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frra hey were a little behind their time, and
maybe a little ahead of It They were the
nest best thing and the greatest thing
that never was. Bet when English Beat called .
it quits Inst June after three successful
albums end a series of songs that became
classics in their English homeland, music
fans of every sensitive bend knew something
had been lost.
Even if you didn't care for the mix of pop,
reggae and rock the. Beat seemed to churn
cat with ease (while everyone else was pol
ishing off the synthesizer or beat machines),
yon had to admire the way the Beat's song
writers could make a political message Mice
"Stand Down Margaret," so real, yet dance-
The members of the Beat knew they were
close to something, kat quietly dissolved
themselves when membera negan to qne-j-
wkom the Beat's success was. credited to:
Dave Wakeiing, the blend lead elngereong
writer, and Banking Roger, the black "toas
ter" who get the crowd going. The band will
perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Nebraska
Union BaHrooia. It is the same place the Beat
performed to a standing-room only crowd
two years ago.
4 Just the musicians are dif
ferent really... we keep the
show as fun as possible. 9
Today, Boger, who now sports four streaks
of blond in Ms hair, says the show is still fan,,
the Beat's live trademark.
"Just the musicians are different really,"
Boger said from Ms hotel room in Los Angeles,
where General Public played four sell-oat
shows. "We keep the show as fan as possible." .
General Public is different from the Beat,
however, in that all the group's members are
you get comfortable, you don't work as hard.
Dave and I were looidng for something else."
. Wakeiing and Boger left the Beat and
secluded themselves to a Welsh studio where
they wrote songs by day .and recruited band
members. Their .reputation preceded them,
so that part wasn't so diScult.
The current General Public lineup includes
drummer Stoker; keyboardist Mickey Dil
lingham, late of Desy's 'Midnight Eunners;
and bassist Horace; Panter, who. made his
reputation as Sir Horace Gentleman with the
Beat's initial contemporary rivals, the Spe
cials. Guitarist Kevin. White joined for the
tour, while Hick Jones, ex-guitarist of t
tion their motivation. Today, the Beat gees defeated to it, Boger said.
n In tha farm of General Public.
General Public is in fact the two men to
There was nothing wrong personally," he
said. "People just got too comfortable. When
Clash, played on the album and is listed as a
special guest. :
"He is not on the tour wit h us. He's back in
London forming hi own band, called Real
Westlike," Roger said.
The band's press release from IH.S. records
said Jones refused to join the. tour because
he wouldn't dye his hair blond as Wakeiing
requested. Roger eaid Jones was just inter
ested in doing his own thing.
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