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I like their famous track but the rest is SO banal oh my GOODNESS couldn't get past Lust To Love.
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This was a must listen to in the 80's and 90's and still a feel good album.
I’ve heard enough
Awesome awesome awesome. Just killer power pop. Fun, catchy, and upbeat.
Great memories THE GO GOS
Legitimately really really good Best Song: Tonite Rating: 9/10 Stars: 5
Not really memorable
Kind of music that rather annoys me
The album captured the irreverent and narcissistic zeitgeist of the early 1980s. Unapologetic in its embrace of the evolving pop-centric hegemony, yet caustic in its flippant irony. Head bopping fun.
not unpleasant, also not not unpleasant
Musically significant with a decent but repetitive sound.
This album is another surprise. It’s the debut from the punk-pop Go-Gos. They had three hits that I can recall, and two of them are from this album. You don’t hear them much these days, but they were played a lot back in their day. The rest of the tracks are fine but nothing super.
Wiki says: 'The title is a play on the European fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast".' No kidding. Well, I guess maybe pre-Disney movie it wasn't as obvious. I like the little I.R.S. logo. I never really thought too much about the Go-Gos, other than when I heard 'Vacation' in a Rugrats episode and observed that it was a bop. But I did generally like this. It's Hi-NRG after all. (according to me, not according to wiki genres, which continue to vex me) Highlights: 'Our Lips Are Sealed', 'How Much More'
5 out of 5. Their best album and a great band in general.
This album's hits have probably reached overplayed status for a lot of people but I gotta say, hearing them in the context of a record on nice headphones really brings out their character. Solid listen for the rest of it, too.
Really fun pop album, I enjoyed
This is actually a brilliant album. Like Blondie crossed with The Cars. It’s a damn shame pop music doesn’t sound like this these days
Classic songs that are great in context. Very consistent sound on this.
Pretty solid pop rock album with some sick ass bass tone. Love it.
not my type of music at all but it’s good
I had fun listening to this album. Not much more to say. I added “We’ve Got the Beat” to my playlist
Good pop, great harmonies
Overall rating by me: 7,5/10 Songs added to playlist: ,,How Much More", ,,Lust To Love", ,,This Town", ,,Skidmarks On My Heart" Notes: Absolutely my taste is music. This makes me desperately wish for spring to come faster. Very jumpy, fun and with so much soul.
I actually liked it a lot
Another pretty mid album. Again not a big fan of the singing. A couple of songs I liked but they weren’t too good either. Just an average/slightly below average album. 4/10
Not bad, just very very generic
I'll likely leave a shorter review as I didn't listen to this as much as I would usually an album. It was definitely a fun album, lots of upbeat songs though perhaps a little samey. Nice to see an all girl group, I feel they're a little underrepresented especially in lists like these although I'm not sure this is the best example of what they can do. I have few qualms with the album overall, it was okay to listen to, just not hugely exciting. 66/100
Quite a good one. didn't find it particularly exciting, but nice to see from an all girl band.
that was fun
Amazing album not what I’m used to though
Good fun
Fun girl pop from the 80s! We Got the Beat and Our Lips Are Sealed slap
I gave this a few listens. Pretty cool punky-Blondie-newwavey stuff. Not massively my thing, but it was cool and sounds great for 1981. Favourite tracks: Our Lips Are Sealed, Tonite, Lust To Love.
I like it, it's like early Blonde, post-punk. Light production, good songwriting. 35 minutes of good music. 4/5
Very 3 stars tbh. Not bad but i feel like it's mostly just well made pop-rock songs, but kinda repetetive, and the singing is a bit flat and uninteresting.
Surprising find. Good song writing all the way though. Great sound and instrumentation. Our lips are sealed and how much more are stand outs.
It's very interesting that these ladies were setting up 90's alternative rock / pop punk with their basic chord progressions and incredibly catchy hooks. But listen carefully to "Our Lips Are Sealed", you could hear the same 5 chord progressions that made Green Day very very popular. This album is not just MTV bubble gum pop, there's some serious post punk / new wave punk vibes on it. It most definitely needs to be on this list. It's funny how many 80s New Wave bands secretly laid groundwork for 90s alternative rock while getting almost none of the credit for it. 3.73 / 5 stars
HS Cheerleaders, cornerstone of american new wave Our lips are sealed Lust for love We got the beat
Fun listen but not many standout tracks outside of the hits.
Great album. Lots of hits, and they kept it interesting.
Not bad
The basis of all pop-punk albums. Same key, same bpm, same same same.
also not really my thing but willing to give a second listen
Solid 80's rock. Nothing too crazy musically but the fact it's all female is pretty cool.
So much fun
such a nostalgic album with nostalgic songs.
Fun and 80s. How many more of these can we take
fun different
solid but nothing special for me
I was going to make a Jimmy Neutron comment but then one of the top reviews beat me to it. Nothing new under the sun and all that.
Pretty good album, need to listen to more of them.
