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Beta Band — Gone
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nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Apr 24, 2009 - 02:08
 
Hey, anyone remember the Alpha band?

Mandible
Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 13:33
 
after a few slow songs....when Bill is playing a depressing line up, my boyfriend and I joke that Bill must be bi-polar and/or is hitting the scotch in his california studio.  This playlist is such a time when I wonder, Bill? Are you okay?

rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Jul 13, 2008 - 17:42
 
Sort of a dumbed waaaaay down version of Porcupine Tree ....


jumpback
Posted: May 27, 2008 - 09:54
 
Right... I was a little "gone" indeed!
coolpeople_rule
Posted: May 27, 2008 - 08:56
 
jumpback wrote:
This is one of the best songs in the world to drive to at night on a dark road in a convertible...a great choice for a Monday morning....

Or a Tuesday morning...following a long weekend!
DrGonzo
Posted: May 27, 2008 - 08:54
 
DrGonzo wrote:

more Beta Band Bill!!


just to emphasize my previous expression!
jumpback
Posted: May 27, 2008 - 08:54
 
This is one of the best songs in the world to drive to at night on a dark road in a convertible...a great choice for a Monday morning....
nate917
(2,815 miles from home)
Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 08:24
 
bobringer wrote:
Y'all do know that Alan Parsons was the engineer on Dark Side Of The Moon, right?

All this "it sounds like Pink Floyd" or "it sounds like Alan Parsons" is moot. It sounds like both of them.

But particularly Alan Parsons Project because the breathy vocals sound so much like Eric Woolfson, who sang many of APP's songs.
DrGonzo
Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 08:16
 
actually one of my favorite albums... the whole thing just flows very well together, and just has a great atmosphere/aura to it all. 'tis quite the shame that they broke up.

that being said... i'm royally peeved that i was on a work call when this song came on!

more Beta Band Bill!!
nalgie719
(bowling green, ky)
Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 11:29
 
I love these guys, good to hear 'em. I don't think of pink but most of their other big songs don't sound quite like this.
morgsy67
(Cape Cod, MA)
Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 11:26
 
this tune is spooky cool
DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 11:26
 
daveturnley wrote:


It's kind of like post-Syd, pre-Dark Side Floyd. A bit like More.


Whoa, totally! Hadn't thought of that but very true, at least in the case of this tune.
bdblinux
(Northern California)
Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 11:26
 
finally something good this morning
daveturnley
Posted: Dec 06, 2007 - 11:51
 
ocsike wrote:
I don't knmow why everybody says that this is like PF. It is so very not! And not any good either.


It's kind of like post-Syd, pre-Dark Side Floyd. A bit like More.
jpfueler
(South o' Ft Worth)
Posted: Oct 04, 2007 - 16:34
 
You'd think they'd be out of Beta by now. Maybe they are like ICQ? Forever a Beta ap. . .
stickers11
(Burnaby, BC)
Posted: Jul 17, 2007 - 22:01
 
Huecool wrote:
Long live Pink Floyd and their crazy diamond friend. But these guys don't sound like 'em. Geezh! :p


Agree...there's more going on here...
bokey
(Wastin' away in Filialdutyville)
Posted: Jul 02, 2007 - 07:09
 

crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Mar 14, 2007 - 09:46
 
I feel the prickles of Porcupine Tree
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 27, 2007 - 13:05
 
maryte wrote:
Actually, it reminds me more of Alan Parsons Project than PF. Can't remember which singer from the APP, but there's definitely a similar sound.

Agreed. And like most of what I heard from Alan Parsons Project, this doesn't do a whole heckuva lot for me.
999_99_999
(at the (lily) pad)
Posted: Jan 27, 2007 - 13:04
 
Bill, that transition from the Devics Lie to me in this was sweet and silky smooth. You're a genius.
jogie6
(germany)
Posted: Dec 29, 2006 - 09:14
 
an old band whith greatful artists of making music
TonyBear
(London, England)
Posted: Dec 29, 2006 - 09:07
 
Good band, it's a shame they split up
maryte
(Tryin' to be a liberryan!)
Posted: Jul 21, 2006 - 12:34
 
Actually, it reminds me more of Alan Parsons Project than PF. Can't remember which singer from the APP, but there's definitely a similar sound.
H-bomb
(SC)
Posted: Jul 21, 2006 - 12:32
 
ocsike wrote:
I don't knmow why everybody says that this is like PF. It is so very not!


