||| MDRF001 THE BEATINGS: ITALIANO ||| MDRF002 THE BEATINGS: 6 HZ ||| MDRF003 THE BEATINGS: THE HEART, THE PRODUCT, THE MACHINE AND THE ASSHOLE ||| MDRF004 THE AUTUMN RHYTHM: SECRET SONGS ||| MDRF005 THE BEATINGS: IF NOT NOW THEN WHEN? ||| MDRF006 PENDING DISAPPOINTMENT: OFF THE STARBOARD BOW ||| MDRF007 THE BEATINGS: HOLDING ON TO HAND GRENADES ||| MDRF008 KUDGEL: SEA MONKEE PLUS SEVEN ||| MDRF009 ELDRIDGE RODRIGUEZ: THIS CONSPIRACY AGAINST US ||| MDRF010 SCUBA S/T ||| MDRF011 ELDRIDGE RODRIGUEZ: ...AND THE THUNDER CHIEF ||| MDRF012 PENDING DISAPPOINTMENT: NEW YORK PENN, NY ||| MDRF013 GET HELP: THE END OF THE NEW COUNTRY

THE BEATINGS
The Heart, the Product, the Machine and the Asshole

OCT 2003 | 29:32 | CD EP

TRACK LISTING
01. American Standard
02. Organ Donor Regrets
03. Transvestite Bar
04. This Year
05. Sick Day
06. These Will Be the Old Days Someday

Recorded by Matt Mirande and John Rex at Dented Head Studios, Newtonville, MA.
Mastered by J Cannava.

"Those of us with Bostalgia can't help but hear the Beatings and recall the days when female bass players roamed every stage, when J Mascis was the man to plunder and when the road to glory ran through Fort Apache. The tagline above the latest from these contemporary Boston darlings is "Loud Frantic Quartet Takes Horse Tranquilizers", and the sound-bite version of the subsequent news item reads: "Silkworm Tupelo". Only the jokey "Transvestite Bar" fails to intrigue, and even it offers a fantastic organ sway. The band's recipe (few changes plus screaming finale equals song) grates a tad, but the bummercore "These Will Be the Old Days Someday" is thankfully spared. The Beatings are one ingredient (stronger production) away from continental potential."
— William Bowers, MAGNET Magazine

LINKS TO OTHER REVIEWS
Delusions of Adequacy
Boston's Weekly Dig