Bronski Beat-The Age of Consent (1984) EAC FLAC

"Why" is one of those rarities: A song that is so visual in its rhythms that you can't help but dream of making its music video. Really hard to sing along with unless you primarily go for falsetto. The cover of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" is at least as good as the original, and more hypnotic. And who can't relate to the haunting sadness of "Smalltown Boy"?

"You leave in the morning

With everything you own

In a little black case

Alone on a platform

The wind and the rain

On your sad and lonely face

Mother will never understand

Why you had to leave

For the love that you need

Will never be found at home

The answer you seek

Will never be found at home

Run away turn away run away turn away run away (repeat)

Pushed around and kicked around

Always a lonely boy

You were the one

That they'd talk about around town

As they put you down

And as hard as they would try

They'd hurt to make you cry

But you'd never cry to them

Just to your soul

No you'd never cry to them

Just to your soul "

If the limbic part of your brain hungers for good synth sounds, look no further. This is Mecca. (Amazon Review)