My friend Scott's band opened for the B's last night in Charlotte. OPENED FOR THE B-52's! I realize this isn't as big a deal in 2009 as it would've been in the past, but he's been a gigantic fan of theirs for the 17 years that I've known him. I can't even imagine what that would feel like.
/personal babble
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 12 August 2009 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
"Is that you Moe-dean" is godheadlike. honorable mention, not seen mentioned, for godheadlikeness:"Give me back my man"
― outdoor_miner, Wednesday, 12 August 2009 20:16 (fifteen years ago) link
"Ain't It a Shame" = secret highlight.
― Anatomy of a Morbius (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 12 August 2009 20:18 (fifteen years ago) link
they had so much cool around the first two albums im surprised they didnt precipitate a black hole
― iro with the brown bag (Hunt3r), Thursday, 13 August 2009 04:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Based on "Love Shack", I pretty much ignored and avoided the B-52s for the past fifteen+ years. Listening to the first album, I guess that was a bad decision. BUT, aren't these songs too long for their own good?
― john. a resident of chicago., Monday, 29 November 2010 16:14 (thirteen years ago) link
No.
― look at it, pwn3d, made u look at my peen/vadge (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 29 November 2010 16:30 (thirteen years ago) link
they're long-ish, yeah, but b-52s were always emphatically a dance band, i think they wanted to keep the grooves going.
― tylerw, Monday, 29 November 2010 16:30 (thirteen years ago) link
If the first album went on forever it would still be too short.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 29 November 2010 16:43 (thirteen years ago) link
The remixes on Party Mix are so awesome.
― look at it, pwn3d, made u look at my peen/vadge (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 29 November 2010 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Looks like a concert from just after Wild Planet went up on the YouTubes recently. B-52's obsessives are going to be DELIGHTED.http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhnmhDNF1JJiUMOz9qZgeiAFySF6R3lwX
― campreverb, Thursday, 24 July 2014 23:12 (ten years ago) link
ooh!
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 24 July 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
fuck they sound amazing in this.
― piscesx, Friday, 25 July 2014 01:45 (ten years ago) link
I'd kill for some unreleased B's from that era, I'd love to see those first 2 get the deluxe treatment.
― campreverb, Friday, 25 July 2014 02:09 (ten years ago) link
To continue the "Do I have the David Byrne mix version of Mesopotamia?" discussion from 6 years back, the UK vinyl Byrne mix has longer versions of 3 tracks:
8:33 vs. 5:00 - Loveland7:45 vs. 5:48 - Cake5:46 vs. 4:30 - Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 25 July 2014 02:34 (ten years ago) link
Holy cow, that show is AMAZING. If anything, watch "Strobe Light"
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 25 July 2014 06:08 (ten years ago) link
This is SO FUCKING GOOD.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 25 July 2014 06:54 (ten years ago) link
WoW i watched those music vault video's this morning and now someones posted them here.. strange anyways lately i've been listening to the Party Mix/Mesopotamia pack alot
― X-101, Friday, 25 July 2014 09:40 (ten years ago) link
Thanks, campreverb, this is indeed amazing! I saw this tour back then, but I don't remember the synth freakout in "Strobe Light."
― Both jaunty and authentic (Dan Peterson), Friday, 25 July 2014 16:57 (ten years ago) link
Sick stuff.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 25 July 2014 17:13 (ten years ago) link
Ricky Wilson was such a great guitarist.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 25 July 2014 17:24 (ten years ago) link
y'all our own Tyler Wilcox has posted an amazing B-52's bootleg, with near soundboard quality, and a much tighter performance than recently released iTunes show.Get caught up-http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/118118850842/b-52s-edenhall-amsterdam-the
― campreverb, Monday, 4 May 2015 16:21 (nine years ago) link
Nice! I'm usually not a big fan of live boots, but I'll make an exception for early B's.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 4 May 2015 16:36 (nine years ago) link
This is super hot! Cindy seems ready to levitate on "Give Me Back My Man."
― The job killing and likely illegal (Dan Peterson), Monday, 4 May 2015 17:59 (nine years ago) link
Been listening to Mesopotamia/Party Mix a whole lot lately
― X-101, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 13:02 (nine years ago) link
holy shit i just noticed i posted that last year lol
Lyrically this is one of the most subversive bands out there... hope any "duds" are from people who consider their lyrics plain silly. Wave that esoteric flag.
