- Audio CD (10 Dec 1992)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Rpm
- ASIN: B0000248FU
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 290,571 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Being a youngster myself, I did not have the opportunity to listen to this record when it came out. I first heard of it when I was told that I was named after an "old punk song" ('Headache For Michelle'), so I hunted the record down and gave my namesake song a listen. I loved it instantly, so I listened to the rest of the album and was not disappointed.
Now to describe the album. As there are 18 songs, I won't review every song, but the album's highlights. So, onwards.
Opening with the energetic 'We're So Cool', you immediately get a feeling of urgency for a dancefloor to pogo on. A song about an easy relationship ("I don't mind if you want to bring somebody home"). This is my personal favourite on the album.
The next song 'The Love Song' continues this dancing energy, with frontwoman Lesley almost rapping her lines, then slowing down later on to sing the lines "Will you die with me tonight?".
'Repetition', a song about abuse, slows the tempo. Lesley's voice, when being deep and husky in other songs, is sweet while singing about a serious subject. Great stuff.
A big highlight (and my reason for buying this) is 'Headache For Michelle'. Great to chill to. Basically, a song about having a great night and getting wasted, then waking up not feeling so fresh.
The above is just a few tasters. "Playing With A Different Sex" is a great album from the era between punk and new-wave. Every song feels right at home in my music collection.
Now to describe the album. As there are 18 songs, I won't review every song, but the album's highlights. So, onwards.
Opening with the energetic 'We're So Cool', you immediately get a feeling of urgency for a dancefloor to pogo on. A song about an easy relationship ("I don't mind if you want to bring somebody home"). This is my personal favourite on the album.
The next song 'The Love Song' continues this dancing energy, with frontwoman Lesley almost rapping her lines, then slowing down later on to sing the lines "Will you die with me tonight?".
'Repetition', a song about abuse, slows the tempo. Lesley's voice, when being deep and husky in other songs, is sweet while singing about a serious subject. Great stuff.
A big highlight (and my reason for buying this) is 'Headache For Michelle'. Great to chill to. Basically, a song about having a great night and getting wasted, then waking up not feeling so fresh.
The above is just a few tasters. "Playing With A Different Sex" is a great album from the era between punk and new-wave. Every song feels right at home in my music collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Being an oldster - i.e. one who WAS around when this first came out - I like your mum's style for calling you after an Au Pairs song. It's a cool album, which I've just had to dig out of my attic for a class of '83 reunion! Favourite tracks: "Dear John", "It's Obvious" and "We're So Cool".
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Au Pairs' first and best album, with tracks from four singles of the same time. The lyrics deal with the social ills of our time, the music is sensibly understated melodic pop (journalists at the time drew favourable comparisons with the Buzzcocks). Listening today (2009), it's surprising (and sad) how relevant the lyrics, written in 1980/1, still are. The inlay has photo's, explanatory notes and other info'. The additional tracks come from the "Inconvenience" 7" and 12", the "Kerb Crawler" 7" and the brilliant "Diet" 7".
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