Reviews (page 9 of 10)
Have only listened to love shock prior to hearing this, and yes the whole album sounds exactly the same to that. Couldn't deal with the shrieking and weird vocals. Not for me.
Rock Lobster!
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Not a terrible album but it's a little too much for me. It's kind of whimsical which isn't necessarily bad but I have heard it so much that I'm pretty much over it. It was kind of fun and 'edgy' when I was young but I will be fine hearing it only through pop culture these days.
The B-52s were late to the psychedelic party, and someone cut the drugs wrong.
Even though I've never heard a full B52s album, I thought I'd enjoy this. More annoying than enjoyable.
I call this be-bop music. I don’t know if that is a thing and I’ve heard it before but that’s what I think. It’s a niche, it’s an aquired taste and I think it’s something you can’t binge listen to. These guys aren’t at least. Choice cut: Rock Lobster
the last three songs a really good but overall kind of boring 5/10
Man that voice gets grating even in 30 minutes. I get why it’s on the list but after a couple songs I started to feel like I was in an asylum. High 2.
Just… special
okay meh
Postpunk met een lach, het is weer eens wat anders. De dames en heren hebben ongetwijfeld lol gehad tijdens de opnamen, maar het resultaat is desondanks niet echt een plezier voor de oren. Knullige ritmetjes, vals gekrijs en amateuristisch gitaargeklungel. Het laatste nummer drukte het allemaal nog een punt naar beneden.
We kennen de B-52s met name van zangeres Kate Pierson, die voornamelijk hard kan zingen, met als grootste voorbeeld een duet met de man die we 2 dagen geleden hadden. Namelijk Candy met Iggy Pop. Ik was dus voorbereid op een schreeuwende Kate Pierson, maar het begint met een man op zang. Het klinkt als een soort Joy Division die een themesong voor James Bond of een andersoortige detectiveserie maken. Even later maakt ze alsnog haar opwachting, precies zoals ik had verwacht, al wordt haar stemvolume wel iets teruggeschroefd. Of ze staat 3 meter van de microfoon af, of in een kamer naast de opnamestudio, dat zou ook kunnen natuurlijk. Vervolgens gilt, krijst, blaft en miauwt ze op de rest vh album. Het is dat ze op de wiki vermelden dat Ricky Wilson het smoke alarm bedient, want anders zouden we denken dat het Kate Pierson zelf was. Genoeg over de afschuwelijke zangeres. Het is verder een beetje punkrock en new wave door elkaar, van rond 1980. Leuk om een keer gehoord te hebben, maar ik word hier verder niet warm of koud van. Ik ben vooral een keer blij dat de hitjes niet op dit album staan (al herken ik Rock Lobster wel), want dat zijn verschrikkelijke oorwurmen. Love Shack, afschuwelijk! Twee sterretjes voor de moeite.
Kind of grates after a few songs. plus 2 for rock lobster
Dahn tahn
Great length. I did not enjoy this much except for Rock Lobster which was kind of catchy. High 2.
4/10 - This was just such a weird album. Lucas said they made love shack and he knew the song rock lobster which was not great but is a fantastic title.
Well...I love punk post-punk don't get me wrong. This is surely iconic and unique but this is well...probably one of the least favorite album of the whole genre to me. Very unique but like...the intolerable way...
Wow man the B-52’s were way more surf rock-y than I imagined they’d be. Rock Lobster is a fun song. Overall though this was very same-y throughout and I got bored of it.
kling klong
Realmente muy poquito, bastante aburrido, inclasificable el género, es como los temas más punchi de sumo con batería electrónica.
- I guess it was alright, not the worst thing I've ever listened to - I liked that punk sound they had in a few of the tracks, as someone into bands like Le Tigre or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I heard some of their influence in this album - I did fade out though from time to time, and so all in all, I think it wasn't really my kind of album
Have never really liked the B-52's especially fucking love shack. Appreciate this is an earlier beast and I like the surf/punk vibe but still cannot get past the fucking love shack and annoying shouty man vocals. Should be a 3 - but its getting a 2 cause of the love shack baby.
