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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1642996" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[ATTACH=full]10766[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>early pick of the day........................</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10768[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>" The Fixx......I need my " The Fixx ".............................................................................</em></strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10770[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]10773[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fixx[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>The Fixx</strong> are a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" target="_blank">rock</a> band from London, England founded in 1979. The band's hits include "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another" target="_blank">One Thing Leads to Another</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved_by_Zero" target="_blank">Saved by Zero</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_We_Ourselves%3F" target="_blank">Are We Ourselves?</a>", and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Separation" target="_blank">Secret Separation</a>", each of which charted on U.S. Top 20 Billboard Hot 100, as well as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Rock_(chart)" target="_blank">mainstream rock</a> chart hits "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skies" target="_blank">Red Skies</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_or_Fall" target="_blank">Stand or Fall</a>", "Driven Out" and "Deeper and Deeper", which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1984 film <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets_of_Fire" target="_blank">Streets of Fire</a></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>[ATTACH=full]10771[/ATTACH]</em></p><p><em><strong>Reach the Beach is the second studio album by British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_wave_music" target="_blank">new wave</a> band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fixx" target="_blank">the Fixx</a>, released on 15 May 1983. It was the group's most successful album, reaching No. 8 on the <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" target="_blank">Billboard</a></em> albums chart<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_the_Beach#cite_note-:0-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> and eventually selling one million copies in the United States alone. The album was certified <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_record" target="_blank">Platinum</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA" target="_blank">RIAA</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_the_Beach#cite_note-riaa-4" target="_blank">[4]</a> It was certified platinum in Canada in November 1983.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><em>Reach the Beach</em> contains their best-known and highest charting single, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another" target="_blank">One Thing Leads to Another</a>", which reached No. 4 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a>.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_the_Beach#cite_note-hot100-5" target="_blank"><strong>[5]</strong></a></em></p><h2><em>Track listing</em></h2><p><em>All tracks are written by Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, and Adam Woods, except where noted.</em></p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another" target="_blank">One Thing Leads to Another</a>"</td><td>3:19</td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"The Sign of Fire"</td><td>3:52</td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"Running"</td><td>4:26</td></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved_by_Zero" target="_blank">Saved by Zero</a>"</td><td>3:40</td></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"Opinions"</td><td>4:50</td></tr><tr><th>6.</th><td>"Reach the Beach"</td><td>4:27</td></tr><tr><th>7.</th><td>"Changing"</td><td>3:24</td></tr><tr><th>8.</th><td>"Liner"</td><td>3:39</td></tr><tr><th>9.</th><td>"Privilege"</td><td>4:16</td></tr><tr><th>10.</th><td>"Outside"</td><td>5:25</td></tr><tr><th>Total length:</th><td><strong>41:10</strong></td><th></th></tr></table><p><em><strong>2003 CD bonus tracks</strong></em></p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Writer(s)</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>11.</th><td>"Saved By Zero (extended version)"</td><td></td><td>4:24</td></tr><tr><th>12.</th><td>"One Thing Leads to Another (extended version)"</td><td></td><td>8:00</td></tr><tr><th>13.</th><td>"Deeper and Deeper (long version)"</td><td>Curnin, West-Oram</td><td>6:31</td></tr><tr><th>14.</th><td>"Going Overboard"</td><td>Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods</td><td>3:1</td></tr></table><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Musicians</strong><br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Curnin" target="_blank">Cy Curnin</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing" target="_blank">vocals</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rupert Greenall – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" target="_blank">keyboards</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Jamie West-Oram – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar" target="_blank">guitar</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Adam Woods – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion_instrument" target="_blank">percussion</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit" target="_blank">drums</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Alfie Agius – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar" target="_blank">bass</a> on "One Thing Leads to Another", "Saved by Zero" and "Liner"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dan K. Brown – bass on "The Sign of Fire"</li> </ul> <strong>Agius left the Fixx partway through the recording sessions, and is not listed as an official group member in the album credits.<br /> Brown played bass on one track, and on the subsequent tour; he would be promoted to full group-member status as of the next album, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantoms_(The_Fixx_album)" target="_blank">Phantoms</a></em>.<br /> <br /> I really got hooked on The Fixx by the way they intermingled progressive rock with a techno approach....their sound is fresh and consumimg ....While they are known for "Saved by Zero " and " One thing Leads to Another " , I tend to like some other tracks better ..."Reach the Beach " and " Liner " show what they can accomplish on lesser known songs and just prove to me that they were an overlooked band , in the sense of not being mentioned in that top tier of rock bands....I hold then near and dear to my heart and listen weekly to this album....I hope you will listen to it and enjoy it as much as I do....</strong><br /> <br /> [ATTACH=full]10772[/ATTACH]<br /> <br /> <strong><em><strong><em>""When I'm down and out , I listen to The Fixx on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do................................"