... Rage Before Beauty
| ... Rage Before Beauty | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 March 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-99 | |||
| Studio | 145 Wardour Street, Soho, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 64:27 | |||
| Label | Snapper Music[1] | |||
| Producer | Mark St. John, Dave Garland | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | [5] |
... Rage Before Beauty is a studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released in 1999.[6]
Production[edit]
Ronnie Spector provided backing vocals on the band's cover of "Mony Mony".[1] David Gilmour guested on "Love Keeps Hanging On".[7] The album was produced by Mark St. John and Dave Garland.[8] ... Rage Before Beauty was recorded by the 1966 lineup of the band.[9]
Critical reception[edit]
Perfect Sound Forever called the album "a testament to the brand of sweaty, guitar-driven, R&B garage rock which never really seems to go out of fashion."[10] The Boston Globe wrote that "vocalist Phil May's gravelly voice is stupefying on the Pretty's cover of 'Play With Fire', virtually besting Mick Jagger's own icy interpretation."[7] The Orange County Register thought that "from the rollicking 'Passion of Love' to anthemic, reflective ballads like 'Love Keeps Hanging On' ... the album is a summation of almost every style the Pretties ever attempted, while still retaining some middle-age maturity."[11]
Record Collector deemed it one of the band's "best ever recordings."[12]
Track listing[edit]
- "Passion of Love" (Phil May, Mark St. John) – 3:22
- "Vivian Prince" (May, Frank Holland, Jon Povey) – 5:15
- "Everlasting Flame" (May, Holland, St. John) – 3:46
- "Love Keeps Hanging On" (May) – 8:55
- "Eve of Destruction" (P. F. Sloan) – 3:03
- "Not Givin' In" (May) – 4:02
- "Pure Cold Stone" (May, Dick Taylor) – 5:47
- "Blue Turns to Red" (May, Holland) – 4:01
- "Goodbye, Goodbye" (May, Povey) – 2:45
- "Goin' Downhill" (May, Pete Tolson) – 4:12
- "Play with Fire" (Nanker Phelge) – 4:07
- "Fly Away" (May) – 4:30
- "Mony, Mony" (Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom) – 4:45
- "God, Give Me the Strength (To Carry On)" (May, St. John) – 6:03
Personnel[edit]
Pretty Things
- Phil May – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Dick Taylor – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
- Frank Holland – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Wally Waller – bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Jon Povey – keyboards, vocals
- Skip Alan – drums, percussion
Studio musicians
- Mark St. John – drums
- Nick Brockway – Hammond organ
- Steve Browning
- Robert Webb – keyboards
- Nigel Ross-Scott – bass
- David Gilmour – lead guitar on "Love Keeps Hangin' On"
- Ronnie Spector – vocals on "Mony Mony"
References[edit]
- ^ a b "THE PRETTY THINGS 'Rage Before Beauty' Snapper". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Rage...Before Beauty – The Pretty Things | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fricke, David (1 April 1999). "Favorite Things". Rolling Stone. No. 809. p. 100.
- ^ Coddon, David L. (1 April 1999). "RAGE BEFORE BEAUTY THE PRETTY THINGS Snapper Music". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 22.
- ^ "The Pretty Things Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Reed, John (16 September 1999). "Pretty Things RAGE BEFORE BEAUTY". The Boston Globe. Calendar. p. 8.
- ^ Christman, Ed (13 March 1999). "Pretty Things rage on in new set". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 11. p. 15.
- ^ Riegel, Richard (6 April 1999). "Die old stay pretty". The Village Voice. 44 (13): 72–73.
- ^ "Pretty Things interview". Perfect Sound Forever.
- ^ Wener, Ben (3 September 1999). "POP LIFE – The best band you've never heard". Orange County Register. p. F51.
- ^ "OH YOU PRETTY THINGS – Record Collector Magazine".
