Some may not take the B52's seriously, only as a novelty act, but they were quite innovative. The guitar riffs (Ricky Wilson, RIP) were always interesting and well structured, along with the backbeat and signing, the ladies (Kate and Cindy) and Fred. Those first two albums were their best.
John Lennon talked about them in an interview, and said the B52's were one of his inspirations for getting back to recording after a five-year hiatus. The result was his and Yoko's last album, Double Fantasy. He heard Rock Lobster in a club somewhere and immediately fell in love with them. The B52's, Devo, Television and the Talking Heads all showed up around the same time (late '70's), and I got excited about music heading in a strange new direction.
Yeah I heard that about about Lennon. Shame the inspiration led to such a lame album... and I dig the Beatles as much as anyone, but let's not kid ourselves. I remember the day he was shot, and all that. Very sad, but it didn't make Double Fantasy a good record.
B52s...a guilty pleasure maybe. The male vocalist has a very distinctive, quirky voice and the female vocalists voices are really good IMO. (I don't know any of their names) They don't take themselves too seriously and make fun songs. I really like Channel Z as one of their lesser known songs.
The band is from Athens, GA, home to the University of Georgia where they were students when the band was formed. Also from this little college town: R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Drive-by Truckers, of Montreal, Neutral Milk Hotel, Azure Ray, Pylon, the Glands, Vigilantes of Love, Vic Chesnutt, Reptar, Apples in Stereo, Olivia Tremor Control, Dead Confederate, John Barry, Ravenstone, Danger Mouse, Love Tractor, and so many more. Just an amazing little town that The NY Times said is the birthplace of indie music.
The B-52's Rock lobster was my second favorite song, 1979. My first song was Plante Clair 1978 greatest music. In all times, the sound of music changed the world. I was only 16 years old. From pomona California, my friends thought I was crazy to listen to this. Because I was a gang member. But this song changed my life & the way I was 😊😊
I was lucky enough to catch The B52s do Rock Lobster on SNL back in the day. I was an instant fan, but my mom didn't get it. Ricky Wilson, RIP, was a genius with alternate tunings and using only 4 or 5 strings. Their debut is solid gold.
Nick you call yourself an 80’s kid and you never heard of the B-52’s for shame🙃. Fun fact: this was the intro music used for Paul Ruebens character the Spleen in the movie Mystery Men. If youve never seen definitely worth a watch, great cult classic
I was always listening to the music 10 years behind. As a kid I was listening to Floyd and led zeppelin. In the 90's to 80's metal and so fourth. Never was into MTV so u missed lots of music. Specially this style. Thanks for the info my friend 🙏
@@NicknLex why would you need mtv to now about them um British we all knew the b52 and other quirky alternative music if you know you you just know f-'-k mtv
@@anthonymitchell8893 I guess living in the U.K is very different than in Mexico. I would go surfing and play guitar instead of watching TV( video games ) or listening to the radio. My wife knew them because she grew up in the U.S. The only thing I liked about MTV was headbangers ball or something like that. I might have heard the B-52 because of the Flintstones movie.
Love the B-52s!! So much great music to expose you guys to!! These guys started in the late 70s in Athens Georgia! This song was from1978. There are 2 women that sing -Kate Pierson has a great voice and Cindy Wilson -and Fred Schneider is the male singer. You must do Give Me Back My Man and Deadbeat Club By the way Lex You are very beautiful! You remind me of Ricki Lake when she was younger!! I subscribed! How could I not with you listening to B-52s and Rush!!
Damm! So good!!!! Hot Lava, please. I love Kate Pierson. Now that makes me thing about REM and when she did back vocals in Green and Out of Time. Guys, I am loving your channel.
Me and my friends would were 1950's cat eye sunglasses smoke pot and dance to this album with cocktails in kitchy glasses. It was a blast! Great memories. it had just come out. We did have a lot of fun in the olden days!
B 52’s, the greatest partyband of all time. Mosrite guitar by Ricky Wilson (R.I.P)and perfect pitch singing together whith synteziser in the beginning by Kate Pierson. Very, very good indeed!
I love it!! The B52s rule! It takes me back! You’ve gotta do Strobelight and Rock Lobster! Also be aware that they were using a variation on the “Peter Gunn” theme, written by Henry Mancini, from the 50’s! Such a cool, geeky, retro New Wave band!
both of the ladies sing; B-52 is a fighter plane but also a hair-do. The "Beehive" (which the ladies were sportin' at the time) was also a "B-52". I knew this song but *NOTHING* like with the nuance that Lex clearly knows this song. Made it a joy to watch!
