With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA

With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA is the first official live album and DVD release by American new wave band The B-52s. The concert was recorded on February 18, 2011 at The Classic Center in the band's hometown of Athens, Georgia, commemorating the 34th anniversary of their first performance as a group on February 14, 1977.

With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA
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ReleasedOctober 10, 2011 (album release)
March 20, 2012 (video release)
RecordedFebruary 18, 2011
Genre
Length76:15
Label
The B-52s chronology
Funplex
(2008)
With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA
(2011)
Live! 8-24-1979
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
BlogcriticsCD (positive)[2]
DVD (positive) [3]
Robert ChristgauA- [4]

The audio recording was released on October 10, 2011 on CD and iTunes by Eagle Records, while a DVD and Blu-ray release followed on March 20, 2012 by Eagle Records' parent company, Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Track listing edit

CD edition
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Pump"Funplex, 20084:45
2."Private Idaho"
Wild Planet, 19803:45
3."Mesopotamia"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • R. Wilson
Mesopotamia, 19824:50
4."Ultraviolet"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex4:21
5."Give Me Back My Man"
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet5:38
6."Funplex"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex4:04
7."Whammy Kiss"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Whammy!, 19833:50
8."Roam"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • Robert Waldrop
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing, 19895:03
9."52 Girls"
The B-52's, 19793:46
10."Party Out of Bounds"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet3:53
11."Love in the Year 3000"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex4:15
12."(Shake That) Cosmic Thing"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing3:58
13."Hot Corner"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex3:27
14."Band Intros"  0:42
15."Love Shack"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing5:44
16."Wig"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Bouncing Off the Satellites, 19864:00
17."Planet Claire"
The B-52's4:51
18."Rock Lobster"
  • Schneider
  • R. Wilson
The B-52s5:23
DVD/Blu-ray edition
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Pump"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • Wilson
Funplex 
2."Private Idaho"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet 
3."Mesopotamia"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • R. Wilson
Mesopotamia 
4."Ultraviolet"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
5."Dancing Now"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
6."Give Me Back My Man"
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet 
7."Funplex"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
8."Whammy Kiss"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Whammy! 
9."Deadbeat Club"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing 
10."Roam"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • Waldrop
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing 
11."52 Girls"
  • Jeremy Ayers
  • R. Wilson
The B-52's 
12."Party Out of Bounds"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet 
13."Love in the Year 3000"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
14."(Shake That) Cosmic Thing"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing 
15."Hot Corner"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
16."Love Shack"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing 
17."Wig"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Bouncing Off the Satellites 
18."Strobe Light"
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet 
19."Planet Claire"
  • Mancini
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
The B-52's 
20."Rock Lobster"
  • Schneider
  • R. Wilson
The B-52s 

Personnel edit

The B-52's

References edit

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "With the Wild Crowd!: Live in Athens, GA review". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Rose, Chris (October 19, 2011). "Music Review: The B-52s – With The Wild Crowd: Live In Athens, GA". Blogcritics.
  3. ^ Britton, Wesley (March 6, 2012). "Music DVD Review: The B52s – With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA". Blogcritics.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Reviews - B-52's".