Would give it 3.5 but that's not an option! Really liked some, others were a bit boring and didn't do it for me
Kinda like Blondie but not Blondie
has not aged very well - 2.6* rounded down. Inoffensive but lacking interest
Tremendo y merecido éxito. Casi 3 millones de ventas, número uno casi dos meses para la banda de Belinda Carlisle, que no volvería a saborear semejante éxito hasta que abrazó el pop comercial con Heaven on Earth y la continuación Runnaway horses. Puede que Blondie tengan más reputación y recorrido pero el inicio de los 80 fue con estas Go-Go´s. A caballo entre el punk y la new wave, power pop de quilates. El legado de las The Runaways estaba a buen recaudo y The Pretenders tenían su reverso soleado en California. Malas eran un rato, y juerguistas también. El productor no era casualidad: Richard Gottehrer el de I Want Candy de The Strangeloves y el de My Boyfriend’s Back de The Angels... no solo en las girls grups sesenteras se fijaron los Ramones o JAMC, solo que estas sí era un girls group... Our lips are sealed es su hit, pero el disco está trufado de caramelos para escuchar del tirón. We got the beat otro trallazo para saltar. No son los Ramones, pero tampoco querían serlo, los B-52´s parecen mucho más cerca aquí. How much more es una delicia pop, como This town, y junto a Lust to love o Fading last son el sonido surf de la costa oeste. ¿Se acuerdan de Kim Deal tocando el bajo? Aquí tienen un precedente: Es Kathy Valentine , una guitarrista que nunca antes había tocado el bajo. Automatic es la más floja del lote. You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep) acelera el pulso para retomar el buen camino (ese ritmo lo conocemos perfectamente los fans de The Housemartins) y encarar la recta final con Skidmarks on my heart y un excelso final con Can't Stop The World que te deja con ganas de más. Tremendamente influyentes en grupos posteriores (Katrina and the Waves o Bangles sin ir más lejos, pero también en The Primitives, Darling buds, Elastica, Adventures in Stereo y muchísimas bandas indies de los 90 que sonaban calcadas a ellas, Shonen Knife, Boygenius, Blue Rev..., etc etc). Aquí, Aerolineas federales, Los Romeos, Undershakers, Nosoträsh e incluso Dover, bebierona mucho de ellas. ¿Qué se puede decir de un disco que más que un debut parece un grandes éxitos?
Such a fun listen start to finish. The singles are the standouts but fun and historically important album.
this one has cute songs and it's a solid album for when it came out
Loved it. So fun & gets a little more rock than I realized.
meh
C'est frais ca fait du bien 4.5
Not bad, just not my thing
Solid, unremarkable but fine.
Super fun and energetic. A lovely tonic for anything, including the massive traffic jam on my way to work!
Just a fun, bouncy Pop Rock album. Belinda Carlisle has that sauce and the whole band is tight, everything is short but filled to the brim and while the production is polished and radio-friendly, the band's punk roots still shine through in the energetic tempos and driving drums. This album is essential listening. It manages to be critically respected yet endlessly fun, proving that pop music can be both commercially massive and artistically credible.
As a Brit, I am more familiar with Fun Boy Three's version of Our Lips Are Sealed, which has a much more sombre feel. I like both, and I guess I knew Jane Wiedlin could write a sparkling pop tune, as she did with Rush Hour. The more joyful take on Our Lips Are Sealed is typical of the album's mood. It's just a really fun album with most tracks matching up to the singles.
The Go-Go's walked so Best Coast could fly
LOVE LOVE LOVE
It's alright. Pretty catchy pop 80s music vibes and some good ones with interesting rifts throughout.
Fun, but got tired of the same harmonies.
É um álbum pop/rock (?) que consegue cativar em algumas canções. Os elementos sonoros como os vocais que remetem a uma girl band e a marcante instrumentacso remetem um pouco ao estilo de rock. Por mais que em algumas faixas haja uma certa repeticao, a música “You Can’t Walk in You Sleep” conseguiu conquistar a minha atenção.
Talvez uma década inteira de cultura pop invocando uma pseudo nostalgia dos anos 80 (maldito seja Stranger Things) tenha me insensibilizado contra esse som específico de bandas oitentistas
inoffensive, very 80s, but pretty uninspiring to me. shame really as i want to support these slay queens and they sound like they’re having a great time
It's fine. Was very familiar with it already. Middle of the road 80s pop.
Vibey, I liked it!
3.5
Great energy. Takes me back to when I was 10 singing with my hairbrush. Wish I could have been a Go-Go! Would never have listened to this album if not for this app. This was such a treat this morning to listen to this!
