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From: elf@utcsrgv.UUCP (Eugene Fiume)
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Subject: The Bronski Beat: "Age of Consent"
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 11:18:29 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 11:18:29 1984
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Wow!  A male voice that's a cross between Jon Anderson and Alison Moyet.
That's the main attraction of this energetic album by the Bronski Beat:
"Age of Consent".  The members of Bronski Beat are apparently gay --
honestly and earnestly gay -- not costumed, coy, or smug.  Their songs
are about being gay.  The sincerity of this album is completely disarming.
The music itself is well-made synth-pop with the occasional jazzy touch.
The two strongest songs on the album, "Why?" and "Smalltown Boy", are getting
substantial airplay on our local sine-wave station CFNY, so it looks as if
Bronski Beat may even make it commercially.  I don't know if the video for
"Smalltown Boy" will play on MTV, but it's one of the few videos that
deserve watching.  Surprise!  It tells a story.

Recommended to non-Puritans of all sexual persuasions.

Eugene Fiume
U of Toronto