#414: The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat

The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat

July 8, 1981, I.R.S.

1. "Our Lips Are Sealed" - 2:45

2. "How Much More" - 3:06

3. "Tonite" - 3:35

4. "Lust to Love" - 4:04

5. "This Town" - 3:20

6. "We Got the Beat" - 2:36

7. "Fading Fast" - 3:41

8. "Automatic" - 3:07

9. "You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)" - 2:54

10. "Skidmarks on My Heart" - 3:06

11. "Can't Stop the World" - 3:20

RESULTS

Rate: 9.5/10
Best Song: We Got the Beat

Worst Song: You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)

Comments

When girls dominate rock and roll, it's sooo cash.

The downright catchy grooves and rhythms of The Go-Go's are so unique in the taste that they are the first and (to date) the only All-Female Band to have written all their own music, played their own instruments, and still reach the #1 spot on Billboard. That's actually really incredible.

They combined two genres that needed combining: New Wave and Rock. The Pop Rock that evolved from this was a cornerstone for bands everywhere, and the light glaze of Post-Punk that they used was icing to the cake.

And here I am expecting another doo-wop Album.

Hell, I got more doo-wop in Van Halen's Album.