I'm so excited for this. I've only bought a few of their singles since 96 so lots of these will new to me. Truck Driver is one my favourite songs they've ever done.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 16 November 2011 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
WILD TO THE POINT OF MADNESS
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 November 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
They really should've included the 7" version of "Fugitive" which was only released as a b-side for "Beautiful People" and is an amazing song. Also missing for some reason are the "Together" b-sides, "Glad All Over" and "I Cried For Us".
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 17 November 2011 20:49 (twelve years ago) link
the Format box is a different shape and size to the Alternative box
what the actual fuck, guys
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 12:24 (twelve years ago) link
TS: "Format" vs "Alternative"....
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
"Alternative" by a million miles.
― daavid, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
like, they tried to make it a companion by being white with nothing on the spine, compared to black with nothing on the spine
but it's not the same size on the shelf
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 23:03 (twelve years ago) link
(haven't compared but the sleevenotes seem much less chatty too?)
(also I guess ;_; that this means no likelihood of 2CD reissues of the post-Bilingual albums in this decade, thus probably ever. which, whatever, but I've never actually heard Nightlife.)
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
just picked up Format and god damn, I'd say it's as good as Alternative - at least from someone who hadn't heard a single one of these tracks before
― frogbs, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 21:07 (eight years ago) link
I love the B-side version of "A Man Could Get Arrested." It points to a kind of eighties production that PSB never chased.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 12 January 2019 17:45 (five years ago) link
DO IT!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 12 January 2019 18:13 (five years ago) link
It was probably my first favourite PSB song. My tape dub of a childhood neighbour's single got quite a work-out.
Certainly agree with praise for Format. I listen to it way more than I'd anticipated on release.
Having never seen this thread before, an unranked attempt:
A Man Could Get ArrestedBetrayedBet She's Not Your BoyfriendGirls Don't CryIt Must Be ObviousMiserablismNo Time for TearsThe Truck Driver and His MateWe All Feel Better in the DarkYour Funny Uncle
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 13 January 2019 05:09 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex4VM6GupAc
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 January 2019 14:02 (five years ago) link
I have a bunch of PSB songs on my gym iPod and I think like 2/3rds of them are B-sides
― frogbs, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 15:58 (five years ago) link
Do it now!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 4 May 2020 00:33 (four years ago) link
I attempted to explain the appeal of PSB to someone recently with... "Your Funny Uncle", of all things! I think we'd been talking about the early AIDS era or something. Anyway, the response was "it's a bit depressing, innit." Not sure they even got to the end. Grrr.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 4 May 2020 08:54 (four years ago) link
Was That What It Was?, One of the Crowd, It Must Be Obvious and Music for Boys are all in the top half of Alternative tracks for me
― nashwan, Monday, 4 May 2020 11:24 (four years ago) link
Do I Have To? is straight up one of their best songs and one of the best B-sides ever. It does feel a little rushed production wise though. I often wonder what it'd sound like on Introspective with a luxurious big-budget makeover. Maybe like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWxOHwhkShY
― piscesx, Monday, 4 May 2020 14:01 (four years ago) link
Agree with Tennant that the middle 'faffs around' a bit, but it's one of their most devastating ballads.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 4 May 2020 14:52 (four years ago) link