Once upon a time there was a "twofer" cassette of the debut and Wild Planet, which I often declared was my desert island "disc." Love those two so much, words can't explain.
― A perfect transcript of a routine post (Dan Peterson), Friday, 27 March 2020 22:58 (four years ago) link
they really are a great band that i didn't appreciate at the time. i decided to do the Acclaimed Music polls for every decade since the 60s back in the day. 1979 just happened to be the first poll in that series. when The B-52's won that poll it blew my mind because i had no idea how great the debut was. ILM is the place where i discovered this band. fast forward a few years and i was going to run the artist poll for them, had to bail but it has been a long a very fun ride since this board made me take notice. just one of the examples of why i do love ILM as much as i do, this place is very, very special!
― Bee OK, Friday, 27 March 2020 23:09 (four years ago) link
exactly, imo. only been 18 years, but still.
― blather rinse repeat 2020 (Hunt3r), Friday, 27 March 2020 23:36 (four years ago) link
wooo this is my fav of their albums!
― KevRus, Saturday, 28 March 2020 00:35 (four years ago) link
Confession: I only listened more closely to the second and third B-52's LPs after Chicks On Speed (!) covered "Give Me Back My Man" and "...Future Generation". I'd heard both LPs (and had a copy of this one + the debut, whose merits had been obvious since the beginning of time), but only "Private Idaho" and "Legal Tender" really stuck with me, for a ridiculously large number of years.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 28 March 2020 03:03 (four years ago) link
This is like a four way tie for me Part, Man, Idaho and Strobe. I'm going to vote for "Strobe Light" in this case.
― the future is now, Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
"Give Me Back My Man" is one of my fave songs/videos ever, and i did vote for it, but it's not a very representative B-52's song. very little fred, as shakey mentioned, but more than that it's a pretty serious song! it's not "fun" like so many B-52's songs are, it's just fucking awesome
probably should have voted "Party Out of Bounds" because it's ALSO fucking awesome, and it kind of the epitome of the B-52's experience
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:53 (four years ago) link
also, i am the least qualified person to point out typos on ilx, but gentle reminder to everyone that it is B-52's, with an apostrophe. very important to adhere to that messed up tradition!
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:54 (four years ago) link
fun fact of ancient Athens history: my wife dated Cindy's man for a while, and then Cindy took him back
as far as I know no fish or divinity was exchanged
― Brad C., Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:54 (four years ago) link
That's a great story. Really makes you think how interconnected we all are and how small the world actually is.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 28 March 2020 22:50 (four years ago) link
but gentle reminder to everyone that it is B-52's, with an apostrophe
Not anymore!
Q With this album, you made a change in your moniker after 32 years: You dropped the apostrophe from B-52s. Why?A It was not grammatically correct. It's not like a possessive. It just seemed superfluous. Actually, we were trying to modernize our logo. Then we realized it was so good, why change it? We just dropped the apostrophe because it's easier, and when you go on the web, it just simplifies things.
A It was not grammatically correct. It's not like a possessive. It just seemed superfluous. Actually, we were trying to modernize our logo. Then we realized it was so good, why change it? We just dropped the apostrophe because it's easier, and when you go on the web, it just simplifies things.
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Saturday, 28 March 2020 23:33 (four years ago) link
wtf
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 29 March 2020 00:06 (four years ago) link
listen, i will always love the b-52's, and i still think they're all great as people and stuff, but that is a jumping the shark moment if i ever saw one
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 29 March 2020 00:07 (four years ago) link
It’s particularly funny if you look back at how small their logo is on most album covers after the first few. Like, glad they solved that “problem”:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Funplex.jpg
― WFH FTW (morrisp), Sunday, 29 March 2020 03:53 (four years ago) link
(unless that’s the point - that a tiny apostrophe doesn’t look good / reproduce well on a small logo? seems fine to me on the other covers.)
― WFH FTW (morrisp), Sunday, 29 March 2020 03:55 (four years ago) link
but that is a jumping the shark moment if i ever saw one
Still not as dumb as Matchbox 20 insisting "twenty" be spelled out and the whole name only being lowercase ("matchbox twenty").
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 29 March 2020 03:57 (four years ago) link
Given that it was my #1 in the artist poll, I don't think I can turn my back on Devil In My Car now, a personal favorite."I'm goin' to Hell in my old Chevrolet"
This is such a great album. I would argue their most Southern album as well. Dirty Back Road, Give Me Back My Man, & the aforementioned Devil In My Car all capture that "duality thing" years before more-famous Southern bands.
― campreverb, Sunday, 29 March 2020 16:19 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 30 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMFZGnlqMWY
― Bee OK, Monday, 30 March 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
Yeah it's Devil in My Car for me too, imo the best of the rollercoaster songs on here
― doktor forstus (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 30 March 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
Went up to my local comic book store before they shut down curbside deliveries today and picked up Archie Meets the B-52s. I haven't actually read an Archie comic since I was 10, but I wanted to show the b52s some love. Here is a relevant scene with Betty and Cindy:
https://imgur.com/JwTxg4B
― ☮️ (peace, man), Monday, 30 March 2020 21:25 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/JwTxg4B.jpg
wow!!
― Karl Malone, Monday, 30 March 2020 22:38 (four years ago) link
betty's immediately like "oh, sorry, no i haven't heard of Love Shack. good luck tonight!"
― Karl Malone, Monday, 30 March 2020 22:39 (four years ago) link
then cindy says "well, i mean you know we could play "Give Me Back My Man" instead, with you up there, since that's the one you know!" and Betty's like "oh yeah, sure! Yes, I know that one well. I'll be there!"
― Karl Malone, Monday, 30 March 2020 22:40 (four years ago) link
lol
― Bee OK, Monday, 30 March 2020 23:08 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
I’m good with these results. Virtual tie between the song that best showcases Cindy and the time-tested new wave classic that encapsulates everything I love about the band.
― Album Moods: Rambunctious; Snide (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 00:12 (four years ago) link
Pineapple needed more kissing.
― Julius Caesar Memento Hoodie (bendy), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 01:19 (four years ago) link
GASP
*organ trill*
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 01:23 (four years ago) link
this album is so strong that even "53 Miles West Of Venus" is a totally defensible pick, kudos to that voter
― sleeve, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 02:53 (four years ago) link
Great turnout! Agree about 53 Miles West Of Venus Sleeve. I've really come to love that as a closer in recent years. Certainly a stronger finish than Downtown on the first album.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 04:00 (four years ago) link
This is the first time in my whole life I’ve felt like my vote truly mattered
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 04:56 (four years ago) link
i feel guilty! i should have voted for party out of bounds.
2020107
it would have been such a good progression
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 05:12 (four years ago) link
bless this album.
In many ways this and the debut are the apex of rhythm guitar playing. It's alchemy, it presses some button deep in my brain and I just go "guh, want guitar sound loud play more faster."
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 05:25 (four years ago) link
I voted for 'Private Idaho' but secretly wanted 'Give Me Back My Man' to win, so this worked out nicely!
― KevRus, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 16:34 (four years ago) link
i don't even have strong opinion on results, i'm just glad it has so much love all around because it is fucking good all around.
― blather rinse repeat 2020 (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 18:59 (four years ago) link
"Strobe Light" might boast my favorite Kate organ lines.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 21:39 (four years ago) link