Title: What Did You Expect: The Experiences of Being Gay Artist: Michael Cohen Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070858220 Genre: Country, Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
The late 1960s-early 1970s marked an important stage in the LGBTQ rights movement in the United States, and singer-songwriter Michael Cohen was a pioneering voice on the personal experience of being gay during this period. His poetic lyrics deal with coming out, drug use, love, promiscuity, self-doubt and self-worth. Out of "bitter beginnings... I'll know my life is worth living." Liner notes include handwritten lyrics and illustrations.
Tracks: 1.1 The Last Angry Young Man 1.2 Gone 1.3 Pray to Your God 1.4 Bitter Beginnings 1.5 Praised Be 1.6 Bitterfeast 1.7 When I Grow Cold 1.8 Orion 1.9 Couldn't Do Without