There are two types of B-52’s songs. One with the organ slapping you in the face whilst Fred Schneider does his unique vocal stylings. I prefer the other type.
'Love shack' is a staple of my karaoke repertoire but I was a little nervous to listen to this album (and it doesn't even include LS). I liked it. I didn't love it, probably wouldn't revisit.
I just realized that I have only heard three songs from this band before listening to this album: Rock Lobster, Private Idaho, and of course Love Shack. I was expecting to like this album digging deeper into their music but somehow I didn't? I don't know why it didn't click with me whatsoever but I would rather go listen to Blondie. Don't know why this is on the list
Instrumentals were fun enough. Not much else I enjoyed.
It's crazy to me how so many modern albums get criticized for lacking variety, having bland lyrics, being overproduced, etc., only for people to rave about Rock Lobster in the reviews here. There must be some joke I'm missing because the discrepancy in ratings between some albums cannot be real
another group I had heard of but never listened to. Great start but after a few tracks I was disturbed ... but why? After a bit more of a listen I realised that there was potential here but the vocals were letting it down. Male voice is weak and female voices seem fine on backing but when it takes the lead it seems to lose any musicality. I like the arrangements and many tracks have potential but end up in the same kind of tempo and groove. Disappointing given what it could be.
S'okay. Didn't love the vocal work here. Instrumentals were fine. 'Rock Lobster' was the only one I cared for.
Most annoying band ever?
One play was enough. This album did nothing for me. Two stars is the best I can afford.
Good for what it does but I don't like what it does..... 🪨 🦞🦞
Fun little pop party band, pre-Love Shack when Rock Lobster was their highest draw. Not music I typically enjoy. Somebody must though.
52/100 Mid
Maybe on another day this could have been a 3. But it was just not my thing.
no new wave please
One dimensional, spawned is career
I don't even know what to do with this. This album started a long conversation of are the B-52s a paradoy band. They for sure aren't playing it straight, and they also aren't going deeply artistic. Strange listen. I kind of wish I had never heard them before just to be shocked at a first time listen on the list.
I had previously only heard Rock Lobster and never understood it. I don't get this. Like an ironic camp homage to the 1950s and 1960s. It is all too distracting for me to notice the music.
All songs sounded like a parody of themselves, like a cover sung at a karaoke
Quirky style but Rock Lobster is doing a lot of the heavy lifting here
Weird proto rock and roll. Wasn't really for me.
I hate the male singer's voice, he just sounds like he's trying to be ironic or something. It's also hard to take an album seriously when its centre point is a 6 minute song about a lobster. Better than 1* because the B-52s sound like a band that could make proper music if they wanted to, but instead they veer into joke territory too much for my liking
Death to America And butter sauce
Just another quirky punky new wave record... It is basically Talking Heads, just worse.
Rock lobster does not make the album one you must hear
I like a select few B-52 songs. Rock Lobster is one of them. Everything else on this album is absolutely grating vocal-wise.
Too much kitsch for me. Rock Lobster should not be 6:50. I know people dig the B-52's. But I am not one of those people.
Unique. 2.5.
B-52s are a weird band. No love shack in the album so it was hard to listen to. 2 stars
Rock Lobster has some incredible animal limitations. Other than that this is some fairly basic rock music and the girls voice sucks.
So weird. I wasn't a fan of the B-52s coming into this and I still am not after listening to a whole album. I really cannot get down with either one of the singers and the lyrics so so strange. Some of the instrumentals were pretty cool.
ok 6.5/10
Even though the whole thing seems to be steeped in irony, I couldn't enjoy the annoying voices.
I’ve listened to the B-52’s several times and outside of a couple of tracks just haven’t got on with them. This still hasn’t changed.
I thought this would be better.
