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Track Listings
| 1. Going Places |
| 2. In The Jungle |
| 3. Animal Crackers |
| 4. I Stand Accused |
| 5. Latin Music |
| 6. Musica Americana |
| 7. I Am |
| 8. Schweinerei |
| 9. Gina, Gina |
| 10. With A Girl Like Mimi |
| 11. Table Manners |
| 12. Dear Addy |
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After the critical acclaim of 'off the coast of me', August Darnell now had the backing to follow through his ideas and produce an album with a more polished sound. 'Fresh fruit in foreign places' is the first of three 'concept' albumns that charts the travels and adventures of the Kid and his friends, telling of the search for lost love and journeys to distant lands.
Darnell's varying musical influences i.e. latin, swing, reggae, funk and music theatre, are used to great effect in describing the themes of travel and discovery. All the different styles are then turned on their head and fused in a way which creates music that is hard to define. Like most of Kid Creole and the Coconuts' albums 'Fresh fruit in foreign places' displays exuberance, superb musicianship and arrangements, and tongue in cheek wit.
Darnell's varying musical influences i.e. latin, swing, reggae, funk and music theatre, are used to great effect in describing the themes of travel and discovery. All the different styles are then turned on their head and fused in a way which creates music that is hard to define. Like most of Kid Creole and the Coconuts' albums 'Fresh fruit in foreign places' displays exuberance, superb musicianship and arrangements, and tongue in cheek wit.
'Going places' sets the scene. Featuring a deft vibes solo by Coati Mundi, it has a real sense of anticipation and an air of mystery about it. From the atmospheric 'In the jungle' and the lamenting 'Dear Addy' to the tracks featuring the classic latin sounds, the team exude skill and confidence, clear in the knowledge that they're creating a colourful and exciting musical landscape and a magical world.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I will not write an album review! I will not write an album review! I will not write an album review! I will not write an album review!
No, it's a great album. Buy it. Enjoy it. But I'm not adding my contribution here because of this album. I'm writing to tell you that if you buy it, with the inclusion of Coati Mundi's Me No Pop I/Que Pasa double A-sided single (here provided as a single, seemless remix into one longer track) you will have in your possession what is one of the greatest pop singles ever made. It barely scratched the chart's backside on release but it is a brilliant mix of latino pop funk, two(!) of the catchiest choruses you will ever hear, a vocal delivery that veers from drunken abuse to preening machismo to beligerent insults, all slurred, snarled and (occasionally) sung, by an abused, horny, disappointed, vengeful and lovelorn lothario. There is one moment in every artist's life when everything hits exactly the right spot in one place and one time, and for Andy Hernandez (aka Coati Mundi) this was it. Nigh on perfect.
No, it's a great album. Buy it. Enjoy it. But I'm not adding my contribution here because of this album. I'm writing to tell you that if you buy it, with the inclusion of Coati Mundi's Me No Pop I/Que Pasa double A-sided single (here provided as a single, seemless remix into one longer track) you will have in your possession what is one of the greatest pop singles ever made. It barely scratched the chart's backside on release but it is a brilliant mix of latino pop funk, two(!) of the catchiest choruses you will ever hear, a vocal delivery that veers from drunken abuse to preening machismo to beligerent insults, all slurred, snarled and (occasionally) sung, by an abused, horny, disappointed, vengeful and lovelorn lothario. There is one moment in every artist's life when everything hits exactly the right spot in one place and one time, and for Andy Hernandez (aka Coati Mundi) this was it. Nigh on perfect.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By JC Auto
Format:Audio CD
An intoxicating musical journey around the globe with exotic rhythms,lush ballads and a sense of fun and adventure that wipes the floor with all those dull, stodgy rock albums.Completely satisfying,it is The Kid's best album.
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Kid creole nice..........
Early but arguably better than anything else. soo groovy and tells a story, rate good
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by Peter D. Rose
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Fantastic to find this on CD
CD is in good condition and plays well. Well packaged and delivered just about in time.
Published on 4 Jan 2010 by Mr. S. F. Veal
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