</em></strong>"</em></strong></td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1642996, member: 3916"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="musicanon.gif"]10766[/ATTACH] early pick of the day........................ [ATTACH type="full" alt="psyc41.gif"]10768[/ATTACH] [B][I]" The Fixx......I need my " The Fixx ".............................................................................[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1625470798809.png"]10770[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]10773[/ATTACH] [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fixx[/URL] [B]The Fixx[/B] are a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music']rock[/URL] band from London, England founded in 1979. The band's hits include "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another']One Thing Leads to Another[/URL]", "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved_by_Zero']Saved by Zero[/URL]", "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_We_Ourselves%3F']Are We Ourselves?[/URL]", and "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Separation']Secret Separation[/URL]", each of which charted on U.S. Top 20 Billboard Hot 100, as well as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Rock_(chart)']mainstream rock[/URL] chart hits "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skies']Red Skies[/URL]", "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_or_Fall']Stand or Fall[/URL]", "Driven Out" and "Deeper and Deeper", which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1984 film [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets_of_Fire']Streets of Fire[/URL] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1625470881935.png"]10771[/ATTACH] [B]Reach the Beach is the second studio album by British [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_wave_music']new wave[/URL] band [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fixx']the Fixx[/URL], released on 15 May 1983. It was the group's most successful album, reaching No. 8 on the [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)']Billboard[/URL][/I] albums chart[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_the_Beach#cite_note-:0-3'][3][/URL] and eventually selling one million copies in the United States alone. The album was certified [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_record']Platinum[/URL] by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA']RIAA[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_the_Beach#cite_note-riaa-4'][4][/URL] It was certified platinum in Canada in November 1983. [I]Reach the Beach[/I] contains their best-known and highest charting single, "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another']One Thing Leads to Another[/URL]", which reached No. 4 on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100'][I]Billboard[/I] Hot 100[/URL].[/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_the_Beach#cite_note-hot100-5'][B][5][/B][/URL][/I] [HEADING=1][I]Track listing[/I][/HEADING] [I]All tracks are written by Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, and Adam Woods, except where noted.[/I] [TABLE] [TR] [TH]No.[/TH] [TH]Title[/TH] [TH]Length[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]1.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another']One Thing Leads to Another[/URL]"[/TD] [TD]3:19[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]2.[/TH] [TD]"The Sign of Fire"[/TD] [TD]3:52[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]3.[/TH] [TD]"Running"[/TD] [TD]4:26[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]4.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved_by_Zero']Saved by Zero[/URL]"[/TD] [TD]3:40[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]5.[/TH] [TD]"Opinions"[/TD] [TD]4:50[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]6.[/TH] [TD]"Reach the Beach"[/TD] [TD]4:27[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]7.[/TH] [TD]"Changing"[/TD] [TD]3:24[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]8.[/TH] [TD]"Liner"[/TD] [TD]3:39[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]9.[/TH] [TD]"Privilege"[/TD] [TD]4:16[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]10.[/TH] [TD]"Outside"[/TD] [TD]5:25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Total length:[/TH] [TD][B]41:10[/B][/TD] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [/TABLE] [I][B]2003 CD bonus tracks[/B][/I] [TABLE] [TR] [TH]No.[/TH] [TH]Title[/TH] [TH]Writer(s)[/TH] [TH]Length[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]11.[/TH] [TD]"Saved By Zero (extended version)"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]4:24[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]12.[/TH] [TD]"One Thing Leads to Another (extended version)"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]8:00[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]13.[/TH] [TD]"Deeper and Deeper (long version)"[/TD] [TD]Curnin, West-Oram[/TD] [TD]6:31[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]14.[/TH] [TD]"Going Overboard"[/TD] [TD]Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods[/TD] [TD]3:1[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]Musicians[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Curnin']Cy Curnin[/URL] – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing']vocals[/URL] [*]Rupert Greenall – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument']keyboards[/URL] [*]Jamie West-Oram – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar']guitar[/URL] [*]Adam Woods – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion_instrument']percussion[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit']drums[/URL] [*]Alfie Agius – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar']bass[/URL] on "One Thing Leads to Another", "Saved by Zero" and "Liner" [*]Dan K. Brown – bass on "The Sign of Fire" [/LIST] [B]Agius left the Fixx partway through the recording sessions, and is not listed as an official group member in the album credits. Brown played bass on one track, and on the subsequent tour; he would be promoted to full group-member status as of the next album, [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantoms_(The_Fixx_album)']Phantoms[/URL][/I]. I really got hooked on The Fixx by the way they intermingled progressive rock with a techno approach....their sound is fresh and consumimg ....While they are known for "Saved by Zero " and " One thing Leads to Another " , I tend to like some other tracks better ..."Reach the Beach " and " Liner " show what they can accomplish on lesser known songs and just prove to me that they were an overlooked band , in the sense of not being mentioned in that top tier of rock bands....I hold then near and dear to my heart and listen weekly to this album....I hope you will listen to it and enjoy it as much as I do....[/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="psyc36.gif"]10772[/ATTACH] [B][I][B][I]""When I'm down and out , I listen to The Fixx on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do................................"[/I][/B]"[/I][/B][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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