John Lennon actually got inspired by the B-52s to come back and make music again. Quote: "I was at a dance club one night in Bermuda. Upstairs, they were playing disco, and downstairs I suddenly heard 'Rock Lobster' by the B-52s for the first time. Do you know it? It sounds just like Yoko's music, so I said to meself, 'It's time to get out the old ax and wake the wife up!'"
Planet Claire came out in 1978 and is best seen performed live, with the girls harmonizing with the keyboard cleanly and clearly without studio compression.
The first album in 1979 was mind boggling! Bought it back then. Still a great album all these years later. Heard it described as "Dance music for aliens"! Can't argue with that!
I'm actually old enough to remember (albeit from early childhood) the music they called "go-go" music, circa 1965. The B-52s were in many ways a revamp of go-go music, this song in particular.
That’s something I’ve wanted since I was a kid! Living in Mexico they didn’t frequently go there, but now I’m eagerly anticipating a chance at that! :)
in the early days they were essentially a three piece - guitar - piano bass and Farfisa keys (both played by Kate Pierson while singing lead and dancing occasionally) and drums - sometimes there'd be bongos or even a Glockenspiel
Planet Claire, Dance This Mess Around are transcendent. You might like Bouncing Off the Satellites (the entire album) which is rich with studio polish and the band excels. The beeping in the beginning is the same beep as that transmitted by satellites in the late 1950s. The main riff is the theme to Peter Gunn (t.v.) in the early sixties by Henry Mancini. The Beez fully acknowledge Mancini.
Fact: The B-52's are the ultimate party band. Fact: The B-52's are the world's most fun band. Fact: They are one of the most innovative, original and tightest bands ever. I've been a HUGE fan since 1979, and it saddens me and disappoints me that your husband has never heard of them, or had them on any of his playlists. How could that possibly be? That's almost sacrilegious. Lol.
Wow this just randomly came into my feed 2 years late. So weird to see you guys earlier in the process here as I haven’t seen a lot of your older videos. Its great to see Lex having so much fun! That is what the B52’s were all about but they also ROCkED. Their first two albums are incredible.
The B-52's self titled album and their follow up album, "Wild Planet", are gems. That signature New Wave sound. Fun party time music. 🎶 You want female lead vocals... try, "Dance This Mess Around." ✌️
Great reactions, guys ! " Planet Claire has pink air, all the trees are red. No-one ever dies there, no-one has a head. " The B52's parodied all those kitschy 1950's sci-fi B- Movies.
I had Time Capsule growing up as well 😁 What a weird funky group - I love them so much. Quiche Lorraine was my brother’s favorite but I always loved Mesopotamia 🤣 Give us more B-52s!
I was the house dancer at the Starwood in L.A. (best r'n'r' club ever) for a while in the seventies and when this song came on the floor cleared and I danced, oh yes, all of the dances. Thank you. The singers are Kate and Cindy, not Claire. Kate does a duet with Iggy Pop somewhere in the eighties.
One thing I never knew about this song until I watched the video is that the organ like sound just before the words start is actually Kate Pierson’s voice. Check out the video on TH-cam.
This is album is tops sonically, my brother used to play the cd back when I was 7 or 8 and I thought it was so weird but then when I got back to it in my teens I knew almost every song, funny how that happens.
Great reaction guys, really enjoyed it. Give me Back my Man or Rock Lobster for even more B-52 style fundom. Edit: There is a great live version of Rock Lobster ca 1979. They had an almost cult following with legendary concerts in the SE US.
How did I miss this?! This was the second album I bought with my own money at 14. (First was Aja by Steely Dan). I love this band!!! Can you read to 52 girls? So underrated but utterly fabulous. Also, Private Idaho, Give Me Back My Man, and Ain't it a Shame are brilliant. OMG there are so many great tunes.
We all know a Claire, and she definitely comes from another planet of her own. That's the meaning of this song. It's about a women so out there, she has to be an alien. My favorite B52s song is Dance This Mess Around. Cindy's vocals are always their best songs. Also, Give Me Back My Man is a Cindy song.
It's really from their first album (as I'm sure lots of people have said in the last 3 years). I'd just like to boast that I saw their first UK show, at the Lyceum, back in '79, with my cool friends Paul and Paul. I have pictures to prove it. It was a lot of fun, as you can imagine, a lot of fun. If I remember rightly they were supported by Fashion, who sort of nearly had a hit once, but pretty quickly sank without trace. Also maybe Delta Five. Happy days...
