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...
So Long LIve Vinyl describes Wedding as a slice of prime Chris Lowe giddiness (
So starting to think I may enjoy this track after all. Since I'm actually pretty tolerant of slightly wayward/oddball album sendoffs (You Choose, Leopardskin, Legacy, Footsteps - all fine by me)
@geowayne has there...
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1. King's Cross
2. It's alright
3. Vocal
4. Why don't we live together?
5. You choose
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.
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 prefer both Electric & Super… even though the song writing quality is still as high on Hotspot… and I think it’s the “12-inchness”, as you put it, that I miss on this one. Nearly every track could do with more instrumental elements in them… many feel like they are trying to cram as many vocals in...
I've opened this new topic as a source of news for Aussie fans regarding Love etc and Yes. Here is the latest:
* I have it on good authority that Yes is now available in stores in Australia (or at least in Hum on Oxford in Sydney). I'm not sure about Yes etc, but will check it out tomorrow and...
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Omg who found this?! :shock:
How sad that they were hoping to make it to Australia the following year (1987) but wouldn't get here till 1994.
Note how young, innocent and uncynical they were around that time when it was all a big new adventure and radio was their friend.
It is obvious that Chris has a natural tendency and ability as well as a lithe body to dance. Wish he has been that active in the past (only videos would suffice; he could sulk all the way throughout concerts, no problem :)
In You Are the One around the mid 1:20's the paino seems really off like it's played on the wrong timing or something. Really sounds out. Don't know why though.
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I'd buy Hotspot again if it were available in STEMS.
Juno Download and other digital music sellers offer the format alongside the well known formats.
I'd re-buy the whole PSB catalogue in stems (not an abbreviation I guess?) if it was available. The only publicly available PSB stems I can recall...
Since 2011 BBC4 has been airing Top of the Pops episodes, in chronological order from 1976 onwards. This week the episode originally aired on 08 August 1985 will be shown, which means PSB'S first appearence from November 1985 is just around the corner, and from that point they will be making...
Is anyone aware of a track-by-track commentary for Hotspot? Pretty sure they’ve done one for most of the previous albums, if not all of them. There was a good one on YouTube for Super.
Can someone please enlighten me and provide authoritative or otherwise well-grounded info on what sex and/or gender identity this person is (meant to appear as):
I'm not sure if this is doxxing of sorts, or if Greendrake is out to murder them for appearing in a Pet Shop Boys video in full drag, but it is this very average-looking, apparently straight male:
. Drag can be performed and enjoyed beyond gender, race and sexual orientation.
Forgive my ignorance, but have these ever been made public?
I’m listening to Bilingual now and there’s SO much going on musically, I’d love to hear it without the vocals.
If not, aside from Elysium and Hotspot, which instrumentals have been publicly released, if any?
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Winner Andrew Dawson Mix from the German 7“ Promo B-Side
My ruminations on where each track on Hotspot would best fit in with the 13 previous albums ...
1. Will-o-the-wisp - Please / Actually
2. You are the one - Release / Nightlife
3. Happy people - Bilingual / Yes
4. Dreamland - Yes / Super
5. Hoping for a miracle - Fundamental / Behaviour
6. I don’t...
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1. Will-o-the-wisp - Nightlife
2. You are the one - Behaviour
3. Happy people - Very
4. Dreamland - Nightlife / Yes
5. Hoping for a miracle - Fundamental
6. I don’t wanna - Disco 3 / Yes
7. Monkey business - Bilingual
8. Only the dark - Behaviour / Fundamental
9. Burning the heather - Release...
I think it's obvious to ask to the forum about the best song. So here it is.
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Hoping For A Miracle hits home with it's lyrics for me. It's really a PSB classic with the perfect balance of melancholy and uplifting aspiration. Sonically it's brilliant too, the sounds chosen and everything. To me overall the song reminds me of Being Boring.
I also like Only in the Dark and You...
Dave Undertaker, you're from that neck of the woods, was it really that bad?
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:lol:
Dave Undertaker, you're from that neck of the woods, was it really that bad?
Hello matey, no it was actually very good. It wasnt a Sports Hall, it was the Auditorum. Holds about 1,300 but there was a bit of space at the back for standing.
