Paul Collins: lead vocals, rhythm guitar - Manolo "The Tele Kid" Espinosa: lead guitar & backing vocals - Chris Bongers: drums - Juancho Lopez: bass guitar
Influences
rock, garage, delta blues, country, punk, calypso, rockabilly, motown, surf, jazz & big band, reggae, oldies, ska, western swing------- Ray Charles, Hank Williams Sr, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Buck Owens, The Byrds, Carl Perkins, Link Wray, Skip James, Jerry Lee Lewis, Robert Johnson, The Standells, Steve Earle, Rolling Stones, Eddie Cochran, The Ramones, Johnny Cash, The Who, Pete Townshend, The Jayhawks, John Lee Hooker, Bob Dylan, Charlie Walker, The Kinks, Ray Davies, Elmore James, The Zombies, Dick Dale, The Searchers, Sex Pistols, Herman's Hermits, Ernest Tubb, Santo & Johnny, Duane Eddy, Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, The Jam, Jack Lee, The Ventures, Willie Nile, Tommy James, James Cotton, Paul Weller, John Wicks & The Records, Gin Blossoms, Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Big Joe Williams, The Smithereens, Pat Dinizio, Buzzcocks, Stevie Wonder, Merle Haggard, Chris Isaak, The Knack, David Honeyboy Edwards, Doug Fieger, Davie Allan & The Arrows, Willie Nelson, Flamin Groovies, Howlin Wolf, Lefty Frizzell, Wynn Stewart, The Flashcubes, The Troggs, Ray Price, Jimmy Reed, John Hiatt, The Plimsouls, Peter Case, Roy Orbison, Bobby Vee, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Mark Lindsay, Charley Pride, Hank Thompson, Question Mark & The Mysterians, Stoneground, Beau Brummels, The Shadows, Waylon Jennings, The Surfaris, Charlie Rich, Dead Boys, Stiv Bators, Lords Of The New Church, Jason Ringenberg, Badfinger, Pete Hamm, Tommy Evans, Joey Molland, Mike Gibbins, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, The Monkees, Strawberry Alarm Clock
I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
Paul Collins' Beat have been making music for more than 30 years and are often called "The Godfathers Of Power Pop." Power Pop is a form of punk rock that combines rythm and blues and 60s rock sounds such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Byrds with the raw energy of notable punk and garage rock acts such as MC5 and Iggy Pop & The Stooges.
With encouragement from his longtime friend Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones, lead singer Paul Collins began work on new material for a future Paul Collins' Beat album nearly 12 years ago. This year, Paul Collins' Beat have released the all-new studio album entitled "Flying High," in addition to the new live album "Live In Europe," currently available as a FREE mp3 download album CD on the band's website.
Paul Collins' Beat have toured the world, playing with acts such as The Cure, The Jam (with Paul Weller), The Police (with Sting), Huey Lewis & The News, Stray Cats, Joe Jackson and Eddie Money amongst many others.
Paul Collins' Beat originally formed in 1977 and appeared on the Caddyshack motion picture soundtrack. The Beat changed their name to Paul Collins' Beat to avoid confusion when a British Ska Band (The English Beat) were at one point using the same moniker. Paul Collins and The Beat have released 10 albums worldwide and continue to tour the continents, concentrating primarily on USA, Europe, Japan and Mexico.
Paul Collins was a founding member of The Nerves, a legendary underground rock group from 1974-77. (Other legendary rock groups formed in 1974, including Blondie, The Ramones, Radio Birdman and The Dictators). The Nerves were a 3-piece band featuring the talents of Jack Lee, Peter Case (The Plimsouls) and Paul Collins (The Beat). Aside from touring with The Ramones, The Nerves funded their own recordings without a record deal. The Nerves originally recorded the song Hanging On The Telephone, which was leter covered by Deborah Harry and Blondie on the chart topping "Parallel Lines" album.
MONGREL ZINE #7 IS OUT NOW
The new Halloween issue of Mongrel Zine is full of spooky delights!
Haunted George schools us on Halloween sound effects and his
Garagepunk podcast Haunted Shack Theatre, King Louie charms us with
tales of stealin’ Lil Wayne’s wardrobe girl and drinking with Fats
Domino, Vancouver’s newest garage band Indian Wars find the best
skateparks, Inservibles tell us about Mexico City’s best tacos from
what is a shitty mechanics workshop during the day and taco stand by
night, a rare interview with the late Billy Van from The Hilarious
House of Frightenstein, vintage Halloween collector Mark Ledenbach,
plus Box Elders, The TVees, Hard Feelings, HYPSTRZ, The Orpheans,
Corpusse, Telekrimen, and tonnes more…
This issue includes Mongrel Zine Vol. 4 CD Comp with 28 tracks
including Bloodshot Bill’s “In the Graveyard…!” written especially for
this Halloween issue of Mongrel Zine!
Regístrate y Vota a The majestics en el siguiente link y ayúdanos a llegar a la final del concurso de videos de la cadena de television Quatro. Gracias!!!
Register and Vote The Majestics on the following link and help us reach Spanish tv's channel 4's video contest. Thanks!!!VOTA A THE MAJESTICS!!!!
*2 Disk package *25 tribute bands *3 unreleased historic tracks from The Dogs!
*The 28 page booklet! *Never before seen photos by Jenny Lens!! *Liner notes by John Sinclair (MC5)!!!
*CD Jacket covered w/t very special paper on oversized hard cardboard, as it is Environmentally Friendly! * Future Now Records pledges to never use plastic jewel cases!! *CD Artwork by the great Rockin' Jellybean!!
**********Look for The Dogs Europe Tour April 2011**********
Interviews with Demon’s
Claws, Red Mass, The Black Lips, Dead Ghosts, artist TrUdE, The Sunday
Sinners, Bloodshot Bill, Manic Attracts, Nardwuar the Human Serviette,
Gerard Van Herk (Deja Voodoo), Teenage Hookers, Petroleum By-Product,
Simply Saucer plus other lubricants like a tribute to the late Sky
Saxon, Mike Sniper (Blank Dogs), reviews, and a 25-track CD Comp of
the best new garage, punk, and rocknroll!
Online Now!
