The Age Of Consent

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I love that song and video so much. Jimmy was such a trailblazer. He was the first visibly gay pop artist singing about gay stuff I was really aware of. Plus, he loved synthesisers and beats too! More would come later but at the time it was pretty mind blowing." I left in 1983. AIDS had arrived and, to me, gay sex equalled death. It would take a long time to deal with those feelings of shame, guilt and fear. Thank you Catholic Church!" The inner sleeve of the album has a table listing the minimum age for lawful homosexual relationships between men in each country in Europe, accompanied by the telephone number of a service giving gay legal advice. It was removed from the United States release of the album by MCA Records on the basis of "past sensitivities of several record store chains". [9] Singles [ edit ]

Gay Music Chart: Gay Music Chart Awards 2017: the nominations". Gaymusicchart.blogspot.com. 23 April 2018.Dutch album certifications – Bronski Beat – The Age of the Consent" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter The Age of the Consent in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1984 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

It's all evocative lyrics having a party over my pop-house production. Workshopping it with Jimmy was a joy. In his strong Northern accent he was funny, humble, and treated me like an equal. Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Album" for option "Tipo", then write the name of a wanted album in the "Titolo" field and search for the artist. More subversive are Bronski Beat’s songs about desire, each delivered in a distinct feminine mode. “Ain’t Necessarily So” is a cover of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess song about doubting the bible—the implication here obviously being its statements on homosexuality—reinterpreted as a slice of sophisticated percolation more akin to fellow 1984 breakout star Sade than gritty British synth-pop. “Heatwave” finds Somerville playing at being Peggy Lee (another of his childhood obsessions), updating “Fever” as a steamy come-on fit for the beaches of Fire Island or Venice. It sounds a million miles from London’s dank clubs and Glasgow’s damp streets, a sheer fantasy that makes Somerville an agent of lust, rejecting yearning diva worship with its nose pressed up against the glass. Filename : /Bronski Beat – The Age Of Consent - (CD, Album, Reissue) - 2018/The Age Of Consent [Remastered] [Expanded Edition] [Disc 2].flac This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Somerville left Bronski Beat in 1985, and went on to have success as lead singer of the Communards and as a solo artist. He was replaced by vocalist John Foster, with whom the band continued to have hits in the UK and Europe through 1986. Foster left Bronski Beat after their second album, and the band were joined by Jonathan Hellyer before dissolving in 1995. Smalltown Boy - BRONSKI BEAT". VRT (in Dutch). Top30-2.radio2.be. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012 . Retrieved 22 July 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30: 1 This expanded version of Bronski Beat’s Jimmy Somerville-showcasing hit 1984 album reveals a vital and politicised, yet upfliting, synth-pop triumph

Why?', dedicated to murdered gay playwright Drew Griffiths, is fuelled by outrage at homophobic prejudice, yet also a plea for compassion, plainly heard in lyrics likeTop 100 Albums (January 3–December 29, 1984)" (PDF). Music Week. 26 January 1985. p.42. ISSN 0265-1548– via World Radio History. a b c "Bronski Beat keyboardist Larry Steinbachek dies at 56". BBC News. 12 January 2017 . Retrieved 12 January 2017. The cover featured a prominent pink triangle, reclaimed in the 70s from its horrific Nazi Germany origins, as a symbol of LGBTQ pride and liberation. The number for the Gay Legal Advice Line in Britain was also printed on the album's sleeve.

The follow-up single, " Why?", adopted a hi-NRG sound and was more lyrically focused on anti-gay prejudice. It also achieved Top 10 status in the UK, reaching 6, [9] and was another Top 10 hit for the band in Australia, Switzerland, Germany, France and the Netherlands. Foster and Bronski Beat teamed up again in 1994, and released a techno "Tell Me Why '94" and an acoustic "Smalltown Boy '94" on the German record label, ZYX Music. The album Rainbow Nation was released the following year with Hellyer returning as lead vocalist, as Foster had dropped out of the project and Ian Donaldson was brought on board to do keyboards and programming. After a few years of touring, Bronski Beat then dissolved, with Steve Bronski going on to become a producer for other artists and Ian Donaldson becoming a successful DJ (Sordid Soundz). Larry Steinbachek became the musical director for Michael Laub's theatre company, 'Remote Control Productions'. According to the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill, Britain’s outdated consent laws, and the impending Section 28 legislation (which forbid the so-called “promotion” of homosexuality in schools), the simple act of loving in public made gay men into potential aggressors. So Somerville turned his voice into a weapon, a weedy Scottish boy’s superpower that made him seem 100-feet tall. He’s said that his only vocal training was singing along to Donna Summer and Sylvester records. Apparently, this was strong enough to turn a short redhead from Glasgow into a bona fide diva, who recognized the transgressive potential of reclaiming this style from the female singers who made gay culture unthreatening to the mainstream. Not that it stopped Bronski Beat from crashing it, too: “Why?” peaked at Number 6 in the UK, and “Smalltown Boy” at Number 3.Dutchcharts.nl – Bronski Beat – The Age of Consent" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2022. Horns - Uptown Horns (Crispin Cioe (alto saxophone & solo, "Love And Money"), Arno Hecht (tenor saxophone), Richard Coles (clarinet solo), "It Ain't Necessarily So"), "Hollywood" Paul Litteral (trumpet) and Bob Funk (trombone))