The English Beat’s debut, ‘Beat This! The Beat of the Beat’, does not fit easily into one genre. This sixteen-song debut EP shows the promise that The English Beat has. Nowhere is this more so than on their re-working of The English Beat on ‘Best Friend’. Check it every song is worth the money for the Beat This! The Beat of the Beat CD!
The first time I listened to I was struck by its amazing sound.
Can’t Get Used to Losing You is the funkiest number on the album. Click Click was the first single release from the album Beat This! The Beat of the Beat. The sound of Doors of Your Heart is difficult to describe, as it seems to squirm in a sensual manner, unlike anything ever created. This track is a killer, it just grabs you instantly. After about the third Hands Off She’s Mine listen through, I began to believe this song is The English Beat’s essence. I Confess is a pleasing, and full of overall coherence that goes beyond other creations. Mirror in the Bathroom one is one of the better boring ones. This is the kind of song I think of when I think of The English Beat. I’ve found myself listening to Save It for Later back to back and back many times. Sole Salvation is one of the most beautiful songs ever to grace my stereo. Music and lyrics of Tears of a Clown creates, for me, fertile ground for daydreaming. Too Nice to Talk To is a great opener for Beat This! The Beat of the Beat. This is the most melodic ambitious and satisfying track in Beat This! The Beat of the Beat. Whine and Grine/Stand Down Margaret is a good listen every once in a while.
Beat This! The Beat of the Beat CD
| Song Name | Time | ||
| Best Friend.mp3 | 3:01 |  |
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| Can’t Get Used to Losing You.mp3 | 3:02 | |
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| Click Click.mp3 | 1:29 | |
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| Doors of Your Heart.mp3 | 3:47 | |
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| Drowning.mp3 | 3:51 | |
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| Hands Off She’s Mine.mp3 | 3:02 | |
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| I Confess.mp3 | 4:33 | |
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| Mirror in the Bathroom.mp3 | 3:08 | |
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| Ranking Full Stop.mp3 | 2:48 | |
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| Save It for Later.mp3 | 3:36 | |
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| Sole Salvation.mp3 | 3:04 | |
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| Tears of a Clown.mp3 | 2:40 | |
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| Too Nice to Talk To.mp3 | 3:09 | |
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| Twist and Crawl.mp3 | 2:36 | |
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| Whine and Grine/Stand Down Margaret.mp3 | 3:50 | |
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