I hadn't heard Aliens Ate My Buick in 25yrs and I was in a "record" store and I heard those first chords of "Budapest"-and started crying. I ran up to the cashier and she said it just came in, in the used cds, she had no idea what it was, and stuck it in. It's in my car!
Bought the CD when it was brand new. This was the song that struck me as the most brilliant. After 35 years I can only say that I underestimated it. It is shear genius.
Ricordo Thomas Dolby da Hiperactive , poi come produttore dei Prefab sprout in Steve McQueen. Con l'album Aliens ate my Buick ha raggiunto il top e questo Budapest by blimp è da brividi
One of the coolest songs I’ve ever heard. I listened to AAMB countless times in the late 80’s. TD did a great job playing the guitar solo part, but the actual solo is super wicked.
I used to do a lot of sequencing back in the early 90's..Wasn't able to pursue my music career and lost touch with technology.. But for the life of me I can't understand how TD does these performances. It's incredible.. He's always been a unique artist... A genius for sure..
Yep it's hard to see how he reproduces everything on his own. The miracles of tech, and knowing how to do exploit it. I didn't get to continue using the tech I'd accumulated as much as I'd liked, and don't have TDs genius!
Linda música! Muito parecido com o Prefab Sprout. Inclusive o disco de maior sucesso do Prefab foi produzido pelo Thomas Dolby. Voz muito parecida com a do Paddy McAllon.
Usually, I get disappointed by "remakes", even if those remakes are performed by the original artist. Remember Eagles Hotel California. They reunited and changed that famous guitar solo at the end. Ruined the whole song for me. Budapest by Blimp was one of my favorite songs. It was so dreamy. Many of his songs are dreamy. That's what I always like about Thomas Dolby. I started listening to this version and at first, I had some doubts, but the more I listened the more I liked it. Great performance.
Futuro 88,9 Fm playlists early 90s Santiago, Chile. Dolby, unique sofistication. Legendary. Looks like it's a PRO SHOT. Does it belong to a coming dvd/br Glenn ?
I own the UK edition of The Sole Inhabitant CD/DVD which is where this live performance is taken from. It is a two disc edition, disc one CD recorded live at Martyrs Chicago IL may 2006, disc two DVD filmed at Berklee Performance Center Boston MA sept 28 2006
