January 22, 20187 yr 10 West End Girls 05 Love Comes Quickly 07 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 10 Suburbia 11 It's a Sin 07 What Have I Done To Deserve This? 10 Rent 10 Always On My Mind 09 Heart 08 Domino Dancing 09 Left To My Own Devices 06 It's Alright 10 So Hard 06 Being Boring 07 Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) 06 Jealousy 05 DJ Culture 03 Was It Worth It? 06 Can You Forgive Her? 07 Go West 08 I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing 07 Liberation 01 Absolutely Fabulous ?? Yesterday When I Was Mad 01 Paninaro ?? Before 01 Se a Vida é (That's The Way Life Is) 04 Single Bilingual 03 A Red Letter Day 01 Somewhere ?? I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More 06 New York City Boy 06 You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk ?? Home And Dry ?? I Get Along ?? London ?? Miracles ?? Flamboyant ?? I'm With Stupid ?? Minimal ?? Numb ?? Integral -1 Love Etc ?? Did You See Me Coming? 04 Christmas EP (It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas) ?? Together ?? Winner ?? Leaving ?? Memory Of The Future ?? Axis ?? Vocal ?? Love Is A Bourgeois Construct ?? Thursday 06 The Pop Kids ?? Twenty Something ?? Inner Sanctum ?? Say It To Me ?? Undertow
February 28, 20187 yr 10 West End Girls 09 Love Comes Quickly 08 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 10 Suburbia 10 It's a Sin 10 What Have I Done To Deserve This? 10 Rent 10 Always On My Mind 11 Heart 09 Domino Dancing 08 Left To My Own Devices 07 It's Alright 08 So Hard 10 Being Boring 09 Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) 07 Jealousy 05 DJ Culture 08 Was It Worth It? 08 Can You Forgive Her? 10 Go West 06 I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing 06 Liberation 04 Absolutely Fabulous 05 Yesterday When I Was Mad 03 Paninaro 07 Before 07 Se a Vida é (That's The Way Life Is) 01 Single Bilingual 08 A Red Letter Day 06 Somewhere 05 I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More 09 New York City Boy 08 You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk 05 Home And Dry 07 I Get Along xx London 06 Miracles 08 Flamboyant 04 I'm With Stupid 03 Minimal 05 Numb 05 Integral 02 Love Etc 08 Did You See Me Coming? 07 Christmas EP (It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas) 05 Together 05 Winner 04 Leaving xx Memory Of The Future xx Axis xx Vocal xx Love Is A Bourgeois Construct 07 Thursday xx The Pop Kids xx Twenty Something xx Inner Sanctum xx Say It To Me xx Undertow Edited February 28, 20187 yr by SamJudd
February 28, 20187 yr Author Oh I never did the results for this! Shame on me! I think I would still like to - although it may take some time to count them down... happy for any more votes for now if someone wants to...
February 28, 20187 yr 06 West End Girls 07 Love Comes Quickly 07 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 09 Suburbia 10 It's a Sin 10 What Have I Done To Deserve This? 08 Rent 11 Always On My Mind 09 Heart 08 Domino Dancing 10 Left To My Own Devices 07 It's Alright 07 So Hard 07 Being Boring 10 Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) 06 Jealousy 03 DJ Culture 07 Was It Worth It? 08 Can You Forgive Her? 10 Go West 05 I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing 04 Liberation 06 Absolutely Fabulous 05 Yesterday When I Was Mad 03 Paninaro 07 Before 09 Se a Vida é (That's The Way Life Is) 06 Single Bilingual 09 A Red Letter Day 05 Somewhere 04 I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More 09 New York City Boy 06 You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk 07 Home And Dry 08 I Get Along 05 London 06 Miracles 06 Flamboyant 06 I'm With Stupid 04 Minimal 04 Numb 05 Integral 04 Love Etc 06 Did You See Me Coming? 06 Christmas EP (It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas) 05 Together 05 Winner 05 Leaving 04 Memory Of The Future 08 Axis 06 Vocal 07 Love Is A Bourgeois Construct 07 Thursday 07 The Pop Kids 06 Twenty Something 06 Inner Sanctum 05 Say It To Me 04 Undertow
March 1, 20187 yr Oh I never did the results for this! Shame on me! I think I would still like to - although it may take some time to count them down... happy for any more votes for now if someone wants to... goodo, been looking forward to it :)
March 1, 20187 yr Author Well I've added them all up... too many ties though, I need another set of votes! (will aim to begin results tomorrow so a set before then would be fab... if not, I'll be breaking ties by 11s, 10s, 9s etc) Edited March 1, 20187 yr by dandy*
March 2, 20187 yr Author Time for... Which oh so co-incidentally included her collaboration with the PSBs s4hOH4YMPoE Edited March 2, 20187 yr by dandy*
