The Age Of Consent / Hundreds And Thousands

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 02:35:31
Personnel: Jimmy Somerville (vocals); Mark Shuman, Beverly Lauridsen, Jesse Levy (cello); David Tofani (clarinet); Crispin Cioe, Chris Cioe, Louis Cortelezzi (alto saxophone); Arno Hecht, Jack Baskow (tenor saxophone); Paul Litterall (trumpet); Bob Funk (trombone); Uptown Horns (horns); Larry Steinbachek, Steve Bronski (keyboards, percussion); John Folarin (congas). Audio Mixer: Harvey Goldberg. Audio Remixer: Harvey Goldberg. Liner Note Author: Graham Ames. Recording information: RPM, New Work, NY; Skyline, New York, NY; The Garden, London. Bronski Beat's debut album sounds every bit as startling today as it did upon its release in 1984. In a year where the British pop consciousness was dominated by the coy antics and over-the-top production of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, this trio was the anti-Frankie. Over simple, almost minimalistic synths, Glaswegian singer Jimmy Sommerville sings, in a truly scarifying falsetto, blunt, no-nonsense lyrics about the emotional life of gay men in the UK at the dawn of the AIDS era. The cover art is similarly plainspoken, featuring a prominent pink triangle on the front, and inside, a listing of the legal age of consent in every country in the world. The album's singles, the truly lovely "Smalltown Boy" and the gospel-edged "Why," are among the most potent political rock of the decade, but covers of the Supremes' "Heatwave" and Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" celebrate good times in a climate of fear.