Huey Lewis & the News - Fore!

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. EMI. 2008. Album Description

Steady the Axe and Plastic sheeting ...

Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost.

He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a much more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.

And I'm number 12 in the que to have done this ... yawwwn. October 10, 2008

Best Huey Lewis Album

This is my favorite Huey Lewis and the News Album. I love every song on this album. May 28, 2008

Another Great Rock n' Roll Classic from the '80s!

FORE! is another fantastic Huey Lewis & the News album. In this album you will get a bit more of the blues affect. Now I'm not a blues fan but when I hear this it's hard to turn it off. "Stuck with You" is one of my favorites from this album. It reminds me of when I was four and five years old again! "Jacobs Ladder" is fantastic, as well as "I know what I Like", "I Never Walk Alone", "Forest for the Trees", and "Simple as That". The rest of the album, along with the songs I've mentioned, is very catchy and fun to listen to. "Doing It All for my Baby" is another fantastic song from the album. "Hip to be Square" is fantastic as well. If you're a Huey Lewis & the News fan, or if you just like good music, then you need to pick this one up. It's a keeper! July 19, 2007

Another Grammy-winner!

The title was ideal for Huey Lewis & The News' fourth overall album despite the golf term. This album was preceded by the band's 1980 self-titled debut,1982's PICTURE THIS and the Grammy-winning SPORTS,released in late '83 or early '84. The band garnered more Grammys with the hits JACOB'S LADDER(written or co-written by Bruce Hornsby),STUCK WITH YOU,DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY,HIP TO BE SQUARE and I KNOW WHAT I LIKE. The success of this album lasted for a year,from its summer 1986 release thru the following summer! In the photo,one of the "Newsmen" holds a miniature golf club. Unfortunately,the 1988 follow-up SMALL WORLD didn't win any Grammys but spawned two Top 20 hits. The band was then dropped from the Chrysalis label,which was extinct since 1990 and they moved to EMI-Manhattan. July 10, 2007

Great CD! I have owned copies of this album since its debut in 1986.

This is by far one of the absolute best releases by Huey Lewis & the News. Powerful, hard-hitting, and quite emotional. Now, I bought my own copy of this CD back in the spring of 1993, and I've had it ever since. The CD I purchased here was a Christmas present for a special lady friend of mine, named Emily. And a sweet girl SHE is, I can tell you. Anyway, I also got my first ever copy of this album on cassette, back during Christmas 1986. During the summer of that year, "Stuck With You" was my then top favorite. But if you read below, you will see that I have since switched to a different and much better song. I also dedicated this song to Emily recently, and I am not referring to "Stuck With You".

Anyway, my all-time favorite song on this album is not even one of the groups hits. I am referring to "Forest For the Trees". When I first got to hear this song on Christmas Day of 1986, I was hooked!! I also enjoy pretty much the rest of the entire album, aside from "Whole Lot of Lovin'". My mom's favorite on this album is "Naturally", because it also sounds like a barber shop quartet. Emily's favorite on this CD is "Doing It All For My Baby", and it is somewhat of a favorite of mine as well. Another one of my favorites on this album is "Hip to be Square", because I have always considered myself a 'square'. And this song is somewhat of a war cry for those folks out there who are just like me. It all has to do with the way I was raised, and there's nothing wrong with that!

Anyway, for those of you who like hard-hitting, powerful rock music from the '80s era -- but without all the nonsense and profanity -- then I definitely would suggest that this album is for you. Don't get me wrong, for there are other bands out there who are just as popular as Huey Lewis & the News, if not even more popular, such as Journey and Rush -- whom I also love to this day, but Huey Lewis's band is one of the groups I began listening to early on in my teenage years. Besides, they are still pretty much "The Heart of Rock & Roll".

Anyway, folks, y'all might wanna pick this one up for your collection. Enjoy. The same goes for you, Emily, babe. January 9, 2007

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