Bouncing Off The Satellites Review

An emotional album marred by dated production bouncing off the satellites is probably the hardest to listen to b 52 s album but it s nonetheless fascinating occasionally brilliant and unlike anything else the band ever did.

Bouncing off the satellites review.

Bouncing off the satellites is the fourth studio album by american new wave band the b 52 s released on september 8 1986 it was recorded in july 1985 and was produced by tony mansfield founding member and guitarist ricky wilson died of aids after the album was completed but several months prior to the album s release. 4 minutes a look at the internet space race. Considering their loss it s not surprising that the b 52 s don t sound entirely focused throughout the record and it s easy to forgive them for the momentary loss of direction. If you ve been following the mission over the last several months you might recall that the spacecraft was put to sleep and brought back into service a few times as it.

On prior albums the b s had always struck a good balance between guitars and synthesizers. 30 nasa finally retired the kepler space telescope the prolific planet hunter that has been scanning the skies for the past nine years. The group recouped and finished bouncing off the satellites the album they were recording when wilson died. Songs they d made over the years.