London is a great city.It is also connected to the Pet Shop Boys in many ways from Neil & Chris moving down from the North to, Neil & Chris meeting each other for the first time in the Kings Road, both of them living in the Capital & more importantly they have written so many songs reflecting this...
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Reviving this thread as I was inspired by the reference to Waterloo Bridge in 'Hoping for a miracle' to think about doing a walking tour of London. I wanted to take in many of the sites referenced in the songs, the videos, or where the boys have put on shows. I used this thread for inspiration as...
A bit late now - you maybe able to find it though the internet. I was sorting out a few Metro papers yesterday and Wednesday's (29th) Scene part has two pages of PSB. - Von Pet Shop Boys.
As usual, it's time to take a look at new releases and try to guess if Neil and Chris can get a Number 1. I suppose some of you can imagine if there is any possibity or not, taking into account the competitors and their fanbases:
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The fact that the last three albums have had consistent sales is a great thing, it shows that their fan base (though not huge) is holding steady, even though album sales as a whole are dropping through the floor. Th fact that they can get 15K+ people in the UK to purchase something that they can...
Given that the 4th single will likely be released in late March or early April I think any Annually CD will more likely be that single in the same way as Undertow and Agenda were in 2017 and 2019.
Some sites, such as Amazon, are reporting that the Japanese edition of Hotspot will have a bonus track. A few sites are even reporting * two * bonus tracks on the Japanese edition. But none of them (at least that I've seen) say what the bonus track(s) may be. Have any of you heard anything more...
As much as I am a detractor of this chittering and chattering, spluttering and splattering album, especially after the two previous brilliantly produced albums, I wish nothing other than a number one for it. And as of TODAY, 2 days after the midweek number one placing, it’s gone back up to number...
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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OK, so as of today I still haven't 'cracked' and listened to the vocal versions of the tracks yet — although I've now familiarised myself with the complete album of instrumentals. And I will post my impressions of the tracks here before I do listen to the vocal versions. I don't have time to do...
The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors how they feel about the Pet Shop Boys' upcoming tour being a greatest hits tour. And the response that received the most votes was:
* It really doesn't matter to me. I'm just pleased they're heading out...
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Any chance on adding a Captcha functionality so that bots can't vote?
I'm afraid I have no idea what that is. I'll have to look into it. Thanks. It's usually a computer-generated image with characters (alfa-numeric) accompanied with a textbox that lets the user fill in those characters. If it's a...
Well, Hotspot has been released for a few days and as has become customary and traditional here, the witty, incisive and sometimes surreal ramblings of Drico have become as much a part of the enjoyment of the whole 'new album' experience than anything else. That said, we've heard nothing from him...
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I miss seeing both Drico and Bull-Dog on here. Hope they are both ok. :?
As pop’s great satirists reveal their romantic side on their new album, they talk about the misery of modern music, rock feuds and the joy of lunchtime clubbing
The new Pet Shop Boys album is, they say, the third in a trilogy. Hotspot follows 2013’s Electric and 2016’s Super, all collaborations...
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Proper quality journalism really bringing out the dynamic between them. Anyone dropping into that club every Sunday lunchtime on the off chance? :lol:
So which track would you like to see the boys come out to on the forthcoming tour?,i am hoping it's either DECIDE or WILLO-O-THE-WISP but this is probably unlikely as neil mentioned DREAMLAND and MONKEY BUSINESS will be included from the new album.
So failing that,i would live to see a return of...
The Pet Shop Boys recorded their Berlin album with Hotspot . Because they love the surrounding lakes as much as the relaxed nudity in the Berghain.
Chris, you and Neil can be seen dancing in the video for your new single Monkey Business . The Pet Shop...
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I'd compare them to Reeves & Mortimer, still best of pals who enjoy each others' company and socialise together, despite only having met when they began working together. Neil and Chris have nearly an extra decade together over them, though.
These two remixes, the Friend Within and Prins Thomas, have saved this terd of a single! It's not that they are just better than the original, it's that they are actually good. Whatcha y'all think?
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So the Monkey Business remixes are getting radio play already?
Is there anywhere to hear them online?
Thanks!
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