The Ruby Sea

by Thin White Rope

Overview

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. The record is a cold and dramatic slice of desert rock that manages to be gripping more often than it is simply campy. The band's always-keen sense of guitar dynamics serves them well, as do strangled vocals reminiscent of Peter Murphy; some of the album's production unwisely accentuates the band's already-slick presentation, but this is easily overlooked. ~ Nitsuh Abebe

Product Details

Release Date:	09/06/1993
Label:	Frontier Records
UPC:	0018663104225

Tracks

1. The Ruby Sea
2. Tina and Glen
3. Puppet Dog
4. Bartender's Rag
5. Midwest Flower
6. Dinosaur
7. The Lady Vanishes
8. Up to Midnight
9. Hunter's Moon
10. Christmas Skies
11. The Fish Song
12. The Clown Song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Thin White Rope   Primary Artist
Bill Noland   Piano
Roger Kunkel   Guitar,Vocals
Stooert Odom   Guitarron,Bass,Vocals
Matthew Abourezk   Vocals,Percussion,Drums
Johanna Galos-Dopkins   Vocals
Joe Pomersa   Vocals
Guy Kyser   Banjo,Guitar,Vocals
Joe Romersa   Vocals

Technical Credits

Bill Noland   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Roger Kunkel   Composer
Dave Lopez   Mixing,Engineer
Doug Erb   Art Direction
Yvette Roman   Photography
Matthew Abourezk   Composer
Guy Kyser   Composer
Stooert Odom   Composer