Just Another Day
Dead Man's Party
Heard Somebody Cry
No One Lives Forever
Stay
Fool's Paradise
Help Me
Same Man I Was Before
Weird Science
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Dead Man's Party
Published: 03 Mar 2014, 13:48
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. ~ Rick Anderson Rovi