Review of the Album: Beat This: The Best of the English Beat from more reviews...
One of the few 80's bands that really stand the test of time, if you ask me...and one of the few to really successfully, organically integrate reggae and ska into classic English pop...contains one of the great anti...more.
Review of the Album: Beat This: The Best of the English Beat from more reviews...
The English Beat were such an influential band in the early 80's. Their combination of ska and pop couldn't be beat. This compilation includes some of their most well known tracks including "Mirror In The Bathroom," the mellow "I...more.
Save it for Later is still one of the perfect songs of all time (though the extended versions from later are even better). There's some other great stuff off this album, like Ackee 1-2-3, and I Confess, but...more.
I loved this CD since college, when it was just vinyl. I'm listening to it today in my office, and it just really stands the test of time. The lyrics are so clever and the beats interesting. Really, how many...more.
The best songs are the poppy ones that you know already ("Save it for later", "I Confess") but the other tracks are pretty solid. Not as great as "Whap'pen" or the first album (name escapes me), but good none the...more.