March 2, 20187 yr Author FIFTY EIGHT http://petshopboys.co.uk/media/article-images/600/e424c1ec0527e73d8470ec291b12a399.jpg 4.80 Winner You're a winner, I'm a winner, let's enjoy it all while it lasts Positively Synthtastic Banger: darkstar79 (10) Pass Sick Bucket: dandy* (00) So this one was rather unfortunately titled then. Coming in last place is the PSBs attempt at a single for the 2012 London Olympics. I have to say I'm delighted it finished last as I think it is the biggest misstep of their entire career, an utter borefest of a song that in no way at all encapsulates what is great about them or indeed the sporting event it was aimed at. It really is just so incredibly bland, lacking in musicality but also without any trace of Neil's knack for a quirky couplet. Good taste Buzzjackers. S7dBVXiydR8
March 2, 20187 yr Winner isn't one of their greatest moments, but it was pleasantly forgettable. Peaked at 4 in my charts - having said that they had 6 number ones in my 2012 charts: all bonus tracks/B sides from Format or the singles released in 2012 - including B sides A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi and I Started A Joke (Bee Gees cover) and third Winner B side (quite generous amount of tracks) was also better, The Way Through The Woods hit 7 in my charts without the benefit of radio 2 plays and chart success. Neil & Chris still stand by the single, fans prefer A Certain Je Ne sais Quoi (quite rightly, a much better A side that would have made)
March 2, 20187 yr Author FIFTY SEVEN http://petshopboys.co.uk/media/article-images/600/e038ca401d313ed03f800a2d6213b08b.jpg 5.33 Together Everything's easy in this state of mind, the world starts to fade as we leave it behind Pleasing Slick Belter: darkstar79 (08) Pointless Standard Bonus: Gezza (02) So firstly, I am totally going to run out of PSB words for the high and low scores after about the first five so don't judge me too harshly, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Secondly, we find ourselves losing Together next, the token new single that adorned their 'Ultimate' compilation back in 2010. I don't actually think this one is too bad and it probably doesn't deserve to be out this early, it's not up to the standards of the many high points on that compilation but it is a passable enough addition to their discography nonetheless. The downside for me is that it is a touch generic in its production, moving away from the interesting PSB synths to the more standard interpretation that they inspired in other lesser acts. nej-Dj016Lo Edited March 2, 20187 yr by dandy*
March 3, 20187 yr Author Winner isn't one of their greatest moments, but it was pleasantly forgettable. Peaked at 4 in my charts - having said that they had 6 number ones in my 2012 charts: all bonus tracks/B sides from Format or the singles released in 2012 - including B sides A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi and I Started A Joke (Bee Gees cover) and third Winner B side (quite generous amount of tracks) was also better, The Way Through The Woods hit 7 in my charts without the benefit of radio 2 plays and chart success. Neil & Chris still stand by the single, fans prefer A Certain Je Ne sais Quoi (quite rightly, a much better A side that would have made) I've never listened to A Certain "Je Ne sais Quoi" until now and I'm definitely preferring it, madness to go with Winner over that!
March 3, 20187 yr Author FIFTY SIX http://petshopboys.co.uk/media/article-images/600/ebe149016e2420e9b2079f4b96050db0.jpg 5.38 Was It Worth It? If I'd had my way this would have happened much sooner, but until that day it was only a rumour Particularly Strong Bookend: darkstar79, SamJudd (08) Particularly Standard Bookend: AH Gold (-1) Following the new track from Ultimate is one of the new tracks from their first compilation 'Discography'. Was It Worth It? is one of two new tracks to appear on the end of the album and offered a very different style to the other, DJ Culture. I guess this one could be classed as a bit of a stormer with the underlying Italo house piano line and the OTT female vox and general campness that would later appear again in the forms of Go West and New York City Boy. Whilst this one isn't exactly bad, I do find it to be the weakest link on the compilation so I'm not too disappointed to see it exit so soon - nor I suspect would the public as this became the first PSB single to miss the top 20 in the UK when it peaked at a comparatively lowly #24. darkstar79 on the other hand must be none too plussed at the results so far as he's the highest voter for all three so far, albeit it joined this time by SamJudd. I think possibly my favourite thing about this one is the single cover, showing little model versions of the PSBs with their roses. Px1sxZKiokc
