Fantastic - Wham

There hasn't been much to grace our hit parade in the form of well hardened, matured cheese, until we witnessed the birth of the God Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (or George Michael to you Mr Spell-check) in the popped up, leather clad outfit named Wham! This unusual Greek from the even more unusual Finchley in Middlesex with his finely crafted jaw bone and mop of continental curly hair dragged the more unfortunately good looking Andrew Ridgley off ...
...the same school in Bushey, London, they left and formed a amateur set up called The Executive. Being Ska driven around this time of 1979, it appeared rather quickly to the youngsters that everyone was trying to be in a Ska band and unless your name was Terry Hall, your chances looked pretty slim. Hitting the big time was going to have to be approached at a different angle, so they focused on a duo set up along with their stunning faces with bodies ...

sam1942 01.05.2006 · Read full review
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This was Wham!'s first album and it features songs written mainly by George and some by George and Andrew together as well as a cover version. The album cover sees the start of the band's self-made image, mainly put together by Andrew. Marketing was his forte in the group. The first copy I had of this LP was borrowed and it originally cost £2.99 from Woolco! I then went on to buy it for myself on vinyl and I have it on CD now and it cost £6.99. ...
...and that cost around £4. Here's a track listing and some commentary. 1) BAD BOYS The screaming "do do do do do woo woo!" at the start sets the tone for this album. It's a rebellious pop track about how teenagers aren't going to do what they're told. It's a great fun tune, especially the "boys like you, are bad through and through, still girls like me always seem to be with you" bit. . It was a hit single. 2) RAY OF SUNSHINE A nice, disco style ...

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Wham! Fantastic! When this album came out for the two boys, George had got rid of his big curly locks and the world had no idea that he was gay. Andrew Ridgely was already into racing cars but posing for magazine shots soon became a nuisance. They got together in 1981 and split in 1986, during that time they were one of the most popular bands of their time. (Shirley is married to Steve Owen off Neighbours, ex Spandau Ballet… I’m pretty ...
...themselves when tunes such as ‘Young Guns’ and ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’ hit the charts. Soon after that, they started delving into the world of soulful, romantic ballads that tugged at your heart strings. When ‘Careless Whisper’ became the Christmas number one single, it caused a great world wide phenomena and of course the boys became incredibly rich and in demand. Of course, that’s when everyone realised ...

michellej 01.09.2000 (06.03.2001) · Read full review
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