Bouncing Off The Satellites

The B-52's - Bouncing Off The Satellites

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Artist: The B-52's
Brand: B-52'S
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Reprise / Wea
Soundtracks:
  1. Summer Of Love
  2. Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland
  3. Housework
  4. Detour Thru Your Mind
  5. Wig
  6. Theme For A Nude Beach
  7. Ain't It A Shame
  8. Juicy Jungle
  9. Communicate
  10. She Brakes For Rainbows

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Free Music Review: Under Appreciated B-52's Album That was Ricky Wilson's Last
Hit: 5 Stars

In 1985, one of the B-52's key members, composer/lyricist/guitarist Ricky Wilson, was suffering from complications resulting from HIV and AIDS. Unfortunately, with no adequate treatments for HIV in 1985, Ricky passed away in October of that year not long after he and his band mates (sister Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson and Keith Strickland) had completed recording the album entitled "Bouncing Off the Satellites", which was released a few months later in 1986. While grieving Ricky's loss and lacking Ricky's unique guitar sound, the four surviving members of the B-52's decided to not go on a concert tour to promote the album. Sadly, this album, which was dedicated to Ricky's memory, quickly went into obscurity and many people speculated whether it marked the end of the B-52's. Fortunately, the four surviving members regrouped a few years later and recorded their most commercially successful album, "Cosmic Thing", in 1989; but Ricky's final album continues to this day to be least known B-52's album.

The ten songs of "Bouncing Off the Satellites", which total nearly 46 minutes of play time, are rather good overall in spite of several negative critiques written about the album shortly after its release in 1986. It also features rare vocals by Keith and Ricky. I rate each of the album's ten songs as follows:

1. "Summer Of Love" (5 stars, sung by Kate & Cindy). Fun & danceable song praising the fun and heat of the summer. This song was used in the soundtrack of the 1989 film "Earth Girls Are Easy".
2. "Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland" (5 stars, Sung by Cindy). A fun tribute to the well known jazzy 1960's song "Garota De Ipanema" (a.k.a. "The Girl From Ipanema") by Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto. Ipanema is a well-known beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3. "Housework" (4.5 stars, sung by Kate). A fun tribute to the toils of housework and wanting a man to help clean.
4. "Detour Through Your Mind" (5 stars, sung by Fred, Cindy & Kate). A fast & fun internalized trip through the mind and visiting a doctor.
5. "Wig" (4.5 stars, sung by Fred, Cindy & Kate). A fast & fun tribute to various wigs, which were often a trademark part of the B-52's performing costumes.
6. "Theme for a Nude Beach" (5 stars, sung by Fred, Cindy, Kate, Keith & Ricky). One of the very few songs sung by all 5 B-52's members, this fun song with beautiful harmonic vocals praises the joys of being on a nude beach.
7. "Ain't It a Shame" (5+ stars, sung by Cindy, Keith & Ricky). This sad, but beautiful, love song is one of the few with Ricky & Keith singing and is probably the only one with this combination of vocals in the B-52's repetoire.
8. "Juicy Jungle" (4 stars, sung by Fred & John Coté). A fast & danceable song praising the environment and nature, as well as protecting the rain forests of the world.
9. "Communicate" (4.5 stars, sung by Fred, Cindy & Kate). A fast song encouraging people to talk to prevent arguments.
10. "She Brakes For Rainbows" (5 stars, sung by Cindy, Ricky, Keith & Kate). Mostly a beautiful solo for Cindy that I would love to hear performed live.

Whether or not you are a diehard B-52's fan, this is a wonderful album that has truly been very under appreciated since it was recorded 18 years ago. Overall, I rate the B-52's album "Bouncing Off the Satellites" with a very-well deserved 5 stars and highly recommend it to every B-52's fan, especially to those fans who have never heard all of its songs.

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Media Type: CD
Artist: B-52'S
Title: BOUNCING OFF THE SATELLITES
Street Release Date: 07/07/1987
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Genre: ROCK/POP

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