This album was a ton of fun! I found her voice a bit grating, but I was dancing the whole time (well as much as you can dance while sitting with the great unwashed waiting for a flight in LHR). The percussion in this album was awesome! I especially noticed in How Much More. I appreciated just how unserious this album was. After a lot of heavy albums it was fun just to have some fun again! Tonite was a fun upbeat little party song! I loved the little guitar moments thrown in there. I actually loved the vocals on Lust to Love and the baseline on This Town. Heh one I finally know! We Got the Beat is so awesome! They definitely do got the beat. Fading Fast and automatic were a nice change in speed, without dropping the pace of the album if you know what I mean. You can’t walk… and skid marks on my heart were very enjoyable songs. I don’t really have anything to say about them as I was walking about a mile to my gate while listening to them. Can’t stop the world was an awesome closer that really sums up the album! Overall, 4/5 ⭐️! I really enjoyed this. I went into it thinking “oh great, an entire early 80s dance album”, but it pleasantly surprised me! I will be listening again. Favourites: how much more, tonite, we got the beat Least Favourites: I don’t really have any for this album, at least not anything I deem offensive enough to be here. 6/1089
Great album! I really enjoyed that. Will probably listen to this from time to time. But is it an album everyone needs to listen to before they die? Not exactly. Like I said, it's good. But I don't think it's world-shaking or momentous.
Fun, upbeat album. Lost to Love was the standout for me. 3.4/5 but I’ll round up just for Lust to Love.
Lowkey kinda dug it, lust to love & can’t sleep walk if your not alseep. Her voice is just kinda a lot
Never listened to this but it's mostly up my alley. Solid record throughout with the singles Our Lips Are Sealed and We Got the Beat being obvious standouts. First time feeling the obvious connection between We Got the Beat and Sleater Kinney's early records.
A quick, fun early 80s pop album. Knew the two hits and enjoyed them on this listen through, other songs felt in line with the poppy sound. Favorite song: Our Lips are Sealed Ideal listening situation: shower before work, start day off happy Would I Relisten: maybe but won’t seek out
Underrated band and album.
Pretty generic, one-note, 80's power pop. Not offensive, just boring. Forgot I was even listening many times. Standout Tracks: Our Lips Are Sealed
First listen, and wow—this is better than expected! Infectious, sun-soaked new wave pop energy with a raw edge that keeps it from feeling too polished. The hooks are irresistible, the rhythm section drives hard, and Belinda Carlisle’s vocals have that perfect mix of sweetness and attitude. It’s fun, rebellious, and surprisingly tight for a debut. A pure slice of early-’80s cool.
amazing that they wanted to make something that sounded like the sex pistols and ended up making an album that sounded 1000000x better than anything they could have come up with
omg finally a fully blown GIRL BAND!!!!! and from the 80s too how cute! i belong in the 80s dancing like i'm part of the breakfast club, thank you! with that being said it was still just cute! better than most of the music on here LMAO
Enjoyable but samey
Refreshing
I enjoyed this a lot lol
what an awesome new wave pop album. it's just solid track after solid track. the two hits are baller and all the other tracks as well are just tasty synthy goodness.
I wish this list had more fun pop '80s albums on it, because this album is just fun the whole way across. No doubt the hits of We Got The Beat and Our Lips Are Sealed are the highlights of the album, but these women know how to rock!
Favourite track, skidmarks on my heart, which is the first time I’ve heard of that line.
8/10 04.01.2026
Fun!
I inherited this record from my mom's collection and never gave it a spin mainly because I assumed by the album cover that it wasn't something I'd be into. How wrong I was -- this album jams. Some solid grooves in the interplay between drum and bass here and the songs themselves are entertaining. Standouts: Our Lips Are Sealed + We Got the Beat (obvs), Automatic, This Town, and You Can't Walk In Your Sleep. I'll say some of this sort of runs together in terms of the rhythms + tones employed. But they are good rhythms and tone so I'm not to pressed on the issue. For me this is a low 4.
Power pop has me cruising. Fun, upbeat album. Little bit samey throughout, but who gives a toot?
Some real high quality surf rock, there were parts in the beginning half when I was really jamming. It's nice when the only song that you know from an album, We Got The Beat, turns out to be one of the worst on there. First half was way stronger than the second half, but still all around very fun album
Knew way more songs on here than I anticipated. Fun boppin' album!
Immediate good vibes. It's fun and upbeat. I liked it, liked the first song the most. Fun and girly.
Probably a 3. Solid pop.
Lovely record, songs were good and I liked how it flowed from start to finish.
really really fun! I love being a girl!
I'll be brave and say what we're all thinking.....we got the beat reminds me of jimmy neutron
God I wish malls were what they once were
Straightforward and fun. Must-listen #276.
This was fun! I realised I knew more songs than I thought, mostly from covers, and I'm aware of the Bangles/The Germs connections, so the punkiness didn't surprise me. Didn't feel like the kind of album that would change the world, but a very pleasant time was had.
I heard enough of it already in the 80's but decided to listen to it again. A couple of the songs are OK. I don't care for the the album as a whole though.
Didn't need to hear this one before I die. Album did nothing to move me. Very stale, flat, didn't go anywhere. "We got the beat" is the only catchy tune on here, and it's just catchy. No groove, no hooks, 2 stars, the one hit saved it from being a 1 star.
