Fun Lovin' Criminals | ||||
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EP by Fun Lovin' Criminals | ||||
Released | November 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994, 1995 | |||
Genre | Hip Hop Alternative rock Blues/Soul/Funk Jazz rap | |||
Length | 14:29 | |||
Label | Silver Spotlight | |||
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Fun Lovin' Criminals is the eponymous debut EP by the band Fun Lovin' Criminals. It is also known as Original Soundtrack For Hi-Fi Living.
An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.
Fun Lovin' Criminals are a band from New York City. Their musical style is eclectic, covering styles such as hip hop, rock, blues, jazz, R&B, punk, and funk. They are best known for their hit "Scooby Snacks", which features samples from films by Quentin Tarantino, and the song "Love Unlimited", which recalls Barry White's backing vocal group. Their songs often focus on life in New York City, as well as urban life in general. Their lyrics can be gritty or existentialist in nature, touching on topics such as organized crime and urban violence, but they are just as often humorous or satirical. The band gained a large following internationally, notably in north-west Europe, around the release of their first two albums in the late 1990s.
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Brian Andrew Leiser, is a member of the band Fun Lovin' Criminals, plays bass, keyboards, harmonica, and the trumpet.
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Come Find Yourself is the first studio album released by the band Fun Lovin' Criminals. It was released on February 20, 1996, by Chrysalis Records.
100% Colombian is the second studio album released by the band Fun Lovin' Criminals. It was released on November 17, 1998.
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Mimosa is a 1999 compilation album released by Fun Lovin' Criminals. The album is a collection of rarities, B-sides, remixes, and covers. It features some notable lounge music versions of old FLC songs, with the exception of "Bombin the L" which, as the title suggest is performed in a fast swing style. "I'm Not in Love" was a successful double A-side single with "Scooby Snacks", but it was not released on an album until Mimosa. It was however included in the 1997 compilation Lounge-A-Palooza. Ian McCulloch sings vocals on "Summer Wind".
A's, B's and Rarities is an album by the band Fun Lovin' Criminals. It was released by their former label EMI Chrysalis, and collects a large number of rarities from their time with the label, although not all of them.
Bag of Hits is a compilation album by the band Fun Lovin' Criminals.
Scooby Snacks: The Collection is a budget compilation album by the band Fun Lovin' Criminals. The compilation is notable for containing a previously rare track "Blues For Suckers" which was available on their 1995 debut EP Original Soundtrack For Hi-Fi Living and was the only song from the EP that was not re-issued on the group's 1996 debut album Come Find Yourself.
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"Korean Bodega" is a single released in 1999, and was the final single taken from Fun Lovin' Criminals's second album 100% Colombian.
"Scooby Snacks" is a song by alternative rap/rock band Fun Lovin' Criminals. The song is from their debut album Come Find Yourself. It is the band's biggest hit single to date.
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