Act (band)
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| Act | |
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| Genres | Synthpop |
| Years active | 1987–1988 |
| Labels | ZTT |
| Associated acts | Propaganda Onetwo |
| Past members | |
| Thomas Leer Claudia Brücken |
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Act were a short-lived synthpop group signed to ZTT Records in the late 1980s, and comprising Thomas Leer and ex-Propaganda vocalist Claudia Brücken. Besides electro-pop and disco the group were also influenced by psychedelic rock and musical theatre. Lyrically their songs tended to be concerned with decadence and the moral bankruptcy of the world as they saw it, as summed up in the title of their debut single "Snobbery and Decay" — the cover of which featured pictures of Quentin Crisp and Liberace. The band dissolved shortly after the release of their first album Laughter, Tears and Rage in 1988.
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[edit] Discography
All albums and singles were released by ZTT Records.
[edit] Albums
- Laughter, Tears and Rage (1988, reissued in 2004 as CD and a 3CD box set)
[edit] Singles
- "Snobbery and Decay" (1987) UK #60,[1] Italy #38
- "Absolutely Immune" (1987)
- "Chance" (1988) (single withdrawn prior to release, due to copyright issues surrounding an Abba sample)
- "I Can't Escape from You" (1988)
[edit] References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 13. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Gibbs, Graeme M (2004). Album notes for Laughter, Tears and Rage - The Anthology by Act [booklet]. ZTT Records (ZTT185CDX).
