| ... Rage Before Beauty | ||||
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| Released | 9 March 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–99 | |||
| Studio | 145 Wardour Street, Soho, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 64:27 | |||
| Label | Snapper Music [1] | |||
| Producer | Mark St. John, Dave Garland | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | [5] |
... Rage Before Beauty is a studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released in 1999. [6]
Ronnie Spector provided backing vocals on the band's cover of "Mony Mony". [1] David Gilmour guested on "Love Keeps Hanging On". [7] The album was produced by Mark St. John and Dave Garland. [8] ... Rage Before Beauty was recorded by the 1966 lineup of the band. [9]
Perfect Sound Forever called the album "a testament to the brand of sweaty, guitar-driven, R&B garage rock which never really seems to go out of fashion." [10] The Boston Globe wrote that "vocalist Phil May's gravelly voice is stupefying on the Pretty's cover of 'Play With Fire', virtually besting Mick Jagger's own icy interpretation." [7] The Orange County Register thought that "from the rollicking 'Passion of Love' to anthemic, reflective ballads like 'Love Keeps Hanging On' ... the album is a summation of almost every style the Pretties ever attempted, while still retaining some middle-age maturity." [11]
Record Collector deemed it one of the band's "best ever recordings." [12]
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