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The Beakers

Genre: Alt / Indie, New Wave, American Underground, Post-Punk
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

Active for just twelve months—from January 1980 through January 1981—the Beakers nevertheless built a reputation strong enough to draw praise from Gang of Four and Soundgarden. The quartet came together in Seattle, where Mark H. Smith handled vocals and guitar, George Romansic played drums, Frankie Sundsten held down bass, and Jim Anderson contributed saxophone. Before dissolving, the group issued only a handful of tracks on regional compilations and a few 7-inch singles. Even with such a brief existence, the Beakers secured an opening slot for Gang of Four and drew stylistic parallels to Talking Heads and Minutemen. Their recordings finally reached compact disc in 2004 when K Records assembled them on the anthology Four Steps to a Cultural Revolution.

Top Songs

  1. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionChristmas Letter From HomeFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:58
  2. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionFunky TownFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:24
  3. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionThinking PostmodernFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:28
  4. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionInsulationFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:27
  5. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionLine UpFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:53
  6. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionUse Your FingersFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution1:17
  7. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionI'm CrawlingFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:29
  8. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionDinosaurs MamboFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution3:38
  9. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionFig. 21Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution3:08
  10. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionRed TowelFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:49
  11. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionThird In BFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:00
  12. Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution3 Important Domestic InventionsFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution3:10
  13. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionWhat's Important?Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:01
  14. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionBonesFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:17
  15. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionWalkingFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution1:39
  16. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionFootball Season's In Full SwingFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution2:38
  17. Four Steps Toward a Cultural RevolutionFour Steps Toward A Cultural RevolutionFour Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution · 2004Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution1:29

Albums

Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution

Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution

2004
Four Steps Toward a Cultural Revolution
The Beakers · Album · 2004
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  1. Red TowelThe Beakers2:49
  2. Four Steps Toward A Cultural RevolutionThe Beakers1:29
  3. Football Season's In Full SwingThe Beakers2:38
  4. WalkingThe Beakers1:39
  5. BonesThe Beakers2:17
  6. What's Important?The Beakers2:01
  7. 3 Important Domestic InventionsThe Beakers3:10
  8. Third In BThe Beakers2:00
  9. Christmas Letter From HomeThe Beakers2:58
  10. Fig. 21The Beakers3:08
  11. Dinosaurs MamboThe Beakers3:38
  12. I'm CrawlingThe Beakers2:29
  13. Use Your FingersThe Beakers1:17
  14. Line UpThe Beakers2:53
  15. InsulationThe Beakers2:27
  16. Thinking PostmodernThe Beakers2:28
  17. Funky TownThe Beakers2:24