Thomas Dolby; The Lost Toy People
Aliens Ate My Buick
EMI
CDP 7 48075 2
(1988)
Rock/Pop
CD, 8
Tracks, 45:15
Length
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01 |
The Key To Her Ferrari |
Thomas Dolby |
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04:39 |
02 |
Airhead |
Thomas Dolby; Grant Morris |
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05:07 |
03 |
Hot Sauce |
George Clinton |
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05:03 |
04 |
Pulp Culture |
Thomas Dolby |
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05:35 |
05 |
My Brain Is Like A Sieve |
Thomas Dolby |
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04:52 |
06 |
The Ability To Swing |
Thomas Dolby; Matthew Seligman |
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04:30 |
07 |
Budapest By Blimp |
Thomas Dolby |
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08:40 |
08 |
May The Cube Be With You |
Thomas Dolby |
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06:49 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Keyboards |
Thomas Dolby |
Bass |
Terry Jackson |
Drums |
David Owens |
Guitar |
Larry Treadwell |
Synthesizer |
Mike Kapitan |
Musician |
The Lost Toy People |
Percussion |
Arno Lucas |
Trombone |
Bill Watrous |
Percussion |
Laura Creamer |
Producer |
Bill Bottrell; Thomas Dolby |
Engineer |
Bill Bottrell |
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Index |
#
956 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Pop Rock, Synth Pop |
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Thomas Dolby didn't do his career much good by waiting four years between album releases. Pop music trends shifted away from the quirky synth-pop Dolby had pioneered in 1983-1984, and though he employed a heavy funk beat aimed at the discos and even covered a George Clinton song, Dolby seemed less a true dancefloor king than a commentator on the same, especially in such songs as the (non-charting) single "Airhead," "Pulp Culture," and "The Ability to Swing." Dolby's flirtation with film had also added an eclecticism to his style that embraced '40s jazz vocalese ("The Key to Her Ferrari") and European balladeering ("Budapest By Blimp"). As ever, Dolby was a man of many ideas, but on Aliens Ate My Buick they failed to add up to a coherent statement.