I love the Fixx, and I try to see them every time they come through my city. The first time I saw them was in 1982 in Fresno, CA. I was totally hooked from the first time I heard them in the early 80s, and I have most of the albums they put out. I can't wait until they come back around again! :)
Saw them at 1983 Comiskey park...the concert featured Ministry, the Fixx, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, A Flock of Seagulls and the Police. The Police were the best act with this the first show of the Synchronicity tour and after a long hiatus.
Right on Ken, their music was far more sophisticated than many. I think the Fixx had some of the most innovative melodies and lyrics of any popular band over a 20 year spread. Each of the bandmembers were VERY talented in their craft and me being a guitarist, their guitarist was incredibly creative.
I saw this band multiple times in smaller venues in Boston when i was younger and they never failed to deliver a great show. They were tight and loud and I can't wait for their new release. I just heard Cy on a radio show the other night and he sounded great and in good health. Rock on guys!
My Best friend is in a National band, or I should say international band opening up for acts such as AC/DC and being on tour with Motley Crue, and we both agree this shit is way better then what they are.... Its just not the same..
It's hard to pick a favorite song from The Fixx, but this is one of their best! p.s. I would LOVE to have one of the enormous bud bottles from either side of the stage. The Fixx n Bud..doesn't get much better than that!
yes, this is my favorite band...since 1987, the first time i've heard them. have been playing guitar for a long time and the fixx (jamie west oram) totaly shifted my style. i did a lot of covers, driven out, subterranean, precious stone, one thing, etc....at this time i bought a prs custom, cause it sounds (imho) very close to jamies sound. i was surprised seeing him playing a prs too in recent videos. now i'm playing a thin lizzy tribute (bass), if you like check the lizzitup channel. cu herigo
Really nice concert with this powerful song, the 80´s were finishing but its spirits remained and still remains!!! I get deeper and deeper, the more I see the more I fall... Wonderful lyrics and extraordinary sound
Zoning out but trying to keep it together...looks like he just woke up. And the long sleeves? It's Spring Break on a Sunny day for Christ sake. Must've just flown over from the UK and jumped off the plane.
A band whose music never ages. In other words if you were to hear the band for the very first time today you'd think they were just new to the music industry, whereas they are in fact almost 30 years YOUNG!
Goddamn corporate sponsorship getting in the way of the music. You'd think the band was called Budweiser for Chrissakes. Fucking 80's. When it all became corporate. And sadly, a great group like the Fixx have to play ball if they wanna perform. I'd crack open a real beer like Stella Artois and wrap my arm around that giant Bud bottle and pour it all over it. Take that , piss water beer. I don't endorse you at all.
@RubHerSoul1 Bud like Heineken is more or less tasting like piss except in the dessert. But Belgian beers like Stella and Wieckse Witte, Trapist and so on are the real beers and the tasty and good stuff...
They're still at their best live. I've seen them three times - in 1997, 2002, and 2004. It's amazing that they've been touring almost nonstop for over a decade now, after their mainstream success in the 80's.
So, pray do tell us please what is so goofy looking about cy in this music vid? As someone who was in their mid-20's back then, there was nothing goofy about the Fixx. They took writing, recording, making music videos, and performing shows seriously. BTW Cy's hair, sunglasses, and clothes and stage mannerisms do not even come close to the weird and wacky overpaid performers who lack musical talent to begin with. It's look at me I've got a microphone, you're stupid enough to buy me cars & homes
yeah i know they take their music seriously, thats why i appreciate them so much.
i think the majority of performers in this era (you know, the ones who have their songs written by somebody else) are bland, overproduced, and lack any musical intuition.
That's true. *laugh* Back in the late '70s they could rock hard when they wanted to, but I never considered them metal either. Not even close.
