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Oingo Boingo. (Briefly Noted).(Best of Oingo Boingo: The Millenium Collection)(Sound Recording Review)
Oingo Boingo. Best of Oingo Boingo: The Millenium Collection. MCA 088 113 020-2, 2002.
Written off early and often by critics who were offended by their smug wit, occasionally right-wing lyrical viewpoint, and cluttered, chaotic production style, Oingo Boingo never did get the respect they deserved. But between the band's 1981 debut album and its live 1996 swan song, brainy new wavers and high school jazz-band geeks united around the world to build a cult following that made up in devotion what it lacked in size. Oingo Boingo responded with a long string of increasingly sophisticated and pop-oriented albums that never completely lost touch with its origins in ...
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