A popular American rock band, which is especially familiar to fans of new wave and ska. For two decades, musicians have delighted fans with extravagant tracks. They failed to become stars of the first magnitude, and yes, and the icons of rock "Oingo Boingo" can not be called either.
But, the team achieved much more - they won any of their "fans". Almost every longplay of the group hit the Billboard 200.
Reference: Ska is a musical style that was formed in Jamaica in the late 50s. It has a swinging 2/4 rhythm.
The history of the creation and composition of the Oingo Boingo team
The history of the creation of the group originates in the 70s of the last century. At the origins of the team is the talented Danny Elfman. He grew up in a creative family, and from early childhood he was attracted to music. Danny realized his creative potential by joining a local group.
The team was a street theater. It consisted of more than 10 talented musicians. The team relied on originality. Before the performance, the musicians applied complex make-up. In addition, they played improvised musical instruments. The team's repertoire consisted of an eclectic set - from covers of popular rock hits to ballet parts.
After 4 years, Danny took control of the furrows into his own hands. The first thing the talented musician worked on was the stylistic direction of the group. Now the team plays tracks of the author's composition, and the theatrical street is replaced by a stage, and more professional sound. At the same time, the leader of the group does not get tired of experimenting with music. He uses classical orchestrations, percussion, electronics, as well as a classic set of musical instruments.
At the end of the 70s, the composition was almost completely updated. Danny Elfman remains the undisputed leader of the band, Steve Bartek picks up the guitar, Richard Gibbs sits on the keyboards, Kerry Hatch is in charge of the bass guitar, Johnny Watos Hernandez makes frantic noises on the drum kit, and Leon Schneiderman, Sam Sluggo Phipps and Dale Turner play wind instruments divinely.
When the line-up was approved, the guys started recording a demo. They needed the producer's support, so they began to actively send their debut works to recording studios. The difficulty was that the guys created non-commercial music. Few of the producers undertook the promotion of such groups. But the team is still lucky. A&M Records - agreed to support newcomers.
In the mid-80s, the bassist and keyboardist left the band. The musicians took up the implementation of their own projects. After that, Oingo Boingo decided to cease activities for a while. But with the influx of new members, the frontman resumed the activities of Onigo Boingo.
The creative path and music of the rock band Oingo Boingo
The band members took synthesizer music as a basis. They quickly fell into the new wave environment. They were compared with some popular bands of that time, but you should not blame the guys for outright plagiarism. They were original, otherwise, the group would not have been able to maintain popularity for two decades.
The compositions of the group quickly found their audience. The bulk of the rock band's fans were based in Los Angeles. The band's tracks were played daily on local radio.
The debut LP Only A Lad summed up the band's musical experiments. On the wave of popularity, the musicians presented the second studio album. We are talking about the album Nothing to Fear. She failed to take first place in the prestigious chart. It only peaked at number 148 on the Billboard 200.
Throughout the existence of the band, the musicians were constantly in search of a new sound. Everything related to musical experiments is their part. The band's tracks were occasionally dominated by electronic funk and soft synth-pop.
The Dead Man's Party LP is the first LP that can be called commercially successful. Although the musicians themselves never aspired to become a commercial project. The top track on the collection was the track Weird Science.
At the end of the 80s, the demand for the group began to fall sharply. The public has new idols. Despite this, the guys continued to release new singles and albums. The most striking LP of this time was the collection I Love Little Girls.
The collapse of the rock band
The decline in interest in the work of the group had a negative impact on the general mood of the team. During this period, Danny plunged headlong into the cinema. He began to shoot films, as well as write tracks for other musicians.
He lost interest in Oingo Boingo. Danny abandoned the development of the team and practically did not study music. The rest of the team tried to keep afloat. They even changed the name to Boingo. Soon the band's discography was replenished with a disc of the same name. Longplay became the last album of the band's discography.
The group disbanded in 1995. They gathered with the former composition to play a farewell concert. The performance was recorded and later released as a live record and DVD. Thus, the group's discography consists of 8 LPs.
Interesting facts about the team
- The band's songs were often used as soundtracks. For example, the band's track is featured in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
- Danny has been nominated several times for an Oscar.
- The name of the team was given by the brothers Oingo and Boingo - the heroes of the popular Japanese anime.
