^^YES^^
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/6hH6vCd.jpg30. Is That You Mo-Dean? 122 points, 7 votes. Highest position on ballot: 7 Good StuffMusic video
Up and running again, yay!
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link
LOL love the graphic! On the bus, to the plane, to the UFO, and to outer space baby!
― Drunk Charles Nelson Reily violating Paul Lynn at a toga party (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:03 (five years ago) link
ON A UFOOOO
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:03 (five years ago) link
B-52's fact i didn't know before starting all of this:
In late 1990 Cindy Wilson took time off from the band, with Julee Cruise filling in for her on tour. The B-52's released Good Stuff in 1992 as a trio (Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland).
there are some vids floating out there on youtube with Cruise, not just in the early 90s, but also some clips from 1998 and beyond.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
Hm, I'm not really digging this on first listen.
― jmm, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
yeah...it's not my fave. i like the little pre-chorus where kate's sings "on the bus, on the plane, to the ufo and to outer space baby". but then it continues for 5 and a half minutes.
i can imagine a good version of this song, though, sped up considerably (making it shorter), with cindy on board
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:13 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/dFmryGD.jpg28 (tie). Quiche Lorraine 128 points, 7 votes. Highest position on ballot: 10 Wild Planetlive 1980
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:14 (five years ago) link
The first one that made my ballot.
― Drunk Charles Nelson Reily violating Paul Lynn at a toga party (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:16 (five years ago) link
that image <3 <3
QUICHE LA POODLE
― sleeve, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
Has anybody seen a dog dyed dark greenAbout two inches tall, with a strawberry blonde fallSunglasses and a bonnetAnd designer jeans with appliques on it?
i just want to say that the b-52's are amazing because they made me consult this meme as a serious reference
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
Ha, where did you find that image?
― jmm, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
i edited this image of doris day
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:30 (five years ago) link
Like many Good Stuff tracks, "Is That You Mo-Dean?" is a minute too long.
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:31 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/zpsaIg2.jpg28 (tie). 53 Miles West Of Venus 128 points, 7 votes. Highest position on ballot: 6 Wild Planetlive 1980
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
If I'd voted, this might have been my #1. xp to Quiche Lorraine
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
the last tie on the rollout
'Quiche La Poodle is her name / And having a good time on a crummy day is our game' is such a great lyric
― soref, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
in 1982 when I was maybe in 10th grade a guy dressed in full on 80s new wave weirdo Square Pegs regalia did a lip-synch version of "Quiche Lorraine" at a talent show, it made a big impression on me
― sleeve, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link
Alright, I got something into "Highest position on ballot." I just love the cool simplicity of this song.
― jmm, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
"Is that you Mo-Dean" is based on a bit of call-and-response they used to do in the early days. There's a bit of it on the "Anola Gay" bootleg from '78.
― Drunk Charles Nelson Reily violating Paul Lynn at a toga party (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:47 (five years ago) link
I love Mo-Dean and wish I'd had more room for it on the ballot
Certainly not that euphoric last minute though...
― slack thompson (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:53 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/hbRnc4W.jpg27. Cake 176 points, 8 votes. Highest position on ballot: 3 Mesopotamiafan video
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
this song is horny as hell
The groove on "Cake" is fabulous in its post-Byrne re-mix. This is the B-52's track to which James Muprhy was avidly listening.
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
I don't know if Wilson or Byrne handles the guitar, but this is about the only time its thin, hard insistence works.
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 18:57 (five years ago) link
27 wtf? i love this thing
― massaman gai (front tea for two), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:07 (five years ago) link
yeah, cake is super good. it made my ballot, but it was one of those that i wanted to bump up near the top as i listened to it more.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:09 (five years ago) link
just ran across this:
FollowMesopotamia - The B-52's - Full third album fan edit Loveland (Byrne mix) Big Bird (Whammy version) - 8:30 Adios Desconocida (extra rare demo) - 12:44 Mesopotamia - 17:02 Deep Sleep - 20:48 Cake (Byrne mix) - 24:20 Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can (Byrne mix) - 32:08 Butterbean (Whammy version) - 37:56 Queen of Las Vegas (Byrne mix) - 42:17 Nip It In The Bud - 48:00 I know that "Mesopotamia" is not the record fans always prefers, but when reading about the story of that record, (David Byrne, the few tracks that never make it and all that stuff...) I was fascinated. Between 2012 and last year, I've searched all the internet to find any of these outtakes and "special long versions" of "Loveland", "Cake" and "Throw That Beat" that didn't make it on the american version of the record. I did find almost all of these. The english version of the record is available on youtube. One outtake, "Queen of Las Vegas", is available on "Nude On The Moon". I even find some kind of a demo of the "Adios Desconocida" song, which is pretty rare. But the "Mesopotamian versions" of "Butterbean" and "Big Bird" are unavailble, or simply don't exist. Anyway, with all the tracks I've found over the years, I made some kind of a "fan edit project" (with all the David Byrne's versions and outtakes) of the original third album from the B-52's. Enjoy !
