I know yesterday (13th March) was the first time a new PSB track had been played in ages, but (as per the long standing forum rules) in future all public requests for copies of any new track, PSB or otherwise, will be deleted and/or threads containing requests closed. We will officially...
Following the success of a recent Pet Shop Boys tribute night I organized, the venue have invited us back... this time for a New Order Tribute night to co-incide with their upcoming Australian tour.
Just as we slipped a few New Order and Electronic tracks into the playlist of the Pet...
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Flipping the question round I highly recommend a listen to Miracle Cure (Genussmittel Mix) on the Mark Reeder / Blank & Jones album Reordered. Bernard is on vocals. The track sounds like a pumping remix of Rent.
Beloved UK DJ and blogger Jonty SkruFFF died earlier this month in Berlin.
SkruFFF, real name Jonathan Adderley, died in hospital on Friday, March 6th, following a spell with cancer. He was a well-known figure in the industry, with a varied career...
It has just been announced that this year’s Glastonbury Festival, due to take place at the end of June, has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The line-up was only confirmed last week and Pet Shop Boys were scheduled to headline the...
Thought I’d give myself a different listening experience by removing the singles from both albums, replacing them with their b sides
Worked quite well
You could shoehorn “Do I Have To?” onto Actually somewhere
Please..
Two Divided By Zero
A Man Could Get Arrested
In The Night
That’s My...
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Hey Headmaster
Shameless
Decadence
A different p o w
Dreaming of t Q
Some speculation
Theatre
1 & 1 = 5
To speak is a sin
Young O
1 -> 1 000 000
Shameless
Postscript
A really great album!
I know Shameless is a great song and all, but twice on the album?
Hoping for a Miracle is the track from Hotspot that has grown on me most since release. I think my initial sangfroid towards it was learning that it was yet another track about Blair but the gorgeous classical melody and PSB melancholia have won me over.
Why is Neil fascinated by him though? He's...
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Some people are fascinated by serial killers, if that True Crime TV channel was anything to go by. Some are just interested in the repellant.
The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors to rate three recent Pet Shop Boys music videos -- On Social Media, Dreamland, and Monkey Business -- on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being one of their worst videos, 3 being an average PSB video, and 5 being one of...
Turned up Friday (from Amazon) but still in the wrapping. Unfortunately I've had the flu and I just can't shake it so have no appetite for music (or food). Probably going to have to go into the office on Tuesday so will rip it onto MP3 tomorrow so I can play it in the car (if I feel up to it).
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Only The Dark
My least favourite song on the Instrumental CD, I think this sounds like a really bad late 80s backing track, akin to instrumental music for a cheap straight-to-video film from 1988 (and I know what I mean - I was a teenager then, and saw lots of that kind of thing). The bridge sounds...
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to rate three recent videos by Pet Shop Boys -- On Social Media, Dreamland, and Monkey Business -- on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning one of their worst videos, 3 meaning an average PSB video, and 5 meaning one...
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I think it's a bit unfair to put these three videos on the same poll. I gave all three a 5. But I was comparing the first two to other PSB lyric videos and I was comparing the third one to traditional PSB music videos.
I love this stuff that Neil texts about. It's a neat inisght.
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Isn't Sooner or Later most probably Love comes quickly ?
That didn’t occur to me, you’re probably right.
Sooner or later is Later tonight mistitled by Bobby 'O on the demo tape. Love comes quickly indeed have that line in it, but was written a year later, if I remember correctly.
I assume this song doesn’t have many chances to become next single, but I hope at least we get a remix in some future release or project. And I know I am not the only one who feels this way.
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No coincidence this track follows the whimsical Dreamland, imo. Quite the contrast!
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to rate each of the songs on Hotspot (except for Dreamland, which was rated previously), as well as several recent b-sides, on a scale of 0 to 10 as they compare to other Pet Shop Boys songs. If you haven't voted...
