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There were two bands named The Beat, both active at the same time in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Both bands mutually decided to use different names while operating different parts of the world:
1) The English two-tone ska band The Beat were known as The English Beat in North America and The British Beat in Australia.
2) The American power-pop band became known as Paul Collins’ Beat in Europe.
1. The Beat was a popular Two Tone ska and pop music group. Formed in the English city of Birmingham in 1978, The Beat disbanded in 1983, but has reformed in the early 2000s with some of the original line-up.
One of the more popular and enduring groups of a short-lived trend, The Beat released three albums: “I Just Can’t Stop It” (1980), “Wha’ppen” (1981) and “Special Beat Service” (1982), and a string of excellent singles including “Mirror in the Bathroom”, the politically-charged “Stand Down Margaret” (which refers to controversial British PM Margaret Thatcher), “Save It For Later” and “I Confess”.
Although the group’s main fan-base was in the UK, they were also popular in Australia thanks to regular exposure on the government-owned rock radio station Triple J and the nationally-broadcast TV pop show Countdown. They had a sizeable following in the U.S., and a strong presence on that country’s college radio.
After the break-up of The Beat, Dave Wakeling (guitar, lead vocals) and Ranking Roger (vocals) went on to form General Public, while Andy Cox (guitar) and David Steele (bass guitar) formed Fine Young Cannibals with vocalist Roland Gift.
1) The English two-tone ska band The Beat were known as The English Beat in North America and The British Beat in Australia.
2) The American power-pop band became known as Paul Collins’ Beat in Europe.
1. The Beat was a popular Two Tone ska and pop music group. Formed in the English city of Birmingham in 1978, The Beat disbanded in 1983, but has reformed in the early 2000s with some of the original line-up.
One of the more popular and enduring groups of a short-lived trend, The Beat released three albums: “I Just Can’t Stop It” (1980), “Wha’ppen” (1981) and “Special Beat Service” (1982), and a string of excellent singles including “Mirror in the Bathroom”, the politically-charged “Stand Down Margaret” (which refers to controversial British PM Margaret Thatcher), “Save It For Later” and “I Confess”.
Although the group’s main fan-base was in the UK, they were also popular in Australia thanks to regular exposure on the government-owned rock radio station Triple J and the nationally-broadcast TV pop show Countdown. They had a sizeable following in the U.S., and a strong presence on that country’s college radio.
After the break-up of The Beat, Dave Wakeling (guitar, lead vocals) and Ranking Roger (vocals) went on to form General Public, while Andy Cox (guitar) and David Steele (bass guitar) formed Fine Young Cannibals with vocalist Roland Gift.
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secret_nick Paul Collins <3
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exprof Leuven-Belgium http://concerts-review.over-blog.com/article-the-beat-au-depot-leuven-le-29-janvier-2012-98291216.html
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Irlandese64 SKA!!!!
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alltheyear These guys are playing in winchester on 11 Feb
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sheldonlt I will never call them The English Beat.
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minuszeroLastFM where's the power pop band?
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fastlane01 The Beat, what else? For me the most underrated of the ska bands.
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Rotten_NOFXer Do you call them Beat or English Beat ??
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- Jun 2 The Beat The Last Jubilee, Bath, United Kingdom
- Jun 2 Last Jubilee Festival Bath Racecourse, Bath, United Kingdom
- Jun 10 The Beat The Pop Factory, Porth, United Kingdom
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The Love You Give Tour
4 Jan 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/officialbeatspace
"Compassion is at the heart of every cure." Dave Wakeling,
The English BeatTHE ENGLISH BEATAnnounces "The Love You Give" Tour
To Benefit AutismDave Wakeling To Release First Recording Since
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- The Love You Give Tour 4 Jan 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/officialbeatspace
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