Although the Inspiral Carpets added more production flourishes and keyboards on The Beast Inside, it ends up being a disappointing effort by the band to "grow up." While Life was intense and driven, The Beast Inside comes across as simply uninspired.
The several attempts to add new dimensions to the group's sound actually result in hindering the band by weakening their previously strong groove and grittiness.
It does not help matters any that the quintet are unable to come up with the kind of catchy choruses and strong hooks that were crawling all over their debut.
Reducing the role of the Hammond organ was not a wise move, and the ballads especially sound lifeless as a result.
Even "Further Away," a 14-minute epic which does have roaring organs and guitars, never really gets anywhere.
Without even the powerful lyrics of their debut going for it, only the rare track, like the spooky "Born Yesterday," manages to captivate here.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaravanInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 05:44 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Please Be CruelInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Born YesterdayInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Sleep Well TonightInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | GripInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Beast InsideInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | NiagaraInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 07:12 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | MermaidInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Further AwayInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 13:40 | 31 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Dreams Are All We HaveInspiral Carpets | Inspiral Carpets | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 57 mins | 132 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Ashworth | Photography |
| 2 | Clint Boon | Organ, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Craig Gill | Drums |
| 4 | Tom Hingley | Vocals |
| 5 | Inspiral Carpets | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 6 | David Keane | Percussion |
| 7 | Graham Lambert | Guitar |
| 8 | Adrian Moore | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Chris Nagle | Producer |
| 10 | Peter Schmidt | Engineer |
| 11 | Martyn Walsh | Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |