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Track Listings
| 1. Dry The Rain |
| 2. I Know |
| 3. B And A |
| 4. Dog's Got A Bone |
| 5. Inner Meet Me |
| 6. The House Song |
| 7. The Monolith |
| 8. She's The One |
| 9. Push It Out |
| 10. It's Over |
| 11. Dr Baker |
| 12. Needles In My Eyes |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The signs were all there with Champion Versions: A riotous cut-up of existentialist blues ("Dog's Got A Bone"), transcendent folk ("Dry the Rain") and crunchy lo-fi hip-hop ("I Know"), it sounded like Screamadelica remade in a Gregorian monastery--a masterful, if amateurish debut EP. The authors, as well, were satisfyingly absurd: four reclusive Scottish surrealists with a distrust of the music press, they prefer to keep their mouths shut and let the music do the talking. The Three EP's collects Champion Versions with the Beta Band's subsequent two releases: The Patty Patty Sound was beautiful campfire psychedelia, culminating in a seven-minute long, two-chord love song "She's The One For Me". Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos, however, was mournful, but with an improvisational edge characterised by the cold mantra of "Push It Out". A better bet than the Beta's overlong debut album, The Three EP's finds them at their eclectic best. --Louis Pattison
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Debut 1998 compilation of their earliest material! Whimsical jumble-pop 'n' groove jams from the eclectic UK ensemble. Includes "Dry The Rain", as featured in the film "High Fidelity".
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A credit to innovative and intelligent alternative music, the Beta Band remind you that it's ok to have fun when you're making music. 'The Three EPs' is an amalgamation of their 3 previous releases, 'Champion Versions', The Patty Patty Sound' and 'Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos', and they all go together wonderfully. There is such a rich mix of folk, indie, jazz, dance, trip-hop and ambient, to mention but a great many others, that you'll never get bored of this album once it gets its teeth into you. Tracks like 'Dry the Rain' and 'B+A' are nice and easy to get into, gradually gaining more texture and sound as they move along, whilst 'The House Song' is a dance/indie affair with hilarious pseudo-French rapping, and 'Dr Baker' is a surreal mix of gregorian chanting and beautiful piano chords followed by crashing drums and crazy guitars. Perhaps the only real fault with 'The Three EPs' is that its eclecticness can make it an acquired taste, and not accessible to the younger listener. That aside however, this is a cracking album, and a must-have for the discerning music-lover.^_^
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Genius...Pure Genius.
Very rarely in life does a band come along that completley change the way you listen to music ,maybe in the same way watching Resevoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction changed the way you watch movies.....for me that band was the Beta Band and the album 'The 3 EP's'.
I first heard a snippet of them about 5 years ago, on an NME programme ,where they played 'Dr Baker' and i was spellbound...
I immediately went on line and ordered a copy of 'The 3EP's' and my magical musical journey began.
The first track Dry the Rain is an incredible indie anthem which slowly meanders to a creshendo...just wait till that bassline kicks in!!!....you will be roaring the chorus'If there is something inside that you want to say...say it ,alright, it will be okay...i will be your light...i will be your life'....
Other outstanding tracks are...well all of them....but all in a unique and different way.....'Shes the One' will have you thrashing your Acoustic Air Guitar and belting out the chorus in a tonsil snapping fashion.
'Needles in my Eyes' is a gentle strole of a tune..beautiful...and 'Dogs got bone' follows in the same vein
giving you the impression they were horizontal when they recorded it!!..'Monolith' is not actually a song...more like a tripped out psychadelic dream sequence...it would help if you were 'in mode' to truly appreciate this track....'Push it out' is a tantric repetative tune that you will never tire of hearing ,with a message....repeat 200 times and you WILL feel better!!!.....i could go on but ill save the last mention to Dr Baker musically diverse punctuated with a sleepy piano rift that will take you by surprise the first time you hear it.......Breathtaking..
