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The B-52's

Time Capsule

  • AMG Review of Time Capsule

    Amg
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine
    All Music Guide

    Time Capsule is an excellent, 18-track collection that offers a comprehensive overview of the B-52's' career, from their kitschy post-punk beginnings to their unexpected chart success in the early '90s. Along the way, all the big songs -- "Planet Claire," "Rock Lobster," "Private Idaho," "Quiche Lorraine," "Summer of Love" (in its original mix), "Channel Z," "Deadbeat Club," "Love Shack," "Roam," "Good Stuff" -- are here, making this an ideal choice for casual fans. For collectors, there are two new cuts ("Debbie," "Hallucinating Pluto") which are fine, but not particularly noteworthy outside of the fact they're only available on this disc. Then again, the very idea behind Time Capsule is to provide a concise introduction for the curious, and on that level, it works perfectly.

...Caution: Lobster Crossing...
over 2 years ago
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...pardon the Obi Wan-Darth Maul, Jedi look but the A/C in this building is boomin' and it's colder 'n a witch's titty where I'm sittin'...never knew there was an Arctic Circle setting on that thing, so I've been rockin' a hoodie while at my desk...too, I've been on the phone waiting for the last half hour while the IT guy sorts out my email clearances and such shite...so, in the interim, I've...

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NWW, not letting go...
about 1 year ago
"Rock Lobster" gives me daily workday aural pleasure
over 3 years ago
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I consider myself to have a really crappy, well-paying retail job. Its hard to walk away from my earned vacations I get. Every single day I'm subjected to a mentally abusive array of adult contemporary filth. Jewel side by side with Texas, Paula Cole's "I don't Wanna wait" and Paula Abdul's "Rush, Rush." This happens every single day. I must admit that though the bitterly repeated music se...

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