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I know that there used to be a section for that, including some of the references to Oingo Boingo in American Dad, Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, and World of Warcraft. Why was it deleted when "soundtrack appearances" was added?
Danny Elfman did not compose the Spider-man 3 score. Please see the Elfman talk page. Matheson 02:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Nobody has mentioned the book written by Kieth T. Breese titled "Clowns of Death". This is a very well written history of Oingo Boingo. 205.69.250.11 14:34, 28 March 2007 (UTC)Jim W.
I made a few edits after my computer had automatically logged me out. Oops!
Matheson 09:25, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
It might be helpful if the group's sound is expanded on a bit more here. Before adding some comments in the "Only A Lad" area, there was no mention at all of what the group sounded like. -- ZincOrbie 22:23, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
I agree they were hard to classify, but you need to realize the classifications in the article are based upon how they were classified by reviewers and such back in the 80s. -- Stacey Doljack Borsody ( talk) 07:19, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
Does anyone object to removing the ska label? Obviously their sound is hard to classify, couldn't it be stated as such? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.103.121.35 ( talk) 11:50, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
There's no mention in the article about the use of the song "Goodbye, Goodbye" in the movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", therefore, I'm adding it to the article. That was my first exposure to Oingo Boingo, and frankly, it deserves a mention. -- Devious Bastard 16:58, 19 August, 2006 (EST)
It seems so far from the standards of Wikipedia 2006. What nationality is the band? Where are they from? Who was in the band? None of these questions are directly answered. What does it mean to be the band "of someone"? The intro is terrible. The succeeding paragraphs are uninformative. I'll suggest it for peer review unless you shape it up. Moncrief 04:20, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
The table is a start. I need to go do some further research to get the full list I'm aware of :) I also noticed that Food For Feet isn't listed under 'Other Projects', but I don't feel that I know enough info about it offhand to add it yet. -- Stacey Doljack Borsody 15:54, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Haha you guys beat me to it. I just got some time now today to add in more member info, with little paper notes in hand and you've all added stuff already! :) -- Stacey Doljack Borsody 03:59, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Maybe a table isn't the best formatting device for a large list? I found some details online [3] that included some trivia. *shrug* I feel like the list needs to be organized by group incarnation. -- Stacey Doljack Borsody 04:21, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know if Carol Emmanuel (Harp), Stuart Elster ( Piano) and Dan Schmidt (Synths) were actually members of MKOB, or just session musicians for Forbidden Zone? -- Takwish 21:22, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
I was thinking the page now needs spicing up with some images. Obviously most images are going to be copyrighted. Does anyone know what the credits for this Mystic Knights image is? -- Stacey Doljack Borsody 21:23, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
I just read in Anthony Kiedis's autobiography that the Red Hot Chili Peppers once opened for Oingo Boingo, and the Danny Elfman came onstage and told the band to stop booing when they lost steam after Flea broke a bass string, with Danny being mentioned as a fan of the Chili's. Shouldn't this kind of thing be mentioned in the article? Considering how bog the Chilis are now, anyway.
An anon added: Jon Gold 1973-1976 Guitar, banjar, sousaphone, baliphones & percussion. Now, I'll admit my memory isn't what it might be, given my extra-curricular activities at the time, but I don't remember anybody besides me playing the sousaphone during that period, which is exactly when I was with the band; and I also played banjar (a guitar-banjo hybrid). Anyone remember better than I do? -- jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 19:55, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Should there be any mention of thier win on the Gong Show? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTRd1a5MVMw
Hey, that must have been edited out. 75.48.22.98 ( talk) 23:50, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm a really old-school Goth from LA. Oingo was important to us. The references to Halloween are not well thought out. Oingo references death a lot and all of the things that Goths were into (Dead Man's Party being only the one that fratboys know about).They were a huge influence on us--more so than some of the European bands (ie, Bauhaus). Most Goths have an affinity for Halloween and the members of Oingo (though this is generalizing) are no exception--that doesn't mean that their band is about Halloween. I'm just saying that their influence on a really huge movement like Goth should be referenced. I was there, it's true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marcuspierce ( talk • contribs) 22:42, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
Okay so does somebody know who the kids are singing in the song Insanity. I thought its was danny's daughter and her friends but now I learn that he has no daughter. who are they? 71.176.137.125 ( talk) 20:14, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
Hey guys, just letting you know I replaced the Post-Punk genre with Geek Rock. I feel Post-Punk is redundant since Gothic Rock is already in the genres and they're basically the same thing. I think Geek Rock is a good way to describe the majority of their music. Ash Loomis ( talk) 21:42, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm sure I had a single by this group in the mid to late 1970s that doesn't seem to be mentioned here. Unfortunately I no longer have it and all I can remember about it is that it had a blue label and was pressed on stripey multi-coloured vinyl. Does this ring any bells with anyone or am I confusing it with something else? BTLizard ( talk) 11:21, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