I was just gonna add that if you haven't heard any of their post-PHANTOMS albums, you should. All 3 I mentioned earlier are pretty good, particularly CALM ANIMALS. And I thought INK was shamefully underappreciated. There's at least a half dozen really good tracks on it. Problem was it came out in '91 when grunge ruled, and that was that. :-(
Okay, I guess we're just dealing with semantic differences. Most people would consider VH and AC/DC heavy metal, but some would just call 'em hard rock. I guess it depends on one's point of view. Heck, back in 1980 REO Speedwagon was considered heavy metal by some people. *laugh*
I too almost shut the radio off in the mid-80s. AOR changed dramatically in So. California ~ 1983 and never recovered. I'll occasionally tune in the local "classic rock" station in the car, but that's it.
I only differ from you in that there are a few heavy metal artists I can appreciate, and I hate 100% of rap. *laugh*
I don't think they really "fell off the map after Phantoms." IIRC, WALKABOUT, CALM ANIMALS and INK were their next 3 albums, and all except INK did well. CA had some radio 'hits' like "Driven Out," "Subterranean" and "Precious Stone," and INK had "All Is Fair." After INK in '91, however, they didn't put out another album until '98, mainly 'cuz grunge had taken over.
Likewise. They stood out for the two reasons you mention, plus Cy Curnin was a great singer and they were great songwriters. They had real musical knowledge and intelligence and weren't limited to writing songs based solely on a simple, quirky synth hook. Unlike the aforementioned 80s synth-driven bands, these guys' albums weren't just one quirky hit single and a bunch of filler.
Oh, and they had a real drummer instead of a godawful drum machine! *laugh*
Very underrated band in my opinion. I've loved them for years. People saw them as a MTV video band solely. Their music is very layered, full of teriffic melodies and of course the dancable rhythms. Go see them perform, friends. Awesome is an understatement.
Agreed. Live is where they really shine. I think some people might be surprised to find they're a little different from what they might expect. When their videos were getting play on MTV in the early- and mid-80s, they were lumped in with the fashionable "new wave" movement along with Duran Duran, Flock of Seagulls and that ilk. But their music is far more sophisticated than typical new wave, and live they are purely a hard rock band: long hair, loud guitar, powerful vocals & tons of energy.
The guitarist is Jamie West Oram. GREAT player. They started out as sort of a "crossover" band -- half rock, half new wave -- but before long they discarded the skinny ties and new wave style and became a full fledged hard rock band. I saw them on the tour for the "Ink" album ~ 1991 or 92, and they were amazing. I had no idea how good Jamie was, but he really stretched out live in terms of longer solos (than on the records) and more aggressive playing. He's one of my fave guitarists.
Still great after all these years. Saw them live at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry NH on July 14, 2008. Touring with the Alarm and the English Beat. Catch them if they're in your area!
I remember I skipped school to them play this concert. Bandshell, Daytona Beach Florida Spring Break. I was a junior in high school. Ah, the goode ole dayz,
So what about a 2012 Fixx tour? :)
unionjack93 1 week ago
I love the Fixx, and I try to see them every time they come through my city. The first time I saw them was in 1982 in Fresno, CA. I was totally hooked from the first time I heard them in the early 80s, and I have most of the albums they put out. I can't wait until they come back around again! :)
OZRIC1985 1 week ago
WAAAAY ahead of their time.
KILO120567 2 weeks ago
Saw them at 1983 Comiskey park...the concert featured Ministry, the Fixx, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, A Flock of Seagulls and the Police. The Police were the best act with this the first show of the Synchronicity tour and after a long hiatus.
biodot88 2 months ago
It's a REAL shame that they didn't break big in their home country - are they ever going to tour here?
fixx1248 3 months ago
@fixx1248 is it true that they are unknown in the UK??
CLEVERDEVICES 1 month ago
@CLEVERDEVICES no, they are from the u.k.
twoaxis88 1 month ago
@twoaxis88 I know they are from the UK, I asked if they were Un known in the UK......thanks!
CLEVERDEVICES 1 month ago
@fixx1248 They have every year for the past 30 except for the 2 years Cy was selling Women's Hats and Jamie played on the Tina Turner Tour.
