Thomas Dolby - Aliens Ate My Buick
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Free Music Review: "Aliens" is out of this world!
Hit: 5 Stars
I first listened to these selections back in the summer of 1988... I remember the day well.. I was in Massa-Carrara, Italy... I purchased the cassette from a grocery store... I was lying on a dorm room cot... someone found a scorpion in the bathroom... there was graffitti chalked on the blackboard... It was a Saturday... I am still not sure what was more surreal... the setting or Dolby's music...
Since that time, this has always been my favorite tape... and now my favorite CD. I think this CD has shaped my adult personality... slightly off center, but sometimes bright, and often witty. And honestly, I am always amazed by people who do not understand this album. Yes, you either love Dolby's style (or ecclectic use of ANY and EVERY style!) or you hate it. There's really no middle ground here. And if you take it too seriously, this CD will drive you mad. But then again, why take it seriously? Dolby doesn't seem to write music to be serious, but to be fun and good! So just sit back and relax. Better yet, crank it loud, and dance to the Latin rhythms of "Hot Sauce." (I learned what a codpiece was with this song!) Or why not jam to the beat of "May the cube be with you"? I often pop this CD in while driving in traffic.. I like to roll down the windows and hope the people in the next car can hear the lyrics to "The Key To Her Ferrari." I have made several men blush this way...
It takes a brave man to compile on one album everything from Latin phrases with Latin beats... or "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" voice-overs with Freudian references... Who else could pull off songs like "Airhead" and "Hot Sauce" and not get hate mail from NOW? Where else could you find songs dedicated to Blimps or Sieves.
Dolby is a musical genius, A MENSA Musician, and one with a darn good sense of humor at that! And after sitting through 3 years of Latin classes, I just could not resist lyrics like "You ask me do I love you... does the pope live in the woods? Quad Erat Demonstrandum, baby... Oh! You speak French!" (Airhead). I still torment my friends in the Classics department with that one.
Free Music Review: The Title and CD Cover are Quirky, But...
Hit: 5 Stars
This c.d. is one of the main reasons why I have been a Dolby fan since She Blinded Me With Science from 1983; Thomas Dolby is an unpredicatble musical genius!You never know what type of musical direction or theme he will undertake or command from one album to the next. Though his vocals are not his strongest point, he makes up for it with his ingenuity in covering various styles from swing, r & b, funk, pop-rock, campy space-age stuff ( though not new age)to some of the more subtle and thought provoking ballads. To have passed this album up back in '88 was a mistake;Oh, well, ain't nuthin like the present to make up for it. I don't know if it's because Dolby had a bit of collaboration with the Master of Grand Funk himself George Clinton (not Bill) or that the year it was produced in that I can hear faint traces of Prince's style trying to emerge and take a peek from underneath ever so often. This project can be listened straight through or played with the random track feature on a c.d player without sacrificing theme or disrupting a smooth playback through and through. Dolby's next project after Aliens Ate My Buick was the Cajun styled-influenced and beautifully written Astronauts and Heretics (again, not what you think or would expect). To show how he has influenced other artists as well, I recommend the Patti Austin c.d. The Ultimate Collection where she does a jazzy number of The Ability To Swing !Free Music Review: Takes you away
Hit: 5 Stars
Having read the other reviews and criticisms of this disc, I do understand the negativity. Having said that - one thing does not get mentioned, that should be. Every single "desert island disc" I know has one thing in common. The song sequencing is impeccable, and has never been more obvious than on this disc. The whole thing kicks of with Robin Leach etc. and some great musicianship. When we get to 'Pulp Culture', his observations about LA etc are clearly moving out of the one-hit wonder realm and more into the Steely Dan ouvre. I'm still marveling that he got Ed Asner to do the cameo :) The level of musicianship matches the infectious lyrics ("shag gets in your eyes - YES!)
Anyway, for sure the highlight of this disc by far is 'Budapest By Blimp', a poignant, musical and sad highlight. Still get chills every time I hear it. I was vastly disappointed by the next record (5 yrs later) 'Astronauts and Heretics', very weak IMHO.
Anyway Aliens is a fantastic record, download it, buy it, whatever, but this is proof that the 'scientist' has som real substance in him.
Listen closely.
Free Music Review: A CLASSIC GEM OF AN ALBUM
Hit: 5 Stars
By many, Thomas Dolby is considered a one hit wonder with the classic song, "She Blinded Me With Science", however, music gurus who know the real genius of this artist know better. "Aliens Ate My Buick" examplifies the often zany, but talented musical genius and wit of Thomas Dolby. All 8 tracks here are hook filled fantastic cuts starting with the dance moving, funny, driving "The Key To Her Ferrari" followed by the equally hilarious "Airhead". The mood moves to George Clinton-like funk with "Hot Sauce" as the funk, pop and fun continues on. "The Ability to Swing" is one energetic pop song and one of Dolby's best. Even better to even a classic in my opinion is the the unbelieveable "Budapest By Blimp", 8:38 of pure listening indulgence that floats along so smoothly. Due yourself a favor and get this CD.Free Music Review: Pure Genius
Hit: 5 Stars
What can I say? Wow- this album is by far the best Dolby has produced to date. It is not a wallpaper album. This CD is a journey. It has so many part's to extract, but is fun too. The music is simply phenomenal. Open guitar chords, haunting piano lines, danceable (though I dont know why anyone would want to compare him to George Clinton?!) beats. I espically love it when he slows things down and takes us through "Pulp Culture" (one of the best slide-solo's I have heard) and the sweet-reggae style "My Brain is Like a Sieve" and moves us to "Budapest By Blimp", the rockenist most errie and wonderul song on the album. Album's do not get any better than this. I have had it since it came out in 1988 and I still find something new, and something delicious about it every time. If you are considering buying it, you won't be dissapointed.