I’ve toyed with the idea of writing an uber-long post about Oingo Boingo over the past two years. Obviously, I’ve never actually taken the plunge. Partly because–as fascinated as I am by the band, the more I read about them, the less I like them. Yet, for thirty years now, I’ve come back to their music at least once if not twice a year. So, it might still be a while before I write on how faux 1980s-California psychedelic New Wave grew into pure dark progressive rock by the early 1990s.
Someday, maybe.
But, as we approach All Hallows’ Eve, who can’t resist the following? Enjoy.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3z7n_oingo-boingo-just-another-day_music
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Haha,Excellent choice for Halloween Brad!!! I never really got “into” Oingo-Boingo back in the early 80’s when they first appeared. NOT because of their music being “bad” if You will,but at that time,”new-wave” had MORE than established itself and Oingo-Boingo pretty much sounded like all the OTHERS did,so I didn’t pay it much mind at the time. I watched the video’s above and Ahhhhhh,I actually “missed” that techy,new-wave-eletronica 80’s sound!!! Lol. Nice Blog Brad.
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Thanks, Drew. They were such a part of my 1980s–not at the level of Rush, but close. Fun to go back and listen to them. I do think they had incredible potential to transcend their beginnings, but Elfman,understandably, found his success in Hollywood.
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