Re: The Beat ‎– Special Beat Service (1982)

by Nightjar Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:38 pm

This is dreadful.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:39 pm

Track 4 - Sole Salvation.

by Nightjar Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:40 pm

A kind of Southern African lilt with an overbearing Salsa brass section.

by Nightjar Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:41 pm

It's so desperately busy and shrilly produced that it really grates on the nerves.

It really sounds like a band that thinks it's moved on from it's roots into a whole new world of Latin Jazz sophistication.

by Guest Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:42 pm

There was a lot of groups that started off promisingly in the post-punk boom, and went off a bit. The Gang of Four, Killing Joke, New Order shifty

Even Scritti Pollitti had a good couple of singles,

I don't know why I mentioned that.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:42 pm

Track 5 - Spar Wid Me.

by Guest Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:43 pm

Spar Wid Me.

If you'r going to the shops, get us a twix bar

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:43 pm

This is better. The songwriting sounds more disciplined.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:44 pm

Banjo.

by Guest Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:44 pm

Hints of Bobby Digital style sound. hmm

Well, and 80s reggae sound. Only the over produced stuff they've slapped on top.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:45 pm

by Nightjar Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:45 pm

Spar wid me. box

A bit conspicuous this abrupt switch to agricultural UK Reggae.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:46 pm

Going on too long now.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:47 pm

Track 6 - Rotating Head.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:47 pm

by Guest Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:47 pm

Rotating 'ead.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:48 pm

by Guest Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:48 pm

by Guest Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:48 pm

Not sure this needs the horns.

by Nightjar Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:48 pm

This seems to have the band's trademark trundling rhythm.

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The Beat of the Truncations, eh? I've run out of things to say.