The Story Behind: Go Gos - Beauty and the Beat, Ep 119

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The GoGos formed out of the LA punk scene as five friends who wanted to take over the world. They rose to worldwide stardom but fell apart in the years to come. Listen as we discuss pop production tricks that work, drum beats that elevate simple songs, and speeding up the tape. We're live together in the room today, face to face at last to discuss the Go Go's debut album Beauty and the Beat.

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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0HmuwBYcc2OwmjMZb6OiEd?si=9f880fcee49645e4

Listen to Beauty and the Beat here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/1L4HE00En7eNK74voVZums?si=wytb3daITGmYG2XZfaP_5w

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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Next week's album: Hanoi Rocks - Back to Mystery City

Interesting perspectives

I had Beauty & The Beat when it was first released & can sing all the lyrics. (Didn’t love their next 2 albums.) This album brings back great memories from my 8th grade.
I found this podcast quite interesting. Some of the songs really aren’t good and I laughed at that reality. The AUTOMATIC commentary (and some of the lesser known songs) was cool. Enjoyed this!