tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post2857446164593938108..comments2024-03-28T05:23:44.479-07:00Comments on Wilfully Obscure: Rockin Bricks - Havin' A Wild Weeknight!! ep (1982, Major Label)spavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-37042767894665247672020-09-26T14:10:29.374-07:002020-09-26T14:10:29.374-07:00Pernt, it was definitely the Weird Science-ificati...Pernt, it was definitely the Weird Science-ification of OB that completely turned me off. I actually have a mild appreciation of some of their less gaudy earlier tunes (the song "Just Another Day" comes to mind). I know what you mean by the whole "calliope-style carnival" chaotic sound of theirs. Aptly put. A fun fit for some back in the day, but it was never going to lure me in. spavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-65207769789491442712020-09-25T06:13:25.037-07:002020-09-25T06:13:25.037-07:00Your passive sleigh against Oingo Boingo made me l...Your passive sleigh against Oingo Boingo made me laugh. I have never been able to get into OB. And Lord knows, I've tried. One of my best friends LOVED that band, and he played them all the time when we were in the car. Because I thought he was an awesome person, I resolved to listen to OB with fresh ears and an open mind. But try as I might, they never clicked. If anything, they drove me nuts, with that calliope-style carnival chaos sound of theirs. They have precisely one song ("Not My Slave") that I really really like. And "Weird Science" is tolerable because I loved the movie back in the day. But other than that... not my cup of tea.<br /><br />And what's so weird is: I love Danny Elfman's movie scores! "Batman", "Beetlejuice", "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" (which I watched the other night), and so many others... His musical review style really works for motion picture music.Pernthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793629303216621005noreply@blogger.com