From the iPod #28 - "Welcome to the Pleasuredome"

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In the 1980's, no band was as hyped as much as Liverpool's Frankie Goes to Hollywood, best-known for their smash hit "Relax," possibly the most instantly identifible song from that decade. Fronted by vocalist Holly Johnson, the Frankie's combined songs about sex ("Relax") with protest songs such as "Two Tribes," both found on the band's debut, Welcome to the Pleasuredome. Pleasuredome's epic title track leans to the band's "dirty" side, and, as the album's opening track, sets, musically, the tone for the double record. The edited version (it's over thirteen minutes on the album) was an international hit (#2 in both Ireland and England, with chart appearances in numerous countries.) Sure, it's not "Relax," but it's one of the best songs on a good album, and, as a bonus, Yes guitarist Steve Howe appears as well. Give in to the glory that was Frankie.