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Truthdare Doubledare

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This CD is out of print and as such some are charging upwards of $100 or more for USED copies. There are honestly only a couple good songs on here. Hit that Perfect Beat which can be found on various compilation albums and as a CD single for much cheaper and also on various digital music stores. Also the album title track "Truthdare Doubledare" had a catchy beat.

Wait for it under $10 if buying used. It's not worth "collector gouge" prices.

I first heard this album all the way through after seeing Bronski Beat in concert in the late 1980s or early 1990s. By that time, they were playing small venues and no longer had Jimmy Summerville on vocals but the show was awesome. This has got to be Bronski Beat's best album. It captures the best of 1980s New Wave (now retro, of course).

The lyrics are very compelling, expressing the struggles faced by gay men in that era and today. These songs show a great degree of depth and their themes extend to other areas of personal struggle to which many people can relate - regardless their sexual orientation, gender, class, etc. This degree of lyrical complexity is a rarity in popular music and their beats are great synth pop!

In addition to the lyrics, the music remains among the best of the 1980s and this CD highlights a very important band. While they may not have reached the same level of success as say, the Cure, Bronski Beat fostered a great politics of tolerance.

If you like Bronski Beat or similar music, you MUST add this CD to your collection.