For their eponymous album, see. "[25] Wilson died from his illness on October 12, 1985, at the age of 32.[24]. Schneider, Pierson, and Wilson sometimes use call-and-response-style vocals (Schneider's often humorous sprechgesang contrasting with the melodic harmonies of Pierson and Wilson), and their guitar- and keyboard-driven instrumentation composes their trademark sound which was also set apart from their contemporaries by the unusual guitar tunings used by Ricky Wilson[10] on their earlier albums. The eight track was stolen from me back in 1997, and is probably now a collectors piece by now. [16], Released on July 6, 1979, The B-52's contained re-recorded versions of "Rock Lobster" and "52 Girls", six originals recorded solely for the album, and a cover of the Petula Clark single "Downtown". In July 1981, Party Mix! Much of it … The band also added various members for albums and live performances. Both this version of "Rock Lobster" and its B-side "52 Girls" are different recordings from those on their first album, and the early version of "52 Girls" is in a different key. Album Covers. They later played their first concert (with Wilson playing guitar) in 1977 at a Valen… In the 1990s, former Duran Duran drummer Sterling Campbell joined the band, but left in 2000 to tour with David Bowie and was replaced that year by Zachary Alford, who had recorded and toured with the band during the Cosmic Thing era. The B-52s returned to Compass Point to cut their second album, Wild Planet, with producer Rhett Davies. was released, a six-song collection containing songs from their first two albums remixed and sequenced to form two long tracks, one on each side. 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On January 26, 1980, The B-52's performed on Saturday Night Live; they also performed at the Heatwave festival (which was promoted as the "New Wave Woodstock") in Toronto, Canada in August 1980, and appeared in the Paul Simon film One Trick Pony. [26] The results were released on September 8, 1986, as Bouncing off the Satellites, a mixture of solo efforts and group efforts. When released as a single, it reached No. In the UK and Germany it was backed with an instrumental version of "Running Around", a non-album track. 1 position in the RPM-compiled national chart on May 24, 1980. L'album si piazzò subito alla posizione numero 11 della classifica statunitense di Billboard, la seconda posizione più alta occupata da un album dei B-52s. When they first jammed, Strickland played guitar and Ricky Wilson played congas. Aside from touring, the group covered the Squidbillies theme song during Season 10 of the Adult Swim series and appeared as guests in the sketch comedy show Portlandia. Several of the songs for the new album had been concert staples since 1978; the band consciously did not record them for their first album since they already had too many tracks and they wanted a strong second album, knowing that their live performances would make fans look forward to it. Released on April 27, 1983, Whammy! The first full album of just Dylan, a harmonica, and an acoustic guitar in nearly three decades. In 1991, Schneider's solo record was repackaged and re-released, resulting in his first Hot 100 single when "Monster" climbed to No. Directed by Adam Bernstein. They co-headlined another major tour in 2000 with the Go-Go's. When he opened his front door to me I could hear this fantasic track blasting out from his stereo. I mean, the sea creature sounds alone… Schneider told Rolling Stone: “I went to this disco in Atlanta called the 2001 Disco.Instead of a light show, they had pictures of puppies, babies, hamburgers and lobsters on a grill. [44] The B-52s performed their hit track "Love Shack" with Sugarland at the 2009 CMT Music Awards. The B-52's released Good Stuff in 1992 as a trio – the only release on which Cindy Wilson was not present – and the title track reached No. A fourth single, "Deadbeat Club", which reminisced about the band's early days in Athens and whose video was shot on location and featured a cameo by fellow Athens artist R.E.M. 1 in both Australia and New Zealand and No. Cosmic Thing climbed into the U.S. top five and earned multi-platinum certification. "Debbie", another single from the album (a tribute to Blondie's Debbie Harry), placed 35 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks. 3,687 3.7K. 's Michael Stipe, reached No. [1] In 1987, they released a public service announcement in the style of the Beatles' Sgt. It's all great fun, but it wouldn't have resonated throughout the years if the group hadn't written such incredibly infectious, memorable tunes as "Planet Claire," "Dance This Mess Around," and, of course, their signature tune, "Rock Lobster." EX= Album is virtually flawless, appears to have never been played. The concert was filmed and recorded for With the Wild Crowd! [8] Funplex, the band's first original album in 16 years (since 1992's Good Stuff), was released on March 25, 2008, by Astralwerks. The first musical purchase I ever made with my own money was the B-52s first album (on tape) and a pair of drumsticks. [14] Strickland suggested the name after a dream he had had one night, of a band performing in a hotel lounge. Genres: New Wave, Pop Rock, Pop. and Mesopotamia, the latter of which had been remixed, were combined and released together on a single compact disc. Released on August 27, 1980, Wild Planet was well received by critics, most of whom regarded it as a strong second album following the success of their first; many fans consider it their best album. Peter Gabriel: So A look at the creation of Peter Gabriel's massive-selling 1986 album, So. I bought this album from him there and then. My first … A career retrospective, Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation, appeared in 1998 along with two remixed maxi-singles "Summer of Love '98" and "Hallucinating Pluto". A more extensive anthology, Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology, appeared in 2002. 