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Wayne just cannot have a website without a poll. Glad it’s back!!!
A reissue of Disco has been discussed on the forum before. I don't believe the FL-sets have made a Disco reissue obsolete.
I would love to see a new 8-track Disco, fleshed out with A man could get arrested (original 1984 version which was originally supposed to appear on the album) and WDWLT (Ron...
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There have been physical CD single box sets for Bananarama, Paul Young, Mel and Kim, SAW and others in last few years. Not to mention the earlier Depeche Mode and Erasure sets. The Bananarama box set, which I own, is great as it includes loads of vinyl and promo only mixes, if such a project was to...
The final results are in for my survey of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors to rate each of the songs on Hotspot (except for the previously rated Dreamland ), as well as several recent single b-sides, as they compare to other Pet Shop Boys songs. And the song that received the...
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i can't remember, but were the votes 0-10, or 1-10,
because the results were 0-10.
The range for the ratings in that poll were 0-10. I always use the 0-10 range for rating songs, whereas for rating music videos the range is 1-5. Why the difference? Beats me. It's just the way I've always done...
Looking through the It Couldn't happen here Sound track post has made me think about this thread. - Has anyone been ever lucky enough to have won anything PSB's related in competitions? I have won a Montage promotional DVD from VH-1. (Tv channel).
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Won the Try it (I’m in love with a married man) CD from Almighty
When I open the booklet on my old CD-version of Disco or look at the album back cover it says the Love comes quickly track is 6:52 long. But it is actually almot 7:30 long. Why? Is it just a typo? Was there originally another mix planned for inclusion on the album? and if so, which one?
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The shorter mix of Love comes quickly would've made more sense regarding the times of the LP-sides, side two is far longer than side one as it is now.
Hey there! After not running any surveys for several weeks, I've now started a new Rating Project survey for the songs from Hotspot (minus Dreamland, which was rated previously) and its associated single b-sides to date.
As always with my Rating Project polls, I'm asking you to rate each song on...
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Hey Wayne! Great to see you back with a poll. I've voted!!
80’s icons Pet Shop Boys and New Order are teaming up for “The Unity Tour,” coming to the Hollywood Bowl this fall. They already sold out the Bowl on October 2nd, so by popular demand a second show is being added on October 3rd. Tickets for that show go on sale at noon today. Watch the KTLA 5...
So, was this filmed at all? Would be such a pity if not.
There was a small video camera set up at the back of the theater near the sound and lighting booth this did record the whole show. A man called Andy had something to do with it he also had a pen that Neil used to sign autographs. Did...
Ok,so we have 7 british dates announced,manchester has a 'prime view' option and newcastle a 'laurent-perrier experience' going by the ticketmaster website,the link from the official site is via AEG tickets.not stating anything other than the dates themselves.
Yesterday there were VIP experiences...
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Before has rarely been played. A new Stuart Price mix could help resurrect it.
:shock: :shock: even dated a woman who “didn’t like synth pop” just because she had a magical v4gina.
Ummmm....wow....
I'm curious now, could we move to off topic discussion and have details about how magic this v4agina was?
Obviusly with all the privacy restrictions.
:dance:
What about a soundtrack album to It couldn't happen here, wouldn't it be great.
What if it had been released back in 1988? Would it have made the charts? Would it have been the album to buy to get Always on my mind?
Apparently there was an eleven track promo-cassette released at some point. But there were 14 (8...
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I worked in Our Price when this was released and we had one in our store but I still didn't go for it despite being a fan!
I joined Our Price in 1994 and I found a copy of Instore Discography in the lost section out the back.
The Disco Mix from Alternative
The Abby Road Demo
An Official Unreleased Extended Mix
However I have not ever hound the original version of this song. Is the Disco Mix on Alternative the standard version of this song? I have always wondered...
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The “do do do do do” lines from the demo fit in well over parts of “Burn”
In the spirit of togetherness of our mutual appreciation for Neil and Chris’s musical expression I wanted to ask...
