Aliens Ate My Buick
Thomas Dolby
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The Key to Her Ferrari | Thomas Dolby | 4:40 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Airhead | Thomas Dolby | 5:09 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Hot Sauce | Thomas Dolby | 5:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Pop Culture | Thomas Dolby | 5:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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My Brain Is Like a Sieve | Thomas Dolby | 4:50 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Ability to Swing | Thomas Dolby | 4:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Budapest by Blimp | Thomas Dolby | 8:40 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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May the Cube Be With You | Thomas Dolby | 6:49 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 8 Songs |
Album Review
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.
Customer Reviews
GREAT album!
This is one of my favorite albums of all time! I like all kinds of music, and this album doesn't have a bad track. "Pulp Culture" is fantastic. That's worth the price right there! You can really crank the volume on every song and it doesn't distort. Well done Thomas!
Maturity and Funk!
I was shocked to see the poor review this album gets from iTunes. Dolby, by getting away from the synth-pop scene and getting into funk, gains a musical maturity that makes for a great album. Still as quirky as ever, tracks like "Hot Sauce" and "May the Cube Be With You" are funk gems. The players he gets to accompany him on this project really add to it as well. This is great music!
5 stars for Budapest By Blimp
The album is Budapest By Blimp . . . it must be said. Budapest By Blimp is everything. Thomas Dolby offers his masterpiece. Budapest By Blimp
Biography
Born: October 14, 1958 in Cairo, Egypt
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Thomas Dolby
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She Blinded Me With Science | The Golden Age of Wireless | 3:42 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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She Blinded Me With Science | The Sole Inhabitant | 4:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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She Blinded Me With Science | She Blinded Me With Science - Single | 3:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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She Blinded Me With Science | 80's Super Hits | 3:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Love You Goodbye (Live) | Forty - Live | 7:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Scare Myself (Live) | Forty - Live | 5:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Ability to Swing (Live) | Forty - Live | 4:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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One of Our Submarines (Live) | Forty - Live | 5:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hyperactive (Live) | Forty - Live | 4:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Screen Kiss (Live) | Forty - Live | 5:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $7.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Alternative, New Wave
- Released: Apr 1988
- ℗ 1988 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Capitol Records Inc
