NME Reviews NME Reviews http://nme.com/reviews/artist/beta-band?alt=rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:27:17 +0000 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:27:17 +0000 Reviews Ignite Feed Engine 60 http://nme.com/themes/default/images/nme_logo.gif NME Reviews http://nme.com/reviews/artist/beta-band?alt=rss The Beta Band: The Best Of The Beta Band Missed them first time round? It’s time to put that right<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/7797 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/7797 Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:20:32 +0100 Missed them first time round? It’s time to put that right Beta Band : Assessment 'Interesting' band make 'rock'n'roll' return...<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/7387 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/7387 Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:43:00 +0100 'Interesting' band make 'rock'n'roll' return... Beta Band : London Ocean ...we've got something like a carnival on our hands...<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/6064 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/6064 Tue, 05 Feb 2002 12:33:00 +0000 ...we've got something like a carnival on our hands... Beta Band : Squares Hmmm, sounds familiar this. Rings a few bells...<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/6008 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/6008 Tue, 22 Jan 2002 08:05:00 +0000 Hmmm, sounds familiar this. Rings a few bells... The Beta Band : Liverpool L2 Nostalgic indie-cabaret from The Beta Band...<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5820 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5820 Wed, 07 Nov 2001 16:35:00 +0000 Nostalgic indie-cabaret from The Beta Band... The Beta Band : London Brixton The Fridge Still packing an awesome punch, but not the out-there troubadours of old, The Beta Band promote 'Hot Shots II'...<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5476 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5476 Tue, 24 Jul 2001 16:51:00 +0100 Still packing an awesome punch, but not the out-there troubadours of old, The Beta Band promote 'Hot Shots II'... Beta Band : Hot Shots II Evangelical hip-hop heads make ramshackle pot-and-pan-bashing indie<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5401 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5401 Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:50:00 +0100 Evangelical hip-hop heads make ramshackle pot-and-pan-bashing indie Beta Band : Broke It's strange and brilliant and better than most records this week without even trying.<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5306 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5306 Mon, 02 Jul 2001 13:31:00 +0100 It's strange and brilliant and better than most records this week without even trying. Beta Band : Belfast Limelight The band preview eagerly awaited new LP 'Hot Shots: Part II' in Northern Ireland...<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5242 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/5242 Wed, 13 Jun 2001 13:24:00 +0100 The band preview eagerly awaited new LP 'Hot Shots: Part II' in Northern Ireland... Astoria, London There have been many truly great [a]Brats[/a] performances in the past.... Tonight [b]The Beta Band[/b] are as great as all that.<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/1808 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/1808 Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:34:40 +0000 There have been many truly great [a]Brats[/a] performances in the past.... Tonight [b]The Beta Band[/b] are as great as all that. Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall The monastic baritones of [B]Steve Mason[/B] fill this cavernous venue with the doomily meditative [B]'It's Not Too Beautiful'[/B]  which, what with its sampled orchestral tumult, feels an ominous<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/1143 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/1143 Sun, 23 May 1999 10:26:27 +0100 The monastic baritones of [B]Steve Mason[/B] fill this cavernous venue with the doomily meditative [B]'It's Not Too Beautiful'[/B]  which, what with its sampled orchestral tumult, feels an ominous The Beta Band Everyone's trying desperately hard to sound like they're having the time of their lives....<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/1124 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/1124 Sun, 16 May 1999 15:10:16 +0100 Everyone's trying desperately hard to sound like they're having the time of their lives.... Edinburgh La Belle Angele In 1998, with rock experiencing an elongated bout of hideous melancholy, [B]THE BETA BAND[/B] are so unexpected...<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/207 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/207 Mon, 07 Sep 1998 14:08:13 +0100 In 1998, with rock experiencing an elongated bout of hideous melancholy, [B]THE BETA BAND[/B] are so unexpected... The 3 EPs Compilation of bonkers high-concept pop combo's first essential releases...<p><img src="http://static.nme.com/images/" /></p> http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/123 Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/beta-band/123 Sat, 15 Aug 1998 15:00:44 +0100 Compilation of bonkers high-concept pop combo's first essential releases...