Beauty And The Beat

3.5

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

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

Favourite track, skidmarks on my heart, which is the first time I’ve heard of that line.

Probably a 3. Solid 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

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.

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.

Quite nice

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

Ok

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.

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.

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.

So fun!

solid album, would listen again

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

Very upbeat and fun

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

Nice enough.

Actually really solid for a pop album, vocals feel somewhat shallow to me though.

3,5

Fun album

An unexpected pleasure.

I used to like this album more, but now I find it a bit too pop-y for me. This Town is nice

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

Not my style, but a fun album.

It’s ok

Uneventful. Sounds a bit like voice of the beehive but with less hooks.

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.

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

Some bops. You can't sleepwalk if you can't sleep is a vibe. 3

Lagom trevligt, bra att ha hört! Ska nog lyssna igen nån gång för att greppa det mer, nice sound!

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

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.

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.

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.

Day 126 First listen- This album is filled with jams! Such a vibrant album! (3.5/5)

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

A little bubblegummy, but it holds up after many years. Really a fun listen.

A lot of songs I knew on this album. It was decent

Cheerful pop, earworm music.

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

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 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.

Arguably the album that put Belinda Carlisle on the map.

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$!

Easy to sense the punk influences. I was never a big Go-Gos fan.

Went-Went

girls just wanna have rock

Cool album

“Our Lips Are Sealed” is a standout. I’m into the rest. All new to me!

Fun simple beats and riffs. You can tell this album influenced a lot of other artists in its era. Not necessarily something I would put on repeat though.

Pretty good 80's vibe album. Captures the more upbeat 80's pop style, but with some colorful tonality. Good for casual background listening.

Was torn between a 2 or a 3, but ultimately had to go go with a 3 because it reminded me of grade school.

Fun, poppy, a good time. Solid middle of the road enjoyable listen.

Not bad. They had one jam that was a song I knew – We Got The Beat.

I can hear heavy pop elements mixed with some punk influences. The simplicity of a lot of the guitar work (not in a negative way) reminds me of punk. The bass work is great and that stood out to me. There are a few interesting riffs and even a time signature shift in "This Town". Upbeat pop/punk elements all through. At times I felt the album didn't switch things up too much but was a relatively enjoyable listen.

Singles group. Decent album but it's about their hits and videos.

Ah yes, the skidmarks on my heart

I knew the two hits from this platter, but the rest was not the puerile, pop pablum I was expecting. What can I say - They got the beat!

Poppy and fun.

Opening track an obvious highlight, enjoyed this album.

This one is a hard album to rate. On one hand the songs are upbeat and catchy with fantastic vocals, on the other hand every song sounds the same and it overall gives the impression of rock/pop/stompclap amalgamation.

Decent. Hadn't listened to this album before but I knew the big hits. Its ok, even good. Its a good introduction to The Go-Go's.

Pleasant happy bouncy pub rock. Not bad at all, but nowhere near brilliant. Not a number 1 album by any means. Must have been a real bad year for American music.

I love this album and I am pretty sure I have never listened to it start-to-finish before today. My sister had the Vacation album on cassette when we were growing up. The Go-Gos were so fun. Belinda's delivery in "Lust to Love" reminds me strongly of Carrie Brownstein's singing in Sleater-Kinney. Used to love singing "We Got the Beat" with my daughter on Rock Band 2. I would give this 3.5 stars if I could. Or 3.9.

This was a fun sounding album, but I didn't think it was anything spectacular.

Não é para mim. Acho meio repetitivo, meio morno, meio. Nada impressionante.

I haven’t heard this before I do like it a lot I wouldn’t listen to it on a regular but it’s a nice album

Good album

The Good good’s

This album is pure early 80s pop rock, all bright guitars, punchy rhythms, and singalong hooks. It’s got a fun, breezy energy that makes it an easy listen from the first track to the last. The production is clean and punchy, giving everything that shiny, upbeat sound that defined the era. It might not be groundbreaking, but it’s got charm. Songs like “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat” are obvious standouts, brimming with infectious hooks that make them hard to forget. The rest of the album doesn’t always hit quite the same high, sometimes blending together in a blur of similarly sunny melodies. Still, even the less memorable tracks carry that same feel-good energy. Beauty and the Beat isn’t a deep or complicated record, but that’s not really the point. It captures a particular moment in pop with a kind of effortless confidence, and while it might not demand repeat listens, it’s hard not to enjoy while it’s on.

