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Italiano

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I saw a list of bands on here with the name 'Beatings' and I've heard some of there music but, I gotta ... tell ya none of them compare to "'The Beatings' from Boston"! There album 'Italiano' breaths new life into slamming Rock music for the first time in a LONGGGGGGG TIME! From the first song to the last this band from Boston takes you on a roller-coaster of songs and sounds that picks you up and then slams you down hard around every twist and turn. And trust me, you'll find yourself loving the abuse. I can only pray this is the future of Rock!!!!! More, More, More.......

2002 was a pretty ridiculous year for music. Every band that could half successfully emulate anything "postpunk" or "garage" was praised effusively. It was as if there was no such thing as rocking out if you weren't clutching to that Nuggets box set the whole way there.
At last...The Beatings have arrived. Yes...you can make parrallels to early 90s indie bands, but does it really matter? The Beatings do there own thing, which is completely distinct from anything anyone else is doing at the moment.
This album is a complete "tour de force" (AS THEY CALL IT IN THE OLD COUNTRY). From the very "minimalistic" opening tacks (notice the excess of quotation marks around that completely overused term, which really means nothing anymore) to the final swirl of feedback, the album is a winner. Do yourself a favor and download "Twins" and "I Don't Know the Truth" from mp3.com if you don't believe me.

One of my top 5 favorite discs. The only thing better than listening to it was seeing them live.