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Beat Crazy
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by Joe Jackson
Sales Rank: 193451
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List Price: $21.99
$21.99
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on 11-29-2008.
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1. Beat Crazy
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2. One to One
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3. In Every Dream Home A Nightmare
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4. The Evil Eye
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5. Mad at You
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6. Crime Don't Pay
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7. Someone Up There
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8. Battleground
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9. Biology
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10. Pretty Boys
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11. Fit
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One can only speculate as to why Beat Crazy somehow never achieved the popularity of Jackson's first two albums. I suppose it is, in some ways, less 'immediate,' but the songs are consistently good or great; it's certainly superior to I'm the Man. What's perhaps most immediately apparent is that, in contrast to his earlier work and at odds with the hyper-kinetic cover art, this album has a very claustrophobic, doom-laden atmosphere about it. The likes of 'The Evil Eye' and 'In Every Dream Home (a Nightmare)' (Yes, that's 'NIGHTMARE,' not 'Heartache.' The Roxy Music cover would no doubt be interesting, but that's not what this is) are very creepy indeed, and 'Mad at You' is really one of the most nasty songs you'll ever hear. 'Someone Up There' is a very desperate lost love song, and probably the album's instant classic. The ominous dub number 'Battleground' is a searing little treatise on race relations. Even a lighter song like 'Biology' is lent something of an edge by the album's production values. I would say that the one real weak link is 'Pretty Boys'--I suppose in its defense one could note that its critique of prefabricated teen idols is as relevant now as it ever was, but let's face it: it was never exactly a weighty issue, and the music isn't very exciting. I can't really say anything else negative about this CD, however: Beat Crazy is probably Jackson's second or third best album, a must for fans and casual listeners alike, and it's completely idiotic that it's so decidedly out-of-print. A lot of Jackson's mid-period albums are similarly unavailable, but they're generally pretty readily available. This one is in very high demand and very low supply. About the best you can hope for, until someone finally gets around to re-releasing it, it to go on ebay and try not to get gouged *too* viciously. But if you are, you can take comfort in the knowledge that it's probably worth it.
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Beat Crazy
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Price: $21.99
Updated on 11-29-2008.
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