A nice collection of pop-rock- fun to listen to, but somewhat shallow. Overall- good album

3.2

very 80s kinda alternative pop? not really my fav but exactly what you would expect of it. definitely some all time bangers though 5/10

our lips are sealed is a banger, love the bass

A consistent set of jolly songs ideal for a party. Nothing groundbreaking.

A couple hits a bunch if meh

Its fine, not anything great but you can feel the influence it had on the genre.

Ei huono! Raikas post-pop/rock 3/5

Top 40 takes over but I'm not sure I have to hear it before I die. You can hear some punk roots, but that sound is mostly hidden and the more it peeks out the more I like them. Picky, but I keep asking myself "the Go-Go's what? their clothes? their attitude? their grammar?" The surf is cool, would like even more. Points for carving out all-female success.

Fun, light and boppy! Otherwise unmemorable.

This was all right. It's fun. The hits are cool. I have fond memories of hearing and loving We Got the Beat back when I was 10. but the rest didn't do much for me.

Pleasant pop rock. Fun but unmemorable.

Heard it before. Tbh I completely forgot what a fun album it is! Nothing too crazy but also a nice listen 3/5

Iconic sound, still has that ear catching quality to it. A fun California blend of surf and punk, delivered by an all female lineup. What's not to like?

kind of vibe with this. but didn't save a lot of songs on the first couple go-go arounds, and it's got some filler.

Loved how upbeat it was! Did think a lot of the songs sounded the same but it was very much a vibe! 7/10

3,1/5

I liked it. It sounded good. But it's definitely something I wouldn't rate 4. Maybe 3.5 would be right.

Nice but generic pop album

Classic Songs and a Fun Listen

Had never heard of The Go-Go's or this album before, but I had a good time with this. So much so that I didn't realise the album was done and just ended up listening to more of their songs on autoplay.

Moyennement bon. 2.75 étoiles

Solid pop album Favourite song -Skidmarks On My Heart

I can enjoy the Go-Gos in spurts, but I've never attempted an entire album. It was a bit of a slog after three or four songs. Pop records be like that, I guess.

I’m not going to say this is punk AF, but it was more punk than I remembered. I feel like it got marketed to me as pop, but it’s pop punk with 80s stylings.

Fun, and better than I thought.

it was ok, nothing special

This album has come to party! 3/ 5

I enjoyed this, cheerful easy listening pop.

7/10

This album was good. I was surprised how super tight the band sounded especially the drums and the vocals. Interesting to hear younger people in the early 80s with sort of a teenybopper sound but also incredibly tight sounding songs. Although I’m writing it at three I would call it a heavy three maybe 3.5..

Better than Coldplay

Je ne connaissais pas, à part « we got the beat » qui me parle. Vraiment chouette ! C’est énergique !

Very pleasant to listen to.

It does not get much more 80s than this. Perfectly fine listening, but nothing to really get into. 3/5

I wasn’t familiar with the Go-Go’s before this album. I really enjoyed the blend of 70s punk and pop and could hear influences of both. Added to Library: Our Lips Are Sealed This Town Fading Fast

Fun album. Would pair well with pre mixed drinks and fewer responsibilities

It’s alright, some good moments, nothing more.

