Dead Man's Party

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Before he wrote half the soundtracks in the world (Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas) Danny Elfman led himself an eccentric little rock band called Oingo Boingo. Actually they weren't so little; in fact, the eight-man band boasted one of rock's finest horn sections in addition to Elfman's devilishly good, often humorous songs. Dead Man's Party is Boingo's finest hour, melding their whacked-out mix of XTC, Frank Zappa, and Tower of Power with a genuine pop sensibility. Elfman is in perfect vocal form here, leading the combo through their biggest hit, "Weird Science" (which put Elfman on the soundtrack path) as well as Boingo chestnuts "Fool's Paradise" and the infectious, macabre title track. --Michael Ruby --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Dead Man's Party
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Uber good album!
  • Oingo Boingo
  • Hooray for Oingo Boingo!
  • good halloween cd
  • Halloween Dance Party 101
 Dead Man's Party
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Manufacturer: Mca
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ASIN: B000002O2E
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Just Another Day
  2. Dead Man's Party
  3. Heard Somebody Cry
  4. No One Lives Forever
  5. Stay
  6. Fool's Paradise
  7. Help Me
  8. Same Man I Was Before
  9. Weird Science

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Before he wrote half the soundtracks in the world (Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas) Danny Elfman led himself an eccentric little rock band called Oingo Boingo. Actually they weren't so little; in fact, the eight-man band boasted one of rock's finest horn sections in addition to Elfman's devilishly good, often humorous songs. Dead Man's Party is Boingo's finest hour, melding their whacked-out mix of XTC, Frank Zappa, and Tower of Power with a genuine pop sensibility. Elfman is in perfect vocal form here, leading the combo through their biggest hit, "Weird Science" (which put Elfman on the soundtrack path) as well as Boingo chestnuts "Fool's Paradise" and the infectious, macabre title track. --Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Uber good album!.......2007-06-05

This album intorduced me to Oingo Boingo even though I was a huge Danny Elfamn fan before I ever heard them. The first song I was introduced to was Weird Science. I loved it so much I looked up the artist and was shocked to see that Danny Elfman used to sing in a band. This was the first OB album I ever got and it's spectacular. This is a great album to start anyone off with OB. It's upbeat and songs such as Dead Man's Party and No One LIves Forever give a refreshing take on death with jumpy tunes that make you just want to dance. I listen to it all the time. When people ask about OB you cant put them into any specific category because it depends on the song. Some are more ska some are more punk but like I said: THIS IS AN UBER GOOD ALBUM! STRONGLY RECOMMEND.

5 out of 5 stars Oingo Boingo.......2006-08-10

The CD was all I expected. I have enjoyed listening to it many times now.

4 out of 5 stars Hooray for Oingo Boingo!.......2006-03-07

This is a great CD to get into Oingo's sound, as it's more appealing to a general audience and fun to dance to. The songs are all fun and catchy, but I don't get why Dead Man's Party became one of the more popular ones. It's okay, but there's nothing ultra amazing about it.

No One Lives Forever is a great song...Danny Elfman is so fun to listen to! It's a good album to own..I mean, come on! It's less than 10 dollars, and it's classic!

4 out of 5 stars good halloween cd.......2005-10-29

Dead mans party is a cool halloween song. This album is my favorite boingo cd.

4 out of 5 stars Halloween Dance Party 101.......2005-10-15

Anyone who listened to the radio in the 80s (or even now) or went out dancing or...whatever...you will recognize "Dead Man's Party." I think it's strange that that song (Track 2) became so well-known. They have more generally accepted-sounding songs, and many more "exciting" ones. For a long time I considered this my least favorite Boingo album, as "Weird Science" is by far my least favorite Boingo song. Although I can't help but like it...

With a definite sort of "Southwest U.S. Dancing Skeleton" feeling (sorry, that's not really a great description...), this album bridged a change of style for Boingo between their edgier sounds and the softer ideas expressed in "Boi-Ngo."

This album is definitely worth a straight listen, though. Whoever compiled the tracks was very clever. Some sort of story arc is made musically that really shows through from beginning to end. It's like watching a movie that changed drastically from beginning to end but manages to do so with such grace that you don't even notice.

Although not my favorite Boingo album, Track 4 "No One Lives Forever" is one of favorite Boingo songs. Give it a listen!
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    Dead Man's Party
    Manufacturer: Thunderous Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005NHU6
    Release Date: 2001-07-23

    Tracks:

    1. ver
    2. Cap'n Suicide
    3. Somerset
    4. Four to Five
    5. Liar's in Love
    6. aestas
    7. Sugar
    8. Destiny Shouts
    9. Superman
    10. Semi-naked
    11. autumnus
    12. Lean
    13. High
    14. Locomotive
    15. Surrounded
    16. hiems

    Album Description

    Thunderous Records puts out the real rock
    Dead Man's Party
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      Manufacturer: Dead Man's Party
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000CA6SRW
      Release Date: 2004-01-01

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