Succumb to the Beat Surrender

Radio.blog action. A track from The Go! Team and a sampling from The Jam. I recommend you uncheck the crossfader box in the bottom right corner. Sometimes tracks take a few times to preload fully, just let it play, things will work out.

Tracklist:

1.Kagerou - Kusatta umi de oborekaketeiru boku wo sukuttekureta
A proper ballad clocking in at 5:33, 5:30 being my limit for a proper ballad. Overall the things are simple. The bass is mostly working the roots notes, the guitar is very sparse, appegiated, or just strumming chords, drums aren't doing anything fancy either. I could have used some fancier drumming, but overall I like it.
2. The Go! Team -Ladyflash
A mix of hip-hop, soul, disco, indie, with a side of school yard sing alongs. The first time I heard a track from The Go! Team, I didn't get it. After a few listens it gets pretty cool though. The basement production really adds a lot too. It's good fun.
3. The Jam - Absolute Beginners
The sparse punk arrangements of The Jam crash right into James Brown-esque funk rhythms. The song is peppered with funky bass and horn blasts. The magic is when the song moves away from the funk influences, it really pulls the whole thing together.
4. The Jam - Beat Surrender
I don't care much for the intro, but when the song kicks in with that initial chorus, it grabs you. The new romantic influenced chorus is genius. Bruce Foxton's vocals are wonderful, the way him and Paul Weller trade vocal duties, fantastic. The unashamedly disco bridge is also brilliant. It doesn't end very strong. The song gets carried away in a soul jam out, which slows thing down, but overall, a pretty strong track.
5. The Jam - In The City
The first single from The Jam and it shows. The band is completely punk here. High energy, catchy, just plain and simple, but good. A really fun track to play too, at least on the bass.

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