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The Beta Band
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1996 – 2004)
The Beta Band (1996-2004) were an alternative rock group from Edinburgh, Scotland who received much critical acclaim and achieved cult status, but failed to make much of a commercial impact on the popular music scene. Their style was self-described as being folk hop, a blend of folk, rock, trip hop, and experimental jamming.
Their music has featured on numerous film and TV soundtracks. The song “Dry the Rain” from their 1997 debut EP, Champion Versions, later to be released on the 3 EP’s album, was possibly their most popular track and was famously featured in the John Cusack film, High Fidelity. The song “Smiling” from the self titled album “The Beta Band” is the background music to the UK’s Soccer AM, Cross-Bar challenge. “Needles in My Eyes” was featured on a fourth season episode of House MD.
Well known fans include John Cusack, Mani, from Primal Scream and Stone Roses and Noel Gallagher.
Their live performances were legendary, often ending with the whole band playing percussion. Their dancing and energy got the whole audience moving, often in the same style as their idols on stage. Their “Best of” CD contains a CD of them playing live at the Shepherds Bush Empire in one of their final gigs and manages to capture some of this energy. It has been suggested, sometimes by the band themselves, that they were better live than recorded.
Their music has featured on numerous film and TV soundtracks. The song “Dry the Rain” from their 1997 debut EP, Champion Versions, later to be released on the 3 EP’s album, was possibly their most popular track and was famously featured in the John Cusack film, High Fidelity. The song “Smiling” from the self titled album “The Beta Band” is the background music to the UK’s Soccer AM, Cross-Bar challenge. “Needles in My Eyes” was featured on a fourth season episode of House MD.
Well known fans include John Cusack, Mani, from Primal Scream and Stone Roses and Noel Gallagher.
Their live performances were legendary, often ending with the whole band playing percussion. Their dancing and energy got the whole audience moving, often in the same style as their idols on stage. Their “Best of” CD contains a CD of them playing live at the Shepherds Bush Empire in one of their final gigs and manages to capture some of this energy. It has been suggested, sometimes by the band themselves, that they were better live than recorded.
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The Three EPs
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Hot Shots II
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Heroes to Zeros
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The Three E.P.'s
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Dry The Rain
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Squares
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Needles In My Eyes
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Inner Meet Me
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I Know
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She's The One
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Assessment
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It's Over
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The House Song
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Human Being
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Troubles
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Easy
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Shoutbox
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TeenageDeathBoy wrote:
miss u
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badname1986 wrote:
I love Dry The Rain but that's all I know. What album should I get if I wanna get into this band?
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jakobdorof wrote:
...Three EPs album is pretty good, though!
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jakobdorof wrote:
very meh.
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boozec wrote:
Someone just introduced me to this music.. gave me hot shots II.. awesome stuff.. Square is excellent.
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ImSpiritualized wrote:
Enjoy Beta fans... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s5xnh6t-wE&feature=channel_page
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Noere wrote:
They didn't have any commercial succes, that's why.
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grebbing wrote:
Why did they split up? My friend told me that it was because they bankrupted themselves...
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straineryou wrote:
b + a = fantastic sex.
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Nyxzen wrote:
Ryuichi Sakamoto?
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panda951 wrote:
SO good. It's been a while since I've listened to them, but I'm back in Beta mode.
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joolsbuckley wrote:
Amazing band - so glad I got to see them live before they split. Got Heroes to Zeros on almost constantly when I'm driving!
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Noere wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/The+Beta+Band
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vangelas wrote:
come on, spell underrated for me. Great band
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eater_mitchell wrote:
The Beta Band are amazing, can't say that about many bands from recent years
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optimistic_tour wrote:
love love love love. i've just rediscovered my massive awe at the three eps. it's been too long since i lost that cd!
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sambedford wrote:
Assessment is such a stupidly good song. I could listen to that all day.
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xRainbowxEaterx wrote:
i'm in love with needles in my eyes, after seeing it on dr house *.*
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huthaire wrote:
[deleted-user] must be none other than David Cross, although I never knew him to recycle witticisms.
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almagal wrote:
Daydream...
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