Thin White Rope was an American rock band

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 fronted by Guy Kyser and related to the desert rock

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 and paisley underground

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 sub-genres. It was formed in Davis, California

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 in 1984, and released five albums to critical acclaim.

The band was composed of singer/songwriter/guitarist Guy Kyser and guitarist Roger Kunkel, with a changing line-up of drummers and bass guitarists. It was noted for its twin guitar attack (compare Television

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), innovative use of feedback structures and oblique lyrics.

TWR disbanded in 1992. The double live LP The One That Got Away chronicles its epic last show in Ghent, Belgium

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, on 28 June of that year.

The name Thin White Rope derives from William S. Burroughs

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' description of human semen

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 in Naked Lunch

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.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Exploring The Axis
  Exploring the Axis
  -Track listing:All songs written by Guy Kyser, except "Roger's Tongue" , "Down In The Desert" , "The Real West" , and "Atomic Imagery"...
  
  (1985)
• Moonhead
  Moonhead
  Moonhead is the second full-length album by Thin White Rope.-Track listing:All songs written by Guy Kyser, except "Not Your Fault" , "Moonhead" , "Mother" , "Crawl Piss Freeze" , "Atomic Imagery" , "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" .# "Not Your Fault" - 3:45# "Wire Animals" - 4:00#...
  
  (1987)
• In The Spanish Cave
  In the Spanish Cave
  -Album:In The Spanish Cave is the third full-length album by Thin White Rope.-Track listing:...
  
  (1988)
• Sack Full of Silver
  Sack Full of Silver
  Sack Full Of Silver is the fourth full-length album by Thin White Rope.-Track listing:All songs written by Guy Kyser, except "Hidden Lands" , "Triangle Song" , and "Yoo Doo Right" .#Hidden Lands - 3:04...
  
  (1990)
• The Ruby Sea
  The Ruby Sea
  -Trivia:The chorus for "The Fish Song" was made up of various Frontier records staff and journalists, including Melody Maker's Everett True.-Track listing:...
  
  (1991)

Live Album

• The One That Got Away
  The One That Got Away (album)
  -Album:The One That Got Away is the sixth and last full-length album by Thin White Rope. The double CD is a recording of the band's last show and was recorded live on 28 June, 1992, in Gent, Belgium...
  
  (1993)

Compilation Albums

• When Worlds Collide (1994)
• Spoor
  Spoor (album)
  Spoor is a 1994 compilation album by Thin White Rope. It brings together the Red Sun EP, various singles, and demo versions of songs.-Track listing:All songs by Guy Kyser unless stated...
  
  (1995)

EPs

• Bottom Feeders
  Bottom Feeders (album)
  -Track listing:All songs written by Guy Kyser, except "Rocket USA" and "Atomic Imagery" .# "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" - 3:54...
  
  (1987)
• Red Sun (1988)
• Squatter's Rights (1991)

Singles

• "Skinhead" (1988)
• "Ants Are Cavemen" (1990)
• "Eye" (1991)
• "Moonhead (live)" (1993)

External links

• [ Thin White Rope at AMG]
• TWR at TrouserPress
• Discography
• TWR at Frontier Records
• TWR & other Davis band photographs/stories
• Rolling Stone Bio
• Rhapsody.com