The early 1980s were a truly peculiar time in pop when everything seemed possible. Just to imagine a pop band singing openly about gay issues and having widespread, worldwide success - it was unbelievable before that and seldom happened since. Yet here we are with such a band simply owning the charts between 1984 and 1986, having hit after hit with very sharp statements. Of course it didn't boil down to only "gay stuff" - they wrote about the variety of sociopolitical topics, setting them to uptemto synthpop with sometimes very catchy melodies. "Smalltown boy" is the obvious masterpiece, of course - a complete package of song and presentation (video, first of all). Their time in the spotlight proved to be limited, though - a classic case of the band struggling almost as soon as their distinctive member (a singer in this - and so many other cases, some of which we'll meet along the way) leaves. BB practically serves as a springboard for Jimmy Somerville's carrier - and yet they managed to find their own sound and leave their own mark. So here they are:
Bronski Beat
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Bronski Beat
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