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: 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
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
Collections
Title: Classic Driving Songs 3CD (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: Alternative Rock Box
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: 80-Tals Hits 2017
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Funk, Smooth Jazz, Folk
Title: 80s Classics The Collection (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, New Wave, Reggae, World Music, Disco, Indie, Folk
Title: Classic Dad 3CD (CD1)
Genre: New Wave, Power Pop, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Smash Hits Punk & New Wave 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Punk, Post Punk, Punk Rock, DJ/Remixes, World Music, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative, Folk
Title: Smash Hits The 80s
Title: 80's Essential Hits 2017
Genre: Pop
Title: Smash Hits Strange 80s
Genre: Gothic Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: Classic 80s Pop (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Türküler
Title: Smash Hits 80s Mixtape 3CD (CD3)
Genre: Darkwave, Funk Rock, Gothic Rock, New Wave, Pop, Indie
Title: Dance Night At The Temple Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Dance Night At The Temple Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Dance Night At The Temple Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Dance Night At The Temple Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Temple Of Bitchin' Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Temple Of Bitchin' Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW Thats What I Call 80S Party 2017 (CD1)
Genre: Hard NRG, Soul, New Wave, World Music, Synth Pop, Alternative, Funk, Celtic, Folk
Title: 80's New Wave - Dance Night At The Temple Vol. 5
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: 80's New Wave - Dance Night At The Temple Vol. 1
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: 80's New Wave - Dance Night At The Temple Vol. 2
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: 80's New Wave - Dance Night At The Temple Vol. 3
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: 80 Smash Hits Of The 80s 4CD (CD2)
Genre: Freestyle Music, Soul, Darkwave, New Wave, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: 80 Smash Hits Of The 80s (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80's Rock Party 2018
Title: Songs For The Car Box Set 2018 (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: Pop Hits (Warner Music Group)
Genre: Jazz, New Wave, Italo Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Absolute 80s 2018
Genre: Soul, Gospel, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, World Music, Disco, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: US Pop Classics
Genre: Downtempo, Hip Hop/R&B, Power Pop, Disco, Funk
Title: Clubfete 80er: 63 Club And Party Hits Of The 80s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 63 Club & Party Hits Of The 80S (CD1)
Genre: Hard NRG, Alternative Dance, New Wave, Italo Disco, Eurodisco, Synth Pop
Title: Best Day Of My Life (CD1)
Genre: Pop, Easy Listening
Title: 100 Greatest 90s 5CD (CD3)
Genre: Trip Hop, Eurodance, Post Grunge, Power Pop, Dub, Alternative
Title: Smashing 80s Hits
Genre: Downtempo, Freestyle Music, Teen Pop, Synth Pop
Title: 80s Running Songs (Warner Music Group)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, New Wave, Dancefloor, Disco, Italo Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Semi-Charmed Life Radio Rock
Genre: Soul, Dance Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Post Grunge, Heavy Metal, World Music, Alternative, Folk
Title: FM 80s Rock
Title: 100 Greatest Breakfast Songs 2019 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Dancehall, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: 100 Greatest Summer Songs (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Retro 80s Pop 2019
Title: Ultimate Eighties The Classics 2019 (CD4)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, World Music, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie, Folk
Title: In The Summertime - Ultimate Summer Anthems 5CD (CD1)
Genre: Garage, Euro House, New Wave, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: 100 Greatest Shower Songs (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Songs For The Car 2019 (CD1)
Title: Ultimate Singalong: The Classics 2019 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Goes Promo Totals Exclusives 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Dancehall, World Music, Nu Disco, Dubstep, Trap
Title: Mastermix Presents The 100 Collection 90s Vol. 1 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Reggae, Club/Dance, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Retro 80s Pop
Genre: Freestyle Music, New Wave, Pop, Synth Pop, Acoustic, Classical
Title: Mastermix Halloween Vol. 03
Genre: Garage, Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Rockabilly, Disco, Funk
Title: NOW 100 Hits Party 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Folktronica, Hard NRG, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Dancefloor, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: NOW 100 Hits Party 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Folktronica, Hard NRG, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Dancefloor, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: 100 Greatest Pop Songs (CD2)
Genre: Pop
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Artist: Alexandre Desplat
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
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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