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The Fixx

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    (1980- )
    Formed by Cy Curnin & Adam Woods in London as The Portraits
    1983 line-up:
    Recorded 'Stand or Fall,' 'Red Skies,' 'One Thing Leads to Another,' 'Saved by Zero,' 'The Sign of Fire,' 'Are We Ourselves?,' 'Sunshine in the Shade,' 'Secret Separation,' 'Driven Out' and 'How Much Is Enough?'
    Cy Curnin-lead vocals (December 12, 1957- , born in Wimbledon, England)
    Adam Woods-drums (April 8, 1952- , born in Manchester, England)
    Jamie West-Oram-guitar, vocals (February 19, 1954- , born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England)
    Rupert Greenall-keyboards, accordion (March 30, 1950- , born in Wisbech, England)
    Dan K. Brown-bass (May 18, 1952- , born in London, England)

Why they might be annoying:

    They changed their name to 'The Fix' in 1981, then found another group was using the name, so added an extra 'x' rather than go with something else.
    Their original bassist quit after their first album.
    After two hit singles from the debut album they never charted in the U.K. again.
    West-Oram and Woods are vegetarians.
    Their record company dumped them in 1987 and they made one album each with two new companies, quitting each one afterwards and disbanding altogether in 1991.

Why they might not be annoying:

    Lead singer and lyricist Curnin lists David Bowie as a major influence.
    'One Thing Leads to Another' reached #4 on Billboard's singles chart in 1983.
    The album containing the song, 'Reach The Beach,' spawned two other Top 40 hits and went platinum.
    Their 1991 recording effort came with a condition. The record company issued them songwriters for some cuts, infuriating the band to the point of quitting for seven years until they could have complete creative control.
    As one member put it, it was nothing short of 'corporate attempts at pimping The Fixx to the pop charts.'

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 88 Votes: 57.95% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 31 Votes: 35.48% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 38.71% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 50 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 163 Votes: 55.83% Annoying