― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:30 (nineteen years ago) link
Also, the original b-side version of "I Want A Dog" on the "Rent" single is so infinitely superior to the Introspective version that it isn't even funny.
-- The Ghost of Dan Perry (djperr...), February 24th, 2005.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:33 (nineteen years ago) link
And I finally agree with Dan Perry about something! (Domino Dancing)
― the D Double signal (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― the D Double signal (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:36 (nineteen years ago) link
"Watch them all fall down" vs. "Put our problems all in a row/Watch them fall like dominoes"
― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:37 (nineteen years ago) link
Okay.
― the D Double signal (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:45 (nineteen years ago) link
Absolutely 100% OTM. My favourite song of all time.
― Palomino (Palomino), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:21 (nineteen years ago) link
... except that their comments are wholly unilluminating. I was so disappointed by the lack of insight offered by the dialogue. The Pet Shop Boys have probably the most interesting back-catalogue of singles and promo videos of any of their peers, and Chris Heath had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to draw out the thoughts of Neil Tennant, one of the most intelligent and articulate pop stars of the twentieth century, on this treasure trove of finely-wrought picture and sound. Heath's commentary, however, rarely rises above the level of, "That's a nice hat you're wearing there, Chris."
As I listened and the words hit my ears / I cried sudden tears
― Palomino (Palomino), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:31 (nineteen years ago) link
"Domino Dancing" is easily one of my top 3 PSB tracks - my reasons for which are detailed on another thread. Please note that Dan tends to have excellent taste in artists, but then either loves or reviles random and/or odd tracks for reasons which escape me!
Also: Always thought Tennant's allusion to Edmund Wilson's To the Finland Station in "West End Girls" was dead cool as well.
This is actually a direct reference to Lenin's famous itinerary during WWI.
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago) link
Come on! It's worth it for Lowe's hat knowledge alone!
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 20:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― giboyeux (skowly), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 20:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 20:12 (nineteen years ago) link
And to answer the question, no. "Rent" is the best thing they've done.
― daria_g, Tuesday, 14 June 2005 20:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 20:32 (nineteen years ago) link
Sure, some of their conversation is entertaining. But almost none of it is insightful, which I found disappointing. They're very interesting people, and at its best, their work has been culturally significant. Chris Heath knows that, and I feel he should have tried to induce a more reflective or analytical mood for the voiceover session.Ah well. Screw art, let's dance.
― Palomino (Palomino), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 20:33 (nineteen years ago) link
WOW mine too!
I wonder how high it will rank in the 80s poll (if it ever happens).
― daavid (daavid), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 21:18 (nineteen years ago) link
The title of the book is as well. One in the same, Spence.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 21:20 (nineteen years ago) link
xpost
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 21:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 21:22 (nineteen years ago) link
A funny PSB story (also from my teenage years):
When I was a senior in high school, I got good enough grades to take classes at UCSC. I was a nice kid, but pretty clueless. So one day I'm riding the bus up to UCSC, with a PSB t-shirt on (the one with Neil holding a giant bundle of long-stemmed roses), and this guy starts chatting with me about what a big Pet Shop Boys fan he is, and how I should come over to his dorm room and check out his collection of rare B-sides, etc.
Needless to say, I was very excited. We made plans, and I ended up in his suite, listening to Pet Shop Boys records and tapes for a few hours, before heading back home. He seemed a little confused and annoyed when I left, but I thought nothing of it at the time, and we never hung out again.
It took me about 4 years before I realized what a clueless straight-boy I was.
My favorite PSB song is "Being Boring."
I remember hating West End Girls when it came out. I didn't come around until later.
And is there a thread for "Electronic," my favorite supergroup of all time?
― schwantz, Tuesday, 14 June 2005 21:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 21:33 (nineteen years ago) link
This is actually a direct reference to Lenin's famous itinerary during WWI. "
i always hoped it was a reference to finlandskii station in st petersburg. thanks for confirming!
― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 21:40 (nineteen years ago) link
Or rather, is there something about the song that leads you to believe this is a specific reference to the book, and not just to the historical event? Did the book 'popularize' the event?
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 22:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― daavid (daavid), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 22:14 (nineteen years ago) link
You may be on the money here, Spence. I was under the impression that it was the book that popularized the expression, but I might be entirely wrong.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 22:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 23:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 23:20 (nineteen years ago) link
Post- that release, probably lots that might be better. Their quality control seemed to go to shit & they became the joke that was always made about all their songs 'sounding the same'. They seemed to get lazy & much less inspired.
― little meh, Tuesday, 14 June 2005 23:31 (nineteen years ago) link