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Paul Collins is an icon in the world of indie rock, alternative rock, punk rock, alt country and Americana. His bands The Beat and The Nerves are considered legendary in the world of rock music. Paul Collins re-formed The Beat as Paul Collins' Beat and continues to tour and record new material, performing songs from The Beat, The Nerves and his solo projects. During the 1990s, Paul Collins set out on a solo career recording several albums for Sony and Caroline Records. These country/roots rock albums featured a wide range of special guests such as Greg Kihn, Sheryl Crow guitarist Jeff Trott, Chuck Prophet, Counting Crows guitarist Dave Immergluck and the core members of Chris Isaak's band. This year Paul Collins' Beat have released the long awaited studio album in addition to their new FREE live concert CD album "Live In Europe," which features guitar-crunching live versions of their greatest hits and fan favorties. This album is available at no cost with no signups to all visitors on the band's official website www.paulcollinsbeat.com.Influenced by a variety of music ranging from blues and country to punk, hip hop, folk, jazz and modern rock. 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 rhythm 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.Paul Collins' Beat have toured and performed with The Jam (with Paul Weller) The Police (with Sting) The Cure, Huey Lewis & The News, The Specials, Pere Ubu, Stray Cats, Joe Jackson and Eddie Money amongst many others. Paul Collins' Beat formed in 1977 and appeared on the Caddyshack motion picture soundtrack alongside Journey, Kenny Loggins and Earth Wind & Fire. Collins recruited members of various rock bands such as Steven Huff Mike Ruiz (Milk N Cookies) Larry Whitman (Milk N Cookies) Dennis Conway (Alice Cooper) and Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith).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' Beat continued to tour and record albums throughout the 80s with music videos on MTV and albums such as "The Kids Are The Same," "To Beat Or Not To Beat," "Long Time Gone," "Live At Universal" and their final album "One Night," released in 1989. Paul Collins was a founding member of The Nerves a legendary underground rock group from 1974-77. The Nerves were a 3-piece rock band featuring the talents of Paul Collins, Peter Case and Jack Lee.The Nerves toured with The Ramones and funded their own recordings without a record deal. The Nerves originally recorded the song Hanging On The Telephone which was later covered by Cat Power, Def Leppard and most notably, the version by Deborah Harry and Blondie on the chart topping "Parallel Lines" album. When The Nerves disbanded in 1977, Paul Collins formed The Beat and continued to perform songs from The Nerves in addition to his new material. Today Paul Collins' Beat continue to tour the world playing concerts in USA, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, UK and throughout Europe. Paul Collins is an icon in the world of indie rock, alternative rock, punk rock, alt country and Americana. His bands The Beat and The Nerves are considered legendary in the world of rock music. Paul Collins re-formed The Beat as Paul Collins' Beat and continues to tour and record new material, performing songs from The Beat, The Nerves and his solo projects. During the 1990s, Paul Collins set out on a solo career recording several albums for Sony and Caroline Records. These country/roots rock albums featured a wide range of special guests such as Greg Kihn, Sheryl Crow guitarist Jeff Trott, Chuck Prophet, Counting Crows guitarist Dave Immergluck and the core members of Chris Isaak's band. This year Paul Collins' Beat have released the long awaited studio album in addition to their new FREE live concert CD album "Live In Europe," which features guitar-crunching live versions of their greatest hits and fan favorties. This album is available at no cost with no signups to all visitors on the band's official website www.paulcollinsbeat.com.Influenced by a variety of music ranging from blues and country to punk, hip hop, folk, jazz and modern rock. 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 rhythm 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.Paul Collins' Beat have toured and performed with The Jam (with Paul Weller) The Police (with Sting) The Cure, Huey Lewis & The News, The Specials, Pere Ubu, Stray Cats, Joe Jackson and Eddie Money amongst many others. Paul Collins' Beat formed in 1977 and appeared on the Caddyshack motion picture soundtrack alongside Journey, Kenny Loggins and Earth Wind & Fire. Collins recruited members of various rock bands such as Steven Huff Mike Ruiz (Milk N Cookies) Larry Whitman (Milk N Cookies) Dennis Conway (Alice Cooper) and Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith).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' Beat continued to tour and record albums throughout the 80s with music videos on MTV and albums such as "The Kids Are The Same," "To Beat Or Not To Beat," "Long Time Gone," "Live At Universal" and their final album "One Night," released in 1989. Paul Collins was a founding member of The Nerves a legendary underground rock group from 1974-77. The Nerves were a 3-piece rock band featuring the talents of Paul Collins, Peter Case and Jack Lee.The Nerves toured with The Ramones and funded their own recordings without a record deal. The Nerves originally recorded the song Hanging On The Telephone which was later covered by Cat Power, Def Leppard and most notably, the version by Deborah Harry and Blondie on the chart topping "Parallel Lines" album. When The Nerves disbanded in 1977, Paul Collins formed The Beat and continued to perform songs from The Nerves in addition to his new material. Today Paul Collins' Beat continue to tour the world playing concerts in USA, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, UK and throughout Europe.