Agreed, minus the "m".
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle WA)
Posted: Jun 07, 2006 - 14:41
 
Haven't heard these guys in a long time!
byrd
Posted: May 09, 2006 - 10:35
 
I like the Beta Band, but this is...
RichardPrins
Posted: Apr 24, 2006 - 21:08
 

trekhead
(Just Missed Me.)
Posted: Apr 10, 2006 - 07:02
 
Gilmour.
ocsike
(Budapest, Hungary)
Posted: Apr 10, 2006 - 06:52
 
I don't knmow why everybody says that this is like PF. It is so very not! And not any good either.
nick_valensi
(Quito, Ecuador)
Posted: Feb 10, 2006 - 11:17
 
wow! good track! kind of pink floydish... really good.
winter
(hither and yon (mostly yon))
Posted: Nov 14, 2005 - 22:51
 
Dark and moody. I like it.
Mark1970
(Grayson, GA)
Posted: Sep 02, 2005 - 09:26
 
A friend of mine introduced me to this band..... I wish he hadn't. Incredibly annoying!!
rascal420
(Truckee, CA - 5000 feet above Paradise)
Posted: Aug 03, 2005 - 16:23
 
What? I can't hear you. Speak up!
pyxxel
(Dublin, Ireland)
Posted: Jul 05, 2005 - 04:18
 
Just plain boring to me - something neither Alan Parsons nor Pink Floyd ever were.
cjg
(Gerona, Spain)
Posted: Jun 20, 2005 - 11:14
 
bobringer wrote:
Y'all do know that Alan Parsons was the engineer on Dark Side Of The Moon, right?

All this "it sounds like Pink Floyd" or "it sounds like Alan Parsons" is moot. It sounds like both of them.

Pretty damn cool if you ask me.



Well stated. I dig it as well.
bobringer
(Wayne, NJ)
Posted: Jan 24, 2005 - 11:03
 
Y'all do know that Alan Parsons was the engineer on Dark Side Of The Moon, right?

All this "it sounds like Pink Floyd" or "it sounds like Alan Parsons" is moot. It sounds like both of them.

Pretty damn cool if you ask me.
ciscometal
Posted: Sep 28, 2004 - 11:30
 
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trekhead
Posted: Sep 28, 2004 - 11:29
 
Spenny wrote:
Well, everybody else is wrong, I am right and the answer is The Alan Parsons Project :)

Nice catch!
rgrace
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Sep 13, 2004 - 16:46
 
Reminds me a bit of earlier Genesis! Particularly the interlocking guitar parts in the hook. Oh yes, it does also remind me of early Floyd - maybe what they would have sounded like if Syd had managed to dry out from all the drugs.
Peyote
(over under sideways down)
Posted: May 12, 2004 - 07:27
 
Spenny wrote:
Well, everybody else is wrong, I am right and the answer is The Alan Parsons Project :)


That's exactly who I was trying to recall!!

hyperfish
(Athens, OH)
Posted: Nov 25, 2003 - 12:30
 
alotlikeyou wrote:
Anyway, the song on the released soundtrack is "Dry the Rain" and a good song it is, but NOT the song they play in the store in the film.


Yup, it is. When he plays it, though, it cuts right into the middle-to-the-end of the song.
9-volt
(Asheville, NC)
Posted: Oct 16, 2003 - 08:06
 
alotlikeyou wrote:
Maybe you Beta Band fans can help me out a little.

In the film, High Fidelity, Rob plays a song by the Beta Band "I will now sell five copies of the new EP from the Beta Band"....

Anyway, the song on the released soundtrack is "Dry the Rain" and a good song it is, but NOT the song they play in the store in the film.

So I was hoping you could tell me the name of the song in the actual scene and what album it's on.

Thank you.

p.s. I'm going to feel stupid if it turns out to be THIS song, because I was not at my desk when it played, I just saw it in the playlist.


dunno, i really thought it was dry the rain...

alotlikeyou
(Fort Worth TX)
Posted: Sep 04, 2003 - 14:44
 
Maybe you Beta Band fans can help me out a little.

In the film, High Fidelity, Rob plays a song by the Beta Band "I will now sell five copies of the new EP from the Beta Band"....

Anyway, the song on the released soundtrack is "Dry the Rain" and a good song it is, but NOT the song they play in the store in the film.

So I was hoping you could tell me the name of the song in the actual scene and what album it's on.

Thank you.

p.s. I'm going to feel stupid if it turns out to be THIS song, because I was not at my desk when it played, I just saw it in the playlist.


ClueLez
(Mexico)
Posted: Aug 20, 2003 - 18:37
 
Bands usually didnt dare to try to imitate PF. Then Queensryche did Silent Lucidity and there was nothing sacred anymore. Keep trying kids.
Huecool
(Sherman, TX)
Posted: Jun 04, 2003 - 18:40
 
Long live Pink Floyd and their crazy diamond friend. But these guys don't sound like 'em. Geezh! :p
drover
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Nov 30, 2002 - 23:32
 
Originally Posted by RachyChica:
yay Beta Band! How about "Dry The Rain?"

They have it in their rotation.
RachyChica
(Worcester, MA)
Posted: Nov 12, 2002 - 18:17
 
yay Beta Band! How about "Dry The Rain?"
Three
(Cleveland, OH)
Posted: Oct 23, 2002 - 08:27
 
I liked it - I'll remember this song as the Pink Parsons Project!
Spenny
(Solihull, UK)
Posted: Jul 23, 2002 - 05:53
 
Well, everybody else is wrong, I am right and the answer is The Alan Parsons Project :)
drover
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Apr 24, 2002 - 17:09
 
I usually dig Beta Band, but this is too Pink Floydish for me, and I don't care so much for PF.