The Au Pairs - Sense and Sensuality
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Artist: The Au PairsEdition: Music CD
Format: Import, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-03-26
Music Label: Castle Music UK
Soundtracks:
- Stepping Out of Line
- Sex Without Stress
- Instant Touch
- That's When Its Worth It
- Shakedown
- Tongue in Cheek
- Intact
- Don't Lie Back
- America
- Fiasco
Free Music Notes for Sense and Sensuality
Free Music Review: Better than "Sex"
Hit: 5 Stars
If you're curious enough to be checking out this album, then you're probably already aware of the formidable reputation of their debut "Playing with a Different Sex," a reputation that is bolstered by the rarity of that album. There's also a good chance you haven't heard it, since out-of-print copies of it rugularly sell for $30-$50 online. But beyond the hype, "Sense and Sensuality" is actually a much better album.
"PWADS" is a good record, but it lives largely in the shadow of Gang of Four's "Entertainment" and even "Solid Gold." While Lesley Woods as a frontwoman distinguishes the Au Pairs, musically they didn't expand too much upon the other band's sound.
On "Sense," the Au Pairs, and especially Woods, are much more adventurous and confident. They add saxophone and synthesizer to give the music more texture. The songs, while still funky, are more experimental in their composition. And, most of all, Woods's voice is deeply satisfying, sounding at once deeper than on the debut, but at the same time more strongly feminine.
Personally (I know many will disagree), I feel that with their sophomore effort, the Au Pairs surpassed the Gang of Four. While that band became increasingly more New Wave pop, the Au Pairs took more risks. But also, Woods adds so much not only with her voice, but also with her lyrics. The Gang of Four were quite heavy-handed, lyrically, propounding Marxism and railing against sex. The Au Pairs, on the other hand, are all about sex, but in the most positive, liberated way imaginable. The Gang of Four may have been anti-capitalist and anti-consumerist, but The Au Pairs are anti-control. They present a worldview in which everyone is free to express and enjoy themselves in complete freedom. Ultimately, that's much more interesting than someone telling me I'm a sheep because I enjoy sex.
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With their edgy blend of post-punk, politics & funk, the Au Pairs were critics' favorites & cult heroes at the dawn of the 80s. This remixed reissue of their second & final album (originally released in 1982), accentuating their dance floor potential, features sleeve-notes from guitarist Paul Foad. Especially remixed and digitally remastered from the original master tapes by the band. 2002.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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