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| | Wham! : Fantastic! - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | With Fantastic, George Michael and partner Andrew Ridgeley introduced themselves as leather jacket-clad, street-smart "rebels." This approach proved wildly popular in the U.K., where Fantastic was a Top Ten hit, but the album went largely unnoticed in the States. |
 | | Fantastic is now notable only for its early appearance of Michael, who would become an international superstar by the mid-'80s. |
 | | While Fantastic showcases the young (20 at the time of the album's release) George Michael's ability to craft engaging, hook-filled melodies, much of the material on Fantastic suffers from the duo's pretentious, tough-guy posturing. |
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