B-52's

Rock Lobster.

Jeden z dziwniejszych pickow ostatnio na liscie, banda z hamerykanskim aten, w georgii, debiutancki eponimowy krazek bandy B-52's z 97, wiec czasy synthowych densowych brzmien, tego sie wlasnie spodziewalem gdy musialem szukac plyty na soulseeku, bo spotifaj nie posiada go w swoim katalogu, choc jest to najpopularniejszy krazek zespolu, ciezko okreslic co to jest za muzyka, z pewnoscia mozna okreslic ja jako cos z nowej fali, brzmieniowo podobne do devo, ale poprzeczka kiczu i absurdu zostala tu jeszcze wyzej zawieszona, moze i nie ma synthowego brzmienia za duzo, ale jesli w wykorzystanych instrumentach pojawiaja sie pozycje takie jak, dzieciece pianino, klawiszowe basy, walkie talkie, czy alarm przeciew pozarowy, wiec juz to daje do myslenia jak bedzie brzmiec to 39 minut, do tego dodac kontent liryczny oparty na retro kiczu, wiec beka z lat 50 i 60 hamerykanskosci, a to wszystko podane przez wokale tak straszne, ze w niektorych momentach uszy prosza o zaprzestanie torturowania, to wlasnie te dwa zenskie wokale najbardziej mi przeszkadzaly podczas odsluchu, bo w niektorych miejsach album potrafi byc zabawny, ale tylko po to zeby zaraz sluchac jejejejej w duzym natezeniu, pomysl na siebie plyta ma, ale slucha sie tego ciezko, moze to muzyka bardziej do zabawy przy dawaniu po kablach na dencingowych florach, ale na sluchawkach brzmi strasznie, nie dodaje nic na plejke, bo sluchane offlajnowo jedynie, ale hajlajtem plyty byl rock lobster, ktory ma w sobie klimat serfingowy i glownym wokalem jest pan Fred Schneider, a panie robia za chorki, wiec tak bardzo nie bola uszy, no i sam pomysl zrobienia surf rockowego kawalka na temat langustowatego zwierza z glebin to kusznt warsztatu lirycznego, a wykorzystanie w tekscie okreslenia jak bikiniowy wielory tylko to potwierdza

Pretty shit tbh

Enjoyed the instrumentals but the vocals and lyrics were very offputting

I started out thinking I was going to like this a lot. Then it went downhill. The songs all sound a like and the droning that I enjoyed for the first couple tracks quickly became grating. The cover of Downtown is particularly odd.

Awful, but not as awful as I thought it would be.

Probably hysterical in 1979.

Outside of Rock Lobster (always fun), I feel like you have to be in a specific mood to enjoy this, and I just didn't. Was even tired of the sound by the time that song ended, tbh, and there's still half an album left Already Saved: Rock Lobster

nea

I can tell why The B-52s didn't have more success.

75. O primeiro quarto tinha novidade e camas confortáveis. No segundo quarto, decadência e madeira velha. No terceiro quarto, ninguém dormia. Quando o quarto se começar a repetir, estamos a ficar sérios. MotA: Planet Claire "She came from Planet Claire, I knew she came from there"

Gelukkig hebben ze later nog wat betere nummers gemaakt. Muziek is wel oké, maar qua zang is het op sommige momenten net of ik Phoebe van Friends hoor zingen 🙉

De B52s ken ik van hun flauwe hitjes in de jaren '90. Dit is blijkbaar hun debuut album een behoorlijk aantal jaren eerder. Het begint met filmmuziek en een heel cabareteske zangstem (als in: slecht in zingen, dan maar grappig doen). Daarna zijn er wel aardige uptempo rock nummers, maar het blijft allemaal hangen in de middenmoot. Soms is er wel eens een leuk deuntje, soms is er wel eens mooi gezongen, maar nooit een klap op de spreekwoordelijke vuurpijl. Daarentegen is het ook nooit echt heel erg vals en op de mannelijke zangstem na niet heel tenenkrommend. Gewoon 13-in-een-dozijn muziek wat mij betreft. Hoe kan ik 2.5 sterren geven?

Agradable, hay un temazo por ahi: rock lobster. Buen sonido muy fresco new wave

Meh..