I can really hear their influence in a band like Sleater-Kinney. 3-3.5

# 565 : Beaty And The Beat Beauty and the Beat – Fun, Catchy, and Still Not Essential This one earns a rare nod of approval—Beauty and the Beat is a fun, classic pop-rock album that goes down easy. From the opening track “Our Lips Are Sealed,” it’s clear the Go-Go’s knew how to craft a solid tune. The songs have aged surprisingly well, and the whole thing is better than the hit singles might suggest. But let’s not get carried away. It’s still a bit monochromatic in that very 80s way—catchy, but not exactly deep. A few hours later, you’ll struggle to remember a single track. It’s technically not bad, but also not something you must hear before you die. Verdict: Three stars for being better than average. File under “pleasant pop detours.” # 400 in Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of all time list. If you have to listen to this, the first two tracks take the cake. Listened: 10/09/2025

There are actual songs on here. Doesn’t overstay its welcome at 35 minutes. 72% (24/33)

3.5 stars. Really enjoyable new-wave pop. "Our Lips are Sealed" is a classic and sounds as fresh today as it did over 40 years ago. "This Town" starts out sounding like a Joy Division song, which isn't surprising seeing how many bands they influenced.

Прикольно, не более того

me gustaron algunos temas y otros para nada, pero le daría otra escucha

It was more fun than I had anticipated really. I liked it pretty much.

Tenro e delicado como bolhas de sabão. Ao mesmo tempo nada muito impressionante e fica repetitivo bem rápido. Daqueles que funcionam melhor se você escutar as músicas individualmente. 6.0/10

Started off well but got a bit samey

such cute pop and 80s ish vibes listened while getting ready for a date:)

Upbeat catchy

War ganz stimmig, habe aber nicht so richtig viel aktiv mitbekommen bzw es ist nicht so richtig etwas hängen geblieben. Vielleicht keine glatte 3, aber kurz davor.

Decent choice

Love a catchy pop song and 80s nostalgia.

Was bopping along

Enjoyable - maybe not a revisit for me, but “Automatic” was a neat standout.

Pa sladak album, ne znam točno zašto ali baš mi je sjeo ovako na ponedjeljak ujutro. Ima tu par super stvari! 3/5, 6/10

This was good fun. Nothing crazy here but hard to dislike

After the first two songs took me to pop music nirvana the rest of the album was just fine.

Fun album filled to the brim with bops. Catchy punk vibes, with good emotional range

Ehh

The Bee Movie song? In this economy?

scale: 1 - instaskip, 2-meh can be skipped/reaches point to skip, 3 -nothing wrong/easy listen/not seeking out, 4 - would listen to again, 5 - must listen Our lips are sealed- 5 and don’t even try me How much more- 2 meh Tonite-3 Lust to love- 4 This town-3 We got the beat- I don’t need to listen to this again to know it’s a 5. Ok I listened to it and it’s a 5.1 now Fading fast- 3 Automatic- 2.5 You can’t walk in your sleep-3 Skidmarks on my heart- 2.5 Can’t stop the world-3 Overall 3

I liked how upbeat these songs were, but the introductions often made me think the songs would be different and then I would have preferred to hear the song the intros made me think was coming. I think for me the vocals didn’t feel like they matched the rest of the music. Still enjoyed it and the more I listened the less I felt jarred by the difference in their vocals to what I was expecting, but it did feel a bit repetitive/ the songs were quite similar. Fav song: We Got The Beat Least fav: Skidmarks On My Heart

Probably a 3.5 really⭐⭐⭐

Never knew the name of the group, but knew the hits. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would, but not sure how often I would come back to it

Our Lips are Sealed and We Got the Beat are great singles. Unfortunately stretched across whole album it got a little tiring even though its only 35mins- not sure if it was pitch of vocals - but certainly best in small doses for me.

Muito animado, sempre refrescante e divertido ouvir um bom disco de new wave, melhora o humor de qualquer um

"Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat" made The Go-Go's a household name, but the rest of this album made them New-Wave stalwarts. The two aforementioned songs are their poppiest offerings and the rest set the stage for twee-pop, riot grrrl, and 90's alt-rock in general. I wouldn't say I'm a Go-Go's fan, but I definitely have a newfound appreciation for them!

it's so fun and wild. i don't know if i'll revisit but riding to this on my bike was a good time

I didn't realise Our lips are sealed (co-written with Terry Hall) was recorded by them earlier than Fun boy three. The rest of the album not quite up to the same standard.

