The complete studio album collection 19791992 cd3 2014. Gallery news contact home music tour bio store gallery news contact the b52s. Strickland suggested the name after a dream he had had one night, of a band. I thank the b52s for the years of pleasure their subsequent albums have given me and always seem to leave a smile on my. This album was featherweight, sunkissed, playfully pansexual and, most importantly, danceable.
Find b52 discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Just two years prior, they had released their very first mainstream breakthrough album, cosmic thing. An 80s vehicle for kansas band member kerry livgren. The complete studio album collection 19791992 year of release. And nearly forty years and over twenty million albums into their career, there can be no doubt. B 52s discography the b52s biography, albums, streaming links allmusi.
Studio album 8 ep 1 compilation 1 live 1 remix 1 despite the fact that b52s released its last album 16 years ago and that funplex is a collection of absolutely new songs they wonderfully reminisce the bands all previous works. The name b52s comes from a particular beehive hairdo resembling the nose cone of the aircraft, which pierson and cindy wilson wore in performances throughout the bands first decade. Download the b52s mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Other names the band considered were the tinatrons and fellinis children. The b52s campy take on new wave made them one of the more recognizable pop acts of the 1980s and 90s. Descargar the b52s bouncing off the satellites 1986 mega. The b52s debut album without any bonus tracks on the cd defies any attempt to place it in a convenient cubby hole. The complete studio album collection 19791992 cd4 the b52s the complete studio album collection 19791992 cd3 the b52s cosmic thing remastered 2010 the b52s. The b52s the complete studio album collection 1979. Songs for a future generation music videos included. The complete guide the b52s members kate pierson fred schneider keith strickland cindy wilson ricky wilson discography the b52s discography albums the b52s bouncing off the satellites cosmic thing funplex good stuff mesopotamia nude on the moon.
Hdtracks is the first outlet to feature them as one complete set, and man. The b52s without apostrophe is currently this bands official name, so please dont change it back to the b52s. Sep 12, 2009 but back in 1982, by some fortuitous accident, initial copies of the ep were released on the island record label in the uk and parts of europe that included byrnes longer, dubbier, and altogether more interesting mixes of several tracks, offering a brief glimpse of what the b52s third album might well have sounded like had bryne been. Recorded in boston at a show opening for the talking heads. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. For someone that owns all of the roxy music studio albums on vinyl, this is the perfect box set to have on cd.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the b52s. It has several tracks from each album on its first 3 cds and one complete cd of rarities, bsides and extended versions. A major part of the new wave scene, the band started out as fred schneider vocals, kate pierson vocals, organ, cindy wilson vocals, bongos, ricky wilson guitar, and keith strickland drums. Fred schneider 7599265922\fred schneider fred schneider 7599265922. Bouncing off the satellites 1986, cosmic thing 1989, good stuff 1992, funplex 2008. The b52s on allmusic 1983 following the botched collaboration with david.
The new asia set to embark on 2019 royal affair tour with yes, john lodge band, and. The complete studio album collection 19791992 cd4 2014. Discografia the b52s mega completa 320 kbps albums mp3. He first met him in korea, where his emergency arrival for repairs while enroute for what chuck thought was the colonels hot date in tokyo, caused the death of several of his crewmen. The complete studio album collection 19791992 cd5 2014. Each sunday, pitchfork takes an indepth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. The b52s are an american rock band that formed in 1976 in athens, georgia, united states. The b52s is the debut album by the athens, georgiabased new wave band the b52s.
The b52s discography 1979 the b52s play loud 250 776 1987 1980 wild planet 252 587 1987 1982 mesopotamia ep 254 217 1987 1983 whammy. Find the b52s song information on allmusic allmusic. Love shack aside which is pretty much impossible to assess to due its omnipresence for the past thirty years, this is actually a really phenomenal album from the b52s. The complete studio album collection 19791992 cd5 the b52s the complete studio album collection 19791992 cd4 the b52s cosmic thing remastered 2010 the b52s. Rock lobster and their 1989 hit love shack are widely what the b52s are known for. Legal tender with tina weymouth and chris frantz 2.
