I don't mind them myself. Their older stuff's the best; West End Girls and It's A Sin are probably my two favourite tunes of theirs. Thank God I can admit that here! :)
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I'm surprised no one's brought up "Alternative"...it's a 2 disc set that has their absolutele best work imo.
New Life Jack The Lad Was That What It Was You Know Where You Went Wrong It Must Be Obvious We All Feel Better In The Dark Too Many People
...are their best songs, PERIOD! Grab Alternative if you don't already own it.
Alternative is a fantastic album!!!! Who else can release a 3x12 album of 30 songs that are B-sides and have them sound as good, if not better, than some of the A-sides????
Originally posted by anita Alternative is a fantastic album!!!! Who else can release a 3x12 album of 30 songs that are B-sides and have them sound as good, if not better, than some of the A-sides????
Suede did with Sci-Fi Lullabies! 
The latter and Alternative are the best B-sides compilations ever released, imho.
PSB are great. I discovered them when they released It's a Sin, and loved them till the release of Very, which I found too excentric, a parody of what they did before. Later, I bought Bilingual which is decent but lacks the magic of the first albums. I didn't buy Nightlife (didn't like the singles). My interest came back recently with the broadcasting of Home & Dry and London, which are the best singles they've released for years. I just bought Disco 3 which is really great, and I'm planning to buy Release very soon. This recent revival of interest made me dust off their old stuff, and re-discover Very which I finally like a lot, after 10 years!
To summarise, it's really a great band, and I'm very into them for the moment. Until NO's next album, probably.
besides enjoying their music, i'm especially fond of the bumpy orange 'very' CD cover. it's a bit tate modern, but you can locate it in the dark.
They're rubbish.
Smug, knowing, arch, ironic, precious, sneering, contemptuous, pretentious, posturing.
So that's their nine album titles sorted then.
Originally posted by AgentWood besides enjoying their music, i'm especially fond of the bumpy orange 'very' CD cover. it's a bit tate modern, but you can locate it in the dark.
i know! i've always been in love with that album cover. :)
Originally posted by Subsy Returns Home I just noticed that NO and PSB released separate songs named "Young Offender" in '93NO's Republic and PSB's Very.
Just noticing this, I wonder how PSB's sounds...As far as PSB goes, I think it's a mixed (hand)bag for me...some of their stuff sounds cheesy and dated (their early 90s stuff), and others ("What Have I Done...", "Domino Dancing", "West End Girls" and "I Want to Wake Up") are quite masterful.EDIT-
Halfway to 1000. Wow, me.
Yeah, but although "Domino Dancing" itself isn't a bad song, its video is downright hilariously trashy.
I love PSB probably just less than NO. As mentioned there are some coincidences between the 2.
Both went to New York in the early 80's and were heavily influenced by the NY electro scene. NO through Arthur Baker and PSB through Bobby O. Both were remixed by Shep Pettibone and as mentioned previously produced by Stephen Hague.
There must have been some synergy between the 2 as PSB appeared on Electronic's Getting Away With It.
Originally posted by AgentWood besides enjoying their music, i'm especially fond of the bumpy orange 'very' CD cover. it's a bit tate modern, but you can locate it in the dark.
Yeah, like NO's "special edition" of Republic: orange, if I remember correctly, but puffy rather than bumpy, right?
The Pet Shop Boys have been brilliant down the years. Actually is an excellent album and more recently Nightlife. Has anyone noticed the similarity between True Faith and Heart? I think PSB released theirs first so did NO borrow a few ideas?? Who cares True Faith is the better song anywayz.
The Pet Shop Boys have been brilliant down the years. Actually is an excellent album and more recently Nightlife. Has anyone noticed the similarity between True Faith and Heart? I think PSB released theirs first so did NO borrow a few ideas?? Who cares True Faith is the better song anywayz.
sssshhhhhh...don't tell anyone, but i am a bigger PSB fan than i am a NO fan.
i read an interview somewhere, that said something to the extent of PSB wanted to incorperate a bit of the hooky/robert-smithish twang. it shows on behaviour (this must be the place i waited years to leave, the end of the world)
Originally posted by Sean Taugher sssshhhhhh...don't tell anyone, but i am a bigger PSB fan than i am a NO fan.
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! BLASPHEMY!!!!
I was very much a PSB fan before I discovered the Order.
I have all their albums but have hardly listened to the last 2 at all.
Some cracking singles (far to many to list but Opportunities & Its a Sin head the cast)& a cracking double B-Sides compilation (ahem!)
But PSB have nothing in their armoury to touch Neworder's finest moments (see all the polls for opinions on what they may be ;)
I was very much a PSB fan before I discovered the Order.
I have all their albums but have hardly listened to the last 2 at all.
Some cracking singles (far to many to list but Opportunities & Its a Sin head the cast)& a cracking double B-Sides compilation (ahem!)
But PSB have nothing in their armoury to touch Neworder's finest moments - see all the polls for opinions on what they may be ;)
I was surprised when True Faith came out because it really seemed to be heavily influenced by the Pet Shop Boys. They even "borrowed" the PSBs long time production/remix combo (Stephen Hague/Shep Pettibone) for the single. Not that I minded, since I loved both bands. :) I've also noticed that Mark Farrow and Peter Saville seemed to have borrowed ideas from each other over the years (for the sleeve designs).
Originally posted by undertow I've also noticed that Mark Farrow and Peter Saville seemed to have borrowed ideas from each other over the years (for the sleeve designs).
i am not seeing this... but i don't have any of my cd's and 12" slabs here in my office. would you be so kind as to clueing me in? i can kinda see a technique/introspective comparison with color choice and repetition, but i am stumped beyond that.
Originally posted by Sean Taugher > Originally posted by undertow> I've also noticed that Mark Farrow and Peter Saville seemed to have borrowed ideas from each other over the years (for the sleeve designs).
i am not seeing this... but i don't have any of my cd's and 12" slabs here in my office. would you be so kind as to clueing me in? i can kinda see a technique/introspective comparison with color choice and repetition, but i am stumped beyond that.
I guess I'm thinking of mutual type styles more than anything else. They both put out fantastic sleeves and I think the minimalist sleeves for PSBs "Being Remixed" or "DJ Culturemix" could be mistaken for Saville designs and Electronic's "Getting Away With It (remix)" and perhaps "World in Motion (remix)" could be Mark Farrow. Of course, that all changed when Very came out... none of the singles from that album could be mistaken for Saville designs!
Originally posted by Gnu Odor I heard that they're gay.Sorry girls!
you're kidding...right??? 
Originally posted by Gnu Odor I heard that they're gay.Sorry girls!
I'm sure the one person in the world who didn't know that is devastated right about now! :p
They have some good songs and lyrics, but their voice and background music just remind me of an orgy of gays and drugs. well "westend Girls" is one of my fav songs though.
Originally posted by Tristan Jayol They have some good songs and lyrics, but their voice and background music just remind me of an orgy of gays and drugs. well "westend Girls" is one of my fav songs though.
Yeah, "Westend Girls" is one of the highlights of the Eighties, I remember the video when it used to air on Casy Kasem's saturday-morning video show! 
