Just being gay does not qualify a man to make great art. Sure, the outsider status accorded to those outside society s sexual mainstream can inform their creative work brilliantly. But those who sing, paint, write, or whatever else, must first have something to say. Ari, who is openly gay, was recently named by HX magazine as one of the Ten Hottest Men in New York, chirps Gold s press release accompanying his album. Rapp, who is openly gay, includes a tender love song called Just Some Guy on the album, burbles the actor s promotional materials.
Problem is, both CDs are remarkably light on content.
Rapp and Gold have pleasant-enough singing voices, but it s difficult to glean any real meaning or content from their releases. The fact that they like boys more than girls doesn t inform their music it just adds a hint of the they re gay, so they must be cool stereotype. He hardly ever seems comfortable with the material, especially on the fuzz-toned opening track Living Alive and the boisterous Human Tornado. Rapp sounds like he believes the words he s singing. Ari Gold s self-titled CD is a different matter altogether.