Beats International: C/D

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Actually, I'm mostly interested in the song "Echo Chamber"...seems like a British version of the dread "White Boy Funk," yet I can tell this is the verge of Mr. Cook's breakthough into his brilliant floor-filler era, and the lyrics also say something about "Mr. Tubby" and "cliche." In fact, the entire song may actually be a piss-take...?

Echo Chamber

― viborgu, Friday, 14 October 2005 03:49 (twenty years ago)

I'm always liked "Come Home" from Excursion On The Version.

― donut hallivallerieburtonelli omg lol (donut), Friday, 14 October 2005 04:57 (twenty years ago)

Someone post the Beats Int version of Won't Talk About It so I can pontificate on whether or not it's better than the Norman Cook solo version!

― kit brash (kit brash), Friday, 14 October 2005 11:13 (twenty years ago)

Norm's 'solo' has Billy Bragg singing it. As was the "beats int" lp version.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 14 October 2005 11:21 (twenty years ago)

Wasn't the LP with Lindy singing? I looked at it in a shop once.

The single is "solo" inasmuch as it's actually released under his own name! not even a "feat." for Bragg.

― kit brash (kit brash), Friday, 14 October 2005 11:58 (twenty years ago)

The 'single from the album' was Lindy, but I'm fairly sure it's Billy on the album.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 14 October 2005 12:02 (twenty years ago)

Take flight bosswalk jam nitty gritty your listening to the boy from the big bad city, this is jam hot... this is jam hot... Dum dum dumdumdum dada derderder derrr dum dumdumdum dada derderder der.

― dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 14 October 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

Supposedly, the structure of this album was based on Malcolm McLaren's "Duck Rock"

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 14 October 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

the best tunes were blame it on the bassline and wont talk about it, off the album. that album is really good generally i think

― ambrose (ambrose), Friday, 14 October 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

(3.36)
Buffalo Gals (4.19)
Double Dutch (4.42)
Merengue (1.56)
Punk It Up (3.52)
Legba (4.07)
Jive My Baby (4.03)
Song For Chango (5.36)
Soweto (2.49)
World's Famous (3.54)
Duck For The Oyster (1.42)
Untitled Hidden Track (2.59)

1. Burundi Blues - Obatala
2. Dub Be Good to Me - Buffalo Gals
3. Before I Grow Too Old - Double Dutch
4. Ragged Trousered Percussionists - Merengue
5. For Spacious Lies - Punk It Up
6. Blame It on the Bassline - Legba
7. Won't Talk About It - Jive My Baby
8. Dance to the Drummer's Beat - Song For Chango
9. Babies Makin' Babies (Stoop Rap) - Soweto
10. Whole World's Down on Me - World's Famous
11. Tribute to King Tubby - Duck For The Oyster

Right, that disproves that theory!

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 14 October 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

nineteen years pass...

I dug out a crate of CDs I used to DJ with and had the urge to play Excursion on the Version for the first time in years. I still have a large soft spot for Let Them Eat Bingo. Anyone else?

― Founder of America’s Golden Age (Dan Peterson), Friday, 21 February 2025 05:51 (one year ago)

Both albums are great but especially the first, Big Tent '90 vibes par excellence.

― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 21 February 2025 15:57 (one year ago)

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