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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A pleasant surprise,
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This review is from: Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: a Toast to Oingo Boingo (Audio CD)
I can hardly top the endorsement from Elfman himself, but I can vouch for the originality of the approach. These songs span a variety of genres, though they mostly take the originals in a more jazzy direction. The exception is "Nothing Bad Ever Happens," which ends up punkier than it ever was. The key to any good tribute song is being faithful to the spirit without slavishly copying the original. On this album, only "Little Guns" comes close to being a sound-alike -- and since it's a fun song anyway, that's fine. This is why the other Oingo Boingo tribute album, "Dead Band's Party," was mostly a disappointment, since too many songs were note-for-note recreations. Not the case here. This would be a listenable compilation even if it wasn't a tribute album.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fun new take on a fun old band,
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This review is from: Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: a Toast to Oingo Boingo (Audio CD)
This is a great tribute CD. A lot of the artists take the songs in fun new directions rather than just parroting out their copy. This CD can perform the dual tasks of introducing you to the classic songs of Oingo Boingo and/or bringing some not-quite-so-mainstream bands to your attention.
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Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: a Toast to Oingo Boingo by Various Artists (Audio CD - 2006)
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