Beauty And The Beat (studio album) by Go-Go's
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100  | 09/12/2025 19:53 | WeWereInLove | | 81/100 |
70/100 | 09/03/2025 22:53 | machiaj | | 71/100 |
70/100 | 06/12/2025 23:17 | Invader666 | | 65/100 |
75/100 | 01/21/2025 20:55 | Mrump | | 75/100 |
55/100 | 12/29/2024 19:00 | fabm0 | | 59/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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The Beauty and the Beat is a double-dose of retro and summer vibes, combining cheeky surf rock guitars and the vocal charm of the"girl groups" of the 1960s. Taking a page from groups like Blondie, It packs a punch vocally but its real strength is the energy that pushes it along. In a way this sounds like so many contemporary indie albums that are revered on this site.
It's hard to believe this preceded R.E.M.'s Murmur (same label). As much as I adore that album, this one has more accessible hooks and charm and lyrics that can actually be comprehended. I believe this was one of the first records where an all-female group had this level of creative control.
Highly Recommended.
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: We Got the Beat
B-Side: Lust to Love
I love the go gos. Their music has raw energy in it.
Thier tunes have great lyrics and very catchy melodies.
Their best tracks are We got the beat and Our lips are sealed
a very nice eclectic group of songs with 2 smash hits. new wave
planetneutral 01/24/2021 19:51
The Go-Go's might be my favorite all-female band and this consistently solid debut is testament as to why.
spigelwii 11/20/2020 12:28
The Go-Go's helped to define the classic "80's sound" with this album, but mostly it's just a couple of hits and a bunch of (admittedly well-played) filler. The hits are titanic, so I would recommend Beauty and the Beat for that reason, but it's pretty much a pick-and-choose affair.
Droophus 12/31/2019 20:42
I think I can say without reservations, this is the best album ever by an all female rock group.
swhaze 11/18/2014 17:39
I still think this 1981 record is one of the great pop albums ever.
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