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Epicurus.com - Funplex
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List Price: $18.98
Our Price: $9.99
Your Save: $ 8.99 ( 47% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0094922873071
Label: Astralwerks
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Astralwerks
Release Date: 2008-03-25
Studio: Astralwerks
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Editorial Reviews:
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16 years between albums is a gap virtually unprecedented in modern music, so no surprises that the first question you want to know about Funplex is: how does it sound? Going on the opening track "Pump", you'd be forgiven for thinking not at all: there's Fred Schneider's delirious, delightfully unselfconscious shout, there's Kate and Cindy whooping like dropout cheerleaders, there's the enjoyably garish mish-mash of early rock'n'roll, B-movie kitsch and surfboard funk that's been the group's stock in trade since their emergence in the new-wave boom of the mid-'70s. Deeper into Funplex, though, there's evidence of a new electronic edge, which can be owed in part to the input of producer Steve Osbourne, who's previously worked with New Order and Sophie Ellis Bextor. At times, the presence of dance beats, echoing effects, and pulsing synthesiser make Funplex feel a little clinically handled, like a B-52s remix. But it's worth admission just for the glorious title track, a chaotic cops'n'hippies dust-up at the mall, and the mighty "Ultraviolet". "Keep doing what we're doing cos we're doing it right!" shouts Fred. "Four miles to a breakdown!" shout Kate and Cindy. 16 years on, the party's still going. - Louis Pattison
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Party on, B-52!
Comment: Wow Wow Wow! I grew up listening and partying to their strange (at that time, anyway), wonderful and imminently danceable and infectious music. After such a long hiatus, they are back with a vengeance. Their sound is the same, evolved for the 21st century, but still makes one stand up and notice. Thanks, Fred, Cindy, Kate, Keith and your talented studio musicians for bringing back the magic. I saw them perform at the "True Colors" tour and I can't wait for them to go on tour again to support their new CD. Thank you for making me realize that I haven't lost my zest for life, in spite of getting older. :-)
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Summary: as good as ever
Comment: Some bands are quiet for a while and then come out with a new release, but shouldn't have bothered. Not the case with the B-52s with Funplex. They still have "it" and I enjoy this CD as much as any of their other releases. Everything you've liked about B-52s from past albums/CDs... the fun, unique music and lyrics; the energy... all still to be found on Funplex.
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Summary: Where's the growth?
Comment: This Album is OK and would otherwise deserve 3 stars, but I felt like I had to back it down to 2; I was excited to see a new album and thought wow it will be interesting to see how the 52's incorporate some flavors from today into their music. Sadly I did not hear anything new. It's like this album is a bunch of tracks they did back in the 80's that never made the album so they threw them all together and released them today....
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Summary: Great music! The B-52's are back!
Comment: If you're a fan, you need to own this CD. It's pure fun! Hard to sit still when you're listening to it - just what we have come to expect from the B-52's!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not bad
Comment: Glad to have these folks back. Lots of good sounds, but the CD was just missing that extra something to put it up to the 4 or 5 stars. The voices still are on track. The sound was missing some high end treble to me... or maybe my 43 year old ears are off.
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