Does anyone else here agree with me that the whole "Common Elements" section is somewhat ridiculous, unencyclopedic, and bordering on original research? If so, let's remove it. -- Stacey Doljack Borsody ( talk) 15:51, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
Hi, recently the Ska genre and category were removed due to a lack of sources. I've taken it upon myself to find a few. The first is an audio interview where Danny Elfman speaks about how he decided to turn Oingo Boingo into a rock/ska band after hearing the 2 Tone music coming out of England. http://synthesisradio.net/2006/10/06/danny-elfman-september-2006/ And here's an interview in which he talks about the influence of important ska bands such as Madness, the Selecter, and the Specials: http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_danny_elfman/ Here's another interview that makes direct reference to Oingo Boingo being a ska band: http://www.uclalive.org/Press_Releases/Fortune%20Teller%20-%20Jewish%20Journal.pdf Some examples of ska songs Oingo Boingo played include "Nasty Habits," "Only Makes Me Laugh" and their cover of "Violent Love." Ash Loomis ( talk) 19:19, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Oingo Boingo a College Radio staple throughout the 80's? There's no mention of that anywhere in the article, other than in the Beavis & Butthead reference. I'm assuming it's a major reason why Oingo Boingo appeared in "Back To School". -- Gobisbay ( talk) 15:57, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Feel free to be bold and add it in, try to find a reference to support it first though. Ash Loomis ( talk) 18:34, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Why is "New Wave" the only genre listed in the infobox? They've worked in more genres than that, and there enough sources to back up additional genres. ( Sugar Bear ( talk) 16:06, 11 April 2009 (UTC))
I'm seeing some kind of selective preference for the ska genre, to place it in the infobox. The cited sources list ska but do not emphasize it.
Here are some other sources:
I think the band's genre should be as general as possible, which is why the new wave genre fits. Binksternet ( talk) 23:43, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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I know that there used to be a section for that, including some of the references to Oingo Boingo in American Dad, Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, and World of Warcraft. Why was it deleted when "soundtrack appearances" was added?
Danny Elfman did not compose the Spider-man 3 score. Please see the Elfman talk page. Matheson 02:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Nobody has mentioned the book written by Kieth T. Breese titled "Clowns of Death". This is a very well written history of Oingo Boingo. 205.69.250.11 14:34, 28 March 2007 (UTC)Jim W.
I made a few edits after my computer had automatically logged me out. Oops!
Matheson 09:25, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
It might be helpful if the group's sound is expanded on a bit more here. Before adding some comments in the "Only A Lad" area, there was no mention at all of what the group sounded like. -- ZincOrbie 22:23, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
I agree they were hard to classify, but you need to realize the classifications in the article are based upon how they were classified by reviewers and such back in the 80s. -- Stacey Doljack Borsody ( talk) 07:19, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
Does anyone object to removing the ska label? Obviously their sound is hard to classify, couldn't it be stated as such? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.103.121.35 ( talk) 11:50, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
There's no mention in the article about the use of the song "Goodbye, Goodbye" in the movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", therefore, I'm adding it to the article. That was my first exposure to Oingo Boingo, and frankly, it deserves a mention. -- Devious Bastard 16:58, 19 August, 2006 (EST)
It seems so far from the standards of Wikipedia 2006. What nationality is the band? Where are they from? Who was in the band? None of these questions are directly answered. What does it mean to be the band "of someone"? The intro is terrible. The succeeding paragraphs are uninformative. I'll suggest it for peer review unless you shape it up. Moncrief 04:20, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
The table is a start. I need to go do some further research to get the full list I'm aware of :) I also noticed that Food For Feet isn't listed under 'Other Projects', but I don't feel that I know enough info about it offhand to add it yet. -- Stacey Doljack Borsody 15:54, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Haha you guys beat me to it. I just got some time now today to add in more member info, with little paper notes in hand and you've all added stuff already! :) -- Stacey Doljack Borsody 03:59, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Maybe a table isn't the best formatting device for a large list? I found some details online [3] that included some trivia. *shrug* I feel like the list needs to be organized by group incarnation. -- Stacey Doljack Borsody 04:21, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know if Carol Emmanuel (Harp), Stuart Elster ( Piano) and Dan Schmidt (Synths) were actually members of MKOB, or just session musicians for Forbidden Zone? -- Takwish 21:22, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
I was thinking the page now needs spicing up with some images. Obviously most images are going to be copyrighted. Does anyone know what the credits for this Mystic Knights image is? -- Stacey Doljack Borsody 21:23, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
I just read in Anthony Kiedis's autobiography that the Red Hot Chili Peppers once opened for Oingo Boingo, and the Danny Elfman came onstage and told the band to stop booing when they lost steam after Flea broke a bass string, with Danny being mentioned as a fan of the Chili's. Shouldn't this kind of thing be mentioned in the article? Considering how bog the Chilis are now, anyway.