28 in August of that year. "[42] The album is produced by Steve Osborne, who was asked to work on the album based on his work with New Order on the album Get Ready. Just because Kate Pierson’s releasing a solo album, doesn’t mean she’s going it alone. Because of Wilson's death, the band did not tour to promote the album. 3 in the UK. Thus a lifetime love affair with The B52s … The B-52's discography and songs: Music profile for The B-52's, formed October 1976. In late 1990 Cindy Wilson took time off from the band, with Julee Cruise filling in for her on tour. Album Rock Arena Rock Blues-Rock Boogie Rock Hard Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Dance-Rock Southern Rock. I bought this album from him there and then. The album reached number eighteen on the Billboard 200 chart in 1980[20] and was certified gold; "Private Idaho" became their second Hot 100 entry. It's difficult to imagine the endless kitschy retro fads of the '80s and '90s without the B-52's pointing the way, but The B-52's isn't simply an historic artifact -- it's a hell of a good time. The album also enjoyed a sales boost after the group made an appearance on Saturday Night Live. [50] On September 30, 2019, the band is featured on the Archie Comics' comic book Archie Meets the B-52s, was released in February 2020. Ridiculously obsessive. The band went into seclusion and did not tour to promote their album. In 1981, the band collaborated with Talking Heads' David Byrne to produce a third full-length studio album. Unabashed kitsch mavens at a time when their peers were either vulgar or stylish, the Athens quintet celebrated all the silliest aspects of pre-Beatles pop culture -- bad hairdos, sci-fi nightmares, dance crazes, pastels, and anything else that sprung into their minds -- to a skewed fusion of pop, surf, avant-garde, amateurish punk, and white funk. The second single lifted from the album was "Juliet of the Spirits". Pierson sang on Iggy Pop's song "Candy", which gave him a top 40 hit. In 2000, the band recorded the song "The Chosen One" for the movie Pokémon: The Movie 2000.[37]. The B-52’s have announced plans for a farewell tour of the UK in the summer.. reached number 29 on the Billboard 200 chart. Left to right, top to bottom: Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation, "Dance This Mess Around The B-52's – "Lava, "The B-52s: The stories behind the hit songs", "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada", "100 Best Albums of the Eighties: 29 | John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 'Double Fantasy, "Wild Planet > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums", "Whammy! Even in the weird, quirky world of new wave and post-punk in the late '70s, the B-52's' … Pierson also appeared on two other songs from R.E.M. [10] The band were surprised by Blackwell's recording methods; he wanted to keep the sound as close as possible to their actual live sound, so he used almost no overdubs or additional effects. Copyright issues with Yoko Ono led to the cover song "Don't Worry"[23] being replaced by "Moon 83" — a rearranged version of "There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)" from their debut album — on future pressings of Whammy!. When they first jammed, Strickland played guitar and Ricky Wilson played congas. Age 45 now! The B-52s song *everyone* knows. The band formed in October 1976 over a shared flaming volcano cocktail at the Hunan Chinese Restaurant. Reportedly due to differences with Byrne over the album's musical direction, recording sessions for the album were aborted, prompting the band to release Mesopotamia in 1982 as an EP. After he played some of his new music for the other band members, they all agreed to try writing together again, with Pierson, Wilson and Schneider contributing the lyrics and melodies. In December 1982, the band began recording their third album, Whammy!. The group continued to perform live, with a touring band including musicians Sterling Campbell (drums), Paul Gordon (keyboards, guitar) and Tracy Wormworth (bass), including the closing show for the 2011 edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival, and as the house band during the 2012 TV Land Awards. Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart,[28] receiving significant airplay on MTV's modern rock show 120 Minutes. Dedicated to collecting and sharing meticulously scanned and edited album cover art, for those of us who are ridiculously obsessive about such things.. Read the story of AAX A taste of what life was like in Motorhead, the first metal band to harness punk energy. p. 232. The album debuted at No. The band had their next chart entry in 1994 when, as The BC-52's, they appeared in The Flintstones live-action movie and sang the title song. In March 2006, they opened for The Rolling Stones at a benefit for the Robin Hood Foundation. Sexton, Mats (2002). Rhett Davies co-produced the album, with more emphasis put on slick production; the album has a slightly more psychedelic and even paranoid sound than that of their debut. They had three remix EPs released by Planet Clique: Whammy! The book was nominated for a Lambda Lit Award and was a Minnesota Book Awards finalist. The band toured in support of the album as well as making appearances on talk shows, including The Tonight Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and performing on The Today Show on Memorial Day 2008. [49], During 2019, the group announced a tour starting in May in the States, taking in Europe, and back to the States through the fall. The album was a major success, especially in Australia, where it reached number three on the charts alongside its three singles "Planet Claire", "Rock Lobster", and "Dance This Mess Around". The group had a hugely successful world tour to support the record, and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in March 1990. First Led Zeppelin then The B52s are my favorite tunes to listen to still! According to Pierson, Strickland no longer wanted to play the drums, so the band switched to drum machines for this album, with Strickland and Ricky Wilson playing all the music on that album, and the rest of the band providing vocals only. In February of that year, the band held a series of concerts celebrating their 25th anniversary. In the US, the single "Rock Lobster" reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[17] while the album itself was certified platinum by the RIAA. At the end of 2012, Strickland announced he would no longer tour with the B-52s, though he would continue as a member of the band. Target also used the song "Junebug" in a TV spot five years later. 10 in September 1991. The B-52's were formed in 1976 when vocalist Cindy Wilson, guitarist Ricky Wilson (her elder brother), keyboardist and vocalist Kate Pierson, drummer and percussionist Keith Strickland, and cowbell player, poet and lead vocalist Fred Schneider held an impromptu jam session after sharing a flaming volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant in Athens, Georgia. The Irving Plaza show in New York City had Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and Yoko Ono as guests with Chicks on Speed as the opener. Condition is "Used". 33 in the U.S. and No. The B52's - The B52's (Full Album)All rights go to the record label. The band has had many hits, including "Rock Lobster", "Planet Claire", "Private Idaho", "Whammy Kiss", "Party Out of Bounds", "Wig", "Love Shack" and "Roam". The B52s (New Wave)+ It been cool listening to "The B52s" since 1979 until 2010. [36] In 1999, they recorded a parody of "Love Shack" called "Glove Slap" for an episode of The Simpsons. The B-52's Universe: The Essential Guide to the World's Greatest Party Band. The group evoked a "thrift shop aesthetic", in the words of Bernard Gendron,[7] by drawing from 1950s and 1960s pop sources, trash culture, and rock and roll. The band also began experimenting heavily with synthesizers during this period. In 1994, Pierson and Schneider also sang on the theme song for the Nickelodeon series Rocko's Modern Life from the second season on. These songs illustrated that the B-52's' adoration of camp culture wasn't simply affectation -- it was a world view capable of turning out brilliant pop singles and, in turn, influencing mainstream pop culture. The name B-52's comes from a particular beehive hairdo resembling the nose cone of the aircraft, which Pierson and Cindy Wilson wore in performances throughout the band's first decade. In 1980, John Lennon called the B-52's his favorite band, and specifically cited "Rock Lobster" as an inspiration for his comeback with Double Fantasy.[18][19]. The B-52's recorded the song "Orange You Glad It's Summer" for a Target commercial that aired in spring/summer 2002. Kate Pierson is slated to release a solo album, called "Guitars and Microphones" and executive produced by hit maker Sia, on February 17, 2015. In Canada, released on the Warner Bros. label, the single went from cult hit to reach the No. The B-52's perform in the music video "Love Shack" from the album "Cosmic Thing" recorded for Reprise Records. When the B-52’s showed up, it … The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards). During this time span, they appeared on many television shows including The L Word, V.I.P., The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Late Show with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show, Saturday Night Live, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Today Show, Good Morning America and numerous times on VH1. The B-52s (styled as The B-52's prior to 2008)[8] is an American new wave band which was formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. 85, and Pierson again guest-starred on a popular track, R.E.M. 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