I Just Can't Stop It
- 艺人
- The English Beat
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Sire
- 发行时间
- 1980年10月01日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Jo-Ann Greene
I Just Can't Stop It was a late arrival onto the checker- boarded scene, The Specials, Madness and The Selecter had all beat The (English) Beat to the punch, but luckily this wasn't a race. Besides, the band had already primed the pump with a trio of Top 10 singles -- the double A-sided &Tears of a Clown&/&Ranking Full Stop,& &Hands Off She's Mine& and &Mirror in the Bathroom,& their debut album followed hard on &Mirror&'s heels, picking up the latter two songs and &Full Stop& to boot.Two more of the tracks within set followed them onto the chart, later that summer on another double A-sided single -- &Best Friend& coupled with a dub version of &Stand Down Margaret&.& So this was a hit filled set. And so popular were such songs as &Rough Rider,& &Twist and Crawl,& &Too Nice to Talk To,& &Can't Get Used to Losing You& and &Whine & Grine,& becoming such staples, that fans can be forgiven for assuming they too were released on 45. Intriguingly, &Losing You& came courtesy of Andy Williams, and highlighted the softer styling that would swiftly overtake the Beat. But &Rough& and &Whine& had solid ska credentials, both were Prince Buster hits, while &Jackpot& was one of slew of racing themed rocksteady smashes that drove The Pioneers too fame, The Specials had opened their own account with another -&Longshot Kick the Bucket&.& And it was this sheer diversity of influences that set The Beat's sound apart from their compatriots. Their own compositions were heavily cultural in theme -- the radical cries to depose the prime minister on &Margaret,& the slashing anti-violence of &Two Swords& and even more ominous and feverish &Click Click,& through the cultural nihilism of &Mirror& itself. With a few softer love and lovelorn tracks taking some of the edge off. Stop was a stunning achievement, its driving, frenetic numbers grounded in punk's fury smashing into the loose-limbed grooves and melodies of rocksteady inspired songs, and banging head on into sweeter pop fueled pieces. The album remained on the British charts for a whopping eight months, eventually peaking at Number Three. Time has not diminished its glory, the songs remain hugely as their continued inclusion in the band's offshoot's repertoire have proved.
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