tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post4700227557073766225..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: The B-52's: Whammy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-4667642433369706892012-08-11T10:48:25.230+04:002012-08-11T10:48:25.230+04:00I'm pretty fond of this record. I agree about ...I'm pretty fond of this record. I agree about the drum machines though, they really hold it back. Apparently Strickland wanted to be upfront in concerts so he ditched the drums. I don't see why he couldn't have played real drums on the album and just used the drum machines live though. Oh well, it's not a huge loss.<br /><br />Most everything on side one is a highlight for me, though of course "Song For A Future Generation" still easily takes the cake. Hilarious lyrics, great groove, fun vibe, catchy hooks, nearly everything the band did best.<br /><br />It's dumb that they had to cut "Don't Worry", the only thing it has in common with Yoko's song is that the only words in both are "don't" and "worry". Really a dick move on Yoko's part to force them to remove it. She lets everybody and their grandmother cover John's "Imagine" but make a song with exactly 1 feature in common with "Don't Worry Kyoko" and she threatens legal action. Anyway, "Don't Worry" isn't a big highlight or anything but I still prefer it to the unnecessary "Moon 83". It's kind of overlong but fun enough.<br />"Work That Skirt" really does sound like a normal song from the album but with the vocals wiped, which means it's far less interesting than the rest.<br /><br />So Whammy! is a flawed record, but it nonetheless features some of their best ever material.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04990529203943926383noreply@blogger.com