The Beat were one of the great bands of the ska revival and the post punk years. I saw them in 1980 and 1981 and the first edition of the Beat with Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling and Saxa was one of the best performing bands of that era. The Beat's incediary live performances were in the same caliber with the Clash, Gang of Four, Steel Pulse, and LKJ's Dub Band. Their music has aged very well over the past 30 years.
A 1980 Live Performance of Stand Down Margaret The saxaphonist named Saxa played with both Prince Buster and Desmond Dekker in Jamaica during the first era of ska.
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There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff.
Townes Van Zandt
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