Good rock vibes, nothing to write home about

Not for me. I appreciate the energy and some of the rhythms/instrumentals but can’t get into it. The kitschy lyrics and delivery were overplayed and wore on me. 52 Girls is the closest to a highlight Rock Lobster a low.

Over rated band in my opinion

Kunne være temaet til en dårlig (læs: god) krimi-film. Også, ROCK LOBSTER! 2 stjerner, kun pga. Rock Lobster og Planet Claire.

2/5

Decent enough listen but no emotional trigger points

Vreemd, maar hier is al veel slechter gepasseerd. Dus ik weet niet of dit album toch relatief goed is, of dat de standaarden beginnen te zakken.

tonally weird. felt like a mishmash of popular sounds from the late 70s early 80s

Uit m'n geboortejaar en dat is ook meteen het enige goede eraan.

One famous song

Pretty confusing

Not bad

I almost like it...

Dulldulldull

Who listens to this crap?

Better than i expected i guess

Yikes

I think I would like this more if the vocals weren't so obnoxious and had more dynamics. The sparse arrangements work well but the shouting doesn't

not for me but fun

Not for me. Some funky rhythm.

Kaksijakoinen levy. Pidin kovasti naislaulajan äänestä ja tyylistä, kun taas mieslaulaja ärsytti suuresti. Levyn soundimaailmassa ja naisvokalistin äänessä oli jotain todella paljon Pintandwefall:sta muistuttavaa. Mukavaa sekoilua, mutta pidemmän päälle vähän raskasta kuunneltavaa. Kakkosen ja kolmosen välimaastossa heilutaan, mutta ehkä kakkoseen tällä kertaa valahtaen.

2.5

I understand the importance of the B-52's but Rock Lobster just doesn't slap in the same way.

Couple good song. Mostly not great.

Not really noteworthy

Too much

Bit weird? It was ok I dunno weird

New wave rock, lidt for mærkeligt

Tracks to go back to: Singer is atrocious, music isn’t completely horrible. Music for weird old people. 07/12/26

God do I hate New Wave music. I hope Henry Mancini got every dime they made off this album for stealing the Peter Gunn theme and turning it into New Wave crap. This is a novelty band, there is no way the belong on this list. Rock Lobster could be the theme for a cartoon, and even then it wouldn't be particularly good. Rock Lobster is the worst song on the album, certainly the most annoying. Every other song on the album is better than it is. That being said, this album is not good, but it is at least short. I bet Courtney Love is a huge fan of the female lead singer. She's 1,000 times better than Fred Schneider's talk-singing. Downtown is one of the worst covers I've ever heard.

Rock Lobster was fine, otherwise the rest of the album was really annoyingly insufferable. No catchy tunes, no consistent beats, vocals all over the place. The B-52’s aren’t good.

Deeply annoying.

Не осилил до конца

On an ass run

I don't know how someone could say with a straight face that this music is actually good. Hero Worship single-handedly solidified my decision to lower this from a 2 to a 1.

Shite

I actually owned this CD at one time. Hated it then, hated it now.

Не знаю, может дело в настроении или в звучании, но мне совершенно не понравилось. Блёклый и безвкусный. Ни голосом, ни текстом не зацепило

ta feo

No

Pfff... ah ouais pour l'instant 3 sons 3 j'aime pas. C'est de la musique qui à l'air d'innover, "on casse les codes nous" mais c'est pas bien en fait ? Bon ok Rock Lobster c'est plus intéressant. Je reconnais pas mal de sons qui peuvent potentiellement descendre de celui ci. Bon refrain. Le reste c'est pareil que le début, à chier.

gefällt mir nicht so gut leider.

no

Nicht so meins generell, bissl stressig, aber trotzdem cooler vibe, bissl punktiga und crazy

There's a couple aspects I enjoy, but I don't enjoy the overall package. This kind of kookieness is not my thing.

Felt like I could of enjoyed this if there lyrics were better and the singers could sing, the vocals just felt like a bit of a novelty throughout the album I’ve also clearly never heard the full 7 min version of Rock Lobster 1.5

Novelty music for a simpler time; which translates to bad music for a modern time. The instrumentation is fine but it’s accompanied by actively hostile vocals that just irk me beyond belief.

