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CULTURE CLUB (Boy George) - Live at Schwuz, Berlin, Germany; December 6, 2018 - 2018 | Big O

 


CULTURE CLUB (Boy George) - BERLIN 2018 | Big O

BOY GEORGE & CULTURE CLUB
Berlin 2018
Live at Schwuz, Berlin, Germany; December 6, 2018. Very good audio (ripped from HDTV arte webstream).

Boy George is one of those figures from British music that I guess you either love or detest! I really started to appreciate the strength of his voice and creativity and indeed personality ( he is nobody’s fool and is erudite and sensitive as well as being highly informed and intelligent) somewhat later on and whilst a contemporary of The Sex Pistols and Siouxie and The Banshees the ubiquitous Karma Chamaeleon may have grated after a while so that only later when releasing tracks like Church of The Poisoned mind etc did I realise the ‘boy’ could really sing. This set from Big O from back 2018 show the band at their best. The vocals are mixed back a bit far for me and I don’t think you really get the full appreciation of what I am saying but the set whilst maybe being a tad drum heavy, is highly listenable and George is on top form. 

I LIKE him! Can you tell?

Track 01. Let’s Dance 4:47
Track 02. It’s A Miracle 4:26
Track 03. Let Somebody Love You 5:22
Track 04. Everything I Own 8:14
Track 05. Runaway Train 6:15
Track 06. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 4:48
Track 07. God & Love 5:39
Track 08. Different Man 4:41
Track 09. Church Of The Poison Mind/I’m Your Man 6:08
Track 10. Karma Chamaeleon 4:18



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