Wham! - Make It Big
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Artist: Wham!Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Columbia/CBS/Sony BMG
Soundtracks:
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- Everything She Wants
- Heartbeat
- Like a Baby
- Freedom
- If You Were There
- Credit Card Baby
- Careless Whisper
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Free Music Review: Sophomore Slump? What Sophomore Slump?
Hit: 5 Stars
Somebody better call the people at Merriam-Webster and tell them to put a picture of "Make it Big" next to pop music, because that is what this album is: the definition of pop music. And here's why:
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is one of those paradoxical songs where it is incredibly cheesy to listen to, but it is because of its cheesiness that the song is a hit. (Damn circular logic.) However, I love the transition from teeny-bopper pop to a soft-adult contemporary hit in "Everything She Wants". "Everything She Wants" not only has meaning, but conviction, as well. The album cools down a bit with "Heartbeat" and "Like a Baby", but this "filler" does not completely bring the album down. "Freedom" is similar to "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (in regards to cheesiness) but is still a very decent song to bring the album back up to snuff. Wham!'s rendition of "If You Were There" proves that they (and by they, I mean George Michael) has the voice to cover any song and make it better than the original, and "Credit Card Baby" may be the best non-single song that the band ever produced. And, of course, everybody knows about "Careless Whisper": the slow tempo, the forlorn lyrics, the stereotypical components of a 1980s music video. I believe this is one of the few songs ever recorded to be absolutely flawless. It shows off human emotions and George Michael's talent as a musician. What an incredible way to conclude the album.
And nearly a quarter century later, it is no wonder that this album is seen as an example to other artists about how to create pop music. It can't be all heart but it can't be all head. It has to form a hybrid of the two and do so in perfect harmony. Wham!'s second album not only does this, but makes it look easy in the process. Without a doubt, this would be a perfect fit into anybody's music collection who loves pop music or (for that matter) music in general. Take it from a pop-music connoisseur: "Make it Big" does live up to its title and is definitely worth the money.
-RoMo37
--January 2, 2009
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This is the album that started it all for George and Andrew! Whether or not it will ever be "cool" to admit liking them, Make It Big sounds pretty good after all of these years. Granted, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is an impossible notion to begin with--who could possibly sleep after this sugar binge? But "Everything She Wants" has a sophisticated tension in its syncopation, and, wow, could the boy sing! "Careless Whisper" really showed that George Michael had a firm grasp on R&B and soul. --Steve GdulaAlternative Rock Music CDs
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