What does it mean to you?
Is there a song or album that resonates with anyone for a significant reason?
I discovered Pet Shop Boys in 2006 just after Fundamental came out. I then...
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I got into them around It's a Sin and my first album I ever bought from any artist was Introspective on tape which I still have. The boys were the soundtrack of my childhood summer holidays. I even used to dress like Chris during my summer vacations. To this day they're the only band whose albums I...
I have a list of what I think is every PSB produced song during the Stuart Price Era. If I've missed any please let me know and I'll add them in.
No More Ballads
Odd Man Out
One Hit Wonder
The White Dress
Weidersehen
A Cloud In a Box
The Dead Can Dance
Give Stupidity A Chance (produced with Tim...
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I think PSB usually benefit massively from an external producer. The Musik tracks are a case in point.
For those who may be interested as it’s currently topical in regards to Hotspot.
The story of the legendary Hansa studios in Berlin, which used to overlook the Wall and has hosted many well-known acts including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, U2 and Brian Eno.
Saw the Hotspot poster on the London Underground recently and had to have a photo taken next to it. A bit of creative editing and voila..! I could get used to being a blur..
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keep it on facebook, mate. this forum is for us to discuss the band, not share photos of ourselves.
Dear oh dear oh dear...
Absolutely no need.
Thanks Pod. Much appreciated. You're totally right. :up: I'll be stepping back from here for the time being though.. Just not worth it..
his new #interview @rocksbackpages podcast where he discusses PSB but also his career as a journalist:interviewing Marc Bolan for @MarvelUK
& his 3 years at #SmashHits magazine.#UK 21 February 2020, his interview
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Love how Neil said that the second album by Culture Club was Culture Club's Rumours album and then Neil couldn't name the title of Culture Club's second album...which of course was the fabulous Colour by Numbers ...
... well he was quoting someone from Virgin who considered Colour by Numbers as...
As an era comes to an end, I thought It would be great to reflect on the Trilogy as a whole and pick the Top 5 best combined songs from Electric, Super & Hotspot. (or any other B sides produced by Stuart Price). I wouldn’t add any PSB produced B-sides during this era or side projects....
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I think I have this about right for me:
MOST:
Inside a dream (ELECTRIC)
The Pop Kids (SUPER)
You are the one (HOTSPOT)
Bolshy (ELECTRIC)
Axis (ELECTRIC)
LEAST:
Love is a bourgeois construct (ELECTRIC)
The dictator decides (SUPER)
I don’t wanna (HOTSPOT)
Sad robot world (SUPER)
Thursday...
Ne il& Chris from the @petshopboys, they working on their new piece of theatre project(with speaking,singing,dancing. They working with Iavan Putrov(producer)with whom they did the ballet the most incredible thing.Neil from the @petshopboys
That will be probably 2021
Neil Tennant:
We do like...
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Actually I'd like to thank everyone involved including nickname. Thank y'all.
As you might know I do not consider the imperial phase ended with the release of Domino Dancing but with the release of Paninaro '95. I have now reconsidered and put the end at the release of Yesterday, when I was mad - an egocentric song, pointless beyond the hardcore fanbase.
But could the imperial phase have been...
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Wow so many different views...
I still catch my mind thinking about what broke the Imperial Phase and what would have done it last longer and each one of us has its own experience
Domingo Dancing is an excepcional great good catchy radio friendly single, the thing came with the video and the...
I can't remember if the Boys ever said something about this, but I was just wondering why in the Elysium deluxe edition released in 2017, the Further Listening CD is missing the following tracks:
-A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
-One Night
-The Way Through The Woods
Ok, maybe the short version of...
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More specifically it's when they BEGAN work on them. Most of these tracks end up being finished around the time of original release.
I don't remember it that way, I'm pretty sure Neil said that songs are included according to when they were recorded like Harry wrote. Are you sure about it...
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