MrRoaminroman 3 weeks ago
Right on Ken, their music was far more sophisticated than many. I think the Fixx had some of the most innovative melodies and lyrics of any popular band over a 20 year spread. Each of the bandmembers were VERY talented in their craft and me being a guitarist, their guitarist was incredibly creative.
chmueller50 4 months ago
Pink Floyd.
jamesdodd64 5 months ago
Daytona Beach my Senior Year.....1989...good times.
Niemeyer2007 7 months ago
2:25 biting the fingernails !!!
Love it.
TeamLibertyExpress 9 months ago
rare rare, video in youtube !!!!!!!! god.
COBRE1975 9 months ago
Such an awesome vid...seeing this made me want to cover this song w/ my band....
unionjack93 10 months ago
I saw this band multiple times in smaller venues in Boston when i was younger and they never failed to deliver a great show. They were tight and loud and I can't wait for their new release. I just heard Cy on a radio show the other night and he sounded great and in good health. Rock on guys!
Driver8852 1 year ago
I remember seeing them in concert
Here in Tijuana, Mexico, in a place called Iguanas,
the year ? dont remember, and i had the T-shirt, Awsome concert
singing and jumping all of it . . .good old memories . . . .The Fixx is Forever . . .
Tjpepeluis 1 year ago
great band then and now.
83flhs 1 year ago
THE FIXX You SHine
smartti1970 1 year ago
6 DISLIKES????
bassmanjoe 1 year ago
My Best friend is in a National band, or I should say international band opening up for acts such as AC/DC and being on tour with Motley Crue, and we both agree this shit is way better then what they are.... Its just not the same..
hillbilly1339 1 year ago
I want all their albums on iTunes, not just the best of stuff. Where do I find walkabout???
Love these guys. I think I saw them first in 83 or 84. I remember learning to sing to Stand or Fall when I was 14.
satori3000 1 year ago
@satori3000
Walkabout can be gotten on Ebay sometimes?
n8tureboy 1 year ago
@n8tureboy
thanks, yeah, I'd buy from Amazon, I don't buy from eBay, had a couple of bad experiences.
satori3000 1 year ago
It's hard to pick a favorite song from The Fixx, but this is one of their best! p.s. I would LOVE to have one of the enormous bud bottles from either side of the stage. The Fixx n Bud..doesn't get much better than that!
GoGoGadgetBeer 1 year ago
yes, this is my favorite band...since 1987, the first time i've heard them. have been playing guitar for a long time and the fixx (jamie west oram) totaly shifted my style. i did a lot of covers, driven out, subterranean, precious stone, one thing, etc....at this time i bought a prs custom, cause it sounds (imho) very close to jamies sound. i was surprised seeing him playing a prs too in recent videos. now i'm playing a thin lizzy tribute (bass), if you like check the lizzitup channel. cu herigo
lizzitup 1 year ago
dude's stratocaster is sick!!
baredd79 1 year ago
Going to see them tomorrow night and have backstage passes :)
emtme6196 1 year ago
Saw them back in 91 as the opening act for the Moody Blues. Talk about an unbelievable double bill, they were every bit as ass kickin as the Moody's
KAR1600 1 year ago
great great
bigwillhenk 1 year ago
They have the magical thing; Everything fits!
Jutifyful 1 year ago
Damn, look at that huge crowd!
Ztinkyy 1 year ago
Really nice concert with this powerful song, the 80´s were finishing but its spirits remained and still remains!!! I get deeper and deeper, the more I see the more I fall... Wonderful lyrics and extraordinary sound
BlackSkyThunder 1 year ago
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tha good ole dayz yo;-) tha geetar player is makin luv 2 hez guitar. it was good 4 me;-)
JAMRMAX 1 year ago
tha good ole dayz yo;-) tha geetar player is makin luv 2 hez guitar
JAMRMAX 1 year ago
tha good ole dayz yo;-)
JAMRMAX 1 year ago
"Then I see the edge I look out for"..Nazi's on Omaha Beach called that a "buzz saw".
wolfstyle68 2 years ago
What the heck is the guitar player doin???
digenovafilm 2 years ago
Zoning out but trying to keep it together...looks like he just woke up. And the long sleeves? It's Spring Break on a Sunny day for Christ sake. Must've just flown over from the UK and jumped off the plane.
maxti6 1 year ago
A band whose music never ages. In other words if you were to hear the band for the very first time today you'd think they were just new to the music industry, whereas they are in fact almost 30 years YOUNG!
