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Plastic Fantastic by Flesh for Lulu
Plastic Fantastic is an album by Flesh for Lulu, released in 1989. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Plastic Fantastic”, on 1 list with a best position of #106.
Plastic Fantastic, Flesh for Lulu's 1989 album on Capitol, is the Brixton band that started out in post-punk fully gone over to big, swaggering rock with a pop heart. They flew to Sydney and recorded partly at INXS' studio to get clear of the English scene, with Mark Opitz producing most of it, and the sound is glossy and punchy: funky beats, frenzied guitars from Rocco Barker, and Nick Marsh selling the love songs as hard as the rockers. America was on their minds, too. The title track came out of their time in Hollywood, and "Decline and Fall" takes a swipe at American culture and the way of life that goes with it. "Slide", first written for the Uncle Buck soundtrack, was produced separately by Zeus B. Held.
"Decline and Fall" and "Time and Space" reached 15 and 9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, and the band took the album across North America opening for Public Image Limited.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Plastic Fantastic on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plastic Fantastic | 1 | #106 | – | 1989 | |
| 2 | Decline and Fall | 1 | #91 | – | 1989 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.