The Pet Shop Boys: Awesome Band

[Gorshin]

Just wanted to say that I'm well into the album remasters. Particularly 'Behaviour' What a totally underrated band, and up there with Morrisey/Marr and McCartney/Lennon as a British pop duo.

I strongly recommend that you purchase 'Behaviour', 'Very' and 'Actually' asap.

[domtheone]

Agreed. Loved their earlier stuff.

Actually is a GREAT album (imo)

[SOUNDSTYLE]

They have made some great albums, but to me only the earlier albums were brilliant.
I bought (and still have their first albums on vinyl):

Please
Disco
Actually
Introspective
Behaviour

The albums after 'Behaviour' was the last album I bought of theirs for a few years, but did buy 'Release' which was released not that long back. Great album and back to the sound of their earlier albums.

I have about 15 12" singles aswell. They did some excellent remixes.

I have also very recently got Please and Actually on cd, and they both have an extra disc with b sides and remixes which is good.
I already have most of the b sides but not the remixes, so it was worth the purchase.

[domtheone]

Originally Posted by SOUNDSTYLE

I have about 15 12" singles aswell. They did some excellent remixes.

Loved the extended mix of Suburbia

Woof Woof

[Peridot]

Heard a lot of PSB at a mate's house a few weeks back and can't get them out of my head ever since. I went out and bought the PopArt video collection and have played it a lot. Excellent music and some very creative videos.

'Being Boring' just takes me right back to my late '80s yoof

I might just explore some more of those early album remasters

[Gorshin]

I reckon Behaviour is totally awesome, esp 'Being Boring' and 'This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave' . Just, like totally immense.

[eviljohn2]

I've got "Very" on tape somewhere and it's pretty good. They're certainly a talented pair although not so much my thing these days.

[girliedrinker]

Originally Posted by Gorshin

Just wanted to say that I'm well into the album remasters. Particularly 'Behaviour' What a totally underrated band, and up there with Morrisey/Marr and McCartney/Lennon as a British pop duo.

I strongly recommend that you purchase 'Behaviour', 'Very' and 'Actually' asap.

I still obsess over Pet Shop Boys, even though their albums have generally lacked inspiration since Very (Bilingual, Nightlife and Release all had their moments - Disco 3's good though). But they've been pretty prolific over the years, they still churn out quality B sides and mixes. And live they always attempt something different. One absolutely essential PSB purchase is the Performance DVD, I would recommend that to anyone - great visuals and sound, combined with a fantastic setlist from the pinnacle of their powers.

And Behaviour is their best album I'd say, recommended as a good introduction for naysayers who may think PSB are all gay cheesiness.

[Peridot]

Originally Posted by girliedrinker

naysayers who may think PSB are all gay cheesiness.

But you've got to admit they do that better than anyone else could

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Dermot

[Gorshin]

Originally Posted by Peridot

But you've got to admit they do that better than anyone else could

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Dermot

Let the music do the talking. I don't see them as being a 'gay band'. I see them as musical genious. Go get some Village People if you want Gay cheese.

[Tora Tora]

What a disturbing choice of words.

[probedb]

Originally Posted by SOUNDSTYLE

I have also very recently got Please and Actually on cd, and they both have an extra disc with b sides and remixes which is good.
I already have most of the b sides but not the remixes, so it was worth the purchase.

I should get these, my dad has them on vinyl and CD and I used to like em when I was younger. Not eclectic at all, Pet Shop Boys sitting next to Pantera and Public Enemy on my shelves