Fine Young Cannibals Finest

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The Fine Young Cannibals almost had it all--taste, chops, and a peerless singer in Roland Gift. In other words, Simply Red with credibility. The one thing they lacked was longevity. This elegant, no-fuss anthology is a fitting testimonial. --Jeff Bateman

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Fine Young Cannibals Finest

Average customer rating: Fine Finer Finest One of my favorite CD's Good enough to eat.

The Finest Fine Young Cannibals Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fine Young Cannibals The Raw & the Cooked All the Rage Beat This: The Best of the English Beat The Very Best of the Human League ASIN: B0007XT86C Release Date: 2005-04-19

Tracks:

1. She Drives Me Crazy
2. Flame (Radio Edit)
3. Johnny Come Home
4. Good Thing
5. Suspicious Minds
6. Blue
7. Ever Fallin in Love
8. Don't Look Back
9. Tell Me What
10. I'm Not the Man I Used to Be
11. Couldn't Care More
12. Funny How Love Is
13. Take What I Can Get
14. Since You've Been Gone

Album Description

Comprising former English Beat principals Dave Cox (guitar) and David Steele (bass)-plus charismatic lead singer Roland Gift-FYC recorded only two albums, but made a major mark on the pop culture soundtrack of their era.

Customer Reviews:

Fine Finer Finest.......2007-03-30

When the English Beat dissolved in 1983, guitarist Dave Cox and bassist David Steele were left out in the cold. They had to restart a band from scratch, and they went searching for a new vocalist. They found him in Roland Gift, an attractive man with a Sam Cooke voice. Gift was such a striking presence that he was given a Rolling Stone cover minus his bandmates and got named as one of People Magazine's "Most Beautiful People." They found a home on the quirky IRS label in America, so when General Public was getting a head start on chart success, Fine Young Cannibals had a minor success in England with "Johnny Come Home."

That led to the funky yet jazz-smooth debut in 1985, which also saw the band make waves with their soulful cover of Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds." It also delivered the politically slanted "Blue." The influences were a bit smoother than the Beat's ska inflection...touched of Motown, Sam Cooke and Otis Redding and jazz all make their forms felt.

While the debut didn't hit the huge acceptance target in 1985, "The Raw & the Cooked" scored a bulls-eye. After taking a four year break, the new album came with a hurricane force of soul, funk and danceable grooves. "She Drives Me Crazy" is blessed with an instantly recognizable guitar blast over a drum machine beat, and deservedly went to number one. So did the follow-up, "Good Thing," which was featured in the movie "Tin Men." (The delightful cover of Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen In Love" was recorded a few years earlier for Jonathan Demme's "Something Wild" soundtrack.)

"The Raw and The Cooked" remains both FYC's finest achievement and swansong. Gift was notoriously prickly on tour (I saw then in concert, they played 30 minutes, ended and no encores), and then just walked away. He embarked on a movie career that never took off, while Cox and Steele still occasionally release music.

Other than a forgettable remix album, this 1996 best of boasted the first new FYC song in a decade. "The Flame" follows the same easy jazz-pop of the Cannibals' best. What this CD seriously lacks is any liner notes or additional material. No essays, no chart info, nada. It would have been a much more interesting proposition to have this CD with a little something extra. Since this is effectively a compilation of a mere two CD's, I can enthusiastically recommend "The Raw And The Cooked" as a stand alone CD. But if you're just looking to get "She Drives Me Crazy" for your MP3 player, then "The Finest" will do.

One of my favorite CD's.......2005-08-24

This has quickly turned into one of my all-time favorite CD's. I've added almost every song to my iPod, and I am notoriously stingy about adding only my very favorites to the iPod. Love this band, and love this CD!

Good enough to eat........2005-06-06

So they only had two albums, big deal. This "Finest Hits" album easily includes everything it needs to. What's here is a good chunk of their debut, six tracks from the excellent "The Raw And The Cooked" album, and a few extras. I personally like the songs from their second album way more than the first, as they are all extremely good and catchy. They do a great cover of "Suspicious Minds" however. I'd say if you already have the second album this isn't neccessary, but otherwise this is the one to get. I'm sure I'm one of many that's still waiting for more music from Roland Gift. That really would be a "Good Thing".

Average customer rating: A "Good Thing" to have. Great hooks, limited material Pure 80's Brit-Pop The Fineest of the Young Cannibals Good compilation of soulful cannibal tunes

The Finest Fine Young Cannibals Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fine Young Cannibals The Raw & the Cooked Madonna: GHV2 (Greatest Hits Volume 2) Billy Idol - Greatest Hits Forty Licks ASIN: B000002P3W Release Date: 1996-11-26

Tracks:

1. She Drives Me Crazy
2. The Flame
3. Johnny Come Home
4. Good Thing
5. Suspicious Minds
6. Blue
7. Ever Fallen In Love
8. Don't Look Back
9. Tell Me What
10. I'm Not The Man I Used To Be
11. Couldn't Care More
12. Funny How Love Is
13. Take What I Can Get
14. Since You've Been Gone

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The Fine Young Cannibals almost had it all--taste, chops, and a peerless singer in Roland Gift. In other words, Simply Red with credibility. The one thing they lacked was longevity. This elegant, no-fuss anthology is a fitting testimonial. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

A "Good Thing" to have........2003-12-02

With only two albums to draw from, some might assume this "Best Of" would be a cd maxi-single, but they would only know the radio hits of course. Truth be known, both albums are very good though, especially "The Raw And The Cooked". In fact, I may actually prefer that album to this collection. However, this includes the best 6 of that albums 10 tracks, and eight more, including the second best cover ever of "Suspicious Minds". The first being from "Dwight Yoakam". Besides the two big hits on here, my other favorites are "Ever Fallen In Love", and the excellent "I'm Not The Man I Used To Be". It's hard to believe how long they've been broken up now, I guess they had their "fill".

