22-05-2012, 08:54
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FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS "fine young cannibals" cd,1985
these guys rose from the ashes of one of my favourite uk-ska bands of the late 70s/early 80s...The Beat(british beat)..band imploded,forming this group and General Public who werent so good!
one of the first cds i actually bought!!!!
had the singles on vinyl as cd singles were still aways-a-way yet...great upbeat ska-cum-reggae-cum-dance-cum-pop album...not quite as good as their follow up release "the raw and the cooked" but a fine album nonetheless IMO...lots of infectious beats that get me bopping away on the couch...
some highly political statements here in "blue","johnny come home" and "move to work" amongst others...both rants at the then current Thatcher Regime in the UK,elsewhere,good lyrics and songs, i guess the biggest surprise here is a cover of Elvis' "suspicious minds" which is actually my favourite one here...i actually prefer this one to his classic from 1969...was probably the biggest hit on here also reaching top ten both here in Australia and at home in the UK...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: dont ask me to choose
best track: suspicious minds
tracks:
1. johnny come home **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMpjWxsPXOE video
2. couldnt care more **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeapO6DL_3o live
3. dont ask me to choose **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KQ4UFkAdHo live
4. funny how love is ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXctpsxtuTo live
5. suspicious minds ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2aha4uEpEQ video
6. blue ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7e63qRuJ_w video
7. move to work **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KQ4UFkAdHo live
8. on a promise **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kl7YcEJZSI audio
9. time isnt kind **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkHi2gaSJVc audio
10.like a stranger ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHMIaUnA4eE audio
3s=4
2s=6
1s=0
rating: 2.4
"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.