Thursday, 12 July 2018

The Ugly Beats "Motor!" 2010 + "Bee Line" 2011 - 7"/45rpm

Recorded at Joe’s house using master engineer Bob Widenhofer’s 16-track 1/2” tape deck this time around, the move from 8-track to 16-track allowed the band to stretch out with harmonies and instrumentation that create even more depth than before, and it really shows on tracks like the speaker stinging buzz of Bee Line, the Brummels-esque All Comes Back, the deceptively dark Funny Girl and the otherworldly World Has a Ways to Go. (Harm’s Way was recorded at legendary rockabilly/blues studio Fort Horton Studios to nail the vintage Bobby Fuller vibe the song called for.) All in all, you get twelve foot stompers including the air guitar-worthy instrumental title track and a jem of a Neil Diamond cover. An instant classic from one of the best garage bands of this era or any other......Motor! That’s the driving sound that defines the Ugly Beats. Don’t stand still. Move! Motor! Git! That’s how they do it in Austin, Texas. Cuz it won’t do a bit of good to sit on your haunches. Make action happen (it ain’t gonna happen by itself, that’s for sure). Anyway, the Ugly Beats know how to do it. Umm, motor, that is.
They open the throttle from the first beat and don’t stop until the reverb fades from the last groove. And they take their brand of motorin’ from Austin to San Antonio to Corpus Christi to Tulsa on to Lisbon, Rome, Madrid and Paris (why let an ocean get in the way when you’re motorin’?). Its little wonder why the kids cant get enough of the BEATS!  They give the hipsters, ho-dads, rat rodders and long-boarders the energy to build better bodies eight ways.
The Ugly Beats prove that they can motor. And the proof is between the lip and label of the platter you hold in your hands. We encourage you to take this hunk of wax out of the jacket and put it on a spindle to experience for yourself. Its their third long-player, and we think its their best. ~ Johnny Barlett of CaliforniaTHE UGLY BEATS:
Joe Emery Guitar / Vocals - Daniel Wilcox Guitar / Vocals - Jason Gentry Bass / Vocals - Jeanine Attaway Organ / Vocals - Bobby Trimble Drums / Vocals

trax:
01 Things I Need To Know 02 Harm's Way 03 Through You 04 Motor 05 Bee Line 06 See 07 You'll Forget 08 All Comes Back 09 Please Don't Go 10 Funny Girl 11 World Has A Ways To Go 12 Don't Go

"Bee Line" 2011 - 7"/45rpmSide A is a vocal stomper. Side B is a fuzzed out, buzzed out instrumental. Together, they're unbeatable!trax:
01 Bee Line 02 Maximum Bumble

6 comments:

RYP said...

The Ugly Beats "Motor!" + "Bee Line"
gitit! pw: rideyourpony
https://www7.zippyshare.com/v/vCRsASpd/file.html
or:
https://mega.nz/#!Qex2CQJT!rJUFtni5DA3g146Ff7_1xNo6sz6QxDHJEpRrfFGOGLE

philo said...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTIfWYcrZMg&list=FLxTxkK6YuiqifAdtvjBQQjw&index=170&t=35s

Anonymous said...

I'm digging THE UGLY BEATS. Thanks for turning me onto them Ryp! - Stinky

Billy K said...

Thanks RYP. I didn't have this one.

Charlie Ramone said...

Thank you very much!

angel said...

Thank you again, RYP
regards