Fantastic

Rating

Album: Fantastic
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Bad Boys	More Info...	0:03
2)	A Ray of Sunshine	More Info...	0:04
3)	Love Machine	More Info...	0:03
4)	Wham Rap!	More Info...	0:06
5)	A Ray of Sunshine	More Info...	0:05
6)	Love Machine	More Info...	0:03
7)	Club Tropicana	More Info...	0:04
8)	Nothing Looks the Same in the Light	More Info...	0:06
9)	Come On!	More Info...	0:04
10)	Young Guns	More Info...	0:04
11)	Nothing Looks the Same in the Light	More Info...	0:06

Tracks

1. Bad Boys

2. A Ray Of Sunshine

3. Love Machine

4. Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)

5. A Ray Of Sunshine (Instrumental Remix)

6. Love Machine (Instrumental Remix)

7. Club Tropicana

8. Nothing Looks The Same In The Light

9. Come On!

10. Young Guns (Go For It!)

11. Nothing Looks The Same In The Light (Instrumental Remix)

Performer Notes

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 ability of the young (20 at the time of the album's release) George Michael 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-aleck, self-conscious lyrics are often unintentionally hilarious. Although Michael eventually became well-known as a reasonably successful emulator of R&B trends, neither these tunes nor Fantastic's stupefying remake of the Miracles' "Love Machine" give any indication of his abilities. At best, Fantastic can be viewed as a testament to George Michael's maturity. "Nothing Looks the Same in the Light" and "Club Tropicana," two of Fantastic's best tunes, lean toward the lush, adult pop of Michael's later solo work. Fortunately, Michael and Ridgeley would later ditch the superficial, leather-jacketed approach for the more sophisticated pop of later Wham releases like "Everything She Wants" and "Freedom" (both from 1984's Make It Big) and "The Edge of Heaven" (from 1986's Music From the Edge of Heaven), finding major U.S. success in the process. Fantastic isn't a good album, but it's oddly entertaining. It's certainly interesting hearing the difference between the frothy Fantastic and Michael's later, "serious" solo work like Listen Without Prejudice and Older. And Fantastic is also good for a few chuckles. Unfortunately, that probably wasn't George Michael's intention. But even he might get a good laugh out of it. ~ William Cooper

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