- a little too quirky for me - I know Rock Lobster is popular but it’s still a little too weird for me
Well I can definitely say this was an interesting listen. I really struggled to decide if I liked it or disliked it. There were moments/songs that made me feel both. Overall I think I decided it's mostly not for me but I am glad I listened anyway.
Nice, driving beat the entire album long. But beyond that, not my cup of tea.
I basically only really liked one song - 52 girls
unique instrumentals, grating vocals
ok, i get it, the b-52s should absolutely be here. they created something unique combining new wave and the surf sound. this album comes across as bouncy and entertaining. they don't take themselves too seriously, and this album is evidence they just wanted to create some new and different music while having fun. but oh my gosh i have discovered i do not like the b-52s! i enjoy mindless pop a lot, and i'd say their music is mindless new wave. but oh my gosh the grating vocals from both lead singers have ruined the b-52s for me. i could not wait for this album to end. deuces ✌
Funky album though nothing especially stand out. Middling 2. Why did it sound like Yoko Ono collaborated for rock lobster.
Am I just unlucky or does the 1001 albums list primarily consists of rock records from the 1970s. From now on I’ll start skipping records, if they don’t catch my interest in any special way. This one was boring and annoying at first but the second listen was already more enjoyable. I’d describe the record as challenging Pop/Soft Punk.
2.3 - Wasn't into this honestly, maybe need to relisten
Why is American New Wave so bad 😭😭
I’d be curious to know why this album was chosen for this list.
There are some really cool tracks on this, and to be honest everything is really catchy even if I liked it or not. The song downtown really reminds me of M.I.A's stuff just the 70's version lol. 2.5/5
This album is like a fever dream fueled by pixie sticks and hairspray. It's undeniably catchy, but after a while, the sugar rush wears off and you're left with a bit of a headache. If you're looking for something to wake you up in the morning, this is it. But if you're seeking musical depth, you might want to look elsewhere.
Drop the dude and this band would be better.
This bands music makes me physically cringe.
I respect them because they're from Athens but not a huge fan
I'm rating this based only on the 4 songs that are available on YouTube (this is my very last album and I want to get it over with). But based on these tracks, this album seems to be on the uncomfortable end of the New Wave and Post Punk spectrums (meaning: more punk-like, kind of annoying, sort of tinny, kind of chaotic but also sort of repetitive). There's definitely better New Wave, there's definitely better Post Punk. I guess this one just got the right promotion at the right time to be historically significant in some way. And that's it - the last of my 1089 ratings! Would've been nice to end with a good one, but oh well.
I was surprised by how regularly bothered I was listening to this. I really love Kate Pierson's voice, but she spends so much time using it to make annoying noises in addition to her singing. Hero Worship is a great song! Rock Lobster is a gimmick that simply does not need to be almost 7 minutes long!
Ok in small doses. Just can’t listen to her voice for a long time
mér finnast lag og lag með þeim skemmtilegt. þetta gerði ekkert fyrir mig.
ROCK LOBSTER
It's alright.
I don’t love it, but I love it! Just need to be with a bunch of friends partying.
rock lobster is gud tho
I didn’t like much about this album - however Love Shack is one of my favorite songs.
this was a hard listen tbh, really wasn't feeling it, quite annoying at times I'm ngl. Not for me.
Not the best B-52s album out there. Also, why is Rock Lobster 7 minutes long?
Didn't know Rock Lobster was 7 min... I feel like allot of the songs are way too long. They are really catchy the first 2-3 min. But i hear how the female vocals has inspired other bands, both the good and the bad (not a fan of screaming and shouting female vocals)
Sometimes when you only know a band's hits, there's a reason. This was no exception. It's hard to take a full album of this even if it was a short one. Kate's voice is pretty great though. 2.5 stars
Meh
new wave strikes again
This is too much B-52s
Cocaine
This album is very repetitive and not very likable The only tolerable song is Rock Lobster
Well my little streak of 5 star albums had to end eventually. Planet Claire made me reconsider my stance on this band, but then 52 Girls played.... ugh. Kate's vocals occasionally just doesn't work for me. I do appreciate the fun atmosphere and creativity of the album. I can clearly see ties to this in much music that I enjoy (Flaming Lips, Stereolab, La Femme) but overall this just isn't for me.
really weird
Fun instrumentation but nobody in the band can sing.