Actually own a promotional copy of this LP. I do not listen to it very often.

I think the word "skidmark" means something different to the Go-Go's than it does to me. Very fun and catchy, but unlikely to stick with me — maybe because so many other artists have copied this sound since.

Couple decent songs in there.

Brought me back to the 80s quicker than any DeLorean. The best song is Our Lips are Sealed which was co written with Terry Hall of Specials etc fame. We got the Beat is also great. It sounds quite familiar - these songs have been used on many American Films where there is a Jock and a Princess and a Nerd , you know the type. I am debating between 3 or 4 stars. Three stars I think.

Coupla classics.

Go girls. Break the friggin’ mold.

Light and playful, and it led me to Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's, which had more interesting music.

This is ok. I like the standards, “We Got the Beat,” and “Out Lips are Sealed.” Skidmarks on my Heart, though?!? Overall a nice time capsule of music with some fun songs, but nothing I will ever have on heavy rotation.

Ended up enjoying this, especially “Lust for Love” and “this town. But mostly it just made me want to reach for those first couple B-52s masterpieces, and of course the immortal “Heaven is a Place on Earth.”

Its not changing the world, its fun. Fun is good. Do people need to hear this album before they die? Absolutely not.

There are the couple catchy classics and the rest were background tunes. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

The Go-Go’s! A band I’m aware of as important to music history, but I couldn’t have named one of their songs before today (I recognized We Got the Beat, but didn’t know it was a Go-Go’s song). Forcing functions like this are what excites me about the 1001 albums list. I’m broadening my music knowledge, baby. As an album, this is full of cohesive but enjoyably distinct songs. It’s new wave, yes, but the most bubblegum pop version of new wave I’ve encountered. That being said, after two full listens logged, I’m having fun, but it’s not sticking with me as much as I would have hoped. I think I kept hoping for a centerpiece anthem that never arrived.

If the Runaways are the cool older sister out getting into trouble, The Go-Go’s are the good younger sister. Nice 80’s quasi-punk/new wave pop.

Fun Album. My drum teacher used to be the drum tech for Gina, the Go-Go's drummer..

It's a fun album. It's...also not for me! But i felt fabulous while listening.

Irresistibly fun and cute! The lack of variety between tracks brings it down a few notches for me.

Fun and predictable. Not bad but not earth shattering.

V fun

When they slow down and get some dirt under their fingernails, this band is pretty cool. The fun poppy bops aren't for me. But overall I'm glad this was on the list.

Fun, but nothing to write home about.

Very enjoyable, post punk pop. Contains some great songs

Slightly maddening but kinda fun anyway.

A rollicking, fun album

It was a band that I never heard of before, nor did I know any songs. It was okay, but quite forgetable. Nothing really sticked out, or caught my attention for very long.

Funky I like

I was a little confused by the obsession that music publications have with this album. Not only is it on this list but its also on the Rolling Stones top 500. But after relistening to the album I kinda get it. It's just 80s pop goodness. You gotta be a real prude not to love songs like "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got The Beat". Plenty of other fun songs here as well. This isn't a revolutionary album or anything but its catchy and fun and definitely deserves some level of praise. Favorite track: We Got The Beat

Didn't realize this was as early as it was. I like it as a precursor to 90s girl alt. Don't love all the unison though. Ironically, 80s girl groups have never been my jam.

This album would slap if I was a 14 year old who just finished school for the summer. I'm not, but it's fun to try and enjoy the album as if I was. What are half of these songs about

Better than what I expected, if not a little too gentle at times. Bands like Lush and Belly clearly drawn from this

A little too gentle for my taste, but they're certainly catchy and dynamic. I especially liked when their sound get more surf and guitar oriented.

Surprisingly enjoyable. It's not going to warp reality, but it was a fun listen.

Fun, upbeat and the right length for what it is. I wouldn't say that this is an amazing album but one that should be listened to if you like music history to see the progression from disco to 80s pop music. I liked this album and knew several tracks, most likely won't list to it ever again though. 6.4/10 102/1001

Kinda fun.

