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by daveid
Sat 07 Dec 2024, 2:57 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Classic Pop magazine December 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 1721

Re: Classic Pop magazine December 2024

In many ways I find Elysium a more interesting album than its predecessor. It has a few gems but also two or three duds. Although I generally dislike "Winner", it probably should remain. "Ego music" is jarring and catty. It is a good b-side but doesn't really fit the album so I'd lose that one. I'd ...
by daveid
Sat 30 Nov 2024, 10:59 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 757
Views: 63690

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

Track 54 : Jealousy Behaviour Further Listening Disc 1 - Track 10 Difficult to fathom that Jealousy was the product of their first attempt at song writing. The artful narrative threads that tie so many of their songs together seem to have been in place since day one. It’s as if they immediately k ...
by daveid
Sat 30 Nov 2024, 5:58 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 757
Views: 63690

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

Track 54 : Jealousy Behaviour Further Listening Disc 1 - Track 10 Difficult to fathom that Jealousy was the product of their first attempt at song writing. The artful narrative threads that tie so many of their songs together seem to have been in place since day one. It’s as if they immediately k ...
by daveid
Sat 30 Nov 2024, 5:29 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: "Covers": a big dilemma for PSB
Replies: 72
Views: 3955

Re: "Covers": a big dilemma for PSB

OakeyDokey wrote: Sat 30 Nov 2024, 3:58 pm
Sandy Shaw wrote: Sat 30 Nov 2024, 1:17 pm
Nickname wrote: Fri 29 Nov 2024, 11:26 pm

I remember listening the soundtrack of WST and thinking how good it could be if PSB wanted to do a cover of it. A very few weeks later it was released. :shock:
What is WST?
West Side Story
Wouldn't that be West Side Tory?
by daveid
Fri 29 Nov 2024, 4:01 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus
Replies: 140
Views: 14337

Re: Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus

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by daveid
Wed 27 Nov 2024, 1:07 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: What's your opinion about Parlophone's strategy?, do you expect something more?
Replies: 34
Views: 2671

Re: What's your opinion about Parlophone's strategy?, do you expect something more?

They could release Dark end of the street digitally in December and the physical in January, but this probably won't happen. "Naked" is still a long way off I think.
by daveid
Wed 27 Nov 2024, 10:31 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Anyone for tea with PSB?
Replies: 257
Views: 13288

Re: Anyone for tea with PSB?

I'm looking forward to a range of beer vessels: pint glass, yard of ale, tulip glass, dimpled jug. Maybe they could brew a special PSB IPA. PissedUpBoys Shince 1984 hic
by daveid
Wed 27 Nov 2024, 10:25 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: What's your opinion about Parlophone's strategy?, do you expect something more?
Replies: 34
Views: 2671

Re: What's your opinion about Parlophone's strategy?, do you expect something more?

I wouldn't rule out a single next year, perhaps to tie in with Di5co. I suspect the Dreamworld DVD has been delayed as we'd have got release dates by now if it was coming in January.
by daveid
Tue 26 Nov 2024, 9:28 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Feel demo similarity to Flamboyant demo
Replies: 3
Views: 655

Re: Feel demo similarity to Flamboyant demo

Listening to the Nonetheless demos, I noticed the Feel demo bears striking sonic similarities to the Flamboyant demo. I know the music for Feel was written and recorded around the same time as Flamboyant, but I thought it might be possible they would re-record the music, even in demo form, for Feel ...
by daveid
Tue 26 Nov 2024, 8:51 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Finally, I got all six maxi singles
Replies: 7
Views: 628

Re: Finally, I got all six maxi singles

I've just started catching up on the pre-Nightlife CD singles I don't possess, which is the vast majority. I wish to God I'd bought the Electric and Super CD singles as they're now exorbitantly expensive. I have all the vinyl singles from Did you see me coming? onwards (apart from the RSD ones)
by daveid
Sun 24 Nov 2024, 11:33 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical Nonetheless Extras album
Replies: 40
Views: 3475

Re: Hypothetical Nonetheless Extras album

Whatever about cohesion, it's been a near-vintage b-side/bonus track era. In my book, nine of those 13 veer from good to great, three are throwaway, and one is an unlistenable screech. That's a very good return. When even Superchumbo has starred, it's been a good campaign. I tend to favour the more ...
by daveid
Sun 24 Nov 2024, 2:48 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: What's your opinion about Parlophone's strategy?, do you expect something more?
Replies: 34
Views: 2671

Re: What's your opinion about Parlophone's strategy?, do you expect something more?

And I believe gigantic statues of Neil and Chris will float down the Thames.
by daveid
Sun 24 Nov 2024, 12:08 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: What's your opinion about Parlophone's strategy?, do you expect something more?
Replies: 34
Views: 2671

Re: What's your opinion about Parlophone's strategy?, do you expect something more?

I agree TDEOTS would make a good single. Easy to edit down and it's made for an extended mix.
by daveid
Fri 22 Nov 2024, 11:30 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Nonetheless - Expanded Edition
Replies: 292
Views: 30832

Re: Nonetheless - Expanded Edition

The dark end of the street is really good. Would make a great single...boys are you listening?

Adrenaline is pretty forgettable and Miserere is just what it is. I'll listen to the demos when the album arrives.
by daveid
Wed 20 Nov 2024, 12:40 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: 3rd B-sides Compilation
Replies: 47
Views: 3768

Re: 3rd B-sides Compilation

I reckon the next will either be a six disc set with all the b-sides or a two-disc of the last 15 years but not in release order. I find it hard to believe they'd start of a compilation with all those cover versions.