tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post4840091871091960338..comments2024-03-28T09:24:46.613-04:00Comments on Pee-Pee Soaked Heckhole: The B-52's - Mesopotamia ("David Byrne Mixes")HFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07020353895605709934noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-70564199548398438402023-07-10T06:49:04.126-04:002023-07-10T06:49:04.126-04:00Thank you so much for the links. Mesopotamia is th...Thank you so much for the links. Mesopotamia is the album that deeper got me into The B-52's. I've listened to it on repeat. I'm excited to hear Byrne's demo mixes. rotkiw1997https://www.blogger.com/profile/09109819626796175094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-66903882068068063342023-06-26T00:11:19.904-04:002023-06-26T00:11:19.904-04:00Awesome!! I'd heard of these and found dead li...Awesome!! I'd heard of these and found dead links, but you came through!!Geraldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-74257064985518630562023-05-14T06:10:23.178-04:002023-05-14T06:10:23.178-04:00Many thanks, my friendMany thanks, my friendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-63905532592212378102023-01-05T00:42:41.689-05:002023-01-05T00:42:41.689-05:00Thank u very much for the downloads. I do apprecia...Thank u very much for the downloads. I do appreciate it.David Byrne mixes are so good. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-58950617991532938662022-05-23T16:30:40.992-04:002022-05-23T16:30:40.992-04:00Thanks for the downloads, it's cool to have a ...Thanks for the downloads, it's cool to have a rip of UK version with the extended demo mixesJoshua Vickeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10509482154626548524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-10355009319118093682022-04-21T16:34:37.560-04:002022-04-21T16:34:37.560-04:00I am from the UK so have this album on vinyl, I ha...I am from the UK so have this album on vinyl, I had no idea when I bought it the history and different versions that existed. I love both versions of Loveland though the 5 minute version does have a better overall sound and feel for sure, I love the 8 minute version as well. Matty7https://www.blogger.com/profile/10637505892881625656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-34333154115813437442021-12-30T16:35:18.537-05:002021-12-30T16:35:18.537-05:00As a huge fan of the band I am thrilled to have th...As a huge fan of the band I am thrilled to have these tracks. Thank you, thank you, thank you!daringrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15220182401001450607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-33264461637496756592021-06-15T23:22:00.592-04:002021-06-15T23:22:00.592-04:00Quite enjoy this loveland version, it might be my ...Quite enjoy this loveland version, it might be my fav of the different versions. Glad I gave it tho, thanks!greenlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073253804724959234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-90598701031113263942021-06-01T04:42:43.210-04:002021-06-01T04:42:43.210-04:00Thank you so much for sharing the link, been looki...Thank you so much for sharing the link, been looking everywhere else to no avail. Best regards from Switzerland, CathyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-40084365802840806532020-09-26T19:46:45.077-04:002020-09-26T19:46:45.077-04:00I posted my main response to another person's ...I posted my main response to another person's comment, but to the guy who runs this site, I just have to point out that Cindy - not Kate - does the vocals on Loveland. Maybe it was just a typo - it's just that I used to find it hard to distinguish Kate and Cindy somtimes, and some people say they sound exactly the same. Absolutely not true, although they both can do pretty decent "impressions" of each other's vocal style (Kate did this a lot on Good Stuff when Cindy was gone, but it still wasn't the same without her. Steve Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556332160269898172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-75351664631801636392020-09-26T19:37:25.338-04:002020-09-26T19:37:25.338-04:00Oddly, I never saw Mesopotamia as a great departur...Oddly, I never saw Mesopotamia as a great departure from their first two albums. There are so many bands that got their start in the late '70s/early '80s who made the natural transitions in sounds that came with the trends of the decade. I would argue that Whammy! is a greater departure from their previous sounds, but again, completely normal for the times. In Whammy's case, there was the simultaneous drum machine + Oberheim keyboard craze that quickly came and went for too many bands to mention...<br /><br />Although it was fine for one album, many bands got their wits about them and brought back a strong real drum presence after this phase... Then, just like the Bouncing Off the Satellites, the mid-80s had some cheesy sounding overproduction with excessive drum triggers that sound a bit cheesy and dated today. That was resolved by the later part of the '80s... I can name so many bands that reverted to a more organic and live sound in the spirit of their early years in the late '80s/early '90s - and almost all of them hit their commercial peak around this time, only to sharply drop off in the following years when mainstream tastes changed and went really soft. The B-52's are not unlike their peers in all of these aspects...Steve Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556332160269898172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-57157755971145087852020-09-26T19:17:26.215-04:002020-09-26T19:17:26.215-04:00Ironically, the