Guest author Jami Smith of the superlative newsletter and radio show "Songs That Saved Your Life" talks about The B-52's and their last Modern Rock Tracks chart-topper, "Good Stuff"
Cosmic Thing was my favorite album from 1989 into 1990. So when the B-52s were set to release their follow-up, Good Stuff, I was beyond excited. The title track was a lot of fun but I was immediately drawn to three other tracks: "Tell It Like It T-I-Is," "Hot Pants Explosion," and "Revolution Earth." I played these songs pretty incessantly and put all three in my Top Five songs of the year. None of them were hits though and I think it's a shame. For the millionth time people have heard "Love Shack" I think checking out these songs is a worthy endeavor! Seriously, they're full of the life and energy of the entire Cosmic Thing album!
Cosmic Thing was my favorite album from 1989 into 1990. So when the B-52s were set to release their follow-up, Good Stuff, I was beyond excited. The title track was a lot of fun but I was immediately drawn to three other tracks: "Tell It Like It T-I-Is," "Hot Pants Explosion," and "Revolution Earth." I played these songs pretty incessantly and put all three in my Top Five songs of the year. None of them were hits though and I think it's a shame. For the millionth time people have heard "Love Shack" I think checking out these songs is a worthy endeavor! Seriously, they're full of the life and energy of the entire Cosmic Thing album!