Beat Bangs [CD-single] [Import]

1. Single Version

2. Tune Up! Remix

3. Pinball Remix

4. Dub Mix

5. Club Mix

6. Ruthless And Vorwerk Remix

7. Riot Clarsen Remix

Tracks:

Chocolate Cobwebs
Vintage Piranha
Baby's Day Out
Burnout
S.O.S.
He's A Groupie
Ferocious Pocket
Tiger Beat
Lend Me Crumpets
Death By Guitar

Customer Reviews:

Addictive grrrl rock.......2001-03-12

Always on the lookout for new CD's with real grrrl power (and not the spice girls kind either!)I reccently bought this CD and have not stoped listening to it since.

Really, the best way to describe it is the marrriage of Bikini Kill and the Go-go's not because they are unoriginal, but because of the popy sing-song hooks, and electric guitar riffs wailing over lyrics that are decidedly grrrl centered. Influenced by my particular school, I have reccently begun listening to a lot of music celebrating women in rock and punk bands.

Because the stereotype of the female groupie is so well worn, I thought it was interesting of the band to write and sing about the adventures of a male groupie.

Yes, I bought the album just out of curiousity, but I found out that it was impossible to just listen to it---dancing is an absolute must with this CD.

very impressive debut album.......2000-11-17

olympia's bangs impress on their debut album, tiger beat. a melting pot of ac/dc, bangles, and maybe black sabbath if they weren't so dark and angry sounding. this album is intoxicatingly catchy, while rocking at the same time. with guitar solos that seem to go to outer space but come back at the right time. the nice thing about this album is that it is the perfect length. it ends leaving you wanting more, but knowing that if there were more songs at the end of the album you would be tired from rocking out to long. their new album sweet revenge is pretty good too.

Sounds like...everything else..........1998-11-05

We wanna be just like yew. To lame to create their own sound The Bangs are content with medocrity and the status quo. Don't waste your time, there are plenty of other Oly bands who are much more worthy than this second rate schlock. The only thing good about this band is their drummer Jesse Fox.

Fun, Fury & Attitude!.......1998-08-28

What would you get if you combined Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill and the Go-Go's? The infectious punk-pop trio known as the Bangs. Their debut album, Tiger Beat is 10 tracks of fun, fury and attitude. Powered by drummer Jesse Fox, guitarist Sarah Utter and bassist Maggie Vail share vocal duties as they rip it up and spit it out on songs like "S.O.S." A sneer at the commercial manipulation of female stereotypes, "I don't want to be your pretty heartbreaker/But I know that I'll never be/That girl on your turntable/That girl on your t.v." They also kick out a hilarious homage to an ardent fan on "He's A Groupie," but have the humility to confess to being adoring fans themselves on "Death By Guitar." The Bangs are a relatively new and young band, but all members have extensive experience in the Olympia, Washington music scene. Utter (the Seductive, Witchy Poo) manages radio promotions for K Records, Vail (Bonnot Gang, the Slatternlies) maintains a day job as publicist for Kill Rock Stars and Fox sits behind the kit with Polecat. Olympia has established itself as a breeding ground for superior nouveau-punk bands and Tiger Beat is a stellar contribution to that legacy.