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| Exploring The Axis | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 49:55 | |||
| Label | Frontier | |||
| Producer | Jeff Eyrich | |||
| Thin White Rope chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [2] |
| OndaRock | 7/10 [3] |
| Select |   [4] |
Exploring The Axis is the first full-length album by Thin White Rope.
All tracks are written by Guy Kyser except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down in the Desert" (Becker/Kyser) | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Disney Girl" | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Soundtrack" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Lithium" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Dead Grammas on a Train" | 2:53 |
| 6. | "The Three Song" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Eleven" | 2:24 |
| 8. | "Atomic Imagery" (Kyser/Tesluk) | 3:47 |
| 9. | "The Real West" (Kyser/Kunkel) | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Exploring the Axis" | 5:26 |
| 11. | "Macy's Window" | 3:45 |
| 12. | "Rocket USA -live-" (Vega) | 5:53 |
| 13. | "Roger's Tongue" (Kunkel) | 2:41 |
The original vinyl version of the album contained tracks 1-10 (in the US), or tracks 1-7, 9, 10 & 13 (in the UK). Track 11 was a bonus track on the cassette version of Exploring The Axis and tracks 11 and 12 have also been released on the "Bottom Feeders" mini-album.
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