Blackscorpion1963 2 years ago 6
Credits in the 1984 film "Streets of fire" have this song as background. Amazing.
logica10 2 years ago
I saw them live in Tijuana Mexico . . .
I still remember singing all them
great songs . . . UNFORGETTABLE
THE FIXX . . .
PPLUIS80S 2 years ago
Goddamn corporate sponsorship getting in the way of the music. You'd think the band was called Budweiser for Chrissakes. Fucking 80's. When it all became corporate. And sadly, a great group like the Fixx have to play ball if they wanna perform. I'd crack open a real beer like Stella Artois and wrap my arm around that giant Bud bottle and pour it all over it. Take that , piss water beer. I don't endorse you at all.
RubHerSoul1 2 years ago
@RubHerSoul1 Bud like Heineken is more or less tasting like piss except in the dessert. But Belgian beers like Stella and Wieckse Witte, Trapist and so on are the real beers and the tasty and good stuff...
SjoerdDekker 2 years ago
2:24 That's the best !
Cy fearfully biting his nails after that keyboard crescendo. hahahaha
Love it !
TeamLibertyExpress 2 years ago
They're still at their best live. I've seen them three times - in 1997, 2002, and 2004. It's amazing that they've been touring almost nonstop for over a decade now, after their mainstream success in the 80's.
MyNameIsShelby 2 years ago
This is a good song, I like it! sweet,, :)
hobbit151 2 years ago
yes, the fixx rocks. this is a great song to run to. so many good songs by them...
daren1454 2 years ago 2
I love it !!!!
Deeper and Deeper
bombie1138 2 years ago
Someone should get glasses.I saw them over here and they were terrific! They really rocked us! Check out my favorites!
velvetlillies1 2 years ago
Amazing !!
nirperry 2 years ago
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you will allll!!!!! GO deeper and deeper !!!!!!!!!!!dedicated to the N>W>O HahahHAHAHAHAH
maxxxem1 2 years ago
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i see the edge for the world Ha HaHaHaHA and you are all going wit me
maxxxem1 2 years ago
If we label Mozart "classical," does that negate it?
Ken5244 2 years ago
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endgammer 3 years ago
cy looks goofy in this video haha
RollwithiT0401 3 years ago
So, pray do tell us please what is so goofy looking about cy in this music vid? As someone who was in their mid-20's back then, there was nothing goofy about the Fixx. They took writing, recording, making music videos, and performing shows seriously. BTW Cy's hair, sunglasses, and clothes and stage mannerisms do not even come close to the weird and wacky overpaid performers who lack musical talent to begin with. It's look at me I've got a microphone, you're stupid enough to buy me cars & homes
IWANTALEXUS 2 years ago
id never seen him with long hair before is all
yeah i know they take their music seriously, thats why i appreciate them so much.
i think the majority of performers in this era (you know, the ones who have their songs written by somebody else) are bland, overproduced, and lack any musical intuition.
RollwithiT0401 2 years ago
That's true. *laugh* Back in the late '70s they could rock hard when they wanted to, but I never considered them metal either. Not even close.
I was just gonna add that if you haven't heard any of their post-PHANTOMS albums, you should. All 3 I mentioned earlier are pretty good, particularly CALM ANIMALS. And I thought INK was shamefully underappreciated. There's at least a half dozen really good tracks on it. Problem was it came out in '91 when grunge ruled, and that was that. :-(
Ken5244 3 years ago
Okay, I guess we're just dealing with semantic differences. Most people would consider VH and AC/DC heavy metal, but some would just call 'em hard rock. I guess it depends on one's point of view. Heck, back in 1980 REO Speedwagon was considered heavy metal by some people. *laugh*
I too almost shut the radio off in the mid-80s. AOR changed dramatically in So. California ~ 1983 and never recovered. I'll occasionally tune in the local "classic rock" station in the car, but that's it.
