The Pet Shop Boys' first twenty singles...

Oh label-instigated, nevermind...

Some memories, if they weren't linked on here already:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17lBq6FeWs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-6gZExiOno

Generally, a one CD best of from a band who have already earlier been able to compile a great 2 CD best of, that sounds like a cash-in for me. Not going to buy this one.

It is. label made them do it iirc.

mm theyre on EMI after all. the fans get a pristine DVD of BBC footage so hey ho. it's all good. ish.

Ok wow there is a lot of stuff on that DVD. If I was in the UK and I had money I'd probably fork out for it.

Also, for those interested, here's Neil on 6music's The First Time with.... Works in the US as well.

Its all the bbc footage plus the entire glastonbury show from last year plus some other stuff so actually a pretty good deal. Give the cd to a friend or something.

Tom writes about Dan's favorite Pet Shop Boys album!

(I might lie.)

^^^^ rejected song title

I... might not hate Introspective any more

I do still hate "Domino Dancing" tho

progress!

"Left To My Own Devices" is actually great, I don't know what I was looking for when I first heard this.

(Actually I do; I was looking for more stuff in the vein of "Rent"/"I Want A Dog" and was deeply deeply unconvinced by the orchestral stuff)

Neil does sound sort of terrible on it, though

No worries, Spencer, Nicole and I will wait patiently.

it will never happen

I take your username as a threat following that sentence.

I'm sorry to say that the PSB never wrote a song called "It Will Never Happen."

deeply deeply unconvinced by the orchestral stuff

do you have Concrete?

WORD magazine podcast with Neil T from last year here. dunno if you guys have heard it but it's great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGPVhBBm1xQ

no one owns the B-side collection?

tyvm pisces

god "Love Comes Quickly" -- it's become my approaching-middle-age song.

We really, really need to love "Was It Worth It." The "then he smiled/and I was lost" part -- woof.

no other British group was going to cop ideas off freestyle.

While "Domino Dancing" is actual freestyle with PSB verses, New Order were obviously into it as well - I'm thinking especially "Sub-Culture (remix)" and "Shellshock".

Both of those New Order songs are amazing and "Domino Dancing" is a dick

must explain why I love it

you know what is a totally underrated PSB song, is "Heart"

Not in my home.

Sometimes I'll watch the video just to hear Chris Lowe on the commentary track collapse into hysterics watching Neil stare longingly at his bride ("Unintentionally hilarious").

^^highlight of that commentary track iirc

Neil: "As ever."

personal fave moment from the commentary is Chris's exhausted "..urgh God" when the shot of him at the start of What Have I Done To Deserve This comes on.

STUPID haircut. DICKIE bow.

reNAISSANCE

[you know what is a totally underrated PSB song, is "Heart"

Yeah, top 5 imo.

I may have said this before, even on this thread, but on what planet is Suburbia even a slight misstep?

fuck stopping this at “Liberation”

Ha everytime I see this thread I think the same thing. I love "Liberation".

'Liberation' is such an incredibly beautiful song. One of my favourites!

I may have said this before, even on this thread, but on what planet is Suburbia even a slight misstep?

It's only in the past few months that I've begun to enjoy the single mix, which always felt tacky and overblown when compared to the album version to me. That's where I feel the misstep is.

I love the breakdown in the middle of the Introspective version of 'Domino Dancing' ... "ALL DAY ALL D-D-DAY D-D-DAY DDDAY" - great use of stereo panning. Sublime.

Here are my twenty-five tracks.

My list would look very different, but great to see 'Burn' and 'Thursday' on there!

typical quality list

The only thing that sucks about these lists is that Soto seems to spend more time compiling 'em than posting here!

good mourning Alfred!

The only thing that sucks about these lists is that Soto seems to spend more time compiling 'em than posting here!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican),

Maybe! I'm all over the political, book, film, and poll threads.

Was out doing some quick grocery shopping this afternoon when I heard a familiar voice and keyboard lick playing faintly over the speakers, and after listening intently for a while to figure out what it was, it turned out to be...

...'DJ Culture'

dance with me

I always find myself forgetting about 'DJ Culture' for some reason. I think it's because I very rarely put Discography on, but then I don't have a similar issue with 'Was It Worth It?' ... it's not a song I ever hear out "in the wild" anyway, so it was a real surprise.