BEAUTY AND A BEAT ALBUM FULL

A bit of a military march creeps in as well, and the whispering strategy continues with the barely-there вЂњhush my darling.вЂќ As the song reaches its conclusion, there is an air of triumph: вЂњPay no mind to what they say / It doesnвЂ™t matter anyway.вЂќ Want a more upbeat version instead? Check out this recent ska version. By the second verse, the tone has lightened up a bit, and the occasional strategic whisper on words like вЂњsilenceвЂќ has you leaning into the sound. It starts out as a bit of a dirge, bell tolls and all. LetвЂ™s start with a more somber вЂњOur Lips Are Sealed,вЂќ more Fun Boy Three than Go-GoвЂ™s. Rational Fears (2016 Demos) by Rational Fears/justjonas/Vacant/Limbsly Rational Fears/justjonas/Vacant/Limbsly вЂ“ Our Lips Are Sealed (The Go-GoвЂ™s cover)

BEAUTY AND A BEAT ALBUM FULL

To celebrate their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Beauty and the BeatвЂs undefeated status, we aim to find punk-esque covers of this full album. Actually, that hasnвЂ™t happened ever again. Their debut album, Beauty and the Beat,В was the first album written, sung, and played entirely by women to hit #1 on the BillboardВ 200 albums chart. They have been cited as influences for riot grrrls and Spice Girls alike they were girl-power even before the term вЂњgirl-powerвЂќ was coined and popularized. The Go-GoвЂ™s have inspired many women musicians to be fearless and unapologetic about their sound. Some of the lore about Bello and Olavarria can be found here. Despite this tension, Valentine returned in 2016.В Otherwise the band make-up has stayed pretty stable aside from the change of drummer from Ellisa Bello to Gina Schock, who also happened to sue the group at one point, early on in the bandвЂ™s career. In 2013, Valentine left the group and sued the band. When the band reunited, Valentine went back to bass, but then later during tours in the 2010s, Abby Travis had to tap in when Valentine was injured. The bass spot turned over often in the history of the Go-GoвЂ™s (for any Harry Potter/Go-GoвЂ™s cross over fans, the bass spot in the band is like the Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher position).Дuring the bandвЂ™s first break-up, Valentine took Jane WiedlinвЂ™s spot as rhythm guitarist and Paula Jean Brown became the bandвЂ™s bassist. The Go-GoвЂ™s eventual transition towards pop came with some bumps, including initial resistance to the production on Beauty and the Beat as well asВ a change in the bass lineup from Margot Olavarria toВ Kathy Valentine, at least in part due to pressure to leave some of the most hardcore punkiness behind. To experience a little bit of that early sound, there is a collection of early recordings and demos here. The band members themselves have talked about their early days, finding their groove in the LA punk rock scene, and emphasizing the role women played in that scene. The recent documentary about the Go-GoвЂ™s uncovers the bandвЂ™s punk roots. The band has since has issued an additional studio LP, 2001вЂ™s God Bless the Go-GoвЂ™s.The Go-GoвЂ™s are the first LA punk group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.В You might be saying вЂњHuh? ArenвЂ™t the Go-GoвЂ™s pretty mainstream pop?вЂќ Sure, but they werenвЂ™t always.

Lead singer Belinda Carlisle notched four solo Hot 100 top 10s in 1986-88, while Wiedlin added her own (вЂњRush HourвЂќ) in 1988. The act would release two more studio albums in the early вЂ™80s before going on hiatus in 1990. (All 11 tracks on the album were written or co-written by the bandвЂ™s members.) 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was the groupвЂ™s second hit, вЂњWe Got the Beat,вЂќ written by guitarist Charlotte Caffey, that blew the pop doors open for the quintet. While the albumвЂ™s first single, вЂњOur Lips Are Sealed,вЂќ reached No. 1, then took a leisurely seven-month climb to No. 186 a month later on the Billboard 200 dated Aug. The album, released in July 1981, debuted at No. 1, we were on tour opening for The Police, and they gave us champagne and congratulated us.вЂќ вЂњOur manager, Ginger, would tell us our number on the charts, and it was unbelievably exciting to listen to the number get higher and higher every week,вЂќ guitarist/backing vocalist Jane Wiedlin told Billboard in 2011. Today, itвЂ™s an achievement that has yet to be matched. On March 6, 1982, the Go-GoвЂ™s topped the Billboard 200 with their new wave debut, Beauty and the Beat, making the act the first all-female rock band to notch a No.

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