Thin White Rope "Down in the Desert" (1985)

By special request, here's Thin White Rope performing the song "Down in the Desert" originally from the album"Exploring the Axis."

This performance is from an event produced by KFJC Radio and I.B.S. at the Works Gallery in San Jose, California on November 22, 1985. The video camera used was an old tube camera that really hated low-light situations, so there was a fair amount of tweaking to make this video presentable.

This video is courtesy of Eric Predoehl, who shot this footage, and has been sitting on it all these years. It wasn't quite up to his usual standards, but he was convinced by some friends to share it on YouTube, simply because it captures a historic moment that nobody else had.

Check out what else ol' E.P. is up to by visiting:
http://www.octalouie.com
http://www.louielouie.net/blog

Big thanks to David S. for help in identifying this never-before-seen performance!

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• rock
• alternative
• DIY
• music
• Americana
• KFJC
• college
• radio
• Frontier

[northerntao]

Great song, but this is "Down in the Desert" from the album "Exploring the Axis".

[eplouie]

Whoops! I'll have to make note of this correctlon..

[mohairsammy]

Great to see some TWR show up on YouTube. These guys were criminally underrated. Still one of my all-time fave bands!

[1LoWu]

1000000 thumbs up for the music this legendary band gave to us.

[prittglue]

ok !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Beelzebubbbbles]

@slybry1961 Actually, the "Karl" is Carlos, as in Carlos Castenada who wrote "The Teachings of Don Juan" etc, and this song is about how he was effected by his mescaline days.

[MattieCooper]

OMG~! I'm beyond Fascinated with these guys~!

[slybry1961]

Thanks eplouie! I went to school with Guy. The Karl mentioned here is a friend from before kindergarten who Guy got to know quite well in high school.

[davis80smusic]

excellent ! good sound! - thanks so much for posting - I'll spread the word through the davis80s groups