The Beat "Rock N Roll Girl"

ar4216 Says:

Nov 23, 2010 - I know. But the were just called The Beat in England. When they came to the US they had to change their name to The English Beat. And they had to do that because of this band.

theonlytruepunk Says:

Nov 23, 2010 -  Yes, yes, yes...I didn't understand what you were saying.

shmuli9 Says:

Dec 12, 2010 - Some people in the USA referred to the English Beat as the Beat, but contractually, they were always "th English Beat", and yes, it was because of this group... Going the other way, the group known as the Spinners in North america were called "the Detroit Spinners" in the UK and Ireland.

urocanator Says:

Jan 13, 2011 - I got this tune on a Promo 45 at Listen Booth, man what a great memory, Paul Collins Rocks

bartlettohio Says:

Jan 15, 2011 - GOT IT!!!!GOLD STAMPED PROMO VINYL!!!! FOR ONE DOLLAR!!!! There is a GOD!!!!

WhatsernamePink Says:

Feb 24, 2011 - I do agree!

bobo007xx Says:

Mar 3, 2011 - what is it with you guys and the term powerpop?these guys are NEW WAVE not ""powerpopopopoppopp"

rod280459 Says:

Apr 2, 2011 - I regard these guys as power pop. Thank goodness for the power pop bands of the late 70's and early 80's - there was not much else to listen to at that time unless you liked new wave/punk or techno...........Paul Collins beat very underrated - many thanks for posting !

jtab4994 Says:

Apr 18, 2011 - I thought they were called The New Originals ... LOL Anyway in the late 70's/early 80's, Squeeze were originally UK Squeeze in the U.S. because there was an American band called Tight Squeeze. There was another band called U.K. (a descendant of King Crimson) so there was some confusion between UK and UK Squeeze, although not much because of the difference in styles, over here, and U.K. disappeared pretty quickly.

hectorsalinasisback Says:

Jun 3, 2011 - People who dislike Paul Collins Beat are liberal idiots who support Obama and Bush's wars in the middle east where the U.S. spends billions to invade and brutally occupy sovereign nations where we force them to accept democracy as a form of government at the expense of our taxpayers and the cost of countless lives of innocent U.S. soldiers and civilians. Real conservatives know the U.S. should spend that money to create new jobs! PAUL COLLINS BEAT FANS FOR RON PAUL 2012!

elnunn Says:

Jun 11, 2011 - @hectorsalinasisback + WTF are you talking about? This is a totally nonpolitical POP song. Keep your Ron Paul testimonials to threads that have bearing to your beliefs. Okay? Thanks.

mikeinoakland Says:

Jul 5, 2011 - ("MIke was the original drummer in The Beat.")yess but who played drums on the Breakaways tracks hathe guy who played gtr at that session (and i believe he's on the great MnMs 45, definitley) was a housemate at the time, yea whatever, but he brought homke the "breakaways demo" and we were all wot? huh? this is kinda a lot better than the dopey wimpy Nerves that nobody in LA liked to speak of. "uh, look at the player credit u idiot. NO JACK LEE huh!" hmm historical info, extremely sketchy

mikeinoakland Says:

Jul 6, 2011 - ahhhh uh on the great MnM's "I'm Tired" 45it's Harlan (hollander) / gtr(and peter case/bass) sooooo, confused with that long forgotten actual cassette dub / Breakaways that was briefly sitting on the kitchen table at 12967 Kittridge north hollywood back then. annnd wait. ? who drummed on the MnM's 45? too much info am harde to remember makes barbies brother's head hurt.

BlackRaven156 Says:

Aug 20, 2011 - saw Paul Collins couple of months ago at the blue star cafe and met him. They sounded amazing and Paul was such a down to earth guy. It was a tiny gig.

TheLegendaryTim Says:

Dec 7, 2011 - Powerpop is the right term because it expresses energy. New Wave is just a term that the Record industtry moguls came up with just to get the new sounds that were coming out on the radio.

dc5241 Says:

Jan 6, 2012 - I used to listen to this album over and over when it first came out. A highlight for me was going to San Francisco to watch them perform.

thenervesmusic Says:

Feb 4, 2012 - Longtime friends and musical partners (& founding members of The Nerves), Paul Collins & Peter Case have announced a 2012 reunion tour paying tribute to their bands The Nerves, The Breakaways, The Beat and The Plimsouls. The touring band lineup for the Collins and Case duo electric tribute tour is augmented by members of The Paul Collins Beat, offering audiences with a full-band electric showcase of songs from every band and decade. Check your city for tickets, some shows are almost sold out.

donquixote2u Says:

Feb 19, 2012 - these guys are pussies compared to the real Beat.

tikitortured Says:

Mar 20, 2012 - Please...listen to Aerosmith's first album and then say that.

RockMusicBoy09 Says:

Mar 23, 2012 - he has same name as me

Kirradom Says:

Apr 13, 2012 - I came here looking for The (English) Beat, but this is kinda cool.

zico2figo Says:

May 17, 2012 - Pls re-encode it !!

hectorsalinasisback Says:

May 22, 2012 - Where are they now?Paul Collins-actively touring & recording with his newer group billed as The Paul Collins Beat.Steve Huff-graduated with a university degree in the 1990s, works for a hog semen supplier.Michael Ruiz-after years of touring as a drummer, Ruiz found his niche as a screen printer.Larry Whitman-talented guitarist died of mysterious circumstances in 1995. RIP Whitman.Dennis Conway-versatile drummer has played for Alice Cooper, Elton John & many more.

Laurelsson Says:

May 23, 2012 - Supported him in Sydney last week for 2 nights. F'king awesome! A special thanks to the Zero's for the gigs