A silly band.
The B-52s are musically actually a very solid band…right up until any time Fred Schneider opens his mouth, at which point it becomes unlistenable.
Not for me, thanks
Very early B-52s. Singing was mostly Fred Schneider, who can get a bit grating sometimes.
Weird, quirky and interesting album, but that's about it. It's okay for one listen, don't think I'd be coming back for another one. There are just not that many songs I would want to replay, other then maybe Red Lobster.
Rock lobster är lul men orkade inte genom hela
Ongelmani B-52'sin kanssa on se, etten tykkää bändin nimestä enkä Rock lobsterista (liikaa ääniä). Kaikissa biiseissä on lähes sama rytmi ja ovat liian pitkiä. Ainesta kyllä on, omaleimainen tyyli ja onnekseen vahvat, mieleenpainuvat laulajat.
Hey b-52's, leave some staccato for the rest of us! 🦞🦞
meh
i think this genre wasn’t really for me but i did enjoy a few songs like 52 Girls and Dance this mess around
Got steadily worse
Nonsense
I've never been a fan of this band's quirky singing-but-not-QUITE-singing and goofy cartoon music style.
Having only heard love shack before wasn’t expecting much from this album, so I was pleasantly surprised, still became a drag near the end though. Not one I’ll be rushing back to.
I was hoping I'd like this one more, but nope. Still don't like new wave...
Never been a fan of being weird for weirdness sake. Also, what are these songs so long?
I can only listen to the B-52's in the rarest of circumstances. My main problem with the band is that all of their songs sound alike and that Kate Pierson's vocal delivery is WAY over the top, bordering on the annoying. For me, they only have two or three good songs, none of which are not on this album. 2/5
1/9, 11%
Not my cup of tea. Didn't age well.
Ganske irriterende.
This is painfully average and has a diabolically bad opening track.
Somewhere between a 2 and 3 and I always round down. Rock lobster a banger, lot of songs that just didn’t get me going.
Weirdo geezer
You know those videos of some bimbo with a mic stopping random people to ask what song they're listening to? What if that happened to me today as I was walking to class, RBF and purposeful lesbian-walk fully activated, and in the most deadpan tone possible, I responded with, "Rock Lobster by the B-52s". God, I can only imagine the number of OHill furries that would come flocking to me. This album reminds me of a low point in my life. I'm talking about when I listened to Sleater-Kinney. This would be a 1, but I'd like to leave The B-52s under the false impression that their music was revolutionary when it really wasn't. I do have a tendency to lead people on.
I can’t with all these shitty albums anymore. It’s painful. Here’s another Family Guy video I guess. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZxdOeXUiJ0
Some songs were fun, some were really really annoying, reminded me of having a little brother. Brother gets 4 stars, album … not so much
You know it’s bad when one of the main compliments for an album is that “John Lennon said he enjoyed it”. Not that he loved it, was inspired by it, or couldn’t stop playing it. That he enjoyed it. Well, I enjoy my 10:30 AM shit’s, but you don’t see me putting that sh** in my Wikipedia page. And when I say 10:30 AM shit’s, I mean these albums. And when I say enjoy, I mean loath with an unbridled passion. If not for Rock Lobster, this would be a 1.
Thanks to MTV, I suffered throughout my teenage years from overexposure to the B-52's and to this day I can't listen. The songs are good, but it's trauma.
