 tour. I'm not into festivals either.
Would've absolutely loved to have seen them with Jane's Addiction in 1987, but it wasn't meant to be.
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog I didn't grab the box set, have all the originals of the ones I like, but your box set looks amazing. I think I will get the other studio albums once they are re-released in the coming months.
It's definitely a beautiful set and a nice companion to the Peter Murphy set from a couple years back. Would've been cool if they'd snuck in The Bubblemen as a bonus. :)
Great video
Wonderful
Have a wonderful one
Thanks for watching, Joey!
thanks for great video. this is a band where my favorites tend to be the 80s records. i never really vibed with the electronic albums. maybe i'll give them another go. 7th dream is still my favorite, lift least favorite.
was lucky to see the 89 and 96 tours. l and r are definitely a formative band for me. great musicians all around.
Thanks for watching!
Saw them with Hoodoo Guru's at SDSU San Diego in like '88. Sun Moon Stars was out. It was pretty good show. I really would've liked to have seen em 2 yrsr before for the Express tour. ' All aboard the Express Kundelini!' My favorite release by them. 7th Dream would be 2nd fav.
Very cool! Thanks to the power of the internet, this appears to be the show you were at: www.bauhausgigguide.info/gig.php?gid=899
Thanks for watching!
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog Yep!
It has a pop feel, very nice 80s sound. Heard a lot of it on Montreal's CHOM back in the day.
Thanks for tuning in!
Great video... as time goes on I think Hot Trip To Heaven will climb up the list ;-)
Perhaps! :) Thanks for watching.
Sun earth moon, Express, self titled 89 and the first cd and then Hot Trip to Heaven.
Right on. Thanks for watching.
My ranking are pretty much the same but I will flip your first spot with your second Earth, Sun, Moon, besides the tracks you mention I will need to add "Here on Earth" and "Everybody wants to go to heaven". This is an album I can listen with not a single skip...top to bottom is fantastic. I will rank it on my top 20 albums of the 80's for sure.
Right on, Joe. Thanks for watching. It was a toss up between ESM and Express for the #1 spot, they keep flip flopping during the course of prepping for the video. Will you be attending any of the upcoming L&R shows?
I wish but unfortunatley they are not coming anywhere near me in Florida, but can't complain just saw Clan of Xymox a week ago: ruclips.net/video/ufB0qXVFLgY/видео.html and Skinny Puppy is coming in two weeks. Also The Mission Uk with the Chameleons in September.
That's quite an upcoming schedule! My band supported The Chameleons late last year - they were absolutely incredible. That'll be a great lineup with The Mission.
Wow how cool was that! I hear Mark Burgess is a really nice dude very down to earth. I plan to bring my vinyl copy of Script from the bridge to get it sign by him. I never seen them before, looking forward to that day!
Mark was super cool. Funny enough, I brought my copy of Script and had him sign it. :) Now that I think of it, we've also played with The Mission a few times as well. Good times!
Dude, it's seriously starting to freak me out a little bit.. Before I watch any album ranking videos I identify what I think the top 3 albums are. I'm almost always surprised by where those 3 albums are placed in other people's rankings. For example, it seems more times than not their "worst" album is in my top 3. And I watch the whole thing going "No... no... what?!. . .there's no right or wrong here but that's actually wrong.. etc."
When I watch your videos I'm like "Yep.. yep... exactly... " Whars been crazy is how your top 3 and my top 3 are more often than not identical. In this case they werent identical but damn close. I had 1. Earth Sum Moon, 2. Express, 3 7th Dream. The fact that our top two were flip flopped in my mind was a minor difference. But the fact that you also put 7th dream "way down" in the 3rd slot is another example where you and I totally agree on something that might go against the grain of other hard core fans of the band. I would expect 7th Dream to occupy a lot of top slots and placing it in 3rd to be blasphemous to many. But the one that really stunned me was that you, like me, picked Technique as your top new order album. I wouldn't expect Technique to necessarily be in any knowledgeable fan's top 3. I would totally expect Technique ro be a controversial and unpopular pick for their best album. When i saw your vid I was like... no way!! We agree with each other on that!!!? Wow! Lol!!
Haha! That's pretty great. I'm gonna try to get a new ranking up each month - should have the next one in a couple of weeks!
"This is not a pop song." - the opening words when they played So Alive at Irvine Meadows. 1989? 1990? Around that time.
This must've been the one: www.setlist.fm/setlist/love-and-rockets/1989/irvine-meadows-amphitheatre-irvine-ca-1bf5354c.html
I saw Bowie at Irvine Meadows back in 2002. I remember it being a pretty long walk from the parking lot!
Mirror People. Earth Sun Moon.
Great track / album.
@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog going to see them in Philadelphia in a few weeks. Last time I saw them was in Va many years ago. So psyched! Hopefully they revisit the older tunes.
I'd be surprised if they didn't revisit the old classics. Should be an amazing show!