Dog shit singers with RuneScape music in the background. Awful album.

Only the first song was available in my country. Idk why. The one song i heard was pretty good but... its still a 1

Such a unique band, album, and sound! Fav song is ‘Rock Lobster’.

No me gustó nada!

This album was really bad. It all sounded the same. The same song from hell on loop over and over again. The only tolerable song was Rock Lobster and it was almost 7 minutes long. Overall, I’d give a 1.9/5!

Not for me. 1/5

I really didn't enjoy this. Not my thing at all, which doesnt help. But its so cheesy, devoid of anything solid and frankly its boring. No thanks.

1/1

idk why but this genre of band pisses me off so bad so so so bad idk why.

This is nonsense. Not at all humorous. Even the much vaunted rock lobster is irritating. How these are still going nearly 50 years on is a mystery

Nope, vocals are for crap

This feels like a joke too.

2/10 - nah, nothing of note, boring and forgettable

prime example of lyrics>sound. The instrumentals are pretty boring to me. I'm sure they were much fresher in '79 blah prime example of how music declined going into the 80's

Was never a fan of the B52’s and I’m still not

I’ve never understood the appeal of Rock Lobster and the other songs weren’t great either.

Was quite enjoying the first track before the vocals came in! By track 3 I officially dislike it. Tap out!

Unlistenable. Curious how it made the list. Was it groundbreaking at the time?!

ooohhh my. Single most overrated alt band from back in the day? Maybe. Not a fan. I do like the idea of them though. Just not their music.

startet litt gøy med james bond vibes på musikken ble fort bare ikke noe bra (hvis det er lov å si) ser ikke apellen hatet den mest populære sangen dere. jeg må gi opp jeg hater stemmen deres

album aint on spotify

Album is a complete disaster. The B-52's are one of the worst god damn bands on the planet. Period. End of story. The songs sound like to a riff put on a loop with meaningless babbling, and out of tune attempted at being melodic. Horrible album. Horrible.

Album is not on spotify so I listed to Faye Webster instead

Didn’t like at all

I swear I heard some James Bond riffs. Still couldn’t save the record for me…

Really not great. There's a couple alright songs, but the vocals and general musicality is so bad. Definitely a stinker album. 2/10

This was bad. B-52’s is only on this list because of that one song from the k mart ads I swear. Just annoying and repetitive for 40minutes no skill at all. New Wave music is so up and down and this the bottom of the barrel. 3.9/10 1.9/5

One meme-y stand-out unfortunately isn’t enough to save just how grating this album sounds as a whole.

Ambiance chasseur de fantôme des années 90. Je commence à m'habituer à there's a moon in the sky mais bon 1/5 et je suis sympa

I put this off all day because of "Rock Lobster." That God forsaken song played on the radio all the time at the grocery store I used to work at and if I ever hear it or Karma Chameleon again, I'm going to walk into the ocean. Destroying my back trying to dig out cases of celery and just wishing the stack would fall on me and put me out of my misery.

So this is where all those annoying pop culture songs came from. Back to the Carter era with you.

no thx

Een hele hoop geroep. Repetitieve achtergrond muziek. Geen enkele noot op de toon. Urgh

you know, before listening to this whole album, i really just thought that i hated Rock Lobster. now, I can say that I really just kinda hate the sound of the B-52's. this album feels like some kid got their first electronic keyboard, and then is stepping all over the keys to make random sounds. Rock Lobster is just painful for me to listen to. its gimmicky, its annoying, and thats one of the front runners of the album. everything else just seems like the kitchen sink was thrown at it and they wanted to see what stuck. not to mention, i kinda also hate the singers voices. here's hoping that we don't have another one of their albums

I thought I liked Rock Lobster but I guess Donkey Konga on the GameCube had a shorter version because I had no idea it was that long. Even crazier that it takes up almost a fifth of the album of what feels like the longest 40 minutes ever. And the Downtown cover is completely unnecessary. Really just didn’t enjoy this album at all but at least I can check it off the list.

