Last Saturday Paul Collins played at the Sidecar club in Barcelona. Collins is best known for his second band, which he named The Beat, and then renamed Paul Collin's Beat, to avoid being mistaken with the English Beat. Their first album is a classic of the American new wave from the late 70s.
Apparently he settled in Madrid some years ago, and he has never stopped working as a composer, singer and musician. His last work, 'Flying High', shows that he barely lost any of his early talent.
Now he came to Barcelona with a band of three Spanish musicians, and he put up a great performance, combining some of the best moments of his last CD with a considerable number of songs from all his career. It was a pleasant surprise to see that his early hits still sound as fresh as day one.
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I must admit this guy is a new one for me, especially as he bills his band as the "premiere" punk rock prototype.What hits has he had Jose? Is he famous for anything in particular or just as a live act?
Martin, if you visit his web site, you can download some song clips. If you listen to 'Rock and Roll Girl' and 'Don't Wait Up For Me', maybe that rings a bell. Otherwise, it seems that the Beat only succeeded in Spain.
Anyway, they say that Paul Collins' band was the reason why the Beat (the ones than had a 'mirror in the bathroom') had to become 'The English Beat' in the States.
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