Returning after a two-year recording hiatus (during which bandleader Danny Elfman recorded a solo album), Oingo Boingo forsook the excesses of smart-aleck humor and quirky production that had led critics almost universally to dismiss the band's first four albums.
The sound is still maybe just a bit too uptight and over-determined, but the horn charts are more focused and sophisticated, and Elfman has matured considerably as a lyricist.
Alongside such typically oddball fare as the title track and a surprise hit song called "Weird Science" are the faintly paranoid "Just Another Day" and the frankly romantic "Stay," as well as a glorious Motown tribute called "Help Me." But "Weird Science" is what really brings things to a close with a bang -- though it reverts somewhat to the band's earlier indulgence in wacka-wacka sound effects and willfully crazy production technique, it's also one of Boingo's most satisfying pop songs ever.
Overall, this is perhaps the first Oingo Boingo album to hang together really well as a whole.
Recommended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Another DayDanny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 2 | Dead Man's PartyDanny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| 3 | Heard Somebody CryDanny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | No One Lives ForeverDanny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | StayDanny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Fool's ParadiseDanny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | Help MeDanny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Same Man I Was BeforeDanny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Weird ScienceDanny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | Play | 06:08 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 42 mins | 96 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 283 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Avila | Guitar (Bass), Vocals |
| 2 | John Avtla | Guitar (Bass), Vocals |
| 3 | Mike Bacich | Keyboards |
| 4 | Steve Bartek | Guitar, Producer, Vocals |
| 5 | Mike Batch | Keyboards |
| 6 | Judy Clapp | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Danny Elfman | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Producer, Vocals |
| 8 | Laura Engel | Studio Production Assistant |
| 9 | Michael Frondelli | Mixing |
| 10 | Richard Gibbs | Keyboards, Synthesizer, Trombone, Vocals |
| 11 | Kerry Hatch | Bass, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 12 | Johnny Hernandez | Drums, Percussion |
| 13 | Bill Jackson | Engineer |
| 14 | Mike Kloster | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | David Leonard | Engineer, Mixing |
| 16 | Paul Levy | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Oingo Boingo | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Sam Phipps | Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 19 | Leon Schneiderman | Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Saxophone |
| 20 | Dale Turner | Percussion, Trombone, Trumpet |
| 21 | Larry Vigon | Art Direction, Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |