Mesopotamia (studio album) by The B-52's

Mesopotamia by The B-52's
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 14,095th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 41 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (218th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,953rd)
Award Best albums of all time (14,095th)
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The B-52's bestography

Mesopotamia is ranked 7th best out of 15 albums by The B-52's on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The B-52's is The B-52's which is ranked number 861 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,023.

The B-52's album bestography « Higher ranked (10,355th) This album (14,095th) Lower ranked (23,303rd) »
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 41 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.

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90/100
From 07/31/2017 22:49
I wish this album got the adulation it deserves, because it's really the most rousing music the B-52s made. I think it helped to have David Byrne in the studio with his unique and probably rather strict conceptual standards. The way "Mesopatamia" and "Cake" build and take you from A to Z is something the B-52s hadn't accomplished except in "Give Me Back Your Man." The other songs just have an amazing, rich sound. Timeless record. ... I bought it when I was in junior high school, I think, and at the time I was disappointed because I thought it didn't have enough of the old B-52s humor. But this was the album that stuck with me over time. It's one for the grownups.
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From 05/27/2017 20:36
From the almost strained vocals on track one this album I find disappointing, it just shows that bringing two class acts together doesn't always make a class combination.
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From 08/25/2013 00:35
Ridiculously underrated. Produced by David Byrne at the height of Talking Heads' power, Mesopotamia is the most unique thing The B-52's ever put out. They've had stronger albums as a whole but its still a strong album. In Cake, Cindy and Kate's lyrics make baking a cake way too sensual for words.
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