Seriously, is there anything better than the Pet Shop Boys?

By the early-mid 90s, they had very much moved away from the pop spotlight, at least the teen audience one. They still had Top 20 hits, but they were more fan-bought rather than long-staying top 10 blockbusters, with the odd novelty-led exception like 'Go West'.

But....where they liked by the enlightened pop connoisseurs in the 80s? You know, the type who flock this place ;) Or perhaps those kind of people didnt exist then?

http://www.ondarock.it/photo/Popgroup.gif

vs.

http://bobdylan.50g.com/the_band.jpg

what's stunning Dan is how your opinion of PSB stuff is so spot on with mine, and yet wrt NewOrder we're at odds about half the time. odds in a good way of course.

is ILM still defined as the board that likes MBV and PSBs? or is it now pavement?

Conversely, the slamming bombast of "Opportunites" clicked with me from the get-go and the wistful charms of "Love Comes Quickly" made me a complete believer.

I remember one of my mates (a fellow American--I woould never really use "mate," obviously), a pen-pal really, who I discussed music with a lot, liking the Pet Shop Boys a lot in the 80s; and he was a bit of an "enlightened pop listener" or whatever the phrase was above. I honestly can't remember what they sound like, but I don't think they'd be my type of music anyway, especially now. Sorry about the syntax.

see: Steely Dan

Just for Dan, what do we all think of the Swe-pop cover of "Domino Dancing" done by PSB cover band "West End Girls"

Forthcoming singles by them will be "The Sound of the Atom Splitting" and "How I Learned To Hate Rock'n'Roll". No, I just made that up.

MP3 is here:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/edwardo/nodelete/domino.zip

Hawt... I used to masturbate a lot while watching her in Domino Dancing in the 90's.

my american impression is that America's an upside down world in which of the groups you listed New Order ranks at the bottom. relative to those groups, you would think that the Pet Shop Boys would fit right in but sometimes i think they are persona non grata in the states. maybe they are too into-eck-chew-ull for us but even among people who actually give considerable thought to 20+ year old synth groups i am surprised by how often they are dismissed altogether. seriously, their highest profile impression lately is probably having Opportunities serve as the opening theme music to a WB network reality show (in it's second season; Thais was the hottest) called Beauty And The Geek.

Btw. I have finally got to buy all those 2001 reissues and oh my are those "Further Listening" CDs great!

I guess I will burn myself "Further Listening" CDs to go with "Nightlife" and "Release" too, as they were never part of the rerelease series.

Myself and NI of this parish saw them in Manchester Sunday last and they were better than i've ever seen them. In amongst a feast of retina-searing staging and and
All The Big Hits there was 2 astonshing mid sections. One with Neil T in a tuxedo doing stripped down versions of 'Do I Have To?' and 'King's Cross' (complete with the black and white Derek Jarman 'Rent' footage from the 1989 tour as a backdrop) and another 'Please' album section of proto New York house featuring 'Why Don't We Live Together' and 'Two Divded By Zero'. All of this was produced by Stuart Price for the gigs.

From an oldskool fan's point of view it was as if i'd sat and written down what i might like them to do on this tour and they went 'yeah okay then!' while NI described it as 'the best concert i've ever seen'. Seriously is there *anything* better than the Pet Shop Boys?

another 'Please' album section of proto New York house featuring 'Why Don't We Live Together' and 'Two Divded By Zero'. All of this was produced by Stuart Price for the gigs.

waaant

the live album is coming out early 2010 produced by s price esquire so looks like you'll GET it!

This Bobby Orlando cover is one of my favorite songs, because it has all the satisfaction of a dance song but is equally strong in creating a character and story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErBt7UZzg2o&feature=PlayList&p=C4E4B26685C0FD16&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=43

Glasgow show was amazing.

that Bobby O cover is so great, one of my top 5 songs by them. there's a few crummy versions though, glad that's the proper one.

and yes, what a SHOW it was the other night. makes me think how dare the likes of oasis and kings of leon just clamber onstage and go through their 4/5 piece motions. i would love to read an interview with stuart price about what he did, how far his involvement went, etc

CD/ DVD package out tomorrow:

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=312181

rats.

http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/news/2234

13 September 2010

Ultimate Pet Shop Boys

On November 1st Parlophone will release "Ultimate Pet Shop Boys", a "comprehensive greatest hits collection", featuring 19 hit singles in chronological order from "West End girls" to "Love etc." The Special Edition version will feature a DVD containing a series of classic BBC TV performances from "Top Of The Pops" and other shows recorded over the last 25 years as well as Pet Shop Boys' celebrated Glastonbury Saturday night headline show from June which the Daily Telegraph judged to be "one of the most spectacular Glastonbury moments ever".

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