Alright, not my sound. Rock lobster song tho 🦞
huumehörhöt taas pästetty studioon...broidi vana kirjottanu random paskaa ja luuli että en huomaisThe whacked-out vocal affectation, pseudo-classical flourishes and bonkers lyrics give alienation a voice, sure, but more importantly a beat..shut the fuck up lava
Blaah
Menetteli
Rock para dançar divertido tem sua importância. Mas não reconheço nenhum hit.
I didn't get what they were going for with this album. I didn't find it very enjoyable.
Some songs come very close to being too annoying, but mostly succeeds as Fun party music. I love Kate Pierson’s voice. Didn’t like the Petula Clark cover very much.
Thumb's up for originality. I dig the aesthetic. For a bit, at least. But as with Joy Division, a little goes a long way. Rock Lobster is a prime example. That song should be 1/3 as long. Still, the band is tight and they're fun. If this was the house band at a beach-side bar, I'd be thrilled.
Didn't mind this but it didn't shift my opinion of them as a band: quirky US college pop rock. I like the image and 'vibe', but it feels more of a homage than an update of those styles - see Deee-Lite for a more successful and interesting take on this, at least visually. 'There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)' sums up the intellectual level of the album neatly enough. Style over substance, for me, albeit a style that I usually quite enjoy. I won't be moving to Planet Claire any time soon.
Take the same basic song - shout something surreal over the jangly guitars, add a few screeching girls and you have a hit album. Rock Lobster was fun, but a whole album of what is essentially the same song reprocessed is too much.
Ugh
I respect it, and can see where some may enjoy it, but not really my cup of tea. Not something I would choose to listen to again.
Couldn’t even make it thru
Sounds like people having fun to me, but one listen was enough. Rock Lobster caught me off guard as I never placed the song with the band
Was expecting an album as crazy as rock lobster but most the other songs started interesting and became increasingly repetitive, glad to have heard it but wouldn't go back.
Much of it was quite hard to listen to. Rock Lobster was a welcome reprieve.
Quite a strange album, liked only "Hero Worship". Wasn't really for me.
This album is not horrible, but I didn't need to listen to it before I die. The sound is grating to me. I grew up hating this band. I thought maybe I could hear them from a different perspective so many years later, but my opinion hasn't changed. I stick through the whole album just to honor this process, but I didn't enjoy it. Downtown was the worst
Not my cup of tea, and overall their style and sound feels like a bit of a joke.
Now I understand why I only know Love Shack.
This is why I love the excercise we are doing because all I know by B-52s is love shack and I don’t particularly care for that song. His voice is annoying and I’m not sure why he was like “yeah I can be the singer”. Her voice is cool though. So much attitude. Especially on Dance This Mess Around. It reminded me of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Their lyrics are stupid.
Not a real big fan of the cheesy music that sounds more like parody and a meme than an actual serious band. Even rock lobster isn't enough for me to give this album anything more than a 2.
At their best, the B-52s are the kind of fun where you can just turn off your brain and enjoy the party. Unfortunately, this album is too much dumb and not enough fun. Also the cover of Downtown is all kinds of awful. Best track: Rock Lobster
Rock lobster…
2.5
I don't really enjoy the talk-singing throughout this album
It was okay
J’aime le son et le ton humoristique. La production est réussi aussi puisque je n’ai pas l’impression d’écouter un album de 1979. Rock Lobster est très bonne, mais l’album s’étire en longueur.
Found think surprising grating.. I’ve always liked the B52s I’ve heard. I didn’t enjoy this!
2. i guess I'm supposed to like them, they're zany and whatnot. But I find them just annoying.
