fine young cannibals the raw and the cooked deluxe edition

Fine Young Cannibals The Raw And The Cooked Deluxe Edition Mod And Motown

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Admittedly the trio had some help -- backing singers, guest musicians (including former Squeeze piano man Jools Holland and Talking Heads Jerry Harrison ) -- but that doesnt take away the bands own accomplishment.

Remaining true to the FYC s vision of tying past and present musical styles together into artful new pop packages, The Raw the Cooked features a shopping list of genres.

Mod, funk, Motown, British beat, RB, punk, rock, and even disco are embedded within the songs, while the rhythms, many synthetically created, are equally diverse.

Two-thirds of the record were released as U.K.

Fine Young Cannibals The Raw And The Cooked Deluxe Edition Mod And Motown

Good Thing, for example, was the trios tribute to the legendary all-night Northern soul parties of the 60s, but is much more than a mere meld of mod and Motown.

Its actually built round a slinky RB riff, fueled by a boogie-woogie piano, and slammed home with a cracking beat.

Im Not the Man I Used to Be is a torrid torch song, but fired by a futuristic jungle beat and an almost housey production.

Then, of course, theres She Drives Me Crazy, which features the most unique, and instantly identifiable, beatriff combination of the decade.

Even the four tracks that didnt make the singles cut could have, if MCA had the audacity to keep releasing them.

Tell Me What perfectly re-creates the Tamla sound, with only the synth giving it a modern touch, but on the rest, FYC delve deeper into funk, disco, soul, and lovingly coax them into the modern era.

Every one of Raws tracks simmers with creativity, as the hooks, sharp melodies, and irrepressible beats are caressed by nuanced arrangements and sparkling production.

Never has musics past, present, and future been more exceptionally combined.