27-05-2011, 08:57
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FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS "the raw and the cooked" cd, 1988. #1 UK, #1 US, #2 AU
i seriously needed a break from doing 10 Ny albums in the 'beginners guide' this week and deliberatly picked out this happy,poppy album, normally i do random picks like MH, as its more interesting not knowing whats coming out next...but ive earned the right to consciously pick one today IMO!!
when ska band The Beat split up in the mid 1980s out of the ashes rose General Public and FYC. General Public kept the same formula as The Beat, FYC fused R&B,soul,funk,pop and dance to create their own infectious brand of danceable pop., several classics here on this their second album, it amazes me that out of the ten tracks six were big hits in the UK, five others here in Oz and the US...i must have forgot just how big these guys were in 86-89.
upon the opening intro to "im not the man i used to be" i realised just how close Cee-Lo is in sound to these guys. also love their version of The Buzzcocks "ever fallen in love" and the lead single "she drives me crazy"
Jerry Harrison from Talking Heads and Jools Holland both appear on this one as guests.
also, some great live links below
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: it's ok(it's alright)
best track: she drives me crazy
tracks:
1. she drives me crazy*** #5 UK, #1 US, #1 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCJJkFgt_w video
2. good thing** #7 UK, #1 US, #5AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLe3EmZtUmY live
3. im not the man i used to be*** #20 UK, #54 US, #96 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEUc9AGr0-0 live
4. im not satisfied** #46 UK, #90 US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq5REmWjB3M live
5. tell me what**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTvzTC7elac audio
6. dont look back** #34 UK, #11 US, #34 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9hXHr5JVqg live
7. its ok(its alright)*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbpIVgJsj3g live
8. dont let it get you down**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVUdx1J3Vmk audio
9. as hard as it is**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXCCM0riJjU audio
10.ever fallen in love*** #9 UK, #20 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dYjrSoK7g0 live
3s=3
2s=6
1s=1
rating: 2.1
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.