HELLLL THEEEEE FUCKKKK YESSSSSSSS YASSS

This album is great , although must admit the videos for this album don't do it for me , the cheesy CGI & big hats... i'm like

But man this track is just epic , then having the slower paced I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing after is great.

Damn i have been on such a rock/metal/blues binge i haven't listened to PSB in awhile..... think i'll do that now

Gunsnhalen said:

HELLLL THEEEEE FUCKKKK YESSSSSSSS YASSS

This album is great , although must admit the videos for this album don't do it for me , the cheesy CGI & big hats... i'm like

But man this track is just epic , then having the slower paced I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing after is great.

Damn i have been on such a rock/metal/blues binge i haven't listened to PSB in awhile..... think i'll do that now

I've been listening to them and Depeche Mode a lot in the past month. The Pet Shop Boys definetly make my top 10 artists. The fact that they still can make great music and have only had one meh album (I'm not a big Billingual fan) in their almost 30 years in the business is crazy. The streak of Actually to Very is one of the strongest streaks of records in my opinion too.

BTW, Guns have you heard the Swing remix to Can You Forgive Her? Such a different take on the song. Feels almost like a different song.

aardvark15 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

HELLLL THEEEEE FUCKKKK YESSSSSSSS YASSS

This album is great , although must admit the videos for this album don't do it for me , the cheesy CGI & big hats... i'm like

But man this track is just epic , then having the slower paced I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing after is great.

Damn i have been on such a rock/metal/blues binge i haven't listened to PSB in awhile..... think i'll do that now

I've been listening to them and Depeche Mode a lot in the past month. The Pet Shop Boys definetly make my top 10 artists. The fact that they still can make great music and have only had one meh album (I'm not a big Billingual fan) in their almost 30 years in the business is crazy. The streak of Actually to Very is one of the strongest streaks of records in my opinion too.

Nightlife is the one i am actually blah on.

I feel PSB had a great run in the vein of prince, bruce, dylan & stevie.

From 1986 to 96 nothing but classic records. One meh for me with nightlife, then huge returns with Release & Fundamental! & Love Etc.

Not to mention the Alternative b-sides collection

Strangely enough i got interested in the boys cause Axl Rose was a huge fan, as was Lenny Kravitz & Mike Patton of Faith No More.

Also My October Symphony & Being Boring, along with Village Ghetto Land by Stevie Wonder.

Are the 3 big songs that inspired Axl to do the original 26 minute version of November Rain

Gunsnhalen said:

aardvark15 said:

I've been listening to them and Depeche Mode a lot in the past month. The Pet Shop Boys definetly make my top 10 artists. The fact that they still can make great music and have only had one meh album (I'm not a big Billingual fan) in their almost 30 years in the business is crazy. The streak of Actually to Very is one of the strongest streaks of records in my opinion too.

Nightlife is the one i am actually blah on.

I feel PSB had a great run in the vein of prince, bruce, dylan & stevie.

From 1986 to 96 nothing but classic records. One meh for me with nightlife, then huge returns with Release & Fundamental! & Love Etc.

Not to mention the Alternative b-sides collection

Strangely enough i got interested in the boys cause Axl Rose was a huge fan, as was Lenny Kravitz & Mike Patton of Faith No More.

Axl Rose?? Of all the people to be a Pet Shop Boys fan I'd put him towards the bottom! I became because of the Olympics this year. Before I heard them sing West End Girls the only song I'd heard by them was It's A Sin, which gave me a terrible overview of them. I thought they were one of the dozens of 80's wannabe disco artists

aardvark15 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Nightlife is the one i am actually blah on.

I feel PSB had a great run in the vein of prince, bruce, dylan & stevie.

From 1986 to 96 nothing but classic records. One meh for me with nightlife, then huge returns with Release & Fundamental! & Love Etc.

Not to mention the Alternative b-sides collection

Strangely enough i got interested in the boys cause Axl Rose was a huge fan, as was Lenny Kravitz & Mike Patton of Faith No More.

Axl Rose?? Of all the people to be a Pet Shop Boys fan I'd put him towards the bottom! I became because of the Olympics this year. Before I heard them sing West End Girls the only song I'd heard by them was It's A Sin, which gave me a terrible overview of them. I thought they were one of the dozens of 80's wannabe disco artists

Nah! he was like in love with the Behavior album, as was Lenny Kravitz & Mike patton.

I got really obsessed witht hose 3 & read old interviews where they all liked that album.. and i was like isn't PSB a boy band? like New Kids?

It's a Sin is actually one of my least favorite on Actually...

Good song.. just an overrated single

Gunsnhalen said:

It's a Sin is actually one of my least favorite on Actually...

Good song.. just an overrated single

They spent too much time on production for it. Actually's biggest benefit was its simple production on most tracks. For It's A Sin the production over took the lyrics and the writting. I recently came across a demo from 1984 of It's A Sin (I'm slowly becoming as big a fan of them as I am with Prince, Michael, Janet, and Madonnna) and it's a million times better than the released version. The production is minimal and Neil shows much more emotion.

Love it. The best opening to the best PSB disc in their discography.

Plus the swing mix is top shelf.

aardvark15 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

It's a Sin is actually one of my least favorite on Actually...

Good song.. just an overrated single

They spent too much time on production for it. Actually's biggest benefit was its simple production on most tracks. For It's A Sin the production over took the lyrics and the writting. I recently came across a demo from 1984 of It's A Sin (I'm slowly becoming as big a fan of them as I am with Prince, Michael, Janet, and Madonnna) and it's a million times better than the released version. The production is minimal and Neil shows much more emotion.

oh yeah! forgot about the demo version

I agree, PSB where the first synth pop group after DM that i got into.

my orders for obsessions where like Ozzy, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Van Halen Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Faith No More, Pet Shop Boys, Thai Music, N.W.A, Public Enemy, Vietnamese music.

Gah i am getting all excited talking about this for some reason i am such a fucking closet nerd

I just remember when i started gettign into PSB, i would go to the record store & get a metal or blues album.. and my next PSB album and my friend's everytime where like another PSB album? wtf?

lazycrockett said:

Love it. The best opening to the best PSB disc in their discography.

Plus the swing mix is top shelf.

had to put this shit on my ipod as soon as i heard it

I swear i love jazz to much.... and when i hear swing or jazzy remixs of songs i start to love them over the original.

When i heard the too jazzy remix of too funky last year.. i don't think i listened to the original since then

Gunsnhalen said:

my orders for obsessions where like Ozzy, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Van Halen Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Faith No More, Pet Shop Boys, Thai Music, N.W.A, Public Enemy, Vietnamese music.

Mine goes something like:

(Mid To Late 90's): Celine Dion, Cher, Lauryn Hill

(2001): Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Janet Jackson

(2002-2005): Ambient Music, Luther Vandross

(2005-2006): Madonna, Kylie

(2007): Prince, George Michael, P-Funk, Sade

(2008): The Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon,

(2009-2011): Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Jimi Hendrix, Donna Summer, Whitney

(2012): Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Bjork

(Future): I'm thinking about getting into New Order

I have a semi-photographic memory so I'm pretty good at remembering when I got into them.

[Edited 11/4/12 17:52pm]

aardvark15 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

my orders for obsessions where like Ozzy, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Van Halen Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Faith No More, Pet Shop Boys, Thai Music, N.W.A, Public Enemy, Vietnamese music.

Mine goes something like:

(Mid To Late 90's): Celine Dion, Cher, Lauryn Hill

(2001): Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Janet Jackson

(2002-2005): Ambient Music, Luther Vandross

(2005-2006): Madonna, Kylie

(2007): Prince, George Michael, P-Funk, Sade

(2008): The Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon,

(2009-2011): Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Jimi Hendrix, Donna Summer, Whitney

(2012): Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Bjork

(Future): I'm thinking about getting into New Order

I have a semi-photographic memory so I'm pretty good at remembering when I got into them.

[Edited 11/4/12 17:52pm]

me to

Oh! and i had a brief Lauryn & Marvin obsession to

If you are looking to get into New order.. i would say get Substance first.

2 Disc set of all there hits & some fan favorites.

Gunsnhalen said:

Here are some PSB remixes i recently discovered i really like.

^ U so old skool.

lazycrockett said:

^ U so old skool.

man!, i feel dumb cause i am just NOW finding these mixes

If only i was a young lad in the 80's & 90's

I would have been dancing to PSB every weekend at the clubs

Rococo said:

I just realized chris is not wearing a hat in the West End Girls, Oppurtunities & Love Comes Quickly videos

his hat thing.. became like a thing with Bono's glasses! once it was put on, it never came off x

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Gunsnhalen said:

his hat thing.. became like a thing with Bono's glasses! once it was put on, it never came off x

Don't forget him only saying about 5 words during an interview

she's made you some kind of laughing stock

because you dance to disco and you don't like rock

aardvark15 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

his hat thing.. became like a thing with Bono's glasses! once it was put on, it never came off x

Don't forget him only saying about 5 words during an interview

He manages to be The Edge of the group.... and the Bono to