We're Already Gone

The Beautiful Girls | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cornerstone Ras
• ASIN: B000DZ7Y6U
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,151 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

"I have had an opportunity to play with the Beautiful Girls over the last few years and they always connect with a cool, groovin', summertime vibe!" - G LOVE

"They're catchy, familiar, but still refreshing." - THE DRUM MEDIA (Australia)

"With the melodies of Ben Harper and the sheer power of Bob Marley in moments, you can listen to the vocals of Mat McHugh all night." - SNAP (Australia)

We're Already Gone exceeds expectation in instrumentation, performance and songcraft. Keyboards, a brass section, melodica and harp solos move the album forward, and the rhythm section's time spent on the road is evident. It swings!

Like its predecessors, We're Already Gone is a raw album and a collision of styles. It occasionally dips into the same pool of influence as other material from TBG, but that's where the similarities end. The songs, for the most part, are darker - though there are still trademark moments of melodic beauty. Mostly, it is a collision of structure and riff; a mix of art, dub and rock.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! Sublimely beautiful and funk-tastic..., December 6, 2007

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cakewalk "identity unrevealed" (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: We're Already Gone (Audio CD)

There aren't many bands in the world like this. It figures one would have to go all the way to Australia because muscians with this kind of groove don't come around much and the Northern Hemisphere has gotten the last few. I can't believe no one has mentioned yet how much like Sublime these guys are. If you strip the punk rock and rap-rock influences out of Sublime and distill that band down to their essence (shown in Brad Nowell's Acoustic Stories; Second-Hand Smoke; and the Long Beach Dub All-Stars project) you get something very similar to this stellar groove that The Beautiful Girls has picked up on with this album. There aren't any deconstructionist-funk-rock outs on electric guitars, it's just ambrosia laced reggae drenched acoustic rock and roll with some steady drumbeats and the occasional sax. It's amazing. It's sublime. It's the soundtrack played in the smoking lounge in Valhalla. It's a sound that gets you up and goin with a smile.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These guys rock, and this Cd rocks., June 23, 2006

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This review is from: We're Already Gone (Audio CD)

The Beautiful Girls are one of my favorite bands, if not #1. This Cd certainly departs from their acousitc roots, but I enjoyed the change. I also liked how they introduced some horns in this album, like in the first song, "We're already gone." This is the preeminent cd to chill with on the way to the beach. Check out 311, Slightly Stoopid, G-Love and Special Sauce, and OAR for some similar chillish.

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music, May 29, 2008

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D. Weglarz "reads, writes, rhythms" (NorCal) - See all my reviews
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So happy to have discovered this....from 'the biggest lie I ever told' to the reggae rhythm of 'shot down'...I simply love this album. Easy blend of simple surf style music in the realm of Jack Johnson and Sublime. I recommend a listen to these guys, the Beautiful Girls.