Conventional wisdom has it that all the B-52's' subsequent releases are highly inferior to their debut. While Wild Planet is not the rarefied wonder their first platter is, it's still darn good. The songs here are generally faster, tighter, and punchier than previously, though production values are not as wonderfully quirky and detailed; fewer songs here are as over-the-top crazy as the first album's "Rock Lobster" or "52 Girls." These formless selections continue to exhibit a cunning mix of girl group, garage band, surf, and television theme song influences, all propelled along by an itchy dance beat. "Give Me Back My Man" allows Cindy Wilson a unique opportunity to croon a broad, expressive melodic line. Fred Schneider parades his inimitably nervous vocals on chucklesome ditties like "Quiche Lorraine" and "Strobe Light." The best songs here are "Private Idaho," a wonderfully jittery number that employs a variant on the famous melodic snippet from the Twilight Zone theme music, and "Devil in My Car," a delightfully loopy hoot that lays the craziness on very thickly. Performances and sound quality are fine. This album is well worth hearing and recommended.
Just Wednesday, but it feels like a cause to be celibate, oh I mean be celebratory.......underneath a strobe light. "Where's my telephone?""Is that you baby?""Yeah.""Got something to tell you.""Oh, what?"I want to see you tonightI want you to walk in the doorI want you to lay on the floorCause tonight's the nightWe make love, under a stobe lightUnderneath the strobe lightWanna make love to you ...
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I instantly fell in love with this band when I first heard them when I working in Peaches Record Store in 1980.They were everything that progressive rock was not. Funny. Ironic. They were horrible at playing their lo-fi instruments. Their songs were short, hook-laden, and above all silly.I've seen them in concert a couple of times, and they exceeded my expectations. Everybody at the concert k...
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