This was fun! A few recognizable songs here so I enjoyed those. Probably wouldn’t listen again but I appreciate 80s pop.

Quite enjoyed this against the odds. It’s very jangly new wave which is usually a death sentence for me, but I enjoyed the bass guitar throughout and there are a lot of great bits of guitar work and catchy hooks. Better than feared but not exactly troubling my all-time favourites.

Great, another new wave album. I feel like this list should be retitiled "600 New Wave albums to listen to before you die, plus a few other things here and there." This one starts upbeat and chirpy. Great. First track is like a candy high. But it actually gets better. This Town is pretty good, and there are some other tracks that might grow on me if I listened to them more.

Really cool record!

uuuh sure why not

Pretty good. Even their slower songs are very upbeat and catchy.

Very poppy, fun, upbeat, summer vibes. It lacks depth in my opinion. Not that it's meant to have much. It's meant to be fun. "Lust to love" was the surprising one to me. I enjoyed it along with the singles, lips are sealed and we got the beat, which are also solid. The rest were forgettable.

I have to admit I was first introduced to Our Lips Are Sealed by the Hilary and Haylie Duff version, not the Go-Go’s version. 3.5 rounded down to 3.

It’s been years since I heard this record, and when it popped up here, I really couldn’t remember it apart from the two hits. I always liked Belinda Carlisle’s voice, and there are plenty of Go Go’s and Belinda Carlisle songs I like. But there are only two of those on this record. It’s not that the record is bad, but it doesn’t offer a ton outside of those two songs; there are a lot of mediocre and filler tracks. I guess I can understand why this record was highly touted for its time (though I am scratching my head at Wikipedia’s assertion that this was an early new wave record), but it maybe it’s a little forgettable by now. 2.7/5 - have to round up

Fun poppy album. I’m sure had I been alive during this albums hay day I would have been all over it.

gostei

The two singles are really stand out tracks but nothing on the album that hurts my ears. I had listened to this a lot as a kid as it was one of the few tapes my sister had and it would be on in the background a lot. The nostalgia factor for me makes this a positive 3 star review instead of a 2 star I'll never listen to this again.

Kind of boring. The first half of the album is for sure the best half. Fav Track: You Can't Walk In Your Sleep

Really enjoyed this. The Go Go's are a band I have always meant to spend some time with but never managed. Liked this album alot but in fairness, I could listen to Belinda Carlisle recite an insurance policy and love it. Cool songs and hooks. Good way to spend half an hour or so.

I dunno this didn't grab me but it wasn't bad.

Some good songs some ok ones

Girl pop. Completely average.

Enjoyed this. Strong vocals and some great tracks

I did try to get into this a number of years back but never really did. I’m not completely sure why as on the face of it this should have been something I liked back then. There’s something about the songs that didn’t quite grab me. My suspicion is that these songs would be great live but perhaps don’t quite have the same ‘punch’ on record. That’s not to say they are bad songs though and it was good without being outstanding. I would say I may not leave it so long before revisiting again but I suspect I will.

Rock, new wave, post-punk? Nope, it’s pure pop music and a pretty solid effort too. I wanted to really like it because of the excellent cover of Our Lips Are Sealed by The Wedding Present, but unlike the cover version, these tracks lack any edge.

It’s nice enough isn’t it. Pleasant post punk poppy rock stuff. Some nice harmonies and some decent songs, nothing to really blow your socks off mind. Tip of the hat to ‘skidmarks on my heart’ as a track name.

If you've heard We Got The Beat, you've basically heard the entire album. Not returning.

I can't decide between a 3 and a 4. This was light, poppy, and concise. It kind of reminds me of The Bangles but I didn't like The Bangles. I like the instruments a lot especially in Can't Stop the World, Lust to Love, and Automatic. There really isn't a bad song though. At worst, the choruses can get a little bit repetitive and the voice a little tiring, but I'm not hating. It's a quick listen, so there's no need to skip. I can see this being so much fun in the 80s.

Greit popalbum, men vender nok ikke tilbake til det.

