Comments on: Review (Sam’s Top 10 #7): Pet Shop Boys, Behavior

By: Sam E.

Sam E. — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:05:42 +0000

I love comparing career arcs for different bands ^_^

Would Very be Violator then?

By: amber

amber — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:12:44 +0000

please is PSB’s speak and spell.

behavior is PSB’s black celebration.

i don’t know if that makes sense to anyone but me…

By: amber

amber — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 23:53:02 +0000

i also adore actually, actually. i think i like please the best because it was the first PSB I heard, you know how that goes…also, there is this weird, youthful, decadent ridiculousness on that album that is never really captured on any of the other albums.

PLUS it used to soundtrack all my dance parties. : )

By: Sam E.

Sam E. — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:34:13 +0000

Amber — just out of curiosity, why is Please your favorite? I think it’s a great album, of course, but I’ve never heard anyone else claim it’s PSB’s best. I’d figure it ranks somewhere in the middle; for the record, I have Release solidly as my second favorite, and Actually is probably my third.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:21:29 +0000

Amber–the Episcopalians incorporate EVERYTHING. I actually think it’s kinda fun. Although, saying “Daddy’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car” is about forgiveness is kind of a stretch, particularly the “when you see daddy coming you’re licking your lips” bit. Then again, there are those who say that Song of Songs/Solomon, the dirtiest book in the Bible, is about God’s relationship to the church, so uh… yeah.

By: Commissar Startastic

Commissar Startastic — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:00:01 +0000

Im going to agree with joiezabel by disagreeing with her. If Chris Martin weren’t completely full of himself, his music wouldn’t be so derivative and uninspired. No really.

And yes, the Pet Shop boys are great, and maybe they will become timeless

By: amber

amber — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:14:31 +0000

behaviour over please??? whaaaa?

anyway, that being said, i fucking LOVE PSB and any discussion of any of the albums makes me extremely happy.

also, on the bono thing, i read the other day that there is now a church of u2…as in people worshipping the christian god by way of u2’s music and “philosophy.” anyway, i tried searching for this online, and while i didn’t find the exact link i’m looking for, check this out.

By: joiezabel

joiezabel — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:58:32 +0000

dude, i am so going to have to fight you on this one. chris martin is COMPLETELY full of himself. or at least that is the impression he gives me (in all fairness maybe my view is tinged by the fact that his band sucks). and i don’t care, as long as he puts his money where his mouth is, so to speak. and that’s my thing with bono too - he can come across any way he wants as long as he’s walking the walk, not just talking the talk. bono’s atempts at altruism seem to be having good results so i’m not going to dump on the kid. so there.

ha ha. once again we discuss a musician that has nothing to do with the review. on that note, let me just say that i immediately broke out my pet shop boys after i read this review and have been dancing around singing along when not defending bono.

By: Sam E.

Sam E. — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:42:12 +0000

I wish I’d gone to your university ^_^

See, my issue with Bono isn’t at all with what he’s trying to do, the innate goodness of which is hardly open to debate. It’s that his pretension actually sabotages his ability to do it. I think if he didn’t come across as so full of himself — I have no idea whether he actually is or not, but that’s the way he comes across — he’d actually be a better spokesperson for his issues. To take the example of another random celebrity musician who’s very outspoken about issues, you can like Coldplay or not, but in every interview I’ve ever seen with Chris Martin, I’ve always been convinced that he was more interested in free trade than he was in himself. I wish Bono came across more like that, and that’s where my frustration comes in.

*is also done now*

By: joiezabel

joiezabel — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:30:47 +0000

hey, thanks for reminding me of this, sam - i too really liked this album when i was a hip young thing. i put “my october symphony” on TONS of mixtapes back in the day and even wrote a paper on it for a class in university.

also, not to be all didactic and annoying, but i have to mention this with the bono hate that has been going around - the man may be pretentious and what have you, but i do not understand how folks can be so down on someone who seems to genuinely be attempting to improve the world. there are not that many billionaires around who give a shit about the poor folks on this planet and i like to see a celebrity actually trying to have an effect on poverty and aids instead of just talking about it. (not to mention u2 put out some seriously good albums in the 80’s.) i just had to throw my 2 cents onto the tracks to derail the lets-make-fun-of-bono coaster that everyone’s riding these days.

ok, i’m done. carry on.