Thin White Rope

Thin White Rope
Formed: 1984 in Davis, CA
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Disbanded: 1992
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Roots Rock, Indie Rock, Paisley Underground, American Underground
Group Members: Matthew Abourezk, Jozef Becker, Roger Kunkel, Guy Kyser, Kevin Staydohar, Stephen Tesluk, John Von Feldt, Joe Becker
Biography: Copping their name from William S. Burroughs' euphemism for ejaculation, Thin White Rope was founded in Davis, California in 1984; although the time and place of their formation aligned them with both the Paisley Underground and roots-rock movements, the group quickly staked out its own musical territory, ...Read full biography
Moonhead
Released: 1987
Label: Frontier
Critics' Rating:
Thin White Rope's second album, Moonhead, is the edge-of-chaos masterpiece of the paisley underground, an album that sounds like Neil Young & Crazy Horse tackling Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures. All ...Read full review
Sack Full of Silver
Released: 1990
Label: RCA
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Sack Full of Silver is, in many ways, one of Thin White Rope's most fully realized sets, blending the group's early alt-psychedelic influences and a growing taste for dusty Americana flavors. Having completed ...Read full review
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