God do I hate New Wave music. I hope Henry Mancini got every dime they made off this album for stealing the Peter Gunn theme and turning it into New Wave crap. This is a novelty band, there is no way the belong on this list. Rock Lobster could be the theme for a cartoon, and even then it wouldn't be particularly good. Rock Lobster is the worst song on the album, certainly the most annoying. Every other song on the album is better than it is. That being said, this album is not good, but it is at least short. I bet Courtney Love is a huge fan of the female lead singer. She's 1,000 times better than Fred Schneider's talk-singing. Downtown is one of the worst covers I've ever heard.

I was excited to hear this, it has Rock Lobster on it! But yeah, as soon as the first track started, excitement gone. Most of the songs are just a screaming noisy mess. Rock Lobster was great as always though. Best song: Rock Lobster

Rock Lobster is the only track I knew coming in and to be honest I had no idea it was nearly 7 minutes. (Maybe 4 and a half minutes too long) Can't say any other songs stood out. A high energy album, but I don't think I quite vibed with it. Favorites: N/A

So hard to get through. I must be missing something because I thought this was terrible.

It sounds as if it's the same song. New wave has not really done anything for me. Although rock lobster is still a banging track.

Couldn’t get past the first song

1. claire - 1.5 2. girlz - 1 3 dance - 1 4. rock - 2.5 5. zky - 1 6. ziz - 1 7. douuntouun - 1.5

Do you like Rock Lobster? Do you like a bunch of songs that sound like Rock Lobster? Then you'll love this album.

Old alternative pop, hasn't dated well in my opinion

I didn’t like this, but I’m glad I listened to the album. I can see how someone else could just love this. I think this is just not my preferred type of music.

Nah

Noooop

hm non mi piacciono..

Why

I couldn't stand it

That guys voice can do one!

Just no

Refuse to listen to this shit.

I’ve always hated Rock Lobster. The rest of the album was just as bad. Painful.

Such an unappealing album. From it's annoying sound to the screeching vocals and goofy lyrics, this could not have been more of a miss for me. I'm not the biggest fan of catchy music, but this is an extreme that just dies not work for me at all

I could not finish ... 1.5 for the instrumentals

The B-52's are quite the pinnacle of twerpy music. I can imagine their impact at the time being akin to Ed Sheeran or whatever prematurely married straight white people listen to these days.

How did this album ever get made? They are so unique and gimmicky. Their hits are annoying.....the rest is too.

Liked Song Rock Lobster

Alveg frá því að B-52's komu fram í Flintstones myndinni fyrir löngu síðan hef ég haft smá veikan blett fyrir þeim. Ekki að ég haldi eitthvað mikið upp á Flintstones eða þau en ég hef gaman að stílnum þeirra. Það voru því ömurleg vonbrigði að fá aðeins aðgang að tveimur lögum á plötunni þökk sé höfundaréttarbulli (þótt eitt af þeim sé Rock Lobster sem ég set oft í gang þegar ég kemst í Family Guy stuð). Ég held því áfram að refsa á íslensku á algjörlega ótengdri síðu en í þetta sinn með sorg í hjarta.

Really annoying voice s

What a waste of my time.

The WORST album I’ve heard to date

Can’t tell if this is meant to be a novelty album. Sounds like something that would play at a kids Halloween party. The female vocals are alright, but the guy is unbearable.

Surf music alternative with a highly percussive guitar and bass. Yelled lyrics add minimally to the melody.

Wow. Once interesting and popular is now unlistenable. There is no reason for anyone to listen to this on purpose. Very disappointing.

Something about B-52’s I don’t like. To me they are like a modern 1950’s skiffle group. Good for dancing I suppose and Rock Lobster does get all those dancing dads moving at wedding do’s.

Honestly if it was just Rock Lobster, it’d probably be higher

Blödsinnsmusik. Vielleicht für gute Laune. Mich macht es aggressiv.

Zo ontzettend koortsig omg laat me met rust

Very much not my thing.

Niks

Ne m'a pas énormément parlé, un peu bruyant

Hat mir nicht so gut gefallen. Zu unmelodisch

So annoying and bad

un poco repetitivo, no me gustó.

Didn't like this at all, had all the tunelessness of that era of punk without the attitude and aggression or the cleverness in the lyrics. Also, all the songs are way too long, there's very little excuse for a punky song to hit 4 minutes, but most of these do, and Rock Lobster is almost SEVEN minutes long. Would not recommend this to anyone. 1/5.

