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Oingo Boingo - Nothing To Fear (1982) [2021, 24-bit/192 kHz]

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Oingo Boingo - Nothing To Fear (1982) [2021, 24-bit/192 kHz]

Oingo Boingo - Nothing To Fear (1982)
FLAC (Tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Official Digital Download | Time: 00:41:25
New Wave, Art Rock | Label: UMG Recordings | ~ 1.73 Gb

Though Nothing to Fear is by no means Oingo Boingo's best album, it is certainly not as bad as many near-sighted critics have asserted. Elfman's songwriting, even when he's not firing on all cylinders, still blows the hinges off most of his peers on their best days. It is true that many songs on this go-around lack the smooth transitions that characterize Only a Lad, but the intricately woven, complex song structures do well to sustain Elfman's erratic mood swings. The album begins strongly, with Boingo's trademark bells and synth on "Grey Matter" and then switches gears with an abrupt slap-bass progression on "Insects." "Private Life" brings it all together, oozing forth elaborate instrumentation and rich songwriting. If you can humor Elfman when he gets too excited by his own proselytizing with songs like "Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself," and you give the album a few listens, you'll recognize it's a vastly underrated sophomore effort.

by Kieran McCarthy, allmusic
Oingo Boingo - Nothing To Fear (1982):

Tracklist:

01. Grey Matter
02. Insects
03. Private Life
04. Wild Sex (In The Working Class)
05. Running On A Treadmill
06. Whole Day Off
07. Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)
08. Why'd We Come
09. Islands
10. Reptiles and Samurai

foobar2000 1.6.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2021-08-27 00:19:43

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Analyzed: Oingo Boingo / Nothing To Fear
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.20 dB -14.26 dB 5:52 01-Grey Matter
DR12 -1.20 dB -14.42 dB 3:04 02-Insects
DR11 -1.46 dB -14.04 dB 3:17 03-Private Life
DR13 -1.20 dB -14.91 dB 4:07 04-Wild Sex (In The Working Class)
DR12 -1.20 dB -14.76 dB 3:21 05-Running On A Treadmill
DR13 -1.22 dB -15.20 dB 3:56 06-Whole Day Off
DR12 -1.20 dB -14.64 dB 3:54 07-Nothing To Fear (But Fear Itself)
DR12 -1.21 dB -14.89 dB 3:58 08-Why'd We Come
DR11 -1.36 dB -15.31 dB 4:41 09-Islands
DR12 -1.23 dB -14.27 dB 5:19 10-Reptiles And Samurai
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5644 kbps
Codec: FLAC

All thanks go to the original releaser

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