The b52s the complete studio album collection 19791992. Snow patrol are an alternative rock band that formed in dundee scotland united kingdom in 1994 and currently based in bangor northern ireland where most of the band members are from they consist of gary lightbody vocals guitar nathan connolly guitar vocals paul wilson bass tom simpson keyboards and jonny. Among the most unfortunate casualties caught inside the blast radius were the b52s. Postpunk rock dancepop pop pop rock poprock new wave. It is well known that the b52s are the worlds greatest party band. A couple of years ago, i was browsing around the web, and came across a site describing a recently remixed version of the b52s song mesopotamia. With their beehives, thrift store shtick and fred schneiders nasally distinct narratives, the group made an imprint not only on nascent altrockers, but on the top 40 charts, as well. The complete studio album collection 19791992 cd6 2014. The essential guide to the worlds greatest party band sexton, mats on. Formed october 1976 in athens, ga the first of many.
The album cover was designed by tony wright credited as sue ab surd. The b52s unique and wellcrafted trashiness was a bit of a shock to the system even hot on the heels of punk. The band also added touring members for albums and live performances. The b52s, much like devo, were the dorky outcasts in the usa new wavepostpunk scene. The whimisical nonsense songs cosmic thing, junebug are quirky and catchy, with pleasant hipsway rhythms. The journey begins 40 years ago in athens, georgia. The b52s styled as the b52s prior to 2008 are an american new wave band formed in athens, georgia, in 1976.
This is the discography and videography of american rock band the b52s. Albums include the b52s, wild planet, and cosmic thing. The b52s are an american new wave band, formed in athens, georgia in 1976 and currently consists of kate pierson, fred schneider, keith strickland and cindy wilson. The essential guide to the worlds greatest party band. Chuck brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, col. The complete studio album collection 19791992 cd5 the b52s the complete studio album collection 19791992 cd3 the b52s cosmic thing remastered 2010 the b52s. The b52s biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Descargar the b52s funplex 2008 mega gracias por descargar the b52s greatest hits mega the b52s discography download full album. The complete studio album collection 1979 1992 hdtracks the. The b52s is an eponymous new wave album by athens, georgiabased rock band the b52s. Naming themselves after southern slang for exaggerated bouffant hairdos, the newlychristened b52s fred schneider, kate pierson, keith strickland, cindy wilson and ricky.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the b52s at the discogs marketplace. The b52s bouncing off the satellites album art the b52s. The b52s are an american new wave band formed in athens, georgia, in 1976. The kitschy lyrics and mood, and the hookladen harmonies helped establish a fanbase for the band, who went on to release several charttopping singles. Free lossless audio codec 1979 the b52s 1980 wild planet 1983 whammy. Record collectors read up on the discography of b 52s, the. Today, we revisit the debut from the b52s, a bastion of. The original lineup consisted of fred schneider vocals, percussion, kate pierson vocals, keyboards, cindy wilson vocals, percussion, ricky wilson guitar, and keith strickland drums, guitar, keyboards. A joke gift, but one from the heart, and a reminder and acknowledgement of our old days together.
The kitschy lyrics and mood, and the hookladen harmonies helped establish a fanbase for the band, who would go on to release several charttopping singles. Buy mp3 music online the b52s the complete studio album collection 19791992 cd7. I thank the b52s for the years of pleasure their subsequent albums have. Find the b52s discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Join songkick to track the b52s and get concert alerts when they play near you. The b52s were formed in 1976 when vocalist cindy wilson, guitarist ricky wilson her elder brother, keyboardist and vocalist kate pierson, drummer and percussionist keith strickland, and cowbell player, poet and lead vocalist fred schneider held an impromptu jam session after. The b52s stream unearthed 1979 live album pitchfork. Apr 17, 2015 the b52s stream unearthed 1979 live album. B 52s discography this is the discography and videography. With a quirky blend of surf rock, an impeccable sense of humor, and punk energy, this band have always seemed perfectly comfortable with themselves. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Formed on an october night in 1976 following drinks at an athens, ga, chinese restaurant, the band played their first gig at a friends house on valentines day 1977.
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