Bronski Beat – The Age Of Consent (VG/VG) – LP, UK 1984
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The Age Of Consent is an LP by Bronski Beat from 1984 released on the Forbidden Fruit label.
About this album
The Age of Consent is Bronski Beat’s landmark debut, a sharp synth-pop statement that fused Hi-NRG propulsion with directly political songwriting. Released in 1984, the album made the trio one of the most distinctive voices in British pop, with Jimmy Somerville’s falsetto and the group’s glossy electronic arrangements giving songs like Smalltown Boy and Why? real emotional force. Produced with a crisp, club-ready edge, it addressed sexuality, prejudice and alienation in a way that was both danceable and confrontational. Its impact reached far beyond the charts, helping bring openly gay themes into mainstream pop.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Bronski BeatLabel: Forbidden Fruit – BITLP 1Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: UKReleased: 1984Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Hi Nrg, Synth-PopOther Side
A1 Why?
A2 Ain'T Necessarily So
A3 Screaming
A4 No More War
A5 Love & Money
This Side
B1 Smalltown Boy
B2 Heatwave
B3 Junk
B4 Need A Man Blues
B5 I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me
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- Description
- Release details
- Tracklist
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The Age Of Consent is an LP by Bronski Beat from 1984 released on the Forbidden Fruit label.
About this album
The Age of Consent is Bronski Beat’s landmark debut, a sharp synth-pop statement that fused Hi-NRG propulsion with directly political songwriting. Released in 1984, the album made the trio one of the most distinctive voices in British pop, with Jimmy Somerville’s falsetto and the group’s glossy electronic arrangements giving songs like Smalltown Boy and Why? real emotional force. Produced with a crisp, club-ready edge, it addressed sexuality, prejudice and alienation in a way that was both danceable and confrontational. Its impact reached far beyond the charts, helping bring openly gay themes into mainstream pop.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Bronski BeatLabel: Forbidden Fruit – BITLP 1Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: UKReleased: 1984Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Hi Nrg, Synth-PopOther Side
A1 Why?
A2 Ain'T Necessarily So
A3 Screaming
A4 No More War
A5 Love & Money
This Side
B1 Smalltown Boy
B2 Heatwave
B3 Junk
B4 Need A Man Blues
B5 I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me
