Love Etc

[lucienchardon]

Thanks for the review BimboCuncan. Your description sounds very promising! Can't wait to get the single.

[Darkstar]

I would like to say thank you to BimboCuncan! Your review of "Love etc" is great and my curiosity is growing up day by day.......
Just seven days!!!! Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zog]

Yes thanks for your review BimboDuncan I'd be interested in reading your thoughts about the rest of the album too!

-Zog

[Corina]

Yes thanks for your review BimboDuncan I'd be interested in reading your thoughts about the rest of the album too!

-Zog

My thoughts exactly!

[Nickname]

Right. Wasn't the first radio rip of "I'm with stupid" from a Spanish radio station?

There were two (one was Spanish and the other one was German, I think).

[Debussy]

I'm more encouraged now , with the reference to Mandy's Body Language (epic toon).

[Pertan]

Right. Wasn't the first radio rip of "I'm with stupid" from a Spanish radio station?

There were two (one was Spanish and the other one was German, I think).

nope Swedish P3. Hanna Fahl
even if they told her not to air it she did it anyway.

[Henrik Powers]

Right. Wasn't the first radio rip of "I'm with stupid" from a Spanish radio station?

There were two (one was Spanish and the other one was German, I think).

nope Swedish P3. Hanna Fahl
even if they told here not to air it she did it anyway.

Yep, i remember...

BTW... You look quite good... Hurray for U!

[Nickname]

Right. Wasn't the first radio rip of "I'm with stupid" from a Spanish radio station?

There were two (one was Spanish and the other one was German, I think).

nope Swedish P3. Hanna Fahl
even if they told here not to air it she did it anyway.

Yes, in fact she appeared in one tv show talking about PSB and Swedish musicians related to PSB.

[jasonjohn]

how can there be no leaks when its on ebay!

[TheGardner]

because - if you'll win the auction, the seller will inform you, that he doesn't have the CD YET and as soon as it will be available, he would send it out to you...

[glennjridge]

thats diabolical.

[Ghost within this house]

My review. Have heard the whole album but am considering for a few days before posting full review.

Love etc is probably one of the most immediate and catchy songs they've ever done. I absolutely cannot get it out of my head, and for that reason alone it's probably a great first single. It's very electronic and sounds utterly modern and contemporary but at the same time, it's classic PSB. It's absolutely beautifully produced - crisp and clean with some great modern keyboard and percussion sounds.

It's desperately cool, with a laid back almost swing vibe - it's in triple time (probably 6/8 or 12/8) like 'Can You Forgive Her', but faster. It has loads of hooks. The "you need more, you need more, you need more, you need loooooooove" being particularly catchy. You've read the lyrics, which work well in the overall context of the song. The call and response section of the chorus is - as some others have mentioned - reminsiscent of Tubthumping by Chumbawumba (in that it's a sort of male group chant/shout). Are Neil and Chris wanting another football terrace chant?

It reminded me straight away of 'Body Language' by MANDY - a big Ibiza club hit from a couple of years ago.

Will it be played on Radio One? I doubt it very much, but I don't really think anything Neil and Chris do now will be played on Radio 1. It'll be big on radio 2. And with much stronger, more typically PSB songs on the album to follow once Love etc has grabbed people's attention, it's a great start to the YES campaign. The next few months are going to be exciting.

Really like this - and I like the classic synths in Body Language...

You close to posting a review yet, Dunc?

I'm very keen to hear the impression of a man whose avatar references my favourite New Order album...

[BimboDuncan]

Nearly. I want to make sure that it's a considered response to the album, after a few listens, rather than an absolute first impression after one hearing. I just want to feel that I've lived with the songs for a few days and got to know them a bit better than just one listen. Maybe tomorrow.

And I adore everything about Technique. Especially the cover.

[glennjridge]

it took me until last week to like the song single-bilingual. out of the blue I started liking it.