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Los Angeles, California, USA (1978 – 1995)
Richard Elfman founded the theatrical troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. In 1978 the remnants of the Mystic Knights formed together under lead singer Danny Elfman as the band Oingo Boingo. The hyperkinetic ska-flavored New Wave band is characterized by their manic live performances and eclectic range of songs; Elfman and the band performed for a remarkable twenty years.
The band from Los Angeles, California, USA, a pared-down version of the theatrical troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, released eight major albums and two live compilations, each containing songs that varied from fast-paced ska to soulful jazz to emotional rock to off-kilter pop.
Starting in 1980, Oingo Boingo spent their first three albums establishing themselves as a band with quirky, bizarre, sarcastic, and anti-conformist vocals, lyrics, and instrumentation, among other things lambasting “normal” society and politics for their many hypocrisies and encouraging people to think for themselves. The band made a change toward a different sound when frontman Danny Elfman recorded So-Lo in collaboration with the band and a new label, beginning a trio of “new wave”-ish albums containing ballads and songs about life and mortality, including the famous Dead Man’s Party.
The band from Los Angeles, California, USA, a pared-down version of the theatrical troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, released eight major albums and two live compilations, each containing songs that varied from fast-paced ska to soulful jazz to emotional rock to off-kilter pop.
Starting in 1980, Oingo Boingo spent their first three albums establishing themselves as a band with quirky, bizarre, sarcastic, and anti-conformist vocals, lyrics, and instrumentation, among other things lambasting “normal” society and politics for their many hypocrisies and encouraging people to think for themselves. The band made a change toward a different sound when frontman Danny Elfman recorded So-Lo in collaboration with the band and a new label, beginning a trio of “new wave”-ish albums containing ballads and songs about life and mortality, including the famous Dead Man’s Party.
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HelloVlad wrote:
Figured I'd post this here, the entire OB discography (with rarities), available here in both: FLAC: http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2835513 MP3: http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2841231
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flexmens wrote:
Fun band !! Always get in happy mood listening to them
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Rhoany wrote:
\o/ /o\ \o/ \o/ /o\ \o/ \o/ /o\ \o/ \o/ /o\ \o/ \o/ /o\ \o/ \o/ /o\ \o/ \o/ /o\ \o/ one of my favorite band, I really love listen them :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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Gargoyle2500 wrote:
I ended up buying Dead Man's Party instead, It was the only album the store had in that wasn't a greatest hits CD! I'm up to Fool's Paradise and I haven't heard a song I don't like yet!
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Gargoyle2500 wrote:
The lack of listeners surprises me, Even XTC have more listeners per week and yet XTC aren't as well known in my age group as Oingo Boingo. Anyway, I'll buy Oingo Boingo's debut album some time.
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olivegreen85 wrote:
Oh, yay. I managed to reach the goal I set back in September of hitting 10,000 Boingo scrobbles before the end of the year (at the time, I was at 6000 & change). Not that it matters, of course. But it was a fun experiment to see if I'd make it — you know, whatever, it's something to do. Now, to bring TMBG up to 5000 from 3300 by the time I see them, maybe, in March, and Sparks up to 1000 from 350 — by Valentine's Day, maybe....
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nvnever wrote:
the best.
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hetismarloes wrote:
Underrated
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kaycrimefighter wrote:
loooove <3
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baslisten2rock wrote:
brilliant band man..
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Thorens wrote:
I hope this cover by Finntroll (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7drK4sXRnDQ) raises a new popularity for this band. So I can talk to people about this band without them going: "What the **** are you talking about?"
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mydesperateicon wrote:
I once named my dogs Oingo and Boingo.... lol
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olivegreen85 wrote:
I was beseeching the Google Oracle just now to tell me where can I find lossless OB (I'm doing what I can to expand/upgrade my boot collection), when I found this (http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Oingo-and-Boingo): "Oingo and Boingo are minor, fictional characters appearing in the Japanese manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険, Jojo no kimyōna bōken), by Hirohiko Araki. The characters are portrayed as enemies of the protagonist." After I stopped giggling, it occurred to me that it would also be a great name for a pair of pets. And then, I found myself thinking, hey! That tarantula I was gonna call Fluffy the Terrible ... what if I got a PAIR, instead? And one could be Oingo, and the other Boingo? ... And then it occurred to me that I should probably dial down on the sugar intake.
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BelcantoInTheSp wrote:
great artists
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yakanak wrote:
Beware the Clowns of Death!
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incultojurgis wrote:
Oingo Boingo are epicness.
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julia_rosas wrote:
People should know better this band, because is too freaking awesome!
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olivegreen85 wrote:
Yay for Boingo scrobble #4000! [/me straps on party hat & blows noisemaker, as confetti falls from ceiling] (I had over 5000 on an old account.... I'll get back there soon enough.)
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clowezra wrote:
dont go in the basement <3
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mydesperateicon wrote:
♥ Steve Bartek ♥ =D
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