Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-athena.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!mit-athena!gerber From: gerber@mit-athena.ARPA (Andrew S Gerber) Newsgroups: net.music,net.motss Subject: "The Age of Consent" by Bronski Beat Message-ID: <90@mit-athena.ARPA> Date: Wed, 26-Dec-84 19:25:48 EST Article-I.D.: mit-athe.90 Posted: Wed Dec 26 19:25:48 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 28-Dec-84 05:33:30 EST Organization: MIT, Project Athena, Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 33 I just went to the local record store here in Central NJ and picked up a copy of Bronski Beat's "The Age of Consent". They had it on display with many other records that they deem "hot", so as usual, the sexual orientation of the band members have very little influence over most store owners if the music is good. What was so interesting about the record was the difference between the cover and the jacket inside. Only someone well-versed in gay "signs" would recognize the meaning of the pink triangle on the back cover. Once you buy the record, however, and take it home, you open it up and see the inside jacket. On one side are pictures of the band members, and the other a HUGE pink triangle with the song lyrics superimposed over it, and the age of consent for gay sex in many contries around the world. (If anyone wants a copy, send me mail, I'll send you the list). There was also the number for the National Gay Task Force with their office hours. I do enjoy their music also. Their 'softer' rock is nice to listen to, although becasue of the pitch of the lead singer's voice, many of the lyrics are hard to understand. Still, a worthwhile purchase - and think, if they become a hit, what will Mommy think when Junior comes home with a record with all the ages of consent on the record jacket! Happy New Year Andrew S. Gerber decvax!athena!gerber gerber%athena@MIT-MC.ARPA PS: By the way, the point about MTV is moot now - I saw the video on MTV recently - there was no reason that they could have found to ban it in the first place.