Raw Like Sushi

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Defiant, sexy, playful, nervy, womanly, and wise, 1988's Raw Like Sushi was the opening salvo in Neneh Cherry's brilliant, if woefully underappreciated, career. The hit "Buffalo Stance," with its reworking of Malcolm McLaren's Buffalo Gals vibe, found Cherry erroneously labeled as a rap artist. True enough, there are hip-hop elements on Raw Like Sushi, as well as pop, electronic, R&B, and dance, all gleefully mixed up in a progressive melange of beats, cultures, emotions, and grooves. Besides being fierce, funky, and one of the best debuts in memory, Raw Like Sushi helped redefine what women could do in the rigid realm of late-'80s African American music, and it sounds as good today as it did the day it was released. --Amy Linden

Tracks:

Buffalo Stance
Manchild
Kisses On The Wind
Inna City Mama
The Next Generation
Love Ghetto
Heart
Phoney Ladies
Outre Risque Locomotive
So Here I Come

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Defiant, sexy, playful, nervy, womanly, and wise, 1988's Raw Like Sushi was the opening salvo in Neneh Cherry's brilliant, if woefully underappreciated, career. The hit "Buffalo Stance," with its reworking of Malcolm McLaren's Buffalo Gals vibe, found Cherry erroneously labeled as a rap artist. True enough, there are hip-hop elements on Raw Like Sushi, as well as pop, electronic, R&B, and dance, all gleefully mixed up in a progressive melange of beats, cultures, emotions, and grooves. Besides being fierce, funky, and one of the best debuts in memory, Raw Like Sushi helped redefine what women could do in the rigid realm of late-'80s African American music, and it sounds as good today as it did the day it was released. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

Nothing on Raw Like Sushi matches "Buffalo Stance".......2004-12-20

I just recently heard "Buffalo Stance" on my local college radio station, and it brought back memories of the first time I heard it in back in the winter of 1989. It isn't difficult to see why this song was so popular back then; it had all the infectious grooves an excellent pop song should have. But there's a problem with the overall album of Raw Like Sushi: all the songs that surround "Buffalo Stance" don't even come close to matching its catchiness. Even the inexplicably praised "Manchild" is dull.

Find the single for "Buffalo Stance" if you can, and pick up a Salt & Pepper album as an alternative to Raw Like Sushi.

The original "spice girl"........2004-04-28

This debut of hers may not be as impressive now, but in 1988 it was ahead of its time, and great on many levels. "Raw Like Sushi" also covers as many genres as it does topics. I still have the cassingle of "Buffalo Stance", and that song remains the best thing on here. However "Manchild" and "Kisses On The Wind" are catchy too. In fact, the album starts out very strong, then becomes too similar in the second half. But overall it's a good listen from this "Inna City Momma".

Setting the template for female Urban Rap-Commentary...........2003-11-03

Considered one of the finest female talents to emerge from the U.K (with as much social awareness as today's Ms Dynamite),Neneh was a urban role model of sorts, during the late 80's and her rhetoric was one of social Urban issues, which confronted both men & women by imploring, men to respect women & take responsibility for their sexual actions (and any offspring as a result of their sexual encounters), and for women, to recognise their importance within their community & not remain gullible personalities for men to take advantage of. A suitably tough stance of all issues granted a generation of disaffected listeners, (although the music was so dance orientated, that It was easy to forget the underlining message), and so having influenced many with her commendable insight, it fall's to Ms Dynamite to continue what Neneh first started.

This is TERRIBLE... I'll be buying a copy immediately.......2003-10-31

Manchild alone is worth the price of the CD. Her music is absolutely awful and brings a tear of joy to my eye. Good luck

One of my favorite albums.......2003-06-13

RAW LIKE SUSHI is the early 1990's debut album of English singer/rapper Neneh Cherry (incidentally, Neneh is the step-daughter of Jazz artist Don Cherry, and the sister of Eagle-Eye Cherry who found success recently with the hit single "Save Tonight"). She was a mix between Queen Latifah and Madonna, and her hit single "Buffalo Stance" (a song about hussling) had become a major international radio hit. It was certainly ahead of its time because it incorporated what today is almost formula: a rap verse with a singing chorus. What is remarkable is that Neneh Cherry performed both functions. Most songs that follow this formula are collaborations, assigning one talent to each genre.

Buffalo Stance is without a doubt the best song on RAW LIKE SUSHI, but there are many other gems as well. Kisses on the Wind is a fun song about the girl in the neighborhood who matured faster than everyone else, "the first girl to turn the boys on." Inner City Momma, Love Ghetto, and Phoney Ladies, are also great songs.

Tracks:

Buffalo Stance
Manchild
Kisses on the Wind
Inna City Momma
Next Generation
Love Ghetto
Heart
Phoney Ladies
Outrisquocomotive
So Here I Come

Mr. Big; Raw Like Sushi Live! [Japan Import]

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Talk about Live sound.

Mr. Big; Raw Like Sushi Live! [Japan Import]

Manufacturer: MMG
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007WLR4Y

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Rare 6 track live album released for Japan only. 1990 Warner Japan.

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Talk about Live sound........2005-07-27

This has to have some of the ; coolest, biggest, rawest,
live sound around.
It's like being there.
Turn it up & rock hard!

Songs are :1. Blame It On My Youth
2. How Can You Do What You Do
3. Merciless
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Mr. Big ; Raw Like Sushi Ii 2 Live [Japan Import]

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Mr. Big ; Raw Like Sushi Ii 2 Live [Japan Import]

Manufacturer: ATLANTIC
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007X3OHG

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1992, Warner Japan. 7 tracks.

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GREAT LIVE ALBUM

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1995-04-05

Tracks:

Colorado Bulldog
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Temperamental
Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
Wind Me Up
Wild World
Paul's Solo
Nothing But Love
Billy's Solo
To Be With You
Promise Her The Moon
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Customer Reviews:

GREAT LIVE ALBUM.......2003-06-03

This is a great live album recorded in Tokyo Japan featuring the original lineup ( before Paul Gilbert left for a solo career). This album starts off with a raucous version of Colorado Bull Dogs and ends with two new studio recordings Seven Impossible Days and I've Learned My Lesson. Renditions of Green Tinted Sixties Mind and Just To Be With You are Excellant and so is there cover of Cat Steven's Wild World. It also features solo spots for Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan as well as a beautiful performance of Promise Her The Moon.

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