Fav songs *Our lips are sealed (obviously) *We got this beat *Lust to love 7/10, potential vinyl purchase

I fully expected this to be in here solely due to one massive hit, but it surprised me. I still think it could have used more diversity, but not bad at all. Favorite Track: "We Got The Beat".

I haven't been able to dedicate as much time as I'd like, but I was pleased with the opening to this record. We've got the Beat and Lips are Sealed are the immediately recognizable hits. I think I prefer the latter. When I think of we've got the beat I imagine there must be a Simpsons episode Milhouse or Ralph or someone getting punched by Nelson while that song plays in the background. The record is upbeat and fun. I enjoy the vocalization layers across the tracks. There is a certain sound where maybe they step up a half tone or something - it reminds of that 52 girls song I like (what is that sound called, psychedelic?). I guess they started punk and became pop stars. While listening I am reminded of poppier sounding Clash songs I like, such as "Lost in the Super Market" (How Much More comes to mind). I enjoy Lust to Love. Is it a stretch to compare it (slightly) to Patti Smith's 1978 song "Because the Night"? It came out 3 years prior and even mentions Lust ("Because the night belongs to lovers, because the night belong to lust). I could see Automatic leaving some unimpressed, but I like the break from some of the more upbeat songs. I like the music dropping with just a vocal and beat and the little riff coming back. I may have found some of the end of the record repetitive but I am listening while driving home with work thoughts stuck in head, which tends to have a negative impact on listening experience. Overall, enjoyed. Go Go-Gos!

Perfect early 80s poprock. Enjoyed it more then I thought I would.

Better than expected. I learned from the recent documentary that what broke the group up was not drug or alcohol abuse by some members, but that some of the gals that didn't write many/any songs wanted songwriting split evenly 5 ways and Jane who did the heavy lifting for songwriting thought this unfair.

It was ok but a bit samey. Belinda Carlisle has a great voice though.

Fine. It was a lot for a whole album

A fun poppy punky album. Feels quite basic for todays standards, but all songs were catchy. No skips.

Fun.

I got the beat !

This was a pretty alright album, nothing exciting happened but it wasn't bad. Overall, a bit meh but it was fine having it in the background while doing other stuff.

Our Lips Are Sealed and We Got the Beat: phenomenal 80's tunes. The rest of the album was...um...mediocre 80's tunes?

The sound of a certain time period in my life

Little buzz of pop joy here. Opening track - Alex the Seal - is familiar and a pretty good tune. This was fun - nothing too serious but liked the vibe.

This was fun. A solid '80s album.

Interesting album, very 80’s reminds me of Blondie in terms of their vocals. Not likely to listen to it again.

Fun album

The hits are great; the rest is fine.

Very fun album, but yet again nothing very interesting

Pas mal pour un album punk d'un groupe tout féminin, me rappelle un peu les Pixies dans leurs albums les plus propres. Ne réécouterais pas en entier mais certains morceaux oui

Fun!

Really good album

Actually liked everything other than their 2 most popular songs.

Went into this wondering how much it would have in common with the classic Loona yyxy EP, beauty&thebeat - and I don't know, I think there's some kind of weird sunny girl pop vibe that they both have?? Anyway this was good, I'd never heard any of it before which is odd in a way because it fits in so well with a lot of the kind of music I listen to all the time. I guess sometimes you just miss stuff! I'm gonna say 3 but I really mean 3.5.

First time hearing. Lots of fun. Held together as an album. Good pop.

Definitely more of a new wave fan than punk fan, but I like where these songs sit, drifting back and forth between the two. There's a lot of fun to be had here, even apart from the astronomical hits that we all heard a million times, "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got The Beat". "Skidmarks On My Heart" is a bop, as the kids say. We've always needed to hear from the women in the world and it's been great to have this coming into our ears for the last 44 years.

Kommer seg halvveis uti

Up there with the best of the punk/new wave explosion of the 70s/80s.

