Huey Lewis

Do you like Huey Lewis and The News?§0 §0 §0Their 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, commercially and artistically.§0

The whole album has§0 §0a 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 far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

In '87, Huey released this, 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.