The English Beat - Beat This: The Best of the English Beat
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Free Music Review: Essential.
Hit: 4 Stars
No doubt that The English Beat were a great band that influenced many of today's artists. An amazing feat when you consider they only released three albums before disbanding. I can't criticize this compilation too much as it's digitally remastered and includes a generous portion of songs from all three albums. However, what would have made this compilation better than it already is would have been to include key tracks from the splinter bands General Public and Fine Young Cannibals. As it stands, this cd is only 47 minutes in length, and I think if you are making a compilation you ought to use all 80 minutes! 47 mintues means there's 33 minutes that the record lable could have used to put more English Beat tracks, General Public tracks and Fine Young Cannibal tracks to flesh out this already great compilation. I just believe fans ought to get the most for their money.Free Music Review: Bands Reunited VH-1: A Must Have 80's Classic
Hit: 5 Stars
I watched the VH-1 special "Bands Reunited" with The English Beat. I was not aware the "Beat" was the same as General Public. I put two and two together, and went out immediately to get the disks. I found The English Beat used, as well as General Public used. Major finds! I wish VH-1 would have aired more of the gig The Beat played. They still JAM after all these years. Absolute "good mood" music. Pure 80's bliss! Catch the VH-1 special on tv this week....Free Music Review: 4.5 rounded up
Hit: 5 Stars
Solid disc for any Beat fan, but I would have liked to see the instrumental version of Rotating Heads (from Ferris Bueller's Day Off) thrown on this disc for good measure. In my opinion, one of EB's better songs. Plus it would have spared people from having to buy that soundtrack to get it.Free Music Review: Can't be Beat
Hit: 5 Stars
In the second coming of ska (c. 1979-1983) the English Beat ruled supreme. The Beat used ska as a foundation on which they used R&B, punk, rock, dub and Afro-beat as material to build three superb albums and a handfull of singles. This collection does a marvelous job of distilling their all too short career highlghts into one disk. Dancable to the extreme, thought-provoking at several levels, and thoroughly enjoyable, this is an excellent addition to any CD collection.Free Music Review: Beat fans you DO need this !
Hit: 5 Stars
Prior reviews of this collection have missed an important detail. The Stand Down Margaret (track 15) included here IS NOT the Whine & Grine / Stand Down Margaret from the Beat's first album "I Just Can't Stop". It is the rare dub version that I believe was only previously availble in the U.S. as a 12" 45rpm import.I remeber hearing this on the radio (small community access station) in the early eighties and have searched for it ever since. It KICKS ! Oh and BTW, with their blending of many musical styles and Saxa, the Beat always ruled. Although a very good ska band, Madness wasn't even in the same league !