You Just Can't Beat It: The Best Of The Beat - Beat

I was first introduced to The Beat in July 2009 whilst on holiday in Florida. Reel Big Fish were playing at the Hard Rock Orlando and The Beat were supporting them. They were absolutely fantastic and were possibly even better than Reel Big Fish were! After hearing The Beat live I just had to go an purchase their CD. I saw it in HMV for £3 and it was an instant buy. After the first couple of minutes of listening, I was well and truly hooked. The fantastic guitar work of Dave Wakeling mixed with the seamless "toasting" of Ranking Roger is just the perfect "two-tone" combination imaginable! The entire album just appears ...  Read the complete review

I had seen the odd video from The Beat on VH1 and also had seen other style of band like The Specials but it was not until when on the documentary series on VH1 Bands Reunited did I really get interested in the band as it was great to see where they had come from how there music had come about what happened to the band after they went their seperate ways and how the VH1 presenter tried so very hard to track down and bring back together all original members of The Beat. He was so close but the odd band member said what was in the past stayed in the past.But the music they created when they were in the height of their fame some of it was ska influenced and some ...  Read the complete review