Renaissance is a release by the Disco Fad group The Village People. Released in 1983, it was an attempt to go from the Disco ‘Queens” to the New Wave Kings….thus the lack of costumes for the photo shoots. The release was a dismal failure for the band and label, although it has gained in popularity in the past few years. Despite the favor of two singles from the release, the result of this output is rather dismal.
Do You Want To Spend The Night—-Full of just enough keyboard and enough disco ball feel, the song also has a plenty Toto sound to the chorus that is contagious and classic. The synth just seems to grow larger and larger as the song continues…the vocal is remarkable…this is great AOR material that was way under the radar and missed the spot it should have gotten.
5 o’Clock In The Morning—-OK…the only reason I have this release is because an old boyfriend put this song on a mix tape for me in my freshman year in college. I fell in love with this song…I love it even more today. This is classic…one of the best songs of the 80’s in my book and one of the tracks on my top 20 singles on a deserted island list. This is fantastic…head to my Facebook page for the video. This is full of emotion, pop mentality and divine delivery…only bias kept it from being huge. This is a masterpiece!!!! This is like…..blues tinged disco????
Fireman—-Funky and fun with a nice infectious beat, the quality of the song ends there. the vocal is different and the premise is absurd…look at the tiltle….ok!!! This is silly and could never pass the limits of society even in 2009. This is too long, too drawn out and too non sensical…even for a gay man!!!
Jungle City—-Bass heavy from the onset, the song enters with a sense of promise…even as the synths become more dense. The vocal and lyrical content let the song down…don’t get me wrong, this is far more acceptable than the previous song…the chorus is this huge affair that again reminds me of Toto. This is great!!! It grows on you, but the lyrical impact is less than zero.
Action Man—-This is waaaaayyyyy to Devo from the opening works to even think about working. The vocal is a huge perverted interpretation of Devo meets The Knack…..this is pretty terrible…I make no excuses…I don’t know them!!!
Big Mac—–Ok…..the title is bad news, the song is bad news and the second 3/4 of this release is bad!!! The desperate New Wave leanings are too lame and come across as uninspired and rehearsed…this is pretty bad…the chorus is mind numbing, bang your head on the wall, give me a 22 to shoot myself with fare. A waste of earth’s material.
Diet—-This is some kind of Richard Simmons theme song gone wrong…this is senseless and stupid!!!!
Food Fight—-Whatever…..this is not the Ramones and The Village People could never be punk rock,,,,they should have put this shit on SNL!!!!
*3/4 out of 5
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