You kiddos ever watch third rock from the sun? The hit 90s sitcom about aliens that are living on earth. Great television from childhood right there. Anyway, there's this one character played by french stewart, he was kinda like the sheldon before it became maybe the worst sense of humor ever (it still wasn't that funny, autistic mannerisms aren't my cup of comedy tea (most likely due to some of my 'tism tendencies)). This album sounds like it was made by that character, squinting the entire time and saying random shit that sometimes sticks and sometimes makes a scene so incredibly awkward that all you can do is laugh (I just looked it up, apparently Stewart's character squints the entire time because Stewart was high at his callback for the role, that's legendary stuff right there.) Except instead of laughing and being awkward, this album was bad and made me annoyed. Do better, there were even some nice surf rock vibes in there and it made me upset to hear it be reduced to trash. It feels harsh to give this one star, but it also feels so right, definitely better than sabres tho... Ok I should stop typing nonsense and attend to my alzheimer's patients.

I did not enjoy this. It's annoying.

No

Discordant and punky but irritating after a couple of songs

Really don't like the B-52s

Shite shouty deliberately quirky crap, it was always crap - remains crap 30 years later

Wenn Humor nervt… Es brauchte kein ganzes Album, um zu erkennen, dass ich die B-52's unerträglich finde, dafür reichten schon die einzelnen Songs von ihnen, die ich vorher kannte. Substanzloser Quatsch. Gerne bitte wieder.

A lot of shrieking. Rock lobster is good. So kitsch jah. It's shit is what it is. Like they're close to being listenable but they're just annoying.

B -5 Poos more like. Not for me. I kept thinking of that Family Guy episode when Rock Lobster came on which was the highlight.

Bit silly.... Not for me. I have to give this 1 as I gave fats Domino 2 and I preferred that massively.

either this concept was created to highlight albums from this time period that all sound the same or the creator just really liked pop-punk with punchy vocals and short repetitive riffs.

Gross for some reason

I expected this to be passibly entertaining. It was absolutely awful and grating.

Not my cup of tea at all. Very quirky. One of them was a guest judge on ru Paul

Right out of the gates, Spotify is missing “Lava” and “Hero Worship”, so I feel cheated in this review. What is left had the bounce and camp I expected to get out of this cult favourite band. “Rock Lobster” alone makes this zany album worth listening to, but by no means saves it. Especially since it’s way longer and more nonsensical than I remember. Hearing songs outside of Lobster or “Love Shack” make me realize I wasn’t missing out on too much by not hearing this album. It’s maybe a little too experimental or avant-garde for my taste. The lyrical stylings of Fred Scnheider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson combine to make an interesting offering. I appreciate the risks being taken to some extent, but on the whole, don’t find their talent to fit what my ears would like to drink in. Are they better singers than me? Most likely, yes. But on the larger scale, this offering strikes me as being something that wouldn’t make it out of the first round of American Idol. But at least we still have the rock lobster!

nada de mais, é agradavel de ouvir pela primeira vez. mas imagino que enjoa bem rapido. meio estranho de um jeito legal. acho que é isso que se espera de new wave

Wow, okay. This has very few redeeming qualities to me. Some tracks like 'Planet Claire' and '52 Girls' are tolerable, but it was truly an annoying chore to listen to this. To top it off, the album finishes by absolutely ruining 'Downtown' for me. I don't know, maybe I'm just no fun.

Lennon said after hearing the album: “It sounds just like Yokos music.” What a weirdly backhanded compliment… Nothing really does anything but slightly bore and annoy me until Rock Lobster kicks off - always a fun thrill. The last two songs are just plain ridiculous and unnecessary. Why on earth are they included? Possibly the world’s most heavily sedated party band. Best: Rock Lobster Worst: 6060-842 / Downtown

It's not really my style, it's fine but I'm not a fan of the old style music. It does have the iconic rock lobster song tho

I like that its 9 songs But nah man, other than that one song

Loved the spooky surf vibe, hated the vocals. Most of the songs are just repetitive drivel with some shouty nonsense over the top.

