The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat

When the 1970s punk scene was washed away by the undertow of '80s new wave, few bands surfed the transition as well as the Go-Go's. These Valley grrrls dressed up their punk heritage with a sense of glamour so that their music was at once ballsy and fanciful. The peppery singles "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed" were their debut's chart climbers and glossiest tracks. The rest of the album has a tougher crust. For example, the jittery "Can't Stop the World" would make the Ramones proud. And take a look at the lyrical content of "This Town": "Change the lines that were said before / We're all dreamers--we're all whores / Discarded stars / Like worn out cars / Litter the streets of this town." Hole's single "Celebrity Skin" is a '90s rendition of the same theme: "When I wake up with my makeup / Have you ever felt so used up as this? / It's all so sugarless / Hooker / Waitress / Model / Actress / Oh, just go nameless." Just as Courtney Love has made a career out of publicly displaying her glam-trash lifestyle, the Go-Go's song about the self-eroding lifestyles of Hollywood revealed that they, too, were more hard living than hard candy. --Beth Bessmer Amazon.com

The Alumb That Started It All

Here it is the go go's very first alumb i mean cd the one that started it all and when they sing that their lips are sealed they ain't kidding it is one of their best and the only thing i can say is you go girls they are still with us.

Rondall May 30, 2008

A must have

I got this album on vinyl my freshman year of high school and just about wore it smooth, I played it so much. If you are a lover of '80's California girl bands--this album is a must have. April 28, 2008

go-gos got the beat

i am listening to beauty and the beat by the go-gos as i review it. i like the songs our lips are sealed, we got the beat,tonight,how much more,lust in love,fading fast,skidmarks on my heart,this town,and can't stop the world. go-go get this album,you will enjoy hearing it again. ed wilson July 6, 2007

Back To The Beat

Okay, Beauty & The Beat, the debut and quissessential disc by the Go-Go's does have this release on CD by IRS Records but while their next two albums 1982's Vacation and 1984's Talk Show got a huge remastering treatment on their releases, this album lacks the sound quality of those discs. Why I ask you Why??? Most definitely the best of the Go-Go's albums, this launched their career and took us all by storm in 1981, "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got The Beat" were the big singles but that's only the surface of this gem packed full of high energy poppy new wave. "Skidmarks On My Heart" is a hilarious walk through the mind of a girl whose boyfriend spends more time working on his cars than on her, "Lust To Love" could be the story of my life, "This Town" is one of the all time best songs about Hollywood ever performed, "Can't Stop The World" is highly kinetic energy in all of its glorious 3 minutes and even when they turn the beat down a bit on "Automatic" it's still highly energetic. All in all, a very very excellant CD and one that should get IRS off their butts and do it right. Let's see the Stiff singles and the Fast Times songs... but most importantly a full on remastering.

April 12, 2007

remaster?

When is this album going to be remastered? The other two are. What are they waiting for? November 13, 2006

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