Thin White Rope

Thin white rope was led by singer guitarist guy kyser whose harsh tightly coiled vocals and unsettling lyrics combined to give the band its edge.

Thin white rope.

American alternative desert rock band founded in davis california in 1984 and disbanded in 1992. Imagine the enormous stretch of the desert and the constellations above filled with foreboding and tremor. West coast alt rockers whose desert rock sound featured twin guitars and a hint of twisted psychedelia. Thin white rope was an american rock band fronted by guy kyser and related to the desert rock and paisley underground subgenres.

Thin white rope is one of the bands that loves to defy categorization. The best i can do is psychedelic western death rock. Matt abourezk presents this rare previously unseen footage of thin white rope performing the song it s ok in their final show ever. In the group s first incarnation kyser was joined by guitarist roger kunkel bassist kevin staydohar soon replaced by steven tesluk and drummer jozef becker.

Thin white rope biography by jason ankeny follow artist. The best i can do is psychedelic western death rock. Title track from the 1987 album great dark grungy desert rock. Overview biography.

That s what they sound like. Long before americana became established as a genre it was mastered by thin white rope howling like the desert wind. Breaking this down the phsychedelic part is the manic dual guitar drones that drive this music as well as the trippy lyrics. Breaking this down the phsychedelic part is the manic dual guitar drones that drive this music as well as the trippy lyrics.

Some people call the sound country but this is misleading. Thin white rope a name taken from william burroughs euphemism for ejaculation in naked lunch formed around singer guy kyser and guitarist roger kunkel as its sole constants along with a revolving cast of members to fill out the quartet being active between 1984 1992. Thin white rope is one of the bands that loves to defy categorization.