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Sounds like "Funplex" will be right up my alley; have been a loyal fan of The B-52's since I first saw them on TV in 1979. Also beginning to seem like I need to get a clue and ditch my long-term commitment to Cubase for ProTools (like the rest of the recording industry apparently). I see The B-52's will be performing at Roseland's Ballroom in NYC this Wednesday. It will be a trip to see if all the New Wave peeps can still dance this mess around.

yea!

I'm hoping for one or two songs a la 'Topaz' and 'She Brakes For Rainbows'. I love it when the B52s make me dance around the room, but they can write some downright beautiful songs at times, too.

Or a "Deadbeat Club"!

Mechell N`DEGEOCELLO
Van Hunt
KoOP

I hope it will be better than Good Stuff.

^ Yep. Now that Cindy is back, this is the proper followup to "Cosmic Thing".

Shake that Cosmic Thing!

http://www.youtube.com/wa...gK1D3_x6ZQ

http://www.theb52s.com/ne...nplex.html

They still haven't mentioned what the 1st single will be.

hot damn, when did the non-fred schneider one become hot?

http://www.youtube.com/wa...StlwuWwwrM

Listen to "Pump" when they performed it on the "L-Word".

This is the likely 1st single.

sosgemini said:

after watching that l-word clip i take my comment back...damn, they all look old old now.

sosgemini said:

Kate is the oldest. She will be 60 in April!
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Nick715 said:

i'd suggest cartoons for their new videos.

Nick715 said:

Do most older acts even bother to try and relase singles anymore. I know at the very least Sirius (and possibly XM) will have one station that embraces the song, so maybe now of days its worth boring. I just assume no matter what they do, single or not, they'll pretty much reach their core audience of fans and maybe some causal fans. I don't own any full CDs (actually, I might still have "Good Stuff" but never really listened to it) but I might pick this one up.

So if Donna finally puts out a CD next year, her length of time will be greater. 1991 was the year her last studio album came out unless you count "Christmas Spririt" from 1994, which is a great disc of Xmas music, but I would't!
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Duran Duran pretty much releases new albums for their core audience as well.

Most older acts are not going to sell very well.....unless it's The Eagles.

sosgemini said:

Keith has always been a hottie, Lord during Cosmic Thing I was all bout Keith.

sosgemini said:

They look great in that shot! Shades of Polyphonic Spree. Is that the cover art?

Lammastide said:

No, that pic may be from the late 90's.

Nick715 said:

Ohhh. BOOOOO!!!!
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This sounds great!

I was expecting a 25th anniversary update of "WHAMMY!", but I'm hearing something totally new here. Definitely looking forward to it.

can't wait

New Myspace message:

Funplex release date moved 1 month
Body: We know, we know.....

We'll see you March 24th in the UK and Europe (March 28 Germany) and March 25th in the U.S.!

~~ PANIC AT THE FUNPLEX!!!!! ~~[b]

Nick715 said:

cool!