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The Beat
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The Beat performed at Vintage, a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics.
The Beat - 'Top' Ranking Roger, Ranking Jr & Co tore into one hit after another; 'Hands Off She's Mine', 'Stand Down Margaret' and fresh tunes 'Side To Side' and 'Ruff Rider' proved they weren't there to make up the numbers! One of my personal fav's 'Tears Of A Clown' was toasted by the crowd, as it's inclusion in the set was met with a loud raw! Highlight for me has to be the inclusion of the Clash classic 'Rock The Kasbah', which sounded as fresh as the day it released. Prop's to the boys for that one - Joe Strummer would have been proud of the respect the Beat brought to their version of this iconic tune.
