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: 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
Artist: The B-52's
Genre: Rock, New Wave, 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
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: 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: With the Wild Crowd! (Live In Athens, GA)
Artist: The B-52's
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Collections
Title: Now That's What I Call 12 " 70s 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Road Trip 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Hits All Over - 99 Classics 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Complete (800 Tracks From 80s) (CD10)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Complete (800 Tracks From 80s) (CD14)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: All Out 80's 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Object Of My Desire - 80s Finest 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Some 80s Hits 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - The 80's 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Cottage Classics 2023
Title: 80s Throwbacks Hits 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Finest Hits
Title: Forever Young Classic 80's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Greatest Party Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 90s Lost & Found 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 90s Lost & Found 2023 (CD1)
Title: 80s Finest Dance 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Banana Retro Summer 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 90's Super Hits 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 90s Road Trip 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 90's Super Hits (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Major Tom - Major 80's Hits 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Pride Parade 2023: LGBTQ Dance Anthems
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Summertime In The World... Ever! (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Radio Chart Hits 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Die Achtziger Best Of From Rock To Pop 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: EDM Ladies 2023
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: NOW 80s Alternative (CD1)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Now Yearbook '92 Extra (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Mixtape The Greatest Hits 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Go Lionesses 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80s Pop & Dance Music 2023
Genre: Pop
Title: 80's Drive - Pop 2023
Genre: Pop
Title: Eighties Feel Good 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Songs To Sing In The Car 100 Hits 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Nineties Feel Good 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Greatest Running Songs 2023 (CD1)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 80s HITS – 100 Greatest Songs Of The 1980s (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Strange Hits - Retro TV Music 2023
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Happy Flashback (CD1)
Title: 90's Deeper Cuts 2023 (CD1)
Title: FM Oldies - 100 Greats (CD2)
Title: 101 Electronic 80s (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Beach Party 2024 - Top Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Sommer Hits - Top Hits 2023
Title: NOW Yearbook 1990 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Lipsync Hits & Classics 2024
Title: Winter Medley (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Greatest 80s (CD2)
Title: Any Kind Of Life (CD3)
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