Conference marvin::uk_music

990.0. "Army Of Lovers." by NEWOA::SAXBY (Is that IT?!?!) Fri Mar 13 1992 10:01

    
    Jan asked for an Army of Lovers topic ages ago, but as I knew nothing 
    about them except what I'd seen of their videos, I couldn't think what
    to write.
    
    However, I've now found out a bit so here it is :-
    
    They are from Sweden and consist of two very camp looking men (whose
    names, as usual, escape me) and a very voluptuous young woman.
    
    The young woman WAS La Camilla (a statuesque, raven haired woman with
    a flair for the dramatic - shall we say?), but she has recently left
    the group, either due to alcoholism or to pursue business interests 
    (she runs a model agency) depending on who you talk to. Her place has
    been taken by an almost equally statuesque blonde by the 'name' of De
    La Couer.
    
    They certainly make a change from ABBA! Musically they are a bit like
    ,er um, Dead Or Alive without the rough edges perhaps? or maybe a dance
    orientated Queen, perhaps? Who knows, maybe they don't need pigeon
    holing. Their latest single, Ride The Bullitt, has distinct overtones
    of ABC at times.
    
    This most certainly isn't a group to be taken seriously and Dire
    Straits lovers will hate 'em, but they make a cheerful enough noise 
    and if you find a healthy disrespect for the importance of pop music
    appealing then you'll love their videos.
    
    Mark

    The videos are a riot! I saw some on MTV and they're addictive.