fine young cannibals the raw and the cooked deluxe edition

It seems to be the thing that is the most vibrant part of modern music.” “The dance music thing is like the punk of the Eighties,” Cox told Rolling Stone in 1989. And following a string of contributions to film soundtracks - namely Jonathan Demme’s Something Wild and Barry Levinson’s underrated comedy classic Tin Men, where they factored prominently in the script as the house band - the trio began delving deeper into the burgeoning dance movements emerging from Manchester, London and Bristol at the time through acts like 808 State, Soul II Soul, The Wild Bunch and Smith & Mighty. Yet by 1989, the Cannibals were aiming to evolve their style in line with the rising tide of the future sounds in clubs across England.

Named after the 1960 film starring Robert Wagner, George Hamilton and Natalie Wood, the Cannibals released their eponymous debut on IRS Records in December of ’85, and leaned heavily on their influences in old Motown and ATCO soul, earning them a top 10 hit in their native England with the single “Johnny Come Home” but only critical acclaim and college radio airplay here in the United States.

Meanwhile, FYC - comprised of the other half of the group otherwise known as The Beat in Cox and bassist David Steele, along with Roland Gift, former saxophonist/singer for Akrylykz - would follow their collective roots in the throwback sounds of American R&B. The Specials (who had transitioned into the Special AKA and Fun Boy Three) and Madness would both find great success on the new wave circuit, while David Wakeling and Ranking Roger of the English Beat would race up the charts as General Public. during the late 1970s enjoyed perhaps the most streamlined segue into the next decade of the two genres. The Two-Tone ska movement that evolved alongside post-punk in the U.K. It was amidst a Taco Bell/T-Mobile cross-promotion that we heard Andy Cox’s iconic opening riff to “She Drives Me Crazy,” the singular smash from his group Fine Young Cannibals and a song that helped make 1989 one of the all-time great years for top 40 radio. Carrie Bradshaw, The Dude and Andy Warhol weren’t the only old friends who paid us a visit on Superbowl Sunday in 2019.

Fine young cannibals the raw and the cooked deluxe edition