{"id":323,"date":"2013-09-10T15:36:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T15:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/batterymedia.com\/blog\/?p=323"},"modified":"2013-09-10T16:33:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T16:33:31","slug":"rs-473-george-michael-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/batterymedia.com\/blog\/?p=323","title":{"rendered":"RS #473: George Michael – Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“A quick sniff test will determine if I need a little Speed Stick.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#473<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

George Michael,\u00a0Faith<\/em><\/h3>\n
Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a01987<\/div>\n
Previously Owned:<\/strong>\u00a0No<\/div>\n
First Time Listen: <\/strong>Yes<\/div>\n
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Impressions:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0After being subjected to way too much\u00a0Wham! on the radio\/MTV, \u00a0I mostly passed on George\u00a0Michael’s solo career at the time. \u00a0I don’t actively hate him, but I’m not coming at this album as a fan.\u00a0\u00a0Let’s get this over with….”Faith” \u00a0is a snappy Bo-Diddley\/Elvis pop confection that is actually not bad. Actually kind of promising start. Then, we get “Father Figure,” it features lots of “production.” Same with “I Want Your Sex” (all 9 minutes of it… ugh.) “I Want Your Sex, Part 2”\u00a0gets better in a low-grade Prince way but still it’s a profoundly dumb song. Cowbell. His\u00a0voice is big, polished and kind of boring to me, like a 1987 keyboard. \u00a0Most of the songs are spent asking for “your sex” and the album finishes off with “A Last Request (I Want Your Sex)” just in case you didn’t get the message.Also, every cut, except for “Faith,” is at least a minute too long like the almost-ok ballad “On More Try” or throwback torch song “Kissing a Fool.” Look, it’s\u00a0mostly well done in a professional sort of way I guess, but not being a teenage girl in the ’80s, this clearly was not aimed at me and hasn’t\u00a0aged well. I guess can be filed under “not my bag.”<\/p>\n

Starred Songs:<\/strong>\u00a0“Faith”<\/div>\n
Sneaky Track:<\/strong>\u00a0Ehh… “I Want Your Sex, Part 2?” Anyone?<\/div>\n
Should this album be on the\u00a0list?<\/strong>\u00a0I\u00a0wouldn’t put it on. But it was huge. It’s probably not the worst album on this list.
\nReplace with:<\/strong>\u00a0Either of the Fine Young Cannibals albums. They cover the same sort of Brit-pop-soul thing but are like actually enjoyable.
\nWill you listen to this again?<\/strong>\u00a0No<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Verdict:<\/strong>\u00a0 Dated, big selling pop music that can be safely filed under “not my bag.”<\/div>\n
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Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n