Very rarely in life does a band come along that completley change the way you listen to music ,maybe in the same way watching Resevoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction changed the way you watch movies.....for me that band was the Beta Band and the album 'The 3 EP's'.
I first heard a snippet of them about 5 years ago, on an NME programme ,where they played 'Dr Baker' and i was spellbound...
I immediately went on line and ordered a copy of 'The 3EP's' and my magical musical journey began.
The first track Dry the Rain is an incredible indie anthem which slowly meanders to a creshendo...just wait till that bassline kicks in!!!....you will be roaring the chorus'If there is something inside that you want to say...say it ,alright, it will be okay...i will be your light...i will be your life'....
Other outstanding tracks are...well all of them....but all in a unique and different way.....'Shes the One' will have you thrashing your Acoustic Air Guitar and belting out the chorus in a tonsil snapping fashion.
'Needles in my Eyes' is a gentle strole of a tune..beautiful...and 'Dogs got bone' follows in the same vein
giving you the impression they were horizontal when they recorded it!!..'Monolith' is not actually a song...more like a tripped out psychadelic dream sequence...it would help if you were 'in mode' to truly appreciate this track....'Push it out' is a tantric repetative tune that you will never tire of hearing ,with a message....repeat 200 times and you WILL feel better!!!.....i could go on but ill save the last mention to Dr Baker musically diverse punctuated with a sleepy piano rift that will take you by surprise the first time you hear it.......Breathtaking..
Sadly the Beta Band have split(Nov2004) but their musical legacy will continue on through their amazing catalogue....for me this album is their best with the following 3 albums all coming close to brilliance of their first....
Steve Mason is continuing with his King Biscuit Time project with the other lads all off to persue their own magical musical journeys...
Steve,John,Richard and Robin...it has been my true pleasure.....Pure Genius and truly seminal....Thank You.
Kev
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Its clear thee guys have real talent. This album has some mind blowing tracks. Anyone who is serious about their music should own it. Songs such as Dry the Rain Dog got a Bone, Inner Meet Me Shes the one, It's Over and needles in My Eyes are fantastic. The problem with this album is sometimes they try to stay away from the norm purely for the sake of it. Monolith is 1/4 of an hour of the most self indulgent noise i have ever heard. Some of the other tracks are also a bit like this but this is a small thing to put up with for the brilliance of the rest
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Stone cold certainity: five stars
I only discovered this phenomenon a few days ago. I feel that I have been deprived in not having the good sense to have discovered this stuff much sooner. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Saltheart Foamfollower
WORK OF GENIUS
Three EPS by The Beta Band is one of those rare records,a work of art.Now i hate to use such a grand term but this record is an amazing,artistic achievement. Read more
Published 10 months ago by mister joe
Genius
This is one of those band that deserves to be so much bigger than they are..
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I confess I purchased this after 'that scene' from High Fidelity [DVD] [2000]
I... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Prospero
You Will Not Be Disappointed
In the midst of an era which lacked great bands The Beta Band kept my faith in music. The fact this was not a band of outstanding musicians helps this album. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Tupeloking
Classic
An amazing album from a great band. Has held a prominent position in my record collection for a good many years.
Published on 11 Sep 2008 by Jim Campbell
A crowning achievement
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Published on 16 May 2008 by Daniel Margrain
So Long and Thanks for All the Memories
This album is a true classic and should stand the test of time. I imagine in 20 - 30 years time, tracks like these will be the sort of musical gems that the future equivalent of DJ... Read more
Published on 5 May 2007 by N. J. Mason
Superb - Shame I missed this a few years ago
I love this getting back into music during my (early!) forties lark. I keep discovering things that are just so good that they are almost beyond description. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2007 by Mike J. Wheeler
Not quite perfect
The Beta Band were outsiders on the so called indie scene, in the late 90's dominated by the likes of Coldplay, Travis etc. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2006 by Joseph Henderson
Track by track
A modern classic. Nowadays every album is a modern classic, so the description's lost all merit. However, I am convinced that this one genuinely is. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2005 by Elliot Davies
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