Original Soundtrack to the Documentary "Gay Sex In the 70's"

Various Artists | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: June 22, 2006
• Label: West End Records
• Copyright: 2006 West End Records, a Division of Payback Industries, Inc.
• Total Length: 1:11:12
• Genres: Dance & DJ/Compilations, Dance & DJ/Disco, Pop/Dance Pop, R&B/Soul
• ASIN: B000R04S06
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,487 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gay Sex Seduces With Scorching 70's Anthems, August 4, 2006

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Steven Housman "SHARK" (West Hollywood, CA & Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GAY Sex in the 70's (Audio CD)

I've always been a fan of nostalgia - especially 70's nostalgia. Obviously I'm not alone. Between the VH-1 airings of I Love The 70's (which is now airing Part 2 of the series), the success of the long-running FOX television series That 70's Show, and the movies that cash in on that decade, from the box office success of two films spawned from the 70's mega-hit Charlie's Angels to The Dukes Of Hazzard (okay, not everything was a winner), it seems that decade is forever a favorite. If you were a gay man in the 70's, you probably recall it as one of the most carefree and experimental decades of sex. All it took was a look and you were hooked. The documentary film Gay Sex in the 70's was a reminder of just how carefree it was. And the music was no exception. It was a celebration of the gay community's long overdue freedom from the uptight and closeted world we were forced to live in until all hell broke loose in Greenwich Village on that warm June night in 1969. Without those brave gay men, where would we be today? The film represents a celebration just as this accompanying soundtrack does. And its release on West End Records, which distributed the best gay disco anthems of the 70's, is absolutely fitting. 70's diva Taana Gardner dominates this collection with four tracks that include "No Frills," "Paradise Express," "Work That Body" and the seven minute-plus version of "When You Touch Me." The in-your-face promiscuous anthems were prevalent, but some never quite as blatant as the sexually charged "Is It All Over My Face?" by Loose Joints, or the mesmerizing Colleen Heather performing her "Magic." All in all, there are 13 tracks that'll take you back and put a smile on your face in a way that you haven't smiled since you walked out of a New York City club at 6AM. If you'd like to experience what it sounded like all those years ago, pick up this CD. If you missed the film or would like to see it again, it is now available on DVD. This is a great way to see and hear what once was and why the dance music of today never would've existed without the dance music of yesterday. This compilation is almost as satisfying as gay sex was in the 70's. Closing out the set is Carl Bean's anthem "I Was Born This Way" which always got the dancefloor filled to maximum capacity and then some. Now that's what I call a climax!

4.0 out of 5 stars An amazing time, November 5, 2007

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Curmudgeon "grantc" (West Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GAY Sex in the 70's (Audio CD)

Although I was in my teens at the end of the 70s I still managed to get an idea of how fast - or slow - gay liberation was happening before the scourge arrived. "Gay Sex in the 70s" reminds me strongly of that time. It's difficult to comprehend now how dichotomous were the times: widespread homophobia and oppression, coupled with a flowering queer expression.....er, yeah, just like now. Except it was a whole lot more innocent. This album is a compilation of those first expressions of joy and liberation and, if you can get past the dated sound, is a great listen.