- Audio CD (April 1 1998)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: EMI
- ASIN: B000006Y9Z
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. The Key To Her Ferrari |
| 2. Airhead |
| 3. Hot Sauce |
| 4. Pulp Culture |
| 5. My Brain Is Like A Sieve |
| 6. The Ability To Swing |
| 7. Budapest By Blimp |
| 8. May The Cube Be With You |
Product Description
Album Description
Out of print in the U.S., this is Dolby's 1988 album for EMIManhattan. Contains eight tracks, including the hit 'Hot Sauce', plus 'Airhead' and 'May The Cube Be With You'. 5.1 surround sound.
Album Details
This is the Melodical, Manic Wizard Known to all as Thomas Dolby's 1988 Solo Release. Highlights Include: 'Hot Sauce', 'Budapest by Blimp', 'May the Cube Be with You', plus Five More Tracks. Dolby is also Known for his Production and Sound Engineering Talents.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Clever lyrics let down by tunelessness,
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This review is from: Aliens Ate My Buick (Audio CD)
The album opens with Key To Her Ferrari, a jazzy, orchestral piece with spoken vocal parts. Airhead is a mid-tempo ballad with some pop appeal and Hot Sauce falls within the same style, somewhat tepid although the arrangement is complex and interesting. Pulp Culture is an exemplar of the the lack of melodicism that makes this album lukewarm in comparison to his better work. The slowly lilting love song My Brain Is Like A Sieve is mildly appealing, as is the atmospheric The Ability To Swing. Budapest By Blimp is another slow ballad with atmospheric vocals and evocative instrumentation. Overall the album is disappointing, lacking the catchy hooks and quirky charms of Dolby's best tracks like Hyperactive and She Blinded Me With Science. I recommend Retrospectacle: the Best of Thomas Dolby for the most enduring work of this talented musician.
3.0 out of 5 stars
When Earth and Wireless collide,
By Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aliens Ate My Buick (Audio CD)
...Or The Americanization of Thomas Dolby.Thomas Dolby took a long sabbatical between his second and third albums. He produced artists as wide ranging as George Clinton, Joni Mitchell and Prefab Sprout, scored a couple of movies (including the legendary disaster, "Howard The Duck") and moved to Los Angeles, where he recorded "Aliens Ate My Buick." The Hollywood influence not only seeps into his lyrics (sample from "Pulp Culture": "There's not a lot of people there, but an awful lot of cars"), but into the music as well. The album kicked off with a great hard-swing ride up and down the 101 (Los Angeles drivers will catch that reference) on "The Keys to Your Ferrari" and then strikes a very "Wireless" tone on "Airhead." But after that, things get confusing. "Hot Sauce" was a leftover from the George Clinton sessions, and, sad to say, while Thomas Dolby may be talented enough to produce and play with Clinton, he ain't very funky. Same goes for the sterile sounding "The Ability To Swing." While a great song in its own right (Patti Austin wisely recorded it better for 1994's "That Secret Place"), Dolby is out of his depth as a vocalist here on his own song. And the less said about the dopey "May The Cube be With You," the better. Still, I doubt I'll ever give this CD up. "Budapest By Blimp" is the kind of greatness that would have fit perfectly on "The Flat Earth," and is just what you would be hoping for from a Dolby disc. Same for "Airhead" and "Ferrari" (especially that Robin Leach intro!!). It's just that, when it comes to an artist whose debut CD would fit onto my desert island disc list short list, "Aliens Ate My Buick" seems just a little too pre-chewed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A CLASSIC GEM OF AN ALBUM,
By Bill Appel (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aliens Ate My Buick (Audio CD)
By many, Thomas Dolby is considered a one hit wonder with the classic song, "She Blinded Me With Science", however, music gurus who know the real genius of this artist know better. "Aliens Ate My Buick" examplifies the often zany, but talented musical genius and wit of Thomas Dolby. All 8 tracks here are hook filled fantastic cuts starting with the dance moving, funny, driving "The Key To Her Ferrari" followed by the equally hilarious "Airhead". The mood moves to George Clinton-like funk with "Hot Sauce" as the funk, pop and fun continues on. "The Ability to Swing" is one energetic pop song and one of Dolby's best. Even better to even a classic in my opinion is the the unbelieveable "Budapest By Blimp", 8:38 of pure listening indulgence that floats along so smoothly. Due yourself a favor and get this CD.
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