This album is sooo upbeat and happy. I loved it. My knowledge of The Go-Go's was very limited but this is so fun. The bassist and drummer are both FANTASTIC. Blew me away. "You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)" kept making me think of "Walk Like an Egyptian" lolol. "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got The Beat" are huge hits I loved. Actual 3.5. Liked Songs: "Our Lips Are Sealed" , "How Much More" , "Lust To Love" , "We Got The Beat" , "Fading Fast" , "You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)" , "Can't Stop The World"

Fun and catchy

☀︎j’aime pas tant sa voix pis ça sonne tout pareil ☀︎quand même une bonne vibe

Poppy, hooky, upbeat album. Makes me question why Belinda Carlisle left to go solo? From what I can tell she did exactly the same sort of stuff when she left. Maybe it was just greed? On reflection if she'd stayed with the Go Go's I think they would have been huge. Much better than her solo career. (I may be being simplistic here... they probably all fucking hated each other) 3½

This was fun, if a bit fleeting

Rock, Pop, 1981 -> 3

Classic rock-chicks!!!!

Pas l'album rock du siècle, ni même de la décennie, ni même de l'année, ni même du mois. Peut-être du jour, mais c'est déjà pas si mal.

Sounds like early 2000s indie, surprisingly from the 80s

Catchy, light,frothy, fun

lust to love and automatic were my favs

Our lips are sealed - It is alright, a bit catchy. 6.5/10 How much more - Really do not like the vocals, even tho I use to like a bit fussy vocals. 5/10 Tonite - Annoys me that it is spelled incorrectely. 6.5/10 Lust to love - This is the best one so far. 7/10 This town - Same as ''how much more''. 5.5/10 We got the beat - If every song was like this one, the album would actually be decent. 6.5/10 SPEED ROUND!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fading fast - 6/10 Automatic - 8/10 You can't walk in your sleep - 6/10 Skidmarks on my heart - 6.5/10 Can't stop the world - 7/10 Thank god that is over.

Interesting that this was the 2nd best selling album of 1982 after...Asia. The era of the 80's superstars had not really begun. Pleasant stuff. Belinda Carlisle forever.

The debut album from The Go-Go's, this thing is full of catchy melodies and solid, steady rock songs. Its a fun album. There are songs about life, love, and kicking ass. The guitar parts are pretty notable on this album; I really liked the guitar riff on "Lust to Love," and there's a nice slower solo on "This Town," for examples. Anyone who hasn't lived under a rock knows "We Got The Beat" and maybe because I played it so many times in one of the Rock Band games it's kind of lost its luster for me, but its easy to see why that one was a hit single. It holds up. My standouts are "Our Lips Are Sealed" - it's so damn catchy - "Automatic" - loved the stop and go style - and "You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)" - such a catchy jam, although rhyming sleep with sleep so much is sending me. This is a pretty solid album. A few of the songs don't really do a whole lot for me, but its still a fun listen through as a whole.

New wave e helt ok

Kind of interesting but it wasn't strong enough for me to want to listen to on my own

I love Our Lips Are Sealed and was hoping the album would be great but the rest of the tracks didn't stand out as much as I hoped. 3.5

Came into this one knowing one song, came out of it enjoying a lot of them. We Got The Beat surprisingly was not my clear favorite on here, which was a pleasant surprise.

