British rock journalist Graeme Thomson attributed the band’s 1992 breakup to their having “proved much too idiosyncratic to join the ranks of US breakout alternative bands”, citing more successful contemporaries such as R.E.M. , The Replacements , American Music Club , and Pixies .
The double live LP The One That Got Away chronicled TWR’s last show in Ghent, Belgium , on June 28, 1992. Guitarist Roger Kunkel went on to form the band Acme Rocket Quartet .
The band contributed a cover of Roky Erickson ‘s “Burn the Flames” to the 1990 tribute album Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye .
In 1984, a four-track recording with about 14 songs was sent to a number of labels, and an additional demo was recorded in December with Scott Miller producing. At this time, Jozef Becker rejoined the group, replacing French. Lisa Fancher of Frontier Records , who heard of Thin White Rope…
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Steve Tesluk (bass) and Frank French (drums) joined the group in 1983, replacing Staydohar and Becker, both of whom left to join True West .