Graduated HS in '79 and went to Ohio State (before it was stupidly branded "THE" Ohio State University) and at the time it had one of the largest densities of bars in the US with over 101 bars in the couple of miles of High Street (well named) that ran through campus. We haunted Mean Mr. Mustard and Crazy Mama's the "New Wave" and "Punk" clubs and you could see people dressed like B-52's any night. It was a great time!
This album was so radical back in 1979! There was new wave, but this was really different.
B-52s are their own genre. What a treasure.
Some may not take the B52's seriously, only as a novelty act, but they were quite innovative. The guitar riffs (Ricky Wilson, RIP) were always interesting and well structured, along with the backbeat and signing, the ladies (Kate and Cindy) and Fred. Those first two albums were their best.
Ahead in time
B52'S always make me smile.
52 Girls, 53 Miles West of Venus, Dirty Back Roads, Private Idaho, Quiche Lorraine, Strobe Light etc etc...
Also "The devil in my car "
@@raymondbullock4557 Definitely!!
i haven't heard Quiche Lorraine in years.
That is a very sad statement that will be rectified in 3, 2, 1.
This song has a very 1950-60’s grade B science fiction movie vibe, in a good way.
When is a science fiction movie vibe a bad thing? Is it inherently dangerous?
@@Frankincensedjb123 No, I just meant not cheesy.
This album is super original, unique and fun. That intro is the famous Peter Gunn theme.
It is so cool to see someone who knows the beats. The really weird, off-kilter beats and she knows them by heart.
I am very impressed.
Saw them in concert back in the day. They were spectacular.
Cindy.
John Lennon talked about them in an interview, and said the B52's were one of his inspirations for getting back to recording after a five-year hiatus. The result was his and Yoko's last album, Double Fantasy. He heard Rock Lobster in a club somewhere and immediately fell in love with them. The B52's, Devo, Television and the Talking Heads all showed up around the same time (late '70's), and I got excited about music heading in a strange new direction.
Yeah I heard that about about Lennon. Shame the inspiration led to such a lame album... and I dig the Beatles as much as anyone, but let's not kid ourselves. I remember the day he was shot, and all that. Very sad, but it didn't make Double Fantasy a good record.
B52s...a guilty pleasure maybe. The male vocalist has a very distinctive, quirky voice and the female vocalists voices are really good IMO. (I don't know any of their names) They don't take themselves too seriously and make fun songs. I really like Channel Z as one of their lesser known songs.
Channel Z rocks!
Katie Pierson (the redhead) and Cindy Wilson (the blond one), and the guy's name is Fred Schneider.
You have to see them perform this live, Kate is doing those high pitch sounds thru the keyboards somehow. Fun Live Band
I thought it was fred with a walkie talkie - pushing the buttom repeatedly
So much better than the love shack days.
It is all so good, but my fav is the first album for sure
Yeah but Love Shack is still pretty good.
Much older...and better
Ricky's music defined the band. Keith does a good job, but he's not Ricky.
@@TimothyLafreniere Their first two albums are unreal.
The band is from Athens, GA, home to the University of Georgia where they were students when the band was formed. Also from this little college town: R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Drive-by Truckers, of Montreal, Neutral Milk Hotel, Azure Ray, Pylon, the Glands, Vigilantes of Love, Vic Chesnutt, Reptar, Apples in Stereo, Olivia Tremor Control, Dead Confederate, John Barry, Ravenstone, Danger Mouse, Love Tractor, and so many more. Just an amazing little town that The NY Times said is the birthplace of indie music.
One of my favorite albums ever by one of my favorite bands ever!
You have no idea how fun is to have you guys reacting to the songs we enjoyed for decades!
I love the B-52s. You guys have got to do rock lobster and private Idaho
Wow...The B52's...that's a blast from the past.
Keith - drums. Ricky - guitar. Kate - keyboards/bass. Fred - toys (seriously) Cindy - elemental force of nature.
The B-52's Rock lobster was my second favorite song, 1979. My first song was Plante Clair 1978 greatest music. In all times, the sound of music changed the world. I was only 16 years old. From pomona California, my friends thought I was crazy to listen to this. Because I was a gang member. But this song changed my life & the way I was 😊😊
Love B52s and I'm a metal head. Legal tender is cool too. TRY OUT DEVO really out there also.
