Track Listing
1. GI Josephine
2. Mr Strange
3. She Was Never He
4. Number One
5. Spooky Truth
6. In Maya
7. Vanity Case
8. Broken Spirit
9. Suffragette City
10. Who Killed Rock 'n' Roll
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | John Themis | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Pinnacle |
Album Notes
Personnel: Boy George, Eve Gallagher (vocals); John Themis (guitar, background vocals); Sonia Slany, Sally Herbert (violin); Jocelyn Pook (viola); Sian Bell (cello); Haxwood Herbert (bagpipes); Milt Gammon (harmonica); Chris "Snake" Davis (saxophone); Simon Gardner, Richard Sidwell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Niel Sidwell (trombone); Peter Adams, Jonathan Shorten (keyboards); Winston Blisset (bass); Richie Stevens (drums); Mary Pearse, Zee, Linda Duggan, Kevin Frost (background vocals).Recorded from January-March 1996. Includes liner notes by Boy George.Having weathered his fall from grace and subsequent trial by media early in his career, Boy George has managed to reinvent himself not only as a successful DJ, but also as a label boss and as front man for the reformed Culture Club. Now, as part of the establishment, and in his new capacity as rock 'n' roll survivor he releases THE UNRECOUPABLE ONE MAN BANDIT, a surprisingly coherent collection of home demos and finished tracks.Originally conceived as a fan club-only release available solely over the Internet, the album embraces everything from Kiss-style heavy rock to a cover of David Bowie's "Suffragette City" and a protest song for gay service personnel ("GI Josephine"). The sleeve notes come in the form of a notebook telling the story behind each song with a frankness that is normally rare to find in the music business. If you have a soft spot for Culture Club/Boy George, this one's for you.
Editorial Reviews
3 stars (out of 5) - ...[reveals] George to be a better writer than popular perception often allows....[It's] worth one listen if only for the brilliantly facetious 'GI Josephine', a Country Joe & The Fish-style protest song for gay service personnel...Mojo (9/99, p.102) - ...sister George pulls it off....George embraces everything from country...to Kiss-heavy rock, and there are further surprises....it's catchy and very tongue in - er, cheek.Alternative Press (12/99, p.88) - 3 out of 5 - ...a surprisingly coherent collection of demos and finished tracks....sorting through the pieces of his life....the famously blunt Boy reaches new highs in forwardness...
Q (09/01/1999)
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