DEAD MAN'S PARTY
Oingo Boingo
•Crossover Prog
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Studio Album, released in 1985 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Just Another Day (5:14) - Danny Elfman / lead vocals, rhythm guitar, composer
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Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(17%)
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This album, the first on MCA released under the band's name (se "So-Lo" for the explanation for that),
continues Oingo Boingo's journey away from the dark circus freak show style that made their A&M
albums so wickedly enjoyable.
Sure, Danny Elfman humorously touches upon the topic of death in Dead Man's Party and
No One Lives Forever, but the rest of the tracks, lyrically, are forgettable. And musically, the
prog elements are all but completely eliminated. What's left is slightly elevated pop. And although the
horn section makes a greater appearance than they did on "So-Lo", with the exception of Weird
Science, their parts are bland and nondescript.
The low point is Fool's Paradise, which sounds like a remnant from David Bowie's dismal disco
("Let's Dance") period. The high points are the three songs mentioned above. While not progressive,
they each provide a nice groove.
And the pop music? It's listenable, but nothing special. I give this just barely three stars.
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At 1985, Oingo Boingo moves to the MCA records and quickly becomes a pop-oriented band
between ska and post-punk with their fourth release, Dead Man's Party. The album tracks was
already used as soundtracks for a hundred movies and TV series: Back to School, Weird
Science (the song of the s
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