Speed Racer by Devo, it makes yous spit out you drink on some of the lines.
A fellow Spud 🤘😁🤘
I was lucky enough to catch The B52s do Rock Lobster on SNL back in the day. I was an instant fan, but my mom didn't get it. Ricky Wilson, RIP, was a genius with alternate tunings and using only 4 or 5 strings. Their debut is solid gold.
Nick you call yourself an 80’s kid and you never heard of the B-52’s for shame🙃. Fun fact: this was the intro music used for Paul Ruebens character the Spleen in the movie Mystery Men. If youve never seen definitely worth a watch, great cult classic
I was always listening to the music 10 years behind. As a kid I was listening to Floyd and led zeppelin. In the 90's to 80's metal and so fourth. Never was into MTV so u missed lots of music. Specially this style. Thanks for the info my friend 🙏
We've never seen that either! Thanks for the suggestion! :)
@@NicknLex why would you need mtv to now about them um British we all knew the b52 and other quirky alternative music if you know you you just know f-'-k mtv
@@anthonymitchell8893 I guess living in the U.K is very different than in Mexico. I would go surfing and play guitar instead of watching TV( video games ) or listening to the radio. My wife knew them because she grew up in the U.S. The only thing I liked about MTV was headbangers ball or something like that. I might have heard the B-52 because of the Flintstones movie.
@@NicknLex fair enough mate cheers
Love the B-52s!! So much great music to expose you guys to!! These guys started in the late 70s in Athens Georgia! This song was from1978.
There are 2 women that sing -Kate Pierson has a great voice and Cindy Wilson -and Fred Schneider is the male singer.
You must do Give Me Back My Man and Deadbeat Club
By the way Lex You are very beautiful! You remind me of Ricki Lake when she was younger!!
I subscribed! How could I not with you listening to B-52s and Rush!!
I threw many B52 themed New Years Eve Parties back in the day lol. No other themes came close to the epic fun we had !
Excellent choice Lex , huge band pioneers of that style , love them
Time capsule was a greatest hits compilation.
This song is from their first album in 1979
This one would always fill the dance floor back in the day 👍
B52S have a plethora of great songs and I'm a rocker.👍
My brother who was 5 yrs younger than me brought this album and I was very surprised!! It took me awhile to like them but I did end up liking them!
"Pink air," I think. Fish and candy.
Damm! So good!!!!
Hot Lava, please. I love Kate Pierson.
Now that makes me thing about REM and when she did back vocals in Green and Out of Time.
Guys, I am loving your channel.
There is a video of this that is hilarious and it has Kate singing the keyboard (while playing).....she is so cool in her hair all spacey.
The B-52s changed the world of music in the 80s. The new wave was born ,
Me and my friends would were 1950's cat eye sunglasses smoke pot and dance to this album with cocktails in kitchy glasses. It was a blast! Great memories. it had just come out. We did have a lot of fun in the olden days!
B 52’s, the greatest partyband of all time.
Mosrite guitar by Ricky Wilson (R.I.P)and perfect pitch singing together whith synteziser in the beginning by Kate Pierson.
Very, very good indeed!
I still know all the words to "Planet Claire" and will happily sing along and do gestures and expressions at the same time - as I was doing in 1979.
I love it!! The B52s rule! It takes me back! You’ve gotta do Strobelight and Rock Lobster! Also be aware that they were using a variation on the “Peter Gunn” theme, written by Henry Mancini, from the 50’s! Such a cool, geeky, retro New Wave band!
Strobe light! Yes! Hysterical song! ✌
B-52's were always so much fun. Some people didn't get them. But we sure did. One of my favorite bands. More more more please!!!
A b-52 is a fighter, but it's also a hairstyle. The band is named after Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson's hair.
Shorthand for Bouffant hairdo. 🙂👍
both of the ladies sing; B-52 is a fighter plane but also a hair-do. The "Beehive" (which the ladies were sportin' at the time) was also a "B-52".
I knew this song but *NOTHING* like with the nuance that Lex clearly knows this song. Made it a joy to watch!
B52s fantastic and unique band...I remenber Lennon listened to them
John Lennon actually got inspired by the B-52s to come back and make music again. Quote:
"I was at a dance club one night in Bermuda. Upstairs, they were playing disco, and downstairs I suddenly heard 'Rock Lobster' by the B-52s for the first time. Do you know it? It sounds just like Yoko's music, so I said to meself, 'It's time to get out the old ax and wake the wife up!'"
@@MyReligionIs2DoGood Thank you friend for that information, I did not know about that
in 1979 I was so impressed that a girl in my class knew this song. Finally I wasn't alone in my Planet Claire obsession 👽
What a groove. 'She drove a Plymouth Satellite faster than the speed of light.'
Planet Claire came out in 1978 and is best seen performed live, with the girls harmonizing with the keyboard cleanly and clearly without studio compression.
The guitar tone on that riff is so heavy and unique. That tone was all over the first album.
My favorite of their songs is Give me Back My Man. It's brilliant.
You guys are fun to watch. I move and groove the same way when listening to "Planet Claire" as I suspect many others do too. God bless you both,,,😎
How kind of you; thank you so much and blessings back!! Hope you find more songs you enjoy on the channel! :)
The first album in 1979 was mind boggling! Bought it back then. Still a great album all these years later. Heard it described as "Dance music for aliens"! Can't argue with that!
Mega props to having the Dark Side of the Moon picture on the wall.
I have my LP with the posters and stickers in-tact.
"Time" was 12 o'clock...
The bass line in this song is relentless. It has to be cranked.
I'm actually old enough to remember (albeit from early childhood) the music they called "go-go" music, circa 1965. The B-52s were in many ways a revamp of go-go music, this song in particular.
More please 😁 I recommend going to a B52s concert.. I've gone 13 times and never disappointed. 🎶🎉
That’s something I’ve wanted since I was a kid! Living in Mexico they didn’t frequently go there, but now I’m eagerly anticipating a chance at that! :)
Fun reaction! btw, Planet Claire has pink air (not hair) 🙂 Members: Fred, Kate, Cindy, Ricky (Cindy's Brother) and Keith. No Claire 😞
in the early days they were essentially a three piece - guitar - piano bass and Farfisa keys (both played by Kate Pierson while singing lead and dancing occasionally) and drums - sometimes there'd be bongos or even a Glockenspiel
This is a huge ride for us Men! I just saw the Wolf hunters do this, and I had to see another fave reaction couple do this!!!😁😁😁😁😘
The B 52's I've been lucky to see twice live.So much fun, unexpected and wonderful.My favorite is "Devil In My Car". A band like no other.Cheers !
Planet Claire, Dance This Mess Around are transcendent. You might like Bouncing Off the Satellites (the entire album) which is rich with studio polish and the band excels. The beeping in the beginning is the same beep as that transmitted by satellites in the late 1950s. The main riff is the theme to Peter Gunn (t.v.) in the early sixties by Henry Mancini. The Beez fully acknowledge Mancini.
Go back and look at what the top pop songs were at this time on charts and realize how different and cool this was
Fact: The B-52's are the ultimate party band. Fact: The B-52's are the world's most fun band. Fact: They are one of the most innovative, original and tightest bands ever. I've been a HUGE fan since 1979, and it saddens me and disappoints me that your husband has never heard of them, or had them on any of his playlists. How could that possibly be? That's almost sacrilegious. Lol.
Wow this just randomly came into my feed 2 years late. So weird to see you guys earlier in the process here as I haven’t seen a lot of your older videos. Its great to see Lex having so much fun! That is what the B52’s were all about but they also ROCkED. Their first two albums are incredible.
The B-52's self titled album and their follow up album, "Wild Planet", are gems. That signature New Wave sound. Fun party time music. 🎶
You want female lead vocals... try, "Dance This Mess Around." ✌️
Still one of my all time favourite bands. Also what you may not know is that is not just a keyboard, that is Kate Pierson singing !
My favorite B-52's song from from their 1979 debut album.
give me back my man was their start, one of the greatest party bands ever
"Dance this mess around" is my favorite of B-52s
For no knowing much about the B-52's your timing was impeccable.
Now you guys need to do Oingo Boingo's Dead Man's Party.
Is that Danny Elfman's Band?
@@NicknLex yes that is. Probably most popular song but some others are good to.
I noticed someone mentioned Oingo Boingo in the comments. Try their song called Where Do All My Friends Go?
THE WORDS B-52 IS ACTUALLY THE REFERENCE TO THEIR BEEHIVE HAIR-DO'S. OR TEASED UP HAIR. I SEEN THEM LIVE, IT WAS A REALLY FUN CONCERT.
Great reactions, guys ! " Planet Claire has pink air, all the trees are red. No-one ever dies there, no-one has a head. " The B52's parodied all those kitschy 1950's sci-fi B- Movies.
