The B-52's

Music Diary from Hell (2023-2024) (536 music items)

"15.6. What seems like a standard New Wave record at first gets wild when Rock Lobsters starts to play. I don't know what creative lightning hit this band when they were writing that song, but it's delightfully odd and super memorable, and it basically makes the whole album. Plus I love the surf rock influence."

100 Greatest American Albums of All Time (100 music items)

"They were campy, amateurish and outrageously good In the slipstream of punk rock, ’70s new wave was melded to ’50s trash-rock, thanks to a gang of southerners with a significant following in New York. To call the B-52’s’ resulting sound unique — it was bolstered by a mess of smoke alarms, walkie-talkies and toy pianos — would be a considerable understatement. Standout tracks: “Rock Lobster,” “Planet Claire”"

The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women (150 music items)

"The B-52's' self-titled debut album didn't sound like anything else when it was released, a fact that remains true to this day. The album is like some sort of otherworldly candy: You're not entirely sure what you're eating or where it came from, but you definitely find yourself reaching for more. The B-52's defied convention with their imaginative songs about aliens, dance crazes like the Shu-ga-loo and the Camel Walk, beachy fun with jellyfish, narwhals and rock lobsters, and loving that burns "

Favorite Songs of All Time: 1978-1979 (148 music items)

""Rock.Lobster" Runner up: "Planet Claire""