Mesopotamia - musical weirdness with the B52's
Mesopotamia - musical weirdness with the B52's Mesopotamia Mesopotamia was the third album from new wave rockers B52s from Athens Georgia. It is also arguably the worst selling album of their career, but for a short record (there was only 6 songs on it) it had the band deliver music past their trademark kitsch to alien musical landscapes. Most of the direction in this avenue probably came from the producer David Byrne (of talking Heads fame). B52s - Ricky Wilson, Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson Certainly, the experimental vibe of the albums Remain in Light, and his union with glam pop scientist Brian Eno My life in the bush of Ghosts continued in the quirky songs of Mesopotamia. Starting off with the weird pop mantra invocation 'Loveland' Cindy Wilson turned in one of her strongest vocal showcases. Next was the weird 'Deep Sleep; with Kate Pierson leading us into the realm beyond sleep...definitely weird and atypical for t