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Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: A Toast to Oingo Boingo

by Various Artists

Danny Elfman says: "I'm flattered. I found the new versions of the songs inventive and full of surprises. Well done." The album cover is by Georganne Deen, who was also the artist on 5 Boingo albums. The Tribute to end all tributes.
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1. Who Do You Want To Be - Mark Lemhouse Mark Lemhouse
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2. Running on a Treadmill - Woodrush Woodrush
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3. Grey Matter - K23 Orchestra K23 Orchestra
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4. Heard Somebody Cry - jack the original jack the original
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5. Lost Like This - They Walk Among Us They Walk Among Us
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6. Nasty Habits - Sick Sick
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7. On the Outside - Disbonded Disbonded
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8. Spider - Scott Fisher Band Scott Fisher Band
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9. Nothing Bad Ever Happens - The Cheats The Cheats
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10. Skin - Maneja Beto Maneja Beto
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11. Little Girls - Sneakin' Out Sneakin' Out
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12. Only a Lad - Delta Nove Delta Nove
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13. Not My Slave - Shiftless Layabout Shiftless Layabout
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14. Stay - Lelando Lelando
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15. Little Guns - Octothorpe Octothorpe
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16. Private Life - Brett Dennen Brett Dennen
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17. Dead Man's Party - Intervision Intervision
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ABOUT THIS ALBUM


Album Notes
If you’re a life-long Boingo fan like me, you’ve probably heard more than one old friend say something along these lines: “Every time I hear Oingo Boingo, it reminds me of you.” This is an odd phenomenon as you most likely are not a member of Oingo Boingo, nor probably do you personally know anyone who is. What this statement means is, at points in your life, you played Oingo Boingo’s music so often, and on so many varied occasions, that it probably annoyed the hell out of your friends.

That is so damned cool.

If you’ve ever referred to yourself as a Lumpling, a Boingoloid, or an Elfmaniac... or if you’ve ever converted a friend into a new Boingo fan by some strange vampire-like siring process, then Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust is a tribute to you.

Every one of you has a “how I discovered Boingo” story. Here’s mine: In 1982, I was lured to Seattle’s New Wave Spectacular music festival by the band Missing Persons. Oddly, I walked away from that event Boingo-curious, not because Boingo played that night (they didn’t; they headlined a different night*) but thanks solely to the festival’s new-fangled “video screening room”.
Music videos were new back then; only twelve people had MTV, and I wasn’t one of them. So in this makeshift screening room I sat on an uncomfortable folding chair and watched a very strange video of the song “Private Life”. I remember thinking the music was inventive and the lead singer was definitely deranged.

The video did what it was designed to do... it made me buy Boingo’s Nothing to Fear as soon as I could afford it. I still own that pristine vinyl edition today. By Christmas of 1983, I was hooked on the band and demanded that Good For Your Soul show up under the tree with my name on it. To this day, Nothing to Fear and Good For Your Soul are two of my all-time favorite rock albums. I honestly cannot imagine what my life would be like today if I had never heard them.

Thank god, thank dog, thank doug... whomever... that Danny Elfman wrangled Boingo into a band and created these two albums (and so many more!). Drink to Bones... is a tribute to him and to everyone who has ever performed or recorded with Oingo Boingo.

Around 1997 Oingo Boingo had been broken up for two years and I started wondering something. “Where the f*@! is the Boingo tribute album?!” I often asked this out loud, ignoring the strange looks I would get in response. It seemed disrespectful to me that neither MCA nor A&M had put such a tribute together yet. This disrespect went on for years! Finally in early 2004, I had asked the question one too many times, and my good friend Leland asked back at me, “Why don’t we just make one?!” We promptly formed Dep’t of Records and embarked upon the project you are holding in your hands.

Starting with bands in Seattle, and with the help of many many friends, DoR began fulfilling this dream. With nothing promised beyond eventual artist royalties and a catered recording session, seventeen amazing artists conquered the challenge we put before them: to adapt an Oingo Boingo tune into their own unique style. We feel honored to have worked with these fine musical representatives of Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, and Wales, UK. This album is also a tribute to each and every one of them.

So please join us in this vast toast by raising your cup and cranking the stereo up!

Mattro
Head Honcho & Co-Founder
Dep't of Records
17 Aug, 2006


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Gle3nn

The way covers should be
I am quite impressed with this compilation. These covers are very original and well done. Even the ones that I don't like as much are still interesting. It's a sign of a good band that can do a cover, make it their own but still keep the spirit of the original alive. I'll be listenening to these bands now that they got my attention through this CD.

Matthew Grant

A refreshing surprise
As a life-long OB fan, I was not expecting much, but was blown away by the creativity of the bands involved. Great interpretations of the songs while staying true to the spirit of the originals...A tough feat to pull off. Very well done!

sean

An interesting, fun tribute.
Tribute albums are always hit and miss. The hope is that there's more hits than misses, and Drink To Bones comes through. A lot of really thoughtful, cool takes on the originals. Who would have thought Running On A Treadmill could sound so awesome? Other highlights are Nasty Habits, Spider, Who Do You Want To Be, Little Guns. There are certainly a few missfires-- Lost Like This, Only A Lad, Grey Matter. But that's par for the course. And Skin! From that album I purposefully forgot existed it's so awful, sounds great in Spanish! I also just heard the other Boingo tribute disc. It's unlistenable. Not a single good song. So kudos to the Dept. of Records! How about a volume 2?

Doc Nettleton

This CD is great because the bands did more than a cover, they made great songs.
I always liked some Oingo Boingo tunes but never loved them. From the first track on Drink To Bones That Turn To Dust I was amazed. Spider, like many of the songs, are better than the originals. Check out this CD. Heck, I'm even listening to the original OB albums again.

Thor

Cool acoustic versions and fresh arrangements!
Last year saw the release of not only one but TWO Boingo tribute albums. The first, DEAD BAND'S PARTY, was quite nice as the various cover songs were all over the place, stylistically. Nice mix. Now I just got this one, DRINK TO BONES THAT TURN TO DUST. Most of the tracks are far more acoustic, some of the tempo is slower and some are plainly un-recognizable, such as the hip hop/Santana-version of "Grey Matter". Some are fun, such as the bluegrass version of "Nasty Habits" that also includes the whole BEETLEJUICE them midway. In either case, it's recommended for Boingo
and Elfman fans!

Tom

The Definitive Tribute
Much of what makes a tribute album worthwhile is paying homage to the band without losing the identity of the band covering the tune. This compilation is able to accomplish both. Oingo Boingo fans will appreciate new interpretations of the classics while fans of the bands covering these epic tunes will hear the identity of their favorite band coming through strong. A solid effort.