UK LP version of Cake sounds like ...Ironically, the UK LP version of Cake sounds like it has a similar vocal treatment to the U.S. version of Loveland - sounds like a phaser, especially in how it cuts out the bass in Cindy's voice and makes it brittle. On top of that a harsh metallic reverb - it's not the worst thing I've ever heard, but her more natural vocals cut through so much better on both songs. However, there are certain elements/instrumentation of the U.S. Loveland version that I miss on the extended release. I wish I could make my own custom mix!Steve Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556332160269898172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-58175818635849694852020-08-22T02:48:47.491-04:002020-08-22T02:48:47.491-04:00Thank you so much for the link! Great article. T...Thank you so much for the link! Great article. The B-52's were a weird gap in my musical awareness, but I "discovered" them recently and have been trying to catch up. Despite its mixed reputation with fans, I really enjoy Mesopotamia and it's fascinating to hear this version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-29187984160766546042020-04-07T12:45:57.949-04:002020-04-07T12:45:57.949-04:00Nice post. I remember Calvin Trillin on Johnny Car...Nice post. I remember Calvin Trillin on Johnny Carson when I was a kid - then later on Letterman! Thanks for these!John Wredehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979495735908269142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-25775143434976909862020-04-04T11:20:23.557-04:002020-04-04T11:20:23.557-04:00“Start it up again”?!? I just posted something ne...“Start it up again”?!? I just posted something new yesterday! OK, it’s not like the old days, when I would crank out several posts a week… but we are DEFINITELY still up and active here!HFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020353895605709934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-84000647648622509652020-04-01T03:59:24.877-04:002020-04-01T03:59:24.877-04:00Thanks for this, finally know what it was supposed...Thanks for this, finally know what it was supposed to sound like!spenner72https://www.blogger.com/profile/01843709471218384664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-90062405761588527982020-03-31T17:35:15.414-04:002020-03-31T17:35:15.414-04:00Thanks for the share! The writing is also very goo...Thanks for the share! The writing is also very good.eRacerXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086943139346660705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-91729992986037435832020-03-31T16:46:19.815-04:002020-03-31T16:46:19.815-04:00thanks for the link!
Been looking through your blo...thanks for the link!<br />Been looking through your blog, hopefully you find the time to start it up again!eRacerXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086943139346660705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-55773799109024671142020-03-31T12:48:04.576-04:002020-03-31T12:48:04.576-04:00Thanks, man! Great article, great music!Thanks, man! Great article, great music!domjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622748961277870109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-66299114101948245772020-03-31T11:25:36.245-04:002020-03-31T11:25:36.245-04:00Lifelong fan here and always gagged to find the ra...Lifelong fan here and always gagged to find the rare gems...Thank you so much for sharing these!<br />Nitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428663122819731195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-66532335358332281032019-07-21T18:07:11.544-04:002019-07-21T18:07:11.544-04:00Many thanks for sharing this. I'm really thril...Many thanks for sharing this. I'm really thrilled to have digital versions of this great mix! Thanks again and all the best. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-54684411035117255702019-06-11T10:57:37.112-04:002019-06-11T10:57:37.112-04:00Thanks so much for sharing this! I used to have a ...Thanks so much for sharing this! I used to have a copy I downloaded a long time ago but somehow I lost track of it. The normally available version of Mesopotamia is already my favorite B-52’s album so I’m always interested to explore further dimensions of it.<br /><br />It’s really nice that you’re still administering this blog in the year 2019! Like many people, I’ve been gradually detaching myself from Facebook, Twitter, etc. over the last couple of years, and it’s alarming to find the extent to which the rich world of self-published web content that was supplanted by social media is now absent. Please keep it up!Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-58679439656701869662019-03-19T12:08:54.298-04:002019-03-19T12:08:54.298-04:00Many Many Thanks for this ! I've just heard &#...Many Many Thanks for this ! I've just heard 'Deep Sleep' and it's still sounding relevant - more so now to me anyway. Fascinating reading too . . . . Mister Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-15942528636920004492019-03-04T15:39:12.741-05:002019-03-04T15:39:12.741-05:00THANK YOU for making these available to me (AGAIN)...THANK YOU for making these available to me (AGAIN)..Thought they were gone for good!scot wingenbachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559050863064711508.post-62270334331195587202018-08-30T14:54:30.869-04:002018-08-30T14:54:30.869-04:00Thanks so much for this!! I bought this version wh...Thanks so much for this!! I bought this version when it came out and I hadn't heard it in ages. Keep up the great work!Jeff Hitznoreply@blogger.com