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The B-52's
Released 1980

Private Idaho
03:38
443 plays

Give Me Back My Man
04:01
228 plays

53 Miles West of Venus
04:53
222 plays

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songs

- 1
- Party out of Bounds
- 03:21
- 206 plays

- 2
- Dirty Back Road
- 03:21
- 209 plays

- 3
- Runnin' Around
- 03:10
- 157 plays

- 4
- Give Me Back My Man
- 04:01
- 228 plays

- 5
- Private Idaho
- 03:38
- 443 plays

- 6
- Devil in My Car
- 04:29
- 157 plays

- 7
- Quiche Lorraine
- 03:58
- 188 plays

- 8
- Strobe Light
- 04:01
- 179 plays

- 9
- 53 Miles West of Venus
- 04:53
- 222 plays

album review

Conventional wisdom has it that all the B-52's' subsequent releases are highly inferior to their debut. While Wild Planet is not the rarefied wonder their first platter is, it's still darn good. The songs here are generally faster, tighter, and punchier than previously, though production values are not as wonderfully quirky and detailed; fewer songs here are as over-the-top crazy as the first album's "Rock Lobster" or "52 Girls." These formless selections continue to exhibit a cunning mix of girl group, garage band, surf, and television theme song influences, all propelled along by an itchy dance beat. "Give Me Back My Man" allows Cindy Wilson a unique opportunity to croon a broad, expressive melodic line. Fred Schneider parades his inimitably nervous vocals on chucklesome ditties like "Quiche Lorraine" and "Strobe Light." The best songs here are "Private Idaho," a wonderfully jittery number that employs a variant on the famous melodic snippet from the Twilight Zone theme music, and "Devil in My Car," a delightfully loopy hoot that lays the craziness on very thickly. Performances and sound quality are fine. This album is well worth hearing and recommended. ~ David Cleary, All Music Guide