Loveland (Byrne mix) Big Bird (Whammy version) - 8:30 Adios Desconocida (extra rare demo) - 12:44 Mesopotamia - 17:02 Deep Sleep - 20:48 Cake (Byrne mix) - 24:20 Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can (Byrne mix) - 32:08 Butterbean (Whammy version) - 37:56 Queen of Las Vegas (Byrne mix) - 42:17 Nip It In The Bud - 48:00
I know that "Mesopotamia" is not the record fans always prefers, but when reading about the story of that record, (David Byrne, the few tracks that never make it and all that stuff...) I was fascinated. Between 2012 and last year, I've searched all the internet to find any of these outtakes and "special long versions" of "Loveland", "Cake" and "Throw That Beat" that didn't make it on the american version of the record. I did find almost all of these. The english version of the record is available on youtube. One outtake, "Queen of Las Vegas", is available on "Nude On The Moon". I even find some kind of a demo of the "Adios Desconocida" song, which is pretty rare. But the "Mesopotamian versions" of "Butterbean" and "Big Bird" are unavailble, or simply don't exist. Anyway, with all the tracks I've found over the years, I made some kind of a "fan edit project" (with all the David Byrne's versions and outtakes) of the original third album from the B-52's.
Enjoy !
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3leq9q
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
The groove on "Cake" is fabulous in its post-Byrne re-mix.
the post-byrne, 1991 remix is the only version i've heard, i think! i think that's the version of spotify.
i'm listening to the original now (via the dailymotion upload just above), and yeah, the doubling of the snare hits is annoying the living hell out of me
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:13 (five years ago) link
My first vote! Cake was the big revelation for me in the poll, it's really top-tier imo. Byrne, like a total pro, zeroes in on the real source of sexual tension in the band--between Cindy and Kate...
― slack thompson (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
but actually, the annoying delay on the snare is mostly confined to the beginning. and i like the way the chorus sounds, without the horns! i like both versions a lot tbh
mesopotamia rules
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:16 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/PRPV8t8.jpg26. Bushfire 178 points, 9 votes. Highest position on ballot: 5 Cosmic Thinglive 1990
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link
SMOKE IN YOUR EEE-YYYEES
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:19 (five years ago) link
― jmm, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
Haha otm I love Bushfire!
― slack thompson (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
Re: Cake, sounds like the Byrne mix is actually just a rough cut demo, which makes a lot of sense to these ears
http://diffuser.fm/b52s-mesopotamia/
In Island’s haste to get Mesopotamia printed and in stores, the label accidentally included longer rough mixes of “Cake,” “Loveland” and “Throw That Beat” – upping the EP’s running time by more than seven minutes. The error was found and corrected, but the fans who got their hands on an initial version quickly dubbed the demo versions “David Byrne’s original mixes,” due to some funkier touches and denser sounds. Some listeners still prefer the rougher takes to the versions on the approved EP, which earned mostly mixed reviews from fans and critics
― slack thompson (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
thanks, that article is really useful
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link
I prefer pie tbh
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/UK2foHV.jpg25. 6060-842 211 points, 11 votes. Highest position on ballot: 5 The B-52’slive 1980
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link
I know there's a place in one of the old B52s threads where Donut goes into a tremendous amount of detail abt the different versions of Mesopotamia
― sleeve, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link
I love 'ya numbahz ben dis-ka-neck-ted' so much.
― campreverb, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
― slack thompson (Drugs A. Money)
Absolutely! The "astro projector" part is one of my favourite moments in music.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link
love this track, but why isn't it 606-0842, as per conventional US phone number notation?
― saddest kamancheh (bendy), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:44 (five years ago) link
know there's a place in one of the old B52s threads where Donut goes into a tremendous amount of detail abt the different versions of Mesopotamia
hmm, i just searched through the other b-52's threads, and while he does bring up mesopotamia several times, i think he really only discussed the different sounds here:
I should underscore that the arrangements for most of the songs on the original vs. 1990 remix of Mesopatamia are like night and day. The original is far more sparse and dubby, and entire chunks are either amplified and echoed, or just muted out. The 1990 mix is just a nice succinct "rock" mix. Both work, but both are practically different releases.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:44 (five years ago) link
haha, you know, i've never really noticed that! they do sing
606 and I'm waitin' for you / 6060-842
those b-52's are wacky, maybe they were just being funny
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:46 (five years ago) link
Great song, too low.
I'm curious whether anyone voted for "Downtown".
― jmm, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:47 (five years ago) link
had Downtown low and dropped at the last minute - my list was super Cindy heavy
― verhexen, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:52 (five years ago) link
Can confirm someone voted for "Downtown" :)
― dorsalstop, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link