superspaceboy said:

I agree, the Fundamental b-sides are particularly strong. "Fugitive" is another great one that should have been on the album.

PANDURITO said:

Exactly! You don't have to be defined by the music you like. Though one could construe that someone is one way or another based on his music choices...but maybe you just like cheesey synth euro pop, which is what most of what you like is.

superspaceboy said:

you really don't know me...
[Edited 12/15/06 10:17am]

HamsterHuey said:

The PSB are quite sophisticated. I know they are gay, but their music transends that. I think sometimes their dance anthems give them the "gay" stigma. I was totally turned off by them during the Bilingul period. I remember after song 4, I really did not like the music. Se a vida e and red letter day Then Nightlife came out and right before I was going to buy it I heard NYCB and I was like HELL NO ...I was not going to get that as I thought they had lost their gay minds. I pretty much ignored them until PopArt.

Then something happened and I fell in love with them all over again. Picked up the albums I didn't have. Nightlife was actually pretty good and the songs that were played out in the clubs sounded very different on the album.

MikeMatronik said:

I seriously meant it as a compliment and trying not to call it gay music.

NorthernLad said:

I could think of a few that Girls don't cry could have replaced as well. I liked FUndamental, but can't listen to it the way it is. I question the tracks actually on it vs. the B-Sides picked. It seems as though there was a direction for the album, but for some reason they decided to go with the 1/2 uptempo 1/2 ballad formula.

superspaceboy said:

My musical taste isn't "cheesy pop music"...you should have known that

superspaceboy said:

I agree 100% about Fundamental - the material is there, but they botched the sequencing and song choice. I did my own version of it and it's much better to my taste

Of course, I've done my own version of ALL the PSB cds.... Yeah, I'm a geek. It's all good.

MikeMatronik said:

you are right, I don't. I don't really claim to either. I truly apologize if I seem assuming, I don't mean to. I respect you presence on the org as well as your musical musings and knowledge.

NorthernLad said:

Well, I haven't gone that far.

My Fundamental CD

Party Song
Psycological
The Sodom and Gomorrah Show
Minimal
Fugitive
Blue On Blue
I'm with Stupid
Resurectionist
Girls DOn't Cry
20th Century
Bright Young Things
Integral

superspaceboy said:

Nice! Interesting choice of Party Song to lead off the album. Why do I have the feeling that Neil wrote that song after some record exec said, "why don't you record an uptempo party song like Go West?" LOL

But where's Numb?!?!?! Gotta love Diane Warren I actually do like that song - it was great live - but hearing Neil sing the line "I don't wanna feel this pain no more" is a bit jarring, I'll admit.

Fundamental suffered the same sickness of Release: slowness.

But after albums like Bilingual and Nightlife...

NorthernLad said:

Party SOng is quite Menacing and would be a good opener (though Psycological is a good one too) Numb was left off as I wanted a more upbeat vibe. I like the song but it disturbed the flow.

MikeMatronik said:

Release had it's own issues beyond slowness. It was almost a complete departure from everything they had done. The new "behavior" it wasn't either. Release was almost devoid of any dance music and synths. It's a hard album for me to sit through, though I like some of the songs a lot, like Home and Dry, Email, London...but the others were so so. Has anyone seen the video for Home and Dry with the rat in the gutter...that should have been a clue

superspaceboy said:

PSB's b-sides are so amazingly strong that they do weild enough material for their own justifiable albums/EPs. You can seriously say that for every album. I like all their albums but if you did a little switch around with b-sides, yes, nearly every album could be even better but maybe not as tight in concept/sound.

superspaceboy said:

I'm listening to Alternative 2 CD2 right now and loving it

Break 4 Love
Sexy Northerner
Always
Friendly Fire
Searching for the face of Jesus
Between two islands
We're the Pet Shop Boys
Transparent
I didn't get where I am today
The Resurrectionist
Girls Don't Cry
Blue on blue
No Time for Tears
Bright young things
Party song

superspaceboy said:

I really liked "Release". I thought the overall mood was really cool, and it had some good things on it. It could definitely have been stronger, but I play it quite a bit. "Birthday Boy" is one of my favorites... love the lyrics, and the sound of Neil's voice. Very intense song.

VinnyM27 said:

What's funny is that back when...their B-Sides were just that. I think it was around the time of Very when the B-Sides were almost as good as the A-Sides. Thing is I can see why Blue on Blue, Party Song, Fugitive and Resurectionis were not chosen. I believe Neil goes for the lyric and if he feels something is trite he'll opt not to put it as an A Side or on an album for that matter.

"It's my little tribute to Caligula...DARRRRLIINNNGGG!"