Mesopotamia - musical weirdness with the B52's
Mesopotamia - musical weirdness with the B52's
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).
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 the band's sound. Side one ending with the mondo bizarro track 'Mesopotamia' with Kate and Fred Schneider trading verses about a long ago time with weird wry lyrics 'Before I talk...I should read a book'
The Second side starts up with sly and naughty song 'Cake' with Kate and Cindy handling the vocals, although a song about making a cake with some double meanings. Fred shows up next in the herky jerky dance song 'Throw that beat in the garbage can'...weird and quirky. The album ends with a return to form with the song 'Nip it in the bud' with Cindy Wilson channeling pop punk and a weird space soul over brother Ricky's space patrol guitar riffs.
Worth a listen even if you are not a fan of the B52s...quirky space pop from mars never ages.
Buy Mesopotamia here on Amazon
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| 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).
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| 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 the band's sound. Side one ending with the mondo bizarro track 'Mesopotamia' with Kate and Fred Schneider trading verses about a long ago time with weird wry lyrics 'Before I talk...I should read a book'
The Second side starts up with sly and naughty song 'Cake' with Kate and Cindy handling the vocals, although a song about making a cake with some double meanings. Fred shows up next in the herky jerky dance song 'Throw that beat in the garbage can'...weird and quirky. The album ends with a return to form with the song 'Nip it in the bud' with Cindy Wilson channeling pop punk and a weird space soul over brother Ricky's space patrol guitar riffs.
Worth a listen even if you are not a fan of the B52s...quirky space pop from mars never ages.
Buy Mesopotamia here on Amazon
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