Ken5244 3 years ago
I didn't know the reason they had the extra X in their name. Interesting. I guess it makes sense and was probably a good move.
Ken5244 3 years ago
I only differ from you in that there are a few heavy metal artists I can appreciate, and I hate 100% of rap. *laugh*
I don't think they really "fell off the map after Phantoms." IIRC, WALKABOUT, CALM ANIMALS and INK were their next 3 albums, and all except INK did well. CA had some radio 'hits' like "Driven Out," "Subterranean" and "Precious Stone," and INK had "All Is Fair." After INK in '91, however, they didn't put out another album until '98, mainly 'cuz grunge had taken over.
Ken5244 3 years ago
Likewise. They stood out for the two reasons you mention, plus Cy Curnin was a great singer and they were great songwriters. They had real musical knowledge and intelligence and weren't limited to writing songs based solely on a simple, quirky synth hook. Unlike the aforementioned 80s synth-driven bands, these guys' albums weren't just one quirky hit single and a bunch of filler.
Oh, and they had a real drummer instead of a godawful drum machine! *laugh*
Ken5244 3 years ago 2
does anyone know where this concert is taking place?
tonyyvendetta 3 years ago
The Fixx music really stands out as some of the best to come out of the '80s...so many great songs that rock just as much today as ever.
freechatpass 3 years ago
check out Joy Electric
Fartdemon 3 years ago
Very underrated band in my opinion. I've loved them for years. People saw them as a MTV video band solely. Their music is very layered, full of teriffic melodies and of course the dancable rhythms. Go see them perform, friends. Awesome is an understatement.
Jammerkevin 3 years ago 5
Agreed. Live is where they really shine. I think some people might be surprised to find they're a little different from what they might expect. When their videos were getting play on MTV in the early- and mid-80s, they were lumped in with the fashionable "new wave" movement along with Duran Duran, Flock of Seagulls and that ilk. But their music is far more sophisticated than typical new wave, and live they are purely a hard rock band: long hair, loud guitar, powerful vocals & tons of energy.
Ken5244 3 years ago 19
what's the name of the guitar player?
beezaar 3 years ago
The guitarist is Jamie West Oram. GREAT player. They started out as sort of a "crossover" band -- half rock, half new wave -- but before long they discarded the skinny ties and new wave style and became a full fledged hard rock band. I saw them on the tour for the "Ink" album ~ 1991 or 92, and they were amazing. I had no idea how good Jamie was, but he really stretched out live in terms of longer solos (than on the records) and more aggressive playing. He's one of my fave guitarists.
Ken5244 3 years ago
I saw them last night in LA and they opened with this song......7/24/08
bbbrobo 3 years ago
Still great after all these years. Saw them live at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry NH on July 14, 2008. Touring with the Alarm and the English Beat. Catch them if they're in your area!
dotandlanson 3 years ago
I remember I skipped school to them play this concert. Bandshell, Daytona Beach Florida Spring Break. I was a junior in high school. Ah, the goode ole dayz,
firemancarl 3 years ago 3
This is by far their best song!
technodazed 3 years ago
Why don't they ever do the cool synthesizer intro from the studio version?
ashmanra 3 years ago 2
Great song and live performance !
From the Streets of Fire Soundtrack...
Ohhhhh..if it could only be 1984 again...
lennomenno 3 years ago 3
ANY 1 GOT A EARLIER VERSION OF THIS SONG
MRDXKLIQ101 4 years ago
Buy the disc "React" if you would like a quality live version of this and other great tunes.
pailhook 4 years ago
Cool post. This from a commercially available release?
UnklRudi 4 years ago
That guitar work, " I see the edge ,I look, I fall" Timelessness.
youngbozo438 4 years ago