Impressive, inasmuch as this seems almost precision-engineered to annoy the living fuck out of me

It's a no from me.

My instinct was gonna be to pan this. Because that first song "Planet Claire" and jesusf#R#*&^#$ "Rock Lobster" are just straight up awful. I hate that keyboard sound and Fred.... yeah that's a big no from me. But then "52 Girls" is pretty good - the dueling vocals (read: NOT Fred) and punky guitars make for a fun song. I could maybe have gotten behind a full album of that. Maybe. Or maybe it's just that it's the only part of the album that floats above the sewage and kitsch. Because it dunks right back into that, which are what I cannot stand and unfortunately what I remember and think of with this album/band. "Lava" makes me want to drown in it. 2/10 1 star.

Awful

I did not enjoy this. One or 2 decent riffs to be fair but I can't go the lead singers voice.

J’aime beaucoup les artistes qui ne se prennent pas au sérieux. Par contre, ça ne m’amuse pas longtemps s’il n’y a pas de substance. « There’s a moon in the sky... It’s called the moon... » ... ... vraiment ?

That was silly.

No.

Cannot stand the B-52's. Rock Lobster is a total abomination.

fuck outta here with this shit

Not a fan. I love new wave, but I guess I've been spoiled by David Byrne's genius. I've never liked "Rock Lobster", and I've never heard anything else by the band. "Planet Claire" is good, but the only track that I actively liked was "Hero Worship" I guess because it sounds like something that would have shown up on Talking Heads '77 but with better production. I will revisit this album from time to time, to see if it'll grow on me. Until then it's just an annoying one-hit (to me) wonder album.

not a fan of punk

Perhaps this album hasn't aged well and I am being harsh but I was delighted when I got to the end of it.

Not for me. Did you know Rock Lobster is 7 minutes long. 7 Minutes

New wave, combining rock and dance music. There's bits to like but it's a largely noisy and chaotic sound, perhaps better suited to the time. Quite liked the rockier 'Hero Worship'.

Horrible

Wat zal ik hier eens over zeggen? Ik moet meteen denken aan die waardeloze Austin Powers film eind jaren '90. De stem van de zangeres klinkt als een mug die rond je hoofd blijft zoemen waardoor je een slapeloze nacht hebt. Not my cup of tea..

Hoewel ik snap dat dit album belangrijk is geweest als inspiratie voor hun muziek, kom ik maar niet los van ‘the Flintstones’. Het doet mij teveel aan punk denken, de stijl die ik niet trek. Niet voor mij, dit album.

Absolutely hated the first track and bailed hard.

More often than not, when bands attempt to manufacture campy music, the results are painful. Generally, camp has to be arrived at unintentionally to be funny. The opening tune of B-52's eponymous album, Planet Claire, is a case in point. It's anchored by an obvious Peter Gunn riff. To this, Fred Schneider adds unfunny lyrics in a self-consciously goofy voice, and Kate Pierson layers on keyboard lines which are intended to be redolent of 60s outer space epics but aren't clever enough to add much. 52 Girls is at least a little more pleasant, if inconsequential. A decent little rock 'n roll/new wave guitar line chugs along while Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson contribute high pitched charmingly off key melodies on top that periodically diverge or converge. I wouldn't be surprised if the members of Lush nicked their vocal style from this tune, so the B-52's earn some good karma there. Dance This Mess Around is pretty nondescript except for the vocals, which are once again, self-consciously goofy in a way that is designed to be amusing. On Rock Lobster, the B-52's push their approach of merging various strains of 50s and 60s ephemera with self-consciously goofy lyrics and vocal stylings as far as it can go, which resulted in a monster hit. Why? My guess is that the influences were so obvious that audiences felt like they were in on the joke, and it didn't matter that the song sucked. The rest of the album proceeds along the same lines, but the B-52's save the worst for last with a disastrous cover of Downtown, which drains the tune of any charm it might have had. How to rate? This album is a thoroughgoing stinker, but I'll add half a point for influencing Lush, one of the better shoegaze bands of the 90s.

Meh

Wat werkt deze muziek me op mijn zenuwen zeg! Dat opgefokte gedoe en geschreeuw de hele tijd. Ik werd er op een gegeven moment echt boos van. Next!

Really annoying.