80s punk-pop
This was a bit grating to me, but I think that's just production. I could see some of the good things in the songs still.
Samey
Leuk weer eens een vrouwen album! Het begin was erg veelbelovend, daarna vond ik het vrij veel herhaling. Over het algemeen een leuk album
fun album
best song: tonite/lust to love worst song: how much more surprise song: automatic
Fun 80s pop
Fun 80's Summer music.
My rating 3.8
I was surprised by how consistently good this album was. I feel like a lot of new wave bands have one or two bangers per album and the rest is pretty samey but this was really good, even if you don't count the obvious singles.
No private session used for Spotify. I heard a fair number of these songs on constant rotation growing up, later I dated a girl who had this CD, so this was a nice way to reminisce. This album is still fun.
Really solid album and songs
Oh, this is a lot of fun! And I love me a girl band from the 80's.
A couple of great tracks, like the opener, but overall very one-paced and not overly invigorating.
Not bad, but mostly just good for feeling 80s vibes.
This band is like the 80’s incarnate. Not really sure what their place is in the 21st century if at all.
I love the 80s and this is just an essential band for the era. I'm not saying it's great, but it's quintessential and really fit the spirit of the era.
not for me at all.
no notes
After Phil Spector's Christmas wall of sound I was hoping for some a little more chill, but this album was extremely shout-y. Maybe I just wasn't in the right state of mind for it, but I was relieved when it ended.
Quite nice
Holy. Crap. This is so incredible how didn't i have this in my life before?!
Loved this fun power pop-y album when it came out and it’s a lot of fun to hear some of the brilliance it had again. It has to be remembered that no other ‘girl group’ had hit the top of the charts writing and performing on their own steam like this before. Way to go GoGo’s!
This makes me miss VH1
#220/1001. I have my doubts as why this album is on the list. Oh well, We Got the Beat is already on my 80s playlist, no need to add anything else.
Solid album. I liked it a bunch and had fun listening to it.
meh
Ok
Knew the singles but the rest of the album was equally as energetic and catchy.
A 3.5, but I can’t bring myself to give it a mere 3
Besides the hits “our lips are sealed” and “we got the beat”, there were 3 good songs at the beginning of the album and 3 good ones at the end. The first third is fun, girly, “going out” music. The last 3 tracks were more creative, and surprised me. I particularly like “skidmarks on my heart” - a resentful love song about losing her love for a gearhead dude who loves his car more than her. The middle 4 songs in the album sound ok, but feel a little tired and uninspired. Still, that’s 7/11 great songs including 2 epic hits. It’s cool. I’ll round up to 4/5.
Really dig this. One of my favorite flavors of early 80s rock
4/5. Classic new wave
What a great album! Poppy, punk fun that at times borders on surf rock... one of the most successful ever releases from an all-female band, and music I would never have listened to if not for this list. A well deserving entry for sure. I did know a couple of the songs, but couldn't have told you whose songs they were, which is always a nice surprise. I'd absolutely listen to this again any day.
fun, would listen again
Fun 80s pop, which is big for me to say
Pop-punk-new wave is still a thing? Enjoyed the album, all the songs sounded the same though.
fun et sympa
Great alt pop, even better from a "girl band"
Meh
4 1/2. I’ve been loving this album since I was 12 years old.
It's fun. I mean, I can't really get that into it but it's fine. Crazy thing is Belinda Carlisle once brielfy being the drummer for The Germs.
Pop/Punk Mädels
01) Our Lips Are Sealed - 6,5 02) How Much More - 6,5 03) Tonite - 7,0 04) Lust to Love - 7,0 05) This Town - 6,5 06) We Got the Beat - 7,0 07) Fading Fast - 6,5 08) Automatic - 7,0 09) You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep) - 6,0 10) Skidmarks on My Heart - 6,0 11) Can't Stop the World - 6,0 TOTAL: 6,55 (66/100) Current ranking: 529/767
El principio no me convencio mucho, conforme pasaba el álbum me gustó más. La voz de la cantante no es mi favorita y creo que por eso no me gustaron algunas canciones. Está bien pero no es un álbum que volvería a escuchar entero.
Not my type of music.
loved it honestly
4.2 Really enjoyed that, total surprise. It was a bit punk, a bit pop, a bit Nu Wave. Echoes of Police in there also. What surprised me most is that it really sounded like it was laying the ground work for most of pop punk. How much more sounds like an early Green Day track whilst Tonite like early Offspring. First half was certainly stronger than the second, but plenty of stuff to go back and enjoy here
So fun!
Not my vibe after a couple songs. They all started to sound the same.
solid album, would listen again
Never heard of this group before and this is fantastic. I don’t know if I have any real notes but like very fun rock, unique sound. This might be my favorite so far
HELLOOOO THISIS PEAK
this album is so fun, one of the most 80s sounding albums i’ve ever listened to. great album
So, I’ve always viewed this band as one of the many one-hit wonders. Nothing I’ve heard here changes my perspective. That one hit became an anthem for a truly classic flick, and it is of course on this album. The rest, is rather pedestrian from my point of view.