Yes, pink air, not pink hair.
I had Time Capsule growing up as well 😁 What a weird funky group - I love them so much. Quiche Lorraine was my brother’s favorite but I always loved Mesopotamia 🤣 Give us more B-52s!
The main guitar riff is the "Peter Gunn Theme" - James Bond with fewer calories. Written in 1959. Jimi covered the song.
Kate's amazing vocals being run though a synthesizer.
The happiest song I have ever heard is LOVE SHACK by the B52`s official video
Ricky Wilson, guitar
Cindy Wilson, Kate Peirson, Fred Schneider, vocals and instruments
Keith Strickland, drums
I was the house dancer at the Starwood in L.A. (best r'n'r' club ever) for a while in the seventies and when this song came on the floor cleared and I danced, oh yes, all of the dances. Thank you. The singers are Kate and Cindy, not Claire. Kate does a duet with Iggy Pop somewhere in the eighties.
That is voice and keyboard on the melody, not just keyboards. Her voice is like perfectly in tune so it is hard to tell, you can see it live.
Always like the B52s in the day and this song was perfect for the end credits of the animated feature "Monsters versus Aliens".
One thing I never knew about this song until I watched the video is that the organ like sound just before the words start is actually Kate Pierson’s voice. Check out the video on TH-cam.
This is by far my favorite B52s song. I'm glad you guys reacted to just the audio instead of focusing on the music video like everyone else does
This is album is tops sonically, my brother used to play the cd back when I was 7 or 8 and I thought it was so weird but then when I got back to it in my teens I knew almost every song, funny how that happens.
Great reaction guys, really enjoyed it. Give me Back my Man or Rock Lobster for even more B-52 style fundom.
Edit: There is a great live version of Rock Lobster ca 1979. They had an almost cult following with legendary concerts in the SE US.
Love this! Can't wait to see more reactions to B 52s!
New sub!
B-52's/53 Miles West Of Venus studio album version
How did I miss this?! This was the second album I bought with my own money at 14. (First was Aja by Steely Dan). I love this band!!! Can you read to 52 girls? So underrated but utterly fabulous. Also, Private Idaho, Give Me Back My Man, and Ain't it a Shame are brilliant. OMG there are so many great tunes.
I got that 45 when it came out in 1979. Still great!
She knows her B's! Love this band!
B-52s were awesome. This is a good one. I always liked Funplex, Rock Lobster, Strobelight and Channel Z. You guys are great. Keep rockin🤘
When it came out in 1979, critics called it New Wave musics. It was the end of Disco era.
We all know a Claire, and she definitely comes from another planet of her own. That's the meaning of this song. It's about a women so out there, she has to be an alien.
My favorite B52s song is Dance This Mess Around. Cindy's vocals are always their best songs. Also, Give Me Back My Man is a Cindy song.
The guitar is the theme to the TV series "Peter Gunn". Obviously inspired by "The Ventures".
Dance This Mess Around 😍
as a lifelong lover of B52s this was rad you guys are too cute 💗🚀🪐🌟🌛🛸
I haven’t heard this song in a million years-dang, Pierson is a genius!
I forgot. 😂
Great taste Lex (and dad) I'm a big B52's fan also, they have made some amazing music :)
I bet Nick has never heard anything by Devo either :)
This is actually the first song off their first album released in 1979
I'll never forget the night I saw the B-52's open up for The Who in 1982!
Oh and the beat is from "peter gun" great song.
It's really from their first album (as I'm sure lots of people have said in the last 3 years). I'd just like to boast that I saw their first UK show, at the Lyceum, back in '79, with my cool friends Paul and Paul. I have pictures to prove it. It was a lot of fun, as you can imagine, a lot of fun. If I remember rightly they were supported by Fashion, who sort of nearly had a hit once, but pretty quickly sank without trace. Also maybe Delta Five. Happy days...
Graduated HS in '79 and went to Ohio State (before it was stupidly branded "THE" Ohio State University) and at the time it had one of the largest densities of bars in the US with over 101 bars in the couple of miles of High Street (well named) that ran through campus. We haunted Mean Mr. Mustard and Crazy Mama's the "New Wave" and "Punk" clubs and you could see people dressed like B-52's any night. It was a great time!
Dance this mess around is another favourite
Oh! LOVE B 52s! You have to know how great their sense of irony is. Quiche Lorraine is my favorite EVER! Is he singing about a dog??? Hmmmmm.......