― Adam J Duncan, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 05:37 (eight years ago) link
http://georgiamusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/B52s_Athens_04.78_kb.jpg
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 06:19 (eight years ago) link
(at their first gig, Valentine's Day 1977)
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 06:20 (eight years ago) link
I'm actually really impressed they got such a good shot for their first gig. I'd have a big ol goofy John Prine smile.
But come on my straight brothers and sisters, you realize even their most straight-ahead novelty song is an ode to bathhouses, right? Approach the B-52s from that direction and you'll latch onto the substance behind the tinsel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SOryJvTAGs
Glitter on the mattressGlitter on the highwayGlitter on the front porchGlitter on the hallway
etc etc etc
― Adam J Duncan, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 08:48 (eight years ago) link
I hear a windWhistling airWhispering in my ear
Boy mercury shooting through every degreeOh girl dancing down those dirty and dusty trailsTake it hip to hip rocking through the wildernessAround the world the trip begins with a kiss
(sorry to those that knew first time around, but believe me it ain't obvious to all)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4
― Adam J Duncan, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 08:52 (eight years ago) link
im missing the subtext in Roam
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 15:16 (eight years ago) link
Although they split credit equally, Roam is mostly written by Cindy, the only heterosexual in the band.
― Three Word Username, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 15:19 (eight years ago) link
their most straight-ahead novelty song is an ode to
― how's life, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 16:06 (eight years ago) link
lol. Pineapples also come into play. And limburger.
That first gig photo is so sweet.
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 16:11 (eight years ago) link
What can you do to save a party?Parcheesi, charades?A spur-of-the-moment scavenger huntOr Queen of the Nile?
from Party Out of Bounds. What is Queen of the Nile?
― how's life, Saturday, 3 June 2017 13:01 (seven years ago) link
Good question!
― Brad C., Saturday, 3 June 2017 20:17 (seven years ago) link
Cleopatra?
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 3 June 2017 22:58 (seven years ago) link
Is that a party game?
― how's life, Saturday, 3 June 2017 23:01 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjyJ7pSUnYU
Planets pulsating, constellations creatingVoices are guiding me to the cities by the seaYes, I see cities by the sea
― Treeship, Tuesday, 4 July 2017 04:52 (seven years ago) link
Amazing song. This and Deadbeat Club and Dry County forever.
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 4 July 2017 12:12 (seven years ago) link
When I finally ventured into Cosmic Thing when I was around 25, I was absolutely floored by 'Topaz.' How did such an incredible song not get released as a single?
― Austin, Tuesday, 4 July 2017 16:20 (seven years ago) link
sometimes my favorite b52's song! did they do anything else quite like it? New cities by the seaSkyscrapers are winking
― tylerw, Tuesday, 4 July 2017 16:27 (seven years ago) link
'Roam' is fucking all-time.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 4 July 2017 21:57 (seven years ago) link
Topaz is one of my top 20 songs of all time. One of the prettiest melodies ever recorded.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 4 July 2017 22:32 (seven years ago) link
It's a truly beautiful song. I hadn't heard it until the other day.
― Treeship, Wednesday, 5 July 2017 11:40 (seven years ago) link
have i ever weighed in on this thread that Dirty Back Road is the best B-52s song? if not, here i am, and it is
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 5 July 2017 11:47 (seven years ago) link
I think there could be compelling arguments for so many B-52s songs to be the best B-52s song.
Did you hear the Veruca Salt song from two years ago that references Dirty Back Road in the chorus though?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMeYDS9kZcE
― how's life, Wednesday, 5 July 2017 12:14 (seven years ago) link
ha no! unsurprisingly the best part of the song by about a million miles!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 5 July 2017 12:20 (seven years ago) link
They were here in concert on Sunday but I didn't go. I thought about about starting a TS: B-52s vs. King Crimson, since they were here recently too, and I didn't go to that either. Seemingly polar opposites, prog vs. new wave, both hugely influential to me in their heydays, both led me into rabbit holes of unfamiliar music (KC: classical and jazz, B-52s: surf music and Henry Mancini.) And I don't listen to either a whole lot these days, although I always love 'em when I do.
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 5 July 2017 14:10 (seven years ago) link
Glove slap, baby, glove slap.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 5 July 2017 14:49 (seven years ago) link