This albums excels when it stops focusing on crusty ass men.
I really enjoyed this top to bottom. Really fun and two classics on it.
Always fun
This record is decent at best. There's nothing really memorable here. Favourite Track(s): Automatic Least Favourite Track(s): Our Lips Are Sealed, Fading Fast, This Town, Can't Stop The World
Pure 80s bliss. Wonderful pallet cleanser after a weekend of crap choices.
It's the 80s and its The Go-Go's
Słuchałam napewno czegoś podobnego
Plucky, ear wormy bubble gum pop that is mostly forgettable. Top tracks: “Our Lips are Sealed,” “We Got the Beat”
--Our Lips are Sealed...really dig the bass on this. good pop --How Much More...fun chorus. not much else to it --Tonite...solid pop punk driven forward by the bass --Lust to Love...we shift to something a little darker. Carlisle shines on this --This Town...dark surf pop. I like the small guitar spikes --We Got the Beat...always loved the bass groove in this one. simple but effective --Fading Fast...these ladies certainly had great pop sensibilities --Automatic...this one's a little different. Most of the album has somewhat needly arpeggiated guitar chords. This one has more of a crunch --You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)...fun pop punk --Skidmarks on My Heart...feels like a lesser version of previous tracks. this is the first real miss for me --Can't Stop the World...a solid but uninspiring rocker to close
I’ve listened to some of the songs from this album, but never the whole thing. I love Belinda Carlisle, though, and Heaven Is a Place on Earth is one of my favorite songs—partly due to its use in the Black Mirror episode San Junipero. The opening of the album is amazing, with a fun beat and instruments slowly being added. It’s a pretty perfect opening segment, and the rest of the song doesn’t disappoint. How Much More is also really good, with a fun guitar riff and chorus. I can definitely sense that it inspired Green Day and some of riot grrrl’s more melodic stuff, such as Bikini Kill’s Reject All American or Bratmobile’s Pottymouth. Tonite then pushes things to a more dramatic level, with a building melody and riff. The lyrics have some great imagery—albeit a bit stereotypical—and really serve the song well. Lust to Love continues the dramatics with a pounding drum and powerful melody with backing vocals. This is definitely a song where you can really tell how much they inspired Madonna—specifically Like a Prayer, with its pop/rock sound. This Town is similar to Tonite, but with a lot more diverse of a sonic palette. It’s very dynamic, with a perfectly-placed instrumental segment. And then, of course, you have We Got the Beat. This song is so fun and perfect to place right after a handful of more dramatic songs. I also love that it sort of gave the album its title. The next few songs add some emotion, alternating between extremely fun and upbeat to heartbroken and reflective. Even during the latter, however, nothing is ever slow. The ending doesn’t feel much like an ending, but that’s a good thing. It continues the upbeat feeling right up until the end, tempting you to listen once more. I have a lot of respect for what this album did for women in rock. While the Runaways and Joan Jett pioneered women in hard rock and showed that women had a space in traditionally male music and culture, this album made a space for combining traditional femininity and pop styles with punk, as well as helping to create a space that not only accepted women, but actually put them and their art front and center. Without this album, we likely wouldn’t have had Bikini Kill and the riot grrrl movement, or even female grunge bands such as Hole, L7, and Babes in Toyland. Even much of the fashion of the riot grrrl and kinderwh*re movements could be traced back to this album/band, with feminine clothes being introduced to rock. And it goes beyond rock and women in rock—you wouldn’t have Madonna without them, Green Day wouldn’t be the same without the influence of this album, and much of New Wave wouldn’t be the same. Recap: Favorite songs: We Got the Beat, How Much More, This Town Least favorite songs: N/A Comparisons/similar albums: Reject All American, The Runaways, Dookie, Live Through This, Celebrity Skin, Like a Prayer, Bricks are Heavy, Fontanelle, Pottymouth, Heaven on Earth Ranking: 4/5
wtf?!?!?! i'd never heard of this band besides their hit we got the beat which i never fully listened to before, so it's shocking to me how much i'm liking it! great summer album i can see myself singing this in a bikini while tanning. someone called it boring and i can see that, but as a pop / punk lover i can tell the difference between generic boring pop songs and great catchy songs with different melodies. also, 1st girl band who wrote their own songs to have a number 1 album on billboard! amazing! i'll probably have this album on in the background as i do my chores this weekend, it's so fun and easy to listen to!
Very upbeat and fun
Another to go on my list for great debuts. Fun, high energy, well done all the way from start to finish. All good songs.
Always had a passing respect for the Go-Go’s although if I drill down enough, that’s about punk rock integrity and well, that’s not what this is. Which can be a foolish idea, depending on who is wielding it. Anyhow, I could use a bit more melancholy or angst here, less rah-rah new wave let’s just have a good time at the dance sensibilities. But it’s not bad...