An anon added: Jon Gold 1973-1976 Guitar, banjar, sousaphone, baliphones & percussion. Now, I'll admit my memory isn't what it might be, given my extra-curricular activities at the time, but I don't remember anybody besides me playing the sousaphone during that period, which is exactly when I was with the band; and I also played banjar (a guitar-banjo hybrid). Anyone remember better than I do? -- jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 19:55, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Should there be any mention of thier win on the Gong Show? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTRd1a5MVMw
Hey, that must have been edited out. 75.48.22.98 ( talk) 23:50, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm a really old-school Goth from LA. Oingo was important to us. The references to Halloween are not well thought out. Oingo references death a lot and all of the things that Goths were into (Dead Man's Party being only the one that fratboys know about).They were a huge influence on us--more so than some of the European bands (ie, Bauhaus). Most Goths have an affinity for Halloween and the members of Oingo (though this is generalizing) are no exception--that doesn't mean that their band is about Halloween. I'm just saying that their influence on a really huge movement like Goth should be referenced. I was there, it's true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marcuspierce ( talk • contribs) 22:42, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
Okay so does somebody know who the kids are singing in the song Insanity. I thought its was danny's daughter and her friends but now I learn that he has no daughter. who are they? 71.176.137.125 ( talk) 20:14, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
Hey guys, just letting you know I replaced the Post-Punk genre with Geek Rock. I feel Post-Punk is redundant since Gothic Rock is already in the genres and they're basically the same thing. I think Geek Rock is a good way to describe the majority of their music. Ash Loomis ( talk) 21:42, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm sure I had a single by this group in the mid to late 1970s that doesn't seem to be mentioned here. Unfortunately I no longer have it and all I can remember about it is that it had a blue label and was pressed on stripey multi-coloured vinyl. Does this ring any bells with anyone or am I confusing it with something else? BTLizard ( talk) 11:21, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
Does anyone else here agree with me that the whole "Common Elements" section is somewhat ridiculous, unencyclopedic, and bordering on original research? If so, let's remove it. -- Stacey Doljack Borsody ( talk) 15:51, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
Hi, recently the Ska genre and category were removed due to a lack of sources. I've taken it upon myself to find a few. The first is an audio interview where Danny Elfman speaks about how he decided to turn Oingo Boingo into a rock/ska band after hearing the 2 Tone music coming out of England. http://synthesisradio.net/2006/10/06/danny-elfman-september-2006/ And here's an interview in which he talks about the influence of important ska bands such as Madness, the Selecter, and the Specials: http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_danny_elfman/ Here's another interview that makes direct reference to Oingo Boingo being a ska band: http://www.uclalive.org/Press_Releases/Fortune%20Teller%20-%20Jewish%20Journal.pdf Some examples of ska songs Oingo Boingo played include "Nasty Habits," "Only Makes Me Laugh" and their cover of "Violent Love." Ash Loomis ( talk) 19:19, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Oingo Boingo a College Radio staple throughout the 80's? There's no mention of that anywhere in the article, other than in the Beavis & Butthead reference. I'm assuming it's a major reason why Oingo Boingo appeared in "Back To School". -- Gobisbay ( talk) 15:57, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Feel free to be bold and add it in, try to find a reference to support it first though. Ash Loomis ( talk) 18:34, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Why is "New Wave" the only genre listed in the infobox? They've worked in more genres than that, and there enough sources to back up additional genres. ( Sugar Bear ( talk) 16:06, 11 April 2009 (UTC))
I'm seeing some kind of selective preference for the ska genre, to place it in the infobox. The cited sources list ska but do not emphasize it.
Here are some other sources:
I think the band's genre should be as general as possible, which is why the new wave genre fits. Binksternet ( talk) 23:43, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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