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- Funplex
- 歌手：B-52s
- 語種：英语
- 時間：2008年04月
- 公司：百代唱片
16 years between albums is a gap virtually unprecedented in modern music, so no surprises that the first question you want to know about Funplex is: how does it sound? Going on the opening track "Pump", youd be forgiven for thinking not at all: theres Fred Schneiders delirious, delightfully unselfconscious shout, theres Kate and Cindy whooping like dropout cheerleaders, theres the enjoyably garish mish-mash of early rocknroll, B-movie kitsch and surfboard funk thats been the groups stock in trade since their emergence in the new-wave boom of the mid-70s.
Deeper into Funplex, though, theres evidence of a new electronic edge, which can be owed in part to the input of producer Steve Osbourne, whos previously worked with New Order and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. At times, the presence of dance beats, echoing effects, and pulsing synthesiser make Funplex feel a little clinically handled, like a B-52s remix. But its worth admission just for the glorious title track, a chaotic copsnhippies dust-up at the mall, and the mighty "Ultraviolet". "Keep doing what were doing cos were doing it right!" shouts Fred. "Four miles to a breakdown!" shout Kate and Cindy. 16 years on, the partys still going. --Louis Pattison
Funplex is the seventh studio album by new-wave legends B-52s - their first since 1992s Good Stuff. Famed for their witty and fun party music, producer Steve Osbourne (New Order, KT Tunstall) updates the bands trademark sound addingelectronics to Fred Schneider and Kate Piersons quirky vocals and rock n roll rhythms. Includes the single Funplex.