Oingo Boingo
Nothing To Fear

A & M    CD 3251  (1982)

Rock/Pop
CD, 10   Tracks, 41:29  Length
01 Grey Matter Danny Elfman 05:51
02 Insects Danny Elfman 03:04
03 Private Life Danny Elfman 03:18
04 Wild Sex (In The Working Class) Danny Elfman 04:07
05 Running On A Treadmill Danny Elfman 03:21
06 Whole Day Off Danny Elfman 03:57
07 Nothing To Fear (But Fear Itself) Danny Elfman 03:54
08 Why'd We Come Danny Elfman 03:58
09 Islands Danny Elfman 04:41
10 Reptiles And Samurai Danny Elfman 05:18
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars AAD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Guitar Steve Bartek
Vocals Danny Elfman
Keyboards Richard Gibbs
Bass Kerry Hatch
Drums Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez
Saxophone Sam "Sluggo" Phipps
Saxophone Leon Schneiderman
Trumpet Dale Turner
Musician Oingo Boingo
Producer Joe Chiccarelli; Oingo Boingo
Engineer Joe Chiccarelli
Cover by Georganne Deen
Personal Details
Index # 2367
Owner Dave
Tags New Wave, Art Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
Though Nothing to Fear is by no means Oingo Boingo's best album, it is certainly not as bad as many near-sighted critics have asserted. Elfman's songwriting, even when he's not firing on all cylinders, still blows the hinges off most of his peers on their best days. It is true that many songs on this go-around lack the smooth transitions that characterize Only a Lad, but the intricately woven, complex song structures do well to sustain Elfman's erratic mood swings. The album begins strongly, with Boingo's trademark bells and synth on "Grey Matter" and then switches gears with an abrupt slap-bass progression on "Insects." "Private Life" brings it all together, oozing forth elaborate instrumentation and rich songwriting. If you can humor Elfman when he gets too excited by his own proselytizing with songs like "Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself," and you give the album a few listens, you'll recognize it's a vastly underrated sophomore effort.