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# 3 Is A Band: Fun Lovin' Criminals
- URL: https://www.glamglare.com/music/201412183-is-a-band-fun-lovin-criminals/
- Published: 2014-12-19T13:44:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-12-19T13:44:00.000Z
- Author: Elke Nominikat
- Tags: Music, #wordpress, #Import 2024-07-26 07:44

This article in the *3IsABand* series could be as well in the *Live Soundtrack* series, since it’s quite the “Throwback Thursday”, given the fact that the band’s first studio album came out in 1996\. I picked the CD up at the Times Square Virgin Mega Store on my trip to New York City and for me -back then- it represented a big piece of New York. Little did I know, back then, how spot-on the three were!

**Huey Morgan** (vocals, guitar), **Brian Fast Leiser** (keys, bass, horns, harp, melodica, programming, vocals) and **Frank Benbini** (drums, percussion, vocals) really knew what they were singing about, and they did it in a -back then anyway- very unique fashion!

While their first album was really good, and put them on the map, the real gem for me is their 2nd album, 100% Columbian. On that album, they become even more comfortable with mixing styles as seemingly as incompatible as rap with funk, hip-hop with hard rock guitars, wrapped into hooky, pop-melodies.

Re-listening to these two albums makes me instantly remember, why I loved them in the first place. The only time I ever saw them live was in 1999 in Munich: The venue was sold out, probably over capacity, because people were passing out and carried outside. The atmosphere was sweaty, hot and a little sleazy – just right up the alley to the sound of Hue’s guitar and sexy voice…

To my (big) surprise they are still around, albeit with slight changes to their [original set-up](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fun%5FLovin%27%5FCriminals?ref=glamglare.com).

  
Still active! Screengrab from Fun Lovin’ Criminal’s Instagram (yep, they have that too!). Sadly, they partied in London’s Brooklyn Bowl and not ours here in… Brooklyn.

To stay up-to-date with Fun Lovin’ Criminals follow them on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/funlovincriminals) and/or [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/FUNLOVINCRIMS?ref=glamglare.com).

Latest project, a live DVD called T[he Bong Remains The Same.](https://twitter.com/funlovincrims/status/543144179405434880/photo/1?ref=glamglare.com) Here’s the pretty interesting trailer.