Xander ,'Beneath You'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Astley could project. The radio played "Together Forever" about the time of my original post. And it wasn't that his voice was particularly deep, or black. But he projected a commanding voice, which is a quality I'd put in the "butch" category.
His appearance wasn't particularly butch (especially when he let his hair grow around 1990), but I'd call him metrosexual before metrosexual became cool. And "metrosexual" generally ranks ahead of "uses mascara regularly" on the butch scale.
His appearance wasn't particularly butch (especially when he let his hair grow around 1990), but I'd call him metrosexual before metrosexual became cool.
It was smooth. I remember my mom saying he looked kind of Motown.
But he projected a commanding voice, which is a quality I'd put in the "butch" category.
Ooh, Nina Simone's gonna whup your ass.
I don't particularly get the whole "black" voice thing anyway. There are too many singers of different races who have what might be traditionally thought of as "black voices" (Mariah is one, Taylor Dayne, Anastacia, Teena Marie, The Righteous Brothers, etc.) for that to hold much water with me. I just seem to recall that during the Astley popularity phase there was a lot of "He's a skinny white boy, but he sounds black!" going on.
I think Astley is too dorky looking to be a metrosexual. The ears, the goofy dance. . .
Spandau Ballet -- now they were some metrosexuals.
Spandau Ballet
Whatever happened to them? IIRC, they were in one movie and got good reviews, but I don't remember anything past that.
I think the Kemp brothers are still acting. I saw Martin Kemp as a thug in some British thing not so long ago.
Is metro- the right prefix for them? I know at least one of the Kemps has come out, and my overall impression of the band was that the groupies' parentss had nothing to fear concerning their daughters.
Martin Kemp was in Eastenders for a few years. No idea what he's up to now. They're probably getting back together to tour, like every other 80's band with at least one surviving member. Not that I'm complaining.
I was about to say that I ALWAYS thought Rick Astley was black until this very minute. I even had a very detailed picture of him in my head.
Then I realized I was mixing him up with Rick James.