Great album. Lots of fun. Is it me or are there a lot of signs that this band influenced the 90s/00s punk scene in Chicago?
This isn't as superficial as I thought.
Not generally a fan of new-wave, let’s see if this hits any different. Not initially impacted or blown away. Feels kinda standard 4/4 pop. Getting a run of pretty inoffensive, mid, albums and this is maybe another. Maybe missing the significance of its time and impact but just kinda meh. ‘Lust to Love’ maybe slightly more engaging. Didn’t even recognise ‘We Got the Beat’ which I was expecting might be a nice surprise. All pretty much the same song and fairly average. Pretty clear, mid 3*
not really that for me, but for the time i'd imagine it was probably pretty awesome. didn't dislike it in the slightest but didn't find myself exactly interested. fading fast went pretty hard though
Go-gorgeous rock style
An album salvaged by one of the best pop songs ever written
Not heard the album before and a sound of the time. Will definitely listen again
Nice enough.
Fun! Listening to a whole album really puts what I wrongly considered to be just gimmicky songs (Our Lips are Sealed, We Got The Beat) into context. A good morning walk album.
Actually really solid for a pop album, vocals feel somewhat shallow to me though.
fire
3,5
Pure fun!
Fun album
Unexpected banger
An unexpected pleasure.
Good fun, enjoyable.
Wall to wall bangers
Very good!
I used to like this album more, but now I find it a bit too pop-y for me. This Town is nice
This was fun!
on dirait la musique d’adolescent dans les années 80, au début j’me suis dit belek y’a un truc et enfait non ct naze. Ça m’a fait penser à du surf et c’est dommage je suis pas adepte du surf.
Surpris dans le bon sens du terme, une très bonne découverte honnêtement.
Vite insupportable les voix trop aigu
It was okay. I knew We Got The Beat
C'est exactement pour ce genre de truc que je me suis embarquée dans le projet 1001AG... Tomber sur cet album, qui est apparemment un album "cornerstone" du new wave, pile dans le filon de The Smiths/The Cure/Talking Heads qui me font tripper mais AU FÉMININ, un band de filles! Rien de particulierement du génie, assez direct au point musicalement, mais ce qui importe cest la vibe. Elles ont bien maîtrisé l'art qui s'apprend pas de fixer une vibe sur un album. Je savais pas non plus que je connaissais ça, 1 toune, They got the beat
It’s just fun
A masteriece
Панк-рок, сёрф, новая волна. Ярко и интресено.
A Great Day at the Waterpark. FOUR STARS
Pretty standard femme New Wave. It's more punk-y than a lot of their contemporaries. The name does ring a few bells, so it's probably not a completely random inclusion. Key tracks: Our Lips Are Sealed
3.5/5
Molto bene.
classic pop album. Belinda Carlisle has a good voice. Easy listen
Bloody brilliant
Wasn't for me.
Not my style, but a fun album.
Solid '90s alternative to cover a slow afternoon
It’s ok
Uneventful. Sounds a bit like voice of the beehive but with less hooks.
the bass on "our lips is sealed" made me go HELL YEAH. I love bass. I honestly can't believe i've never heard of them... all the instruments sound so great with the singing. I LOVE new wave- also a girl group?!?! like blondie (who i love) but more. 5/5 hype
Honestly, disappointing. One-single album that establishes the band's sound but doesn't yet really allow them to shine.
I’m old enough to remember when The GoGo’s were all over MTV. Had only ever heard the hits, but I actually liked this. Not sure if I liked it enough to put it in rotation. But I liked it.
Enjoying this! I’ve previously had a fairly neutral feeling about the Go-Go’s, mostly only knowing the two singles from this album. Finding this fun! Fav tracks: Lust to Love, You Can’t Walk in Your Sleep, and Can’t Stop the World.
Lovely
A banger of a high four. I might revisit.
I mean it is not bad, but not great either. 5/10
It’s fun, but not something so amazing that I would recommend it
Siouxsie and the Banshees if they were basic
Never heard any of this before but very good and clearly very influential as I could hear lots of others bands in this.
Bouncy, fun, upbeat. Musically simplistic and with all the lyrical depth of a puddle. It struggles into a 3. Oh, sod it. It became more tedious the further I got through it . 2/5.
Interesante primer disco de The Go-Go’s, de escucha fácil (tres veces seguidas en mi caso) y buen regusto final. Se siente fresco y no tiene mucho olor a viejuno. Buen ejemplo de la new wave y clara influencia para muchas bandas de los 80. “Our Lips Are Sealed” y “We Got The Beat” son los puntos álgidos del disco, pero yo tengo predilección “How Much More”, quizá porque me recuerda a “Rusholme Ruffians” de The Smiths (¿Johnny Marr copión?)
A pretty upbeat album with that classic rockish vibe, reminds me of teen beach movie lol Enjoyable, bring this type of music back
Some bops. You can't sleepwalk if you can't sleep is a vibe. 3
Kicks ass. Bunch of great tracks.
