The B-52's
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Biography
[Edit]The first of many acts to cement the college town of Athens, GA, as a hotbed of alternative music, the B-52's took their name from the Southern slang for the mile-high bouffant wigs sported by singers Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson, a look emblematic of the band's campy, thrift-store aesthetic. The five-piece group, which also included founding members Fred Schneider, guitarist Ricky Wilson (Cindy's older brother), and drummer Keith Strickland, formed in the mid-'70s after a drunken evening at a Chinese restaurant; the bandmembers had little or no previous musical experience, and performed most of their earliest shows with taped guitar and percussion accompaniment.
After pressing up a few thousand copies of the single "Rock Lobster," the B-52's traveled to the famed Max's Kansas City club for their first paying gig. Subsequent appearances at CBGB brought the group to the attention of the New York press, and in 1979, they issued their self-titled debut album, a collection of manic, bizarre, and eminently danceable songs which scored an underground club hit with a reworked version of "Rock Lobster." The following year, they issued Wild Planet, which reached the Top 20 on the U.S. album charts; Party Mix!, an EP's worth of reworked material from the band's first two proper outings, appeared in 1981.
Released in 1982, the EP Mesopotamia arose out of a series of aborted sessions with producer David Byrne which saw the B-52's largely abandon their trademark sense of humor, a situation rectified by the following year's Whammy!, a move into electronic territory. After a Schneider solo LP, 1984's Fred Schneider & the Shake Society, the group returned to the studio to record 1986's Bouncing Off the Satellites. On October 12, 1985, however, Ricky Wilson died; though originally his death was attributed to natural causes, it was later revealed that he had succumbed to AIDS. In light of Wilson's death, the group found it impossible to promote the new album, and they spent the next several years in seclusion.
In 1989, the B-52's finally returned with Cosmic Thing, their most commercially successful effort to date. Marked by Strickland's move from drums to guitar and club-friendly production from Don Was and Nile Rodgers, the album launched several hit singles, including the party smash "Love Shack," "Roam," and "Deadbeat Club." In 1990, Cindy Wilson retired from active duty, leaving the remaining trio to soldier on for 1992's Good Stuff. A year later, dubbed the BC-52's, they performed the theme song for Steven Spielberg's live-action feature The Flintstones. Wilson returned to the group for a tour supporting the release of 1998's hits collection Time Capsule. Four years later the double-disc Nude on the Moon compilation would dive deeper into their catalog by featuring rare tracks, live recordings, and remixes along with the hits. The year 2008 found the band returning with a new album for the first time in 16 years. Released by Astralwerks, Funplex, was a slick, synthesizer-driven effort produced by Steve Osborne.
Title: Time Capsule: The Mixes - Summer of Love '98 (EP)
Artist: The B-52's
Title: Whammy
Artist: Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, Keith Strickland, The B-52's
Genre: Electronica, Rock
Title: With the Wild Crowd! (Live In Athens, GA)
Artist: The B-52's
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Title: B-52's Vs Roger Sanchez (Single)
Artist: The B-52's, Roger Sanchez
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Time Capsule: The Mixes - Hallucinating Pluto
Artist: The B-52's
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Alternative
Title: Time Capsule: The Mixes - Hallucinating Pluto (EP)
Artist: The B-52's
Title: Time Capsule: The Mixes - Summer of Love '98
Artist: The B-52's
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Alternative
Title: Nude On the Moon - The B-52's Anthology
Artist: The B-52's
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Collections
Title: Just Can't Get Enough: Hits of the '80s
Genre: Pop
Title: Being Out Rocks
Title: The Best Vintage Tunes. Nuggets & Rarities Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Digging In the Crates: 1998, Vol. 1
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: WEEKEND SONGS CD 3
Title: Compact Disc - The Rock Party (New Edition) CD 2
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best No 1 Singles CD 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Four Decades Of Dance CD 11
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Party Animal
Genre: Punk, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: The Rolling Stone Collection: 1986 - 1992
Genre: Rock
Title: Billboard Top 100 Of 1989
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: Absolute Summer Hits 2011 CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Issue 299 (CD 1)
Genre: Eurodance, Rock & Roll, Dance Pop, Retro
Title: 80s Megabox CD1
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 80s Megabox CD2
Title: Floorfillers The Ultimate Collection CD1
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: M80 Radio New Wave Classix
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Punk, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Ska
Title: Mastermix - Issue 306 (CD 1)
Genre: Eurodance, House, Rock & Roll, Disco, Dance Pop, Retro
Title: Las 101 Canciones Del Siglo XX CD4
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Electronic Rock, Hard Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Operatic Pop
Title: Testify
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Top Of The Pops 1989 CD3
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Pop, Pop Rock, Pop Rap
Title: Top Of The Pops 1990 CD3
Title: Top Of The Pops 1990 CD4
Genre: Pop
Title: Europop Vol. 1
Title: Just The Best 90s (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Greatest Dance Hits Of The 90s CD2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Pop Rap
Title: Foute CD Van Q - Music Vol. 11 CD1
Genre: Electronica, Happy Hardcore, Euro House
Title: Greatest Songs Of The 80s Top - 40
Genre: World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 Hits - Party (CD5)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: All The... 90'S (CD2)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 90s Times Life
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: 80s Tune On
Title: Another Night (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor
Title: Magic Summertime (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Megabox (CD1)
Title: Best Of Classic Rock Kiss FM (CD7)
Genre: Rock
Title: 80's / 12 " The Extended Collection
Genre: Pop
Title: MTV Classic
Genre: Pop
Title: Viva Hits Vol. 4 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Island Life: 50 Years Of Island Records (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Anos 80 - Som Livre Vol. 2
Title: Las 500 Mejores Canciones De La Historia (CD08)
Genre: Rap, Soul, Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Las 500 Mejores Canciones De La Historia (CD13)
Genre: Soul, Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: 90 Hits Of The 90s (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Number 1 Hits From The 90s (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: 80 From America (CD3)
Title: The Lost 80's Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: 90 Hits Of The 90s (CD1)
Title: 80's Niteclub (CD2)
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: VH1 100 Greatest Songs Of 80s (CD1)
Genre: Retro
Title: 80s Megabox (CD1)
Title: Classic Rock Roll Of Honour (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: Time Life The Rockin 80s
Genre: Rock
Featuring albums
Title: Rust and Bone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Alexandre Desplat
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Testify (Original Music from the Television Series)
Artist: The Simpsons
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Testify (Original Music From The Television Series
Artist: The Simpsons
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Man Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 80 From America. 80 Classic American Tracks (CD3)
Artist: Universal Music
Title: EGB. La música de una generación / EGB. La musica de una generacion
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop