Copping their name from ***[William S. Burroughs](
https://cutt.ly/knKjvcv)*** 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, divining their own unique brand of dark, surreal, desert rock.
***"Thin White Rope"*** was led by singer/guitarist ***[Guy Kyser](
https://cutt.ly/UnHksbT)***, whose harsh, tightly coiled vocals and unsettling lyrics combined to give the band its edge; in the group's first incarnation, Kyser was joined by guitarist ***[Roger Kunkel](
https://cutt.ly/ynHkhgk)***, bassist ***Kevin Staydohar*** (soon replaced by ***Steven Tesluk***), and drummer ***Jozef Becker***.
***"The Ruby Sea"*** is the band's fifth full-length album, released under the ***"Frontier Records"*** in 1991.
The album was recorded at ***”Fidelity Studios”***, Studio City, CA which is near ***”Universal Studios”***, east end of ***”Ventura Blvd”***.
Originally, ***[Butch Vig](
https://cutt.ly/4mqnciz)*** wanted to produce the record, just before he was hired to produce ***”[Nirvana’s](
https://cutt.ly/Ymqnm0t)”*** ***”Nevermind”***. He wanted the band to come to his studio in **Madison**, but they weren’t keen on spending a few weeks in Wisconsin, and decided to do it in LA where they knew people and could have a good time while being there.
***"The Ruby Sea"*** follows in the progression that most of ***”Thin White Rope's”*** albums followed, slowly shedding their more blatantly psychedelic influences and polishing their sound as a surreal and chilling rock band. It’s a cold and dramatic slice of desert rock that manages to be gripping more often than it is simply campy.
The album takes the listener on a tense, turmoil-filled journey, feels like the equivalent of driving all day, looking for accommodations in a tiny two-horse town and then hitting the local roadhouse for a cold beer. What ***”Thin White Rope”*** accomplished on this album was to create an aural roadmap of their world. And they certainly did it.
1. **[The Ruby Sea](
https://cutt.ly/SmoYlKQ)**....00:00
2. **[Tina And Glen](
https://cutt.ly/kmoYbvJ)**....04:24
3. **[Puppet Dog](
https://cutt.ly/rmoYYKi)**....06:47
4. **[Bartender's Rag](
https://cutt.ly/2moYPcC)**....11:29
5. **[Midwest Flower](
https://cutt.ly/3moYFYr)**....15:16
6. **[Dinosaur](
https://cutt.ly/tmoYZnl)**....20:22
7. **[The Lady Vanishes](
https://cutt.ly/SmoYBkm)**....21:55
8. **[Up To Midnight](
https://cutt.ly/mmoY17c)**....23:55
9. **[Hunter's Moon](
https://cutt.ly/DmoY80H)**....27:41
10. **[Christmas Skies](
https://cutt.ly/CmoUqRs)**....32:59
11. **[The Fish Song](
https://cutt.ly/ZmoUtMK)**....36:03
12. **[The Clown Song](
https://cutt.ly/lmoUi2j)**....40:06
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https://cutt.ly/eviyzG3)** **/** **[Last.fm](
https://cutt.ly/6nGI6OQ)** **/** **[Spotify](
https://cutt.ly/3nGOAgw)** **/** **[Youtube](
https://cutt.ly/tviynIq)** **/** **[Facebook](
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https://cutt.ly/LnGIsaj)**
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