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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Tones on Tail| image = Tones-on-tail.jpg| background = group_or_band| years_active = 1982–1984| origin = Northampton, England|Northampton , England| genre = Post-punk , gothic rock | label = Beggars Banquet Records (1982 – 1984)| past_members = Daniel Ash Glenn Campling Kevin Haskins | associated_acts = Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus , Love and Rockets (band)|Love and Rockets , The Bubblemen Tones on Tail was an "eclectic"Cite news | last = Lee | first = Craig | title = Tones on Tail wags its eclecticism | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | pages = X86 | date = October 7, 1984 | url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/674266922.html? dids=674266922:674266922& FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI& type=historic& date=Oct+07%2C+1984& author=& pub=Los+Angeles+Times& desc=TONES+ON+TAIL+WAGS+ITS+ECLECTICISM& pqatl=google | accessdate = April 12, 2011 musical side project of Daniel Ash of Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus , along with art school friend, flatmate, and "Bauhaus roadie " Glenn Campling in 1982. After the breakup of Bauhaus in 1983, they were joined by drummer Kevin Haskins . Their music was described by one critic as "doom-and-dance-pop".Cite news | last = Gettelman | first = Parry | title = Daniel Ash | newspaper = Orlando Sentinel | location = Orlando, FL | pages = 21 | date = March 1, 1991 | url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/88848249.html? dids=88848249:88848249& FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT& type=current& date=Mar+01%2C+1991& author=Parry+Gettelman+of+The+Sentinel+Staff& pub=Orlando+Sentinel& desc=DANIEL+ASH& pqatl=google | quote = There also are hints of Tones on Tail, his doom-and-dance-pop side project. | accessdate = April 12, 2011 The band disbanded in 1984 shortly before Ash and Haskins went on to form Love and Rockets (band)|Love and Rockets .Cite news | last = Darling | first = Cary | title = Love and Rockets lifts off with newest album | newspaper = The Pittsburgh Press | location = Pittsburgh, PA | pages = D6 | date = August 30, 1989 | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=Qkg0AAAAIBAJ& sjid=w2MEAAAAIBAJ& pg=6933,9733920& dq=tones-on-tail+everything& hl=en | quote = Somewhere around 1982 things began to go wrong with (Bauhaus), and before one could say "gothic," or even "goth," guitarist Daniel Ash and drummer Kevin Haskins were out on their own with Tones on Tail. This new band lasted until 1985, when Bauhaus bassist David J came back into the fold and the group was "reunited" as the famed Love and Rockets. | accessdate = April 12, 2011cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5669 |title=Tones on Tail |author=Steve Huey |work=Allmusic |accessdate=10 October 2011
In concert, the band sported all-white.citation needed|date=October 2011 Their track "Go!" was one of the sample sources for Moby 's " Go (Moby song)|Go ".Cite web | title = Moby's Go sample of Tones on Tail's Go& #33; | work = WhoSampled.com | url = http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/1466/Moby-Go_Tones%20on%20Tail-Go!/ | accessdate = 10 October 2011 They did one short tour of the UK and North America.citation needed|date=October 2011 The 1998 release Everything! , is a two- Compact disc|CD set of every track, remastered, plus a radio interview with Ash and Haskins.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic , critic Ned Raggett said "With their former band's generally gloomier shadows left behind, what Ash and Haskins draw from their time with Bauhaus is that group's melange of styles—their most underappreciated strength." cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r215668/review |title=Pop - Tones on Tail |author=Ned Raggett |work=Allmusic |accessdate=10 October 2011 Richard Williams of The Michigan Daily said "Tones on Tail carries on with the traditional Bauhaus taste for the macabre, but charts new courses of twisting the pop thing."Cite news | last = Williams | first = Richard | title = Tones on Tail: a subtle reminder of British skill | newspaper = The Michigan Daily | pages = 5 | date = October 21, 1984 | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=yyRKAAAAIBAJ& sjid=fx4NAAAAIBAJ& pg=1544,2426395& dq=tones-on-tail+everything& hl=en | accessdate = 10 September 2011 James Muretich of The Calgary Herald wrote "From the ashes of Bauhaus has arisen a British trio that is turning into one of the most impressive and macabre dance bands around."Cite news | last = Muretich | first = James | title = Tones on Tail: Twist/Go& #33; | newspaper = The Calgary Herald | date = March 23, 1985 | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=-3dkAAAAIBAJ& sjid=E38NAAAAIBAJ& pg=998,1382202& dq=tones-on-tail+everything& hl=en | accessdate = 10 October 2011
Licensing
"Go!" has been used in the Beverly Hills, 90210 episode "U4EA", in this episode the song is being played while Brandon and Emily are dancing at a downtown Los Angeles rave, and in the 2008 commercial by the Ford Motor Company for their Mercury Mariner.Cite web | last = Boyd | first = Helen | title = Go& #33; | publisher = en|Gender | date = September 4, 2008 | url = http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/09/04/go/ | accessdate = 10 October 2011 The song was also used in the 1991 movie Career Opportunities (film)|Career Opportunities , the 1997 movie Grosse Pointe Blank , and the 2003 movie Party Monster (2003 film)|Party Monster .cite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3171001/ |title=Tones on Tail |work= IMDb |accessdate=10 October 2011
Discography
Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart .cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |title=Indie Hits 1980-1999 |year= 1997 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4
Albums
Pop (1984) ( Vinyl record|LP and cassette)
EPs and singles
Tones on Tail (1982) ( Gramophone record|12" vinyl )
"There's Only One" (1982) (12")
"Burning Skies" (1983) (No. 11) (7" and 12")
"Performance" (1984) (7" and 12")
"Lions" (1984) (7" and 12")
"Christian Says" (1984) (7" and 12")
"Go!" (1984) (7" and 12")
Compilations
The Album Pop (1984) (LP and cassette – a reconfiguration of Pop )
Tones on Tail (1985) (LP and cassette)
Night Music (1987) (CD only)
Tones on Tail (1990) (CD and cassette)
Everything! (1998) (CD only – contains every released track and a radio interview)
Something! (1998) (CD EP only – a promotional item with alternate edits/mixes of tracks from Everything! )
References
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External links
Allmusic |class=artist |id=p5669
Bauhaus Category:Bauhaus (band) Category:British post-punk music groups Category:British New Wave musical groups Category:Gothic rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 1982 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1984
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