C'est pas un disque que je m'asseoirais pour écouter mais c'est sympa comme musique de party mettons. Les tounes sont un peu pas mal répétitives et longue pour rien si tu ne danse pas j'imagine. Charme suranné, influences nostalgique Sur spoty il manque des tounes mais j'ai compris le principe
J’ai été surpris de découvrir l’année de cet album. Probablement à cause du succès de Love Shack sur l’album Cosmic Thing paru en 1989, je m’attendais à quelques années plus tôt. Ça ne sonne pas du tout comme un album de 1979. La production vieillit bien. Après pour le contenu, c’est intéressant, mais ça vient long par moment. L’album aurait pu être plus court et ça aurait été mieux, mais ce n’était pas la norme à l’époque. J’aime beaucoup la guitare sur cet album et l’énergie qu’on y retrouve. Rock Lobster est la grosse pièce de l’album et vraiment la plus intéressante. Planet Claire est bizarre. Elle est longue à partir, comme si ils la jouaient en show pour ouvrir pendant que les musiciens se mettent en place et qu’il se passe quelque chose visuellement. Sur l’album, c’est long. Pièce préférée: Rock Lobster
not very good rock lobster is silly though
The B-52's are fun in small doses, but an entire album of them? Phewf. It's... a lot. Not very pleasant.
Don't very get it...
Más o menos
Ja ok det var satme ikke særligt godt. De er bedst tænkt som et one hit wonder
*Rock Lobsteeer*
The vocals can either be unique and eccentric or off-putting and annoying. While I like the sound of the guitars and synths, the songs themselves often go on for too long to keep my interest, even with the unique rhythmic switches that the band implements. Overall, the record feels like one that's more significant for its impact on the New Wave scene over its own quality. BEST TRACKS: Lava, Hero Worship, 6060-842 WORST TRACKS: Rock Lobster, There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon), Downtown
Rock Lobster is fun i guess, but even that is novelty and gets annoying. There's a reason I don't know any of the rest of this.
Best Song: Hero Worship. No male vocals, and an uninhibited/chaotic/amateurish vocal performance. Worst Song: Planet Claire. Just a goofy start to the album. Overall: The female vocals far outperform the male ones. In a not altogether bad way, it sounds like an alien's conception of what rock music is,
Ok
Meh
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
Horribly overrated cack
Auch das gehört in die Abteilung „Einmal und nie wieder“!
i only got one song??????
nich mein ding
2/10 Listened in the car on the way to cap feret Bullshit experimental in just a weird way. Some decent instrumentals.
This sucks. I guess it doesn't sound like anything else I have heard, but the man's voice is incredibly annoying. The final track, a cover of Downtown, is clearly deliberately crafting to be as grating as possible, and it succeeds.
One of my most hated bands of all time. I just can't bring myself to listen to this.
A lot of early New Wave bands are a bit boring to listen to. Not so with the B-52’s - they’re a real pain. I’d already given this band a cursory listen before and found their later work rather exhausting. Of course, I was familiar with bits and pieces of “Rock Lobster,” but I’d never had to subject myself to the whole thing before. It gets even worse when you listen to the whole album, though: it actually becomes unbearable after three songs at the latest. Based on my memory, I hadn’t expected it to be that bad, but “The B-52’s” really isn’t good enough for two stars.
The best thing I can say about this album is that it doesn’t have ‘love shack’ on it. The worst thing I can say about this album is that it has ‘rock lobster’ on it. Absolutely fucking terrible.
This and Meat Loaf back to back is rough. I couldn't finish the album, got a few songs in and turned it off. I've some of their stuff before and was okay with it so maybe in small doses but I couldn't handle this.
I can’t stand the B-52’s. Every song is Rock Lobster
Wow this album sucks
If this was ever good it hasn't aged well
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
I wasn’t looking forward to this, given how much I hate Love Shack. Delighted to see this pre-dates that particular atrocity by a decade. Perhaps the B52s were less annoying in the 70s? Man I couldn’t be more wrong. 39 minutes of deliberately “wacky” nonsense and *really* annoying vocals from the front duo. This lot are the musical equivalent of the Fast Show’s Colin Hunt, the boring guy in the office that puts on a wacky wig and tells everyone “I’m bonkers, me”. Just look at that cover image for proof - have you ever seen a more punchable collection of individuals on an album sleeve? Absolute dross, down there with the worst I’ve heard on this list so far.
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