“We Got the Beat” by the Go-Gos First album I don’t recognize, though I do know “We Got the Beat.” Love the album cover, feels very Rococo? Or at least sunbleached. Looking forward to some ‘80s. 1 Bit of an overexposed mix, but I like the sunny guitars. Oh, totally recognize the hook! Catchy as hell. Wish the bassline was a little less plucky. Always thought they were saying “I love Lucille” lol. Pre-chorus is perfect too, love that they interrupt choruses to come back to it. Great song! 2 Wow, dreamy! Love these guitars, good layers super well mixed. A lot warmer than the first track. I think I need to drive in a covetable with long hair to this album. 3 Still fun, and I like the chorus— but the verses are pretty forgettable, and the crash cymbal pisses me off something fierce, it’s way too frequent and flat. 4 Bass line’s great, but lyrics are pretty corny. One thing I’ll say though is that these are pop songs that don’t overstay their welcome, which I appreciate— they still feel complete and whole but are succinct all the same. 5 Okay so I think the vocals are still great, but the limited range is pretty obvious when listening to an album. There’s songs seems like they’d shine brighter as singles, but sequentially they feel pretty samey. I do not care about “This town,” I’m afraid. Guitar solo was pretty weak. Like how the drums are mixed, bass is still really good, meh overall though. 6 Oh yeah this song is iconic for a reason— the bass and keys play off of each other in a really cool way, her range really stretches in a fun way (love the offer register growl) and the drums propel everything forward. Phenomenal song, no notes. 7 But like, see how much less this tried to be its own thing than the previous song? Super forgettable. 8 Oh ok love this, love the tempo change and creepy crawly bass and drums and she says every syllable in “automatic,” and that one time where she pauses for a totally silent moment Newfie saying it again— it’s super fun and distinct and I appreciate the change of pace. I even think the fade-out works pretty well to end the song, despite my predisposition to dislike the choice! Yay 9 It’s fine, I like the guitar getting a little surfier. One of the better songs from this formula they gave but still kinda forgettable. I just wish they’d yell something, or have a weird lyric or solo, or something that marks this as different! 10 “They say get a mechanic / I say get a shrink” is a crazy good line on a song comparing love to a race. The lyrics on this do what I was talking about with the previous song, it feels like it has its own personality way more because of the goofy car and heart lyrics, and there are less general abstractions like “towns” and “nights” and “worlds.” 11 Feels like the tone of a closer, so that’s good—but just forgettable again. Bass lines hood, drums and guitar are formulaic, vocals are fine but nondescript besides her distinct timbre, which wears thin over an album. Really wish more songs stretched her vocal capabilities like “We Got the Beat” or even “Automatic” did. It’s good collection of ‘80s pop songs that I would say is a weak album as a whole, but the highs are high.

Not my usual beat but I would enjoy in a girl summer vibe.

Fun but a bit mediocre imo

It was entirely fine. I can’t find any criticisms. I wasn’t very excited about it though.

Nice album, but not something I'll keep in mind.

Pop punk fun, especially the singles. Lips and The Beat are both absolute classics. Some others here are a bit more throwaway, but overall this is happy stomp through bouncy intelligent 80s pop.

Our Lips Are Sealed is a half decent way to go about starting your recording career. The rest of the album was pleasant, if a little plodding.

Pretty good, if a bit samey. Just a bit of punkiness in there.

pleasant

Maybe at one point I would’ve found this cool but the project has made me more critical 3/5

I wouldn't mind if any of these songs came on the radio, but the album is a little too poppy for me to really get into.

It’s not the richest sound ever but this is a fine pop record

I only knew the radio staple Our Lips Are Sealed going into this. By today's standards this is fairly plain, but I was thinking it would have been fairly groundbreaking back in 81. Then I looked at albums released in 81 and I'm not so sure about that. Overall this is a solid album, but I wouldn't say it's amazing.

Undeniably fun. The two hits from this album continue to hold up.

Groupe inconnu. En fait non, j'avais déjà entendu "Our Lips Are Sealed" il y a trèèès longtemps. Le groupe fait un pop/rock dynamique, avec une basse bien en avant, mais qui manque un peu de variété côté guitare (sons clairs uniquement, un peu de saturation aurait pu amener quelque chose en plus). L'album est entrainant, j'ai apprécié cette première écoute. Il ne rejoindra cependant pas ma collection (peu de morceaux vraiment mémorables, sauf ... le premier !). =>3/5

Couple of bangas, has aged very well. Vacation and Our Lips Are Sealed are very good.

Sahara Hotnight-ish

Hits

Cool

We got da beat

3

Uuuuuh, moving on I guess? Decent, but nothing spectacular ⭐⭐⭐

Sometimes an album just needs to be fun!

Solid album, nothing that really stands out as exceptional though. Just good rock. Favorite track was we got the beat

3/5

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