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Instead, until their dissolution in 2004, they continued to toss out the occasional brilliant song alongside steel drums, raps, spoken rambles, congas and general head nodding-ness for what is unwittingly some of the coolest Jam Rock in the world. - Jon Pruett http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28643492&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-beta-band%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:08:48 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Beta Band on Rhapsody Online 28643492 ply.28643492 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28643492&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-beta-band%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20776482&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-beta-band%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 2 Jan 2009 08:37:06 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Beta Band on Rhapsody Online 20776482 ply.20776482 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20776482&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-beta-band%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.18393248&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-beta-band%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 26 Feb 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