March 3, 20187 yr Author FIFTY FIVEFOUR 5.71 Absolutely Fabulous Chanel, Dior, Lagerfeld, Givenchy, Gaultier, darling. Names, names, names! Harper's, Tatler, English Vogue, American Vogue, French Vogue, bloody Aby-bloody-ssinian bloody Vogue, darling! Lacroix, Sweetie, Lacroix. Lacroix, Sweetie, Lacroix. Sweetie! Sweetie! Sweetie! Sweetie! Patsy Slurping Bolly: fgi090505 (10) Primark Style Bargain: Hide&Seek, Richie (01) Next up to get the Prada leather boot is the Comic Relief single from 1993, it's Absolutely Fabulous darling! For what it is, I must confess to having a real soft spot for this track - it's fun and actually is generally rather fabulous with the plethora of quotes lifted from the first ever episode of Ab Fab. My personal favourites being "Ride on time, ride on time. Techno, techno, bloody techno, darling!" and of course "It's the bloody Pet Shop Boys, Sweetie"! The track itself did moderately well, peaking at #6, but it was probably a disappointing result given the charity element and the #1 trend that Comic Relief singles were making in the early 90s... anyway, enough dull soulless dance music, let's move onwards and get ourselves some smoked salmon and nibbly things. 3YjDMmjgKec Edited March 4, 20187 yr by dandy*
March 4, 20187 yr Author FIFTY FIVE http://petshopboys.co.uk/media/article-images/600/acf8cb1d3630990441c15cc2580dcb6c.jpg 5.71 DJ Culture Attitudes are materialistic, positive or frankly realistic. Which is terribly old-fashioned, isn't it? Or isn't it? Post Stylish Brief: Tawdry Hepburn, fgi0905050 (09) Prefer Silence Boys: Hide&Seek (02) So I may have made a mistake already, this was actually tied with Ab Fab and I haven't split them correctly, hence this actually being #55. Edina & Patsy are reportedly thrilled. This one is underrated in my opinion, I really rather like it. I have a soft spot for any of their singles where Neil talks his way through a series of lyrics that you simply wouldn't expect to find in a pop track. This one is about the sampling culture that was really beginning to take off in the later 80s and early 90s - something that we're more than used to these days. Neil of course doesn't limit his commentary to the music scene, he is stated (I read this on Wikipedia once) as also referencing George Bush and his war speech being very similar to that of Winston Churchill, thus noting that sampling occurs in many different ways. Is it all just an easy way to achieve self gain or is actually something that recognises the effectiveness of an earlier song/moment and just acknowledges its brilliance? Aside from the lyrics, I also really enjoy the production on this with the little piano lines and the typical early 90s beats that were very similar in style to those employed by the likes of Massive Attack on their Blue Lines album to great effect. Mbprblx2s48 Edited March 4, 20187 yr by dandy*
March 4, 20187 yr DJ Culture is better than Ab Fab, though I havent heard it in years and years, oddly. It's better than I recalled, but a bit low-key and lacking a zinger hook....
March 4, 20187 yr Author FIFTY THREE 5.72 Twenty Something Thirty’s calling round the bend, will your ideas ever trend? Probs Snapchatting Boys: darkstar79 (10) Probs Spirographing Badly: Tawdry Hepburn (-1) One of the things I noticed about the scoring on buzzjack is that there are some really polar reactions to some of the songs, this is typical with both a 10 and a -1. I think I gave this a 6 but upon listening to it now I must admit I'm leaning more towards Tawdry's opinion as it's pretty basic to say the least. I like the concept of writing about the 20 something culture these days and the continual rise of social media and expectations of having a lot more earlier on in life... but there's just something rather awkward about the track, it feels like a commentary from someone who doesn't really understand it and have filled the lyrics full of lazy phrases that they may have heard a young person say at some point or maybe a supposedly with it Radio 1 DJ may reference - it doesn't achieve that feat of delving any further than a somewhat vacuous surface. Couple that with the annoying synth chorus thing (which I'm hoping is intended as a comment on those passing for a chorus these days) and you're left with not a lot to really grab on to here. 0KCVmOQ1q6Y
March 4, 20187 yr Author FIFTY TWO 5.80 Undertow Nothing has been spoken of this, neither of us has said anything to anyone but nonetheless I’ve felt danger when you cross my path Pushing Someone's Buttons: PeteFromLeeds, darkstar79, DalekTurret32 (08) Passing Someone By: Gezza (03) Another single from Super falls out next, the final single 'Undertow'. This is a bit of a backhanded compliment but I quite like the instrumental break on this one - it's definitely my favourite part of the track. I've personally never taken to the Super album as I was disappointed after the initial promise of The Pop Kids, so this isn't a track I've revisited very often at all but I can see why the pulsing techno stylings of the track would appeal to some of you. 0bEcGFuLXz0
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