Tag: Fine Young Cannibals

audio review : Don’t Let It Get You Down ( song ) … Fine Young Cannibals

The beginning of the second chorus section is out of sync. “When my plans,” it starts, but Roland Gift says it a little too fast. It’s a technical flaw that could’ve been fixed with a redo or post delay. How it got by, after being either ignored or accepted by the people involved, and made it onto a major album release is beyond me.

The rest sounds fine. The techno beat is mixed at a considerably lower volume than the vocals, which is abnormal for the genre, but it doesn’t bother me. I’m more bothered by the fact that I’m not bothered by Roland Gift’s homoerotic falsetto. In fact, I like it, especially when he screams the title phrase like a mad woman.

my rating : 4 of 5

1989

audio review : The Raw And The Cooked ( album ) ... Fine Young Cannibals

audio review : The Raw And The Cooked ( album ) … Fine Young Cannibals

audio review : The Raw And The Cooked ( album ) ... Fine Young Cannibals

If we’re talking meals, this second serving (album) is almost as good as the first, though once again there are three songs in a row that never should’ve made the cut. The delicacies this time around include the opening banger She Drives Me Crazy and As Hard As It Is. The latter is a heartbreak ballad that conjures 1950s soul. It’s also one of a few songs peaked out by Roland Gift’s ingeniously gay ad-libs.

my rating : 4 of 5

1989

audio review : Fine Young Cannibals ( album ) … Fine Young Cannibals

audio review : Fine Young Cannibals ( album ) ... Fine Young Cannibals

Roland Gift may have one of the gayest singing voices in pop music, but that’s part of what makes his band standout. The album loses some of its flavor during the second half, but most of these songs are Fine indeed. Favorites include Don’t Ask Me To Choose, Blue if you’re fortunate enough to comes across the original (unrevamped) version and the Broadway-worthy Like A Stranger.

my rating : 4 of 5

1985