FAREWELL

Oingo Boingo

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Live, released in 1996

Songs / Tracks Listing

Disc 1
1. Insanity (7:42)
2. Little Girls (3:55)
3. Cinderella Undercover (4:45)
4. Controller (2:50)
5. Burn Me Up (2;53)
6. Insects (3:04)
7. No One Lives Forever (4:12)
8. Hey! (7:45)
9. Reptiles And Samurai (5:41)
10. Water (4:04)
11. I Am The Walrus / Tender Lumplings (4:03)
12. Piggies (6:47)
13. We Close Our Eyes (4:12)
14. Mary (6:09)
15. Can't See (Useless) (4:23)

Total Time 71:23

Disc 2
1. Helpless (3:55)
2. I'm So Bad (3:38)
3. Change (8:49)
4. Stay (3:40)
5. Who Do You Want To Be (2:59)
6. On The Outside (3:36)
7. Wild Sex (In The Working Class) (4:38)
8. Dead Man's Party (6:07)
9. Nasty Habits (5:32)
10. Clowns Of Death (6:50)
11. Ain't This The Life (3:14)
12. Whole Day Off (4:28)
13. Grey Matter (6:19)
14. No Spill Blood (5:22)
15. Only A Lad (4:20)

Total Time 73:27

Line-up / Musicians

- Danny Elfman / lead vocals, guitar
- Steve Bartek / lead guitar, backing vocals
- John Avila / bass, backing vocals
- Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez / drums, percussion
- Warren Fitzgerald / guitar, backing vocals
- Sam "Sluggo" Phipps / tenor and soprano saxophones, vocals on "Reptiles and Samurai"
- Leon Schneiderman / baritone saxophone, percussion
- Dale Turner / trumpet
- Katurah Clarke / percussion
- Marc Mann / keyboards

Releases information

2CD Giant Records (1996)

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Review by Evolver
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Just after releasing what was easily their best studio album, "Boingo", Danny Elfman decided to disband the group. I don't know if it was the success he has had creating film soundtracks, if he was just getting tired of this aspect of his music, or even if with that last masterpiece he found he had nothing more to say in the genre, but that was his decision. Instead of touring, the group played one final farewell concert, and of course, called the album "Farewell".

The album does have a few tracks from "Boingo", as it was the latest release, but the concert serves as a career retrospective of the band, with tracks from all of their albums except "So-Lo" and "Dark At The End Of The Tunnel" (two of their weaker albums, in my opinion). Five previously unreleased tracks (Burn Me Up,Water, Piggies, Helpless and Clowns Of Death) were also played as part of the set, probably just to get them out there, and all of them are welcome additions to the album.

The arrangements are harsher than on previous tours, with Warren Fitzgerald, an additional guitarist added to free up Steve Bartek from playing rhythms, adding to the mayhem. And everything was played as if this was their last concert, with the band just letting go and playing their brains out. This emotional performance gives even the oldest tunes an edge that they hadn't had previously, and makes this concert album an amazing event.

If any of the members of the band happen by to read this. Thank you. You have created some of my favorite listening experiences.

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