I'm glad I got this on a Friday, because this album has absolute Friday vibes. The songs aren't just fun & upbeat, they're pretty darn good too. Hooks for days!
Clean and bright punky pop
Super fun album. One of the few on this list that I can say is too short. 4/5
Honestly really good album. I had no strong feelings about the singles I knew before listening, but the album is good and has more depth than I'd expect. 3.5/5
The Go-Go’s, girl empowerment extraordinaire for tween Gen X’ers!! I had just turned 12 in the fall of ‘81 when this came out, the peak age for this. And I ate it up with a spoon—Belinda Carlisle equal parts adorable and dangerous, the punk attitude of their roots, updated 60s-girl group style, and blistering drums and bass-fueled beats, as well as irresistible hits “We Got the Beat” and “Our Lips are Sealed.” I don’t care if nostalgia is fueling a several grade-inflation, this shit’s a 5.
Ba najs
Lagom trevligt, bra att ha hört! Ska nog lyssna igen nån gång för att greppa det mer, nice sound!
Den här var cool
Härlig typ av musik!
Asså tralligt o bra o så men jag har lyssnat flera gånger nu och det sätter sig inte riktigt?
If I was 11 years old in 1981 I probably would have thought this was fire First track is honestly good to this day
Great 80s pop
Really fun album. I recognized the hits, and the rest of the songs were good at least through the first half. Really liked "Lust To Love"
Enjoyed this more than I expected. Easy listening, and has aged surprisingly well for a early 80's pop album.
Great band, poppy punk
A very fun album of upbeat poppy rock songs. I don't think I listened to a ton of The Go-Gos but this is a great album and it makes me want to hear more. Obviously "Our Lips Are Sealed" is a classic but I also very much enjoyed "Lust to Love" and "We Got the Beat"
Pleasant
I was surprised by this one, the energy is way more punk than I thought it would be. These songs rip, and even "We Got The Beat" fits right in perfectly. The drumming is a highlight throughout, especially on "Can't Stop The World." Very good album.
Liked "Our Lips are Sealed", "Lust to Love", and "We Got the Beat". Didn't feel much like a cohesive album though.
Familiar with the hits on this album but had never gone further than that. It's a good album, I don't recall much else sounding like this in 1981, certainly not from an all-female group. Superior power pop riding atop a jangle guitar riff wave. Much to like.
A lot more moodier/ darker than I expected. Vocals and music felt a bit more alternative than pop. The band was great but that bassist was amazing!
Very nice record. The overall feeling of the album is very upbeat. We got the Beat is of course the big hit and makes me feel pretty happy overall when hearing it. Just short of a perfect score. 4/5
Album No. 0064 on my list. Interesting listen. I’ve known the Go-Go’s before but didn’t know most of the songs. Generally, “Beauty and the Beat” is a solid album. I can definitely see why it is on this list. Very new-wavy, very progressive for its time. And also an all-female band which I think was quite rare for the time. My favorites were “Our Lips are Sealed”, “Lust to Love”, and “We got the Beat.” That being said, there is a lot of consistency between the songs, but that also means that for me, there were few real highlights. 3/5 stars.
Nice engaging pop!
Fun to dance to with the kids
"Beauty and the Beat" is a very good Pop/Rock album that radiates with energy, delivering a collection of strong tunes and melodies. The record captures a vibrant, "sound of summer" quality, characterized by excellent lead vocals and tight harmonies. It is a thoroughly enjoyable and foot-tappingly good listen from start to finish. (Rating - 4/5). Key Highlights: Standout tracks that define the album's brilliance include: "Our Lips Are Sealed," "We Got the Beat," and "Automatic." Side one 1 "Our Lips Are Sealed" (5/5) 2 "How Much More" (4/5) 3 "Tonite" (3/5) 4 "Lust to Love" (4/5) 5 "This Town" (4/5) Side two 6 "We Got the Beat" (5/5) 7 "Fading Fast" (4/5) 8 "Automatic" (5/5) 9 "You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)" (4/5) 10 "Skidmarks on My Heart" (3/5) 11 "Can't Stop the World" (4/5) Total - 45 Average - 4.09 161/1001 90/161 albums reviewed were new to me.
Tut niemandem weh, ist aber auch nicht wirklich spannend.
Recht kurzweilig und gibt mir teilweise bisschen Blondie-Vibes. In Summe bleibt aber eher wenig hängen.
Richtig schönes Gute-Laune-Power-Pop-Album
Nettes Album, hat mich auf meinem Weg zur Arbeit gut unterhalten.
War mir unterm Strich gefühlt zu repetitiv. Band- und Albumtitel gefallen mir aber außerordentlich.
Catchy, hat Spaß gemacht.
Hat mir unglaublich gut gefallen. Habe die Songs gefühlt auch schon alle gekannt, aber immer nur als Cover Song. Allein das zeigt ja schon wie wichtig die sind.
