I've followed various genres of music throughout my lifetime, but have always stuck by the B.52's since hearing their eponymous New Wave album twenty-nine years ago. There have been highs and lows since then, especially after the demise of Cindy's brother Ricky, but Funplex proves that they're a band that are still as fresh, funny and funky today as they were in the late 70's.
As mentioned by other reviewers, it took a couple of listens before I realised what a gem of an album this is - I have been listening to it while enduring the daily commute for the past few weeks and haven't tired of it yet. I can honestly say that it is the first album of theirs that, in my opinion, doesn't contain a duff track (not including "Party Mix!", obviously) although I have to skip the Pink Helicopter sequence at the end of Deviant Ingredient because it annoys me for some unknown reason. The title track is my favourite, with almost all other tracks jostling for second place.
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I've followed various genres of music throughout my lifetime, but have always stuck by the B.52's since hearing their eponymous New Wave album twenty-nine years ago. There have been highs and lows since then, especially after the demise of Cindy's brother Ricky, but Funplex proves that they're a band that are still as fresh, funny and funky today as they were in the late 70's.
As mentioned by other reviewers, it took a couple of listens before I realised what a gem of an album this is - I have been listening to it while enduring the daily commute for the past few weeks and haven't tired of it yet. I can honestly say that it is the first album of theirs that, in my opinion, doesn't contain a duff track (not including "Party Mix!", obviously) although I have to skip the Pink Helicopter sequence at the end of Deviant Ingredient because it annoys me for some unknown reason. The title track is my favourite, with almost all other tracks jostling for second place.
Buy this album - you won't regret it - and tell all your friends to invest in it too.