Great hooks, limited material.......2003-05-06

This short-lived late-80s band produced some compelling musical hooks that are on display in this collection of greatest hits from a two-album career. Their style draws mostly from 60s to early-70s R&B, updated with crisper 80s bass and percussion. Lead singer Roland Gift sometimes sounds like Al Green, and has the genuine appeal of a sincere imitator.

The two best songs are "Good Thing" and "Take What I Can Get". "Good Thing" is driven by the repeated hammering of piano power chords. For you 60s fans unfamiliar with it, it has the pounding beat of "Can I Get a Witness?" and the chord progression of "Liar Liar, Pants on Fire", but it also has a snappy guitar, a great lead vocal, and I love that "dwee-dwee doo-be-doo" in the background. This song is so much fun, I like to play it twice in a row, and you can see the Cannibals perform it live in the movie "Tin Men". "Take What I Can Get" features Roland's best vocal, a nice melody and good brave lyrics about unrequited love. Other good songs are "Since You've Been Gone", and the rocking "Don't Look Back". Nice but not great are the echo-y "Funny How Love Is", the sweet, reggae-tinged "Tell Me What", "The Flame", and the best Al Green impersonation of all in "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be". "Couldn't Care More" is interesting - I thought I didn't like it at first, but it has grown on me. The rest of the songs are no better than listenable, including their hit "She Drives Me Crazy" and their reinterpretation of Elvis' "Suspicious Minds", a song not well suited to them.

I would summarize Fine Young Cannibals by paraphrasing Mother Goose: When they were good, they were very, very good, but they weren't good often enough or over a long enough period of time to compile a really classy retrospective. I like these guys, so I'd like to give them 4 stars, but when I compare this to other "4-star" music I've rated, this comes up short so I give them 3. But their best hooks are addictive and loads of fun, which is why I bought it.

Pure 80's Brit-Pop.......2003-01-14

What most folks don't know, is that FYC, like General Public, was created from the ashes of The Englsh Beat (aka The Beat). David Steele and Andy Cox paired up with actor/musician Roland Gift to create a pop act that was never "suppossed" to last.

While the songs on this set are first rate, with only two full albums, you know you're only buying this for the three "new" tracks (The Flame, Take What I Can Get & Since You've Been Gone).

The Fineest of the Young Cannibals.......2002-05-26

...FYC was quite a blip on the radar screen. They are a two hit wonder, with "She drives Me Crazy," and "Good Thing." I played "The Raw and the Cooked" until my sister took my tape from men, then forgot about them until I saw a replay of SNL on "Comedy Central." I tacked down this CD, which is a merger of two of their three CD's. Their third CD was "The Raw and The Remix," which had dance club remixes of their sophomore album.

This is a "Best of" collection, which means all of the [junk]tracks and filler is whittled away. This album is great and has the best tracks off of "Raw and Cooked," with their stellar cover of "Suspicious Minds" off of their jazzier freshman album.

The version of "Don't Look Back" is different from the original version: it has an added drum machine track which brings the song more into the FYC idiom, but drowns out the great guitar work on this great song. In fact, it could have been a third top ten hit.

The linear booklet is skimpy, and doesn't have any lyrics or notes. It is really just a filler paper. Any memories by Roland Gift or the lads about the group's quick life, and too-soon breakup would have been nice.

I like this CD, and hope to track down the other three CD's when I get my 80's Flashback fits.

Good compilation of soulful cannibal tunes.......2002-03-27

...fans of FYC will enjoy this album; all the hit songs are here. However, since the group only released 2 albums, their eponymous debut and 1989's smash "The Raw and the Cooked, if you are a fan, you should buy both albums.

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Finest Fine Young Cannibals Manufacturer: Msi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003IR8X Release Date: 1999-11-23

Average customer rating:

The Finest Fine Young Cannibals Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00002DE1Q Release Date: 1997-02-27

Tracks:

1. She Drives Me Crazy
2. The Flame
3. Johnny Come Home
4. Good Thing
5. Suspicious Minds
6. Blue
7. Ever Fallen In Love
8. Don't Look Back
9. Tell Me What
10. I'm Not The Man I Used To
11. Couldn't Care More
12. Funny How Love Is
13. Take What I Can Get
14. Since You've Been Gone

Average customer rating:

Finest Fine Young Cannibals Manufacturer: Londo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003IQU2 Release Date: 1999-10-11

Album Details

Australian Re-release with the Bonus Track 'johnny Come Home (Johnny Takes a Trip Mix)'

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