Day 126 First listen- This album is filled with jams! Such a vibrant album! (3.5/5)
Fun new wave perfection - a little repetitive but a lot of fun.
Good album, fun sound
They remind me of the Cardigans but more boring. I guess that’s just the 80’s. I see how important they are to the evolution of music but I would never listen to them on my own. Probably would be fun live so you could hear more of the punk
Poppy rubbish.
A little bubblegummy, but it holds up after many years. Really a fun listen.
Not every song is a hit but it’s classic 80’s. They’re good musicians and I enjoy their music.
short and sweet pop princess hours makes me want to put on my silver doc martens and a tea length party dress and dance it out this album definitely plays in the record shop from pretty in pink super fun seems ahead of it's time that this was early 80s girl power
Nej.. alt for 80’er punk poppet i irriterende tempo
A lot of songs I knew on this album. It was decent
Very, very cool 👌
Takes me back to high school. Just as fun to listen to all these decades later. Classic.
Super fun record, def going in the mix for just fun background jammers. Surf rocky, fun melody, they really know how to lead into a good chorus.
Cheerful pop, earworm music.
Enjoyed. Great, Blondie-esque tone to the whole album. Totally surprised to find it's not just some generic poppy nonsense, but something with genuine, slightly punky life to it.
It’d be lower if it was any longer
A fun vibe to help start a dreary winter day and get me through emailing. Our Lips Are Sealed - never actually listened to this song before when it wasn't in the soundtrack of a movie. I like it! It's boppy and unfussy. Kinda dynamically flat though (I have a working theory about this) Its the vibe of the time, but How Much More reminds me a little bit of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (Kids In The Hall theme song lol). Lust To Love - this sounds like it could almost be an AFI song from Sing The Sorrow This Town - sick guitar riff We Got The Beat - same thing here as Lips Are Sealed. Automatic - the band is kinda having a tough time staying together here until the drums come in. They do it, but barely haha. I don't particularly like this song, but that big pause/reverse back in near the end was cool You Can't Walk - lil bo diddley rhythm here. Verses are really cool but the choruses sucks Interesting decision to end the record with a super quick reversed cymbal. I started off having a decent time, but I don't feel much substance here. I'm sure there's cultural significance of an all-girl band even just existing in the early 80's. The whole record is just very one-note, very samey, very safe and middle of the road. Maybe it's the production style. Those 2 huge hits paid for everyones entire livelihoods and that's great.
The mix of new wave and surf is just not really my jam, but the album is fun! I hate the first thing I thought of hearing 'Our Lips are Sealed' was the old Gillette Venus ad from when we were kids. I swear it played non-stop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOToMeTI6eY To think this cool girl new wave band ended up being co-opted to sell pink-tax razors kinda sucks - fuck the patriarchy! The era of just a 3-second reverb on everything lmao. A lot of the backing vocals are really dope. Crazy that apparently they saw the sex pistols last show and decided to learn instruments and start a band. Love a {friend-group before band} situation. Shout out to them. Favs: This Town, Automatic
Starting off with a banger. It’s a well-constructed pop song for sure, fun to listen to, old-school pop songwriting and chord changes. Next two tracks aren’t really doing much for me. Feeling very ‘filler track’ after a strong lead single. The vocal delivery is a little funny to me. It’s something common among 80s stuff, I’m not sure how to describe it. The hits that I already knew were the obvious stand outs. It’s a fun pop record, love the 80s energy. I enjoyed the listen, but probably only coming back for the hits.
super fun. 3.5
Pretty good for a debut album. Simple guitar-driven record that is a time capsule of the music scene at the time.
I’m going to try to talk about the music. I’m sorry for all the mean things I said below. I like this. I would have played it on the radio. Reminded me of the feelies for some reason.
I liked this one. The surf guitar with their distinct vocals was a winning combination for me.
I liked the bass lines especially in the front half of the album. The second half was not as strong, started to get a bit too repetitive.
Very fun album
Obviously familiar with their hits and like them well enough but turns out the whole album is bangin
Arguably the album that put Belinda Carlisle on the map.
Struggled through this. Reminded my of a reporter friend in the early 90s, a guy who was all about this band. Never got that.
Loved this! Pure pop punk perfection, and every component was just tight - vocals to harmonies to the guitars to the rhythm section. I can definitely see the influence on bands like Green Day. I didn’t get a chance to look into the lyrical content, but all the songs felt they’d fit very well onto a Clueless/10 Things - type soundtrack.
Another day another 3/5 Lust For Love is a banger though - some really fun catchy songs on the album, I really like the energy on some of these tracks. And I really like the 80s pop / punk fusion. Some of the songs sound the same though and the album doesn’t really flow super well imo
Be me, be 12 playing rock band with noble chun, we got the beat comes on, be pumped. Good for nostalgia, kinda fun, but not something im gonna seek out. THRAY$!
1/2
Mjög hresst, svoldið Blondie-esque, sem er frábært.