1984 Jimmy Somerville went with his two men as Bronski Beat for the first time a conscious gay band that wanted to make great pop music to a large audience. Playing tips are "Smalltown Boy", "Why?", "Is not Necessarily So" by George Gershwin and "I Feel Love" with Marc Almond. "The Age of Consent" in German age of consent, but also has the claim to be a gay Emantipationswerk. In the booklet, the criminal age of consent for gay men found in the different countries. The political struggle for equality continues to this day. So homosexuals eg in Switzerland in 1990 in Austria were even until 2002 (decision of the Constitutional Court) assimilated to heterosexuals criminally. The best song, a little masterpiece is, "Smalltown Boy", which carries most autobiographical of Jimmy Somerville. It's about love, longing for love, love suffering, loneliness, lack of understanding of the parents. The story is told vividly in the video that one of the classics from the MTV-establishment time. The CD receives from me only not 5 stars because the CD edition is not a deal breaker. An earlier edition contained a bonus track, the 12-inch versions of "Smalltown Boy" and "Why?".
