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The Old Man sifts through pop history's discount rack and pulls out his most intriguing find yet: the debut album of a former piano prodigy and musical theater actor who, under the guidance of a veteran pop Svengali, aimed to out-glam Britain's glammiest glam rockers while becoming mainstream music's first openly gay star. The fact that he's the subject of this episode should tell you how well that went. But beneath all the makeup and the hype, did the music deserve to be so scorned? Was there genuine talent buried under all the pre-release publicity? Roger gives his take, and you can judge for yourself with the help of YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQlOpjiSL4ecYzDMmr-bTYDc Take this episode, it's yours!