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| | LegacyRecordings.com: Wham! » Fantastic |
 | | Fantastic is the misguided 1983 debut release from the U.K. duo Wham 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. |
 | | 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. |
 | | The empty funk of the U.K. hits "Bad Boys," "Young Guns (Go For It)," and the embarrassing "Wham Rap" barely registers, and Michael s smart-alecky, self-conscious lyrics are often unintentionally hilarious. |
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