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by Ghost within this house
Mon 18 Mar 2024, 6:08 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Single or album version preferences
Replies: 14
Views: 822

Re: Single or album version preferences

Everything I loved about Flamboyant seemed to be taken out of the single mix. Tomcraft all the way for me..
by Ghost within this house
Sun 17 Mar 2024, 1:56 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 35
Views: 1930

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

The title now feels like a comment on their own inseparability.

The urgent, dramatic plot and theme of escape is a keynote.

I love the instrumental middle 8 - the synth line with those descending chords interacting with the strings. Another taster of the classic PSB sound.
by Ghost within this house
Mon 11 Mar 2024, 11:46 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: New album Nonetheless
Replies: 339
Views: 33835

Re: New album Nonetheless

Yes indeed. Mods?

It's not a good look for this forum when THE new album thread becomes a battle ground like this.
by Ghost within this house
Thu 07 Mar 2024, 4:20 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Nonetheless - Blu-ray
Replies: 67
Views: 4652

Re: Nonetheless - Blu-ray

I'm holding out for the limited edition Wax Cylinder....
by Ghost within this house
Sun 03 Mar 2024, 10:50 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: New album Nonetheless
Replies: 339
Views: 33835

Re: New album Nonetheless

I am quietly excited. The unrelenting strobes and lasers phase grew a little wearisome by the time of Hotspot, but Hoping for a miracle and Burning the heather temporarily slaked a thirst for complex Tennant narratives dwelling inside expansive Lowe soundscapes without so much of the intrusive +8 pi...
by Ghost within this house
Sat 02 Mar 2024, 1:34 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Your Instant Classics
Replies: 65
Views: 5111

Re: Your Instant Classics

Hoping for a miracle
by Ghost within this house
Thu 29 Feb 2024, 5:26 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Wilderness years?
Replies: 66
Views: 6877

Re: Wilderness years?

It might be nice to have a ballads thread. For me, their ballads include some of their strongest, as well as some of their weakest, moments.... Off the top of my head, the following are all treasured, indispensable Tennant/Lowe - Later tonight - It couldn't happen here - Do I have to? - Your funny u...
by Ghost within this house
Mon 26 Feb 2024, 12:27 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Your bet for main single of "Nonetheless"
Replies: 47
Views: 3814

Re: Your bet for main single of "Nonetheless"

If I were a betting man, I'd think the second single might be 'Feel'... this is based on nothing in particular, except the very universal / generic quality of the title, and the fact that it wasn't mentioned in the Guardian piece - so possibly embargoed for maximum impact for a single release? I'm g...
by Ghost within this house
Fri 23 Feb 2024, 11:43 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Piano Room Month - 2024
Replies: 333
Views: 24390

Re: Piano Room Month - 2024

Loneliness is the sort of vocal track that Neil often struggles with, but this is great... the arrangement is great.
by Ghost within this house
Thu 22 Feb 2024, 3:13 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: New Single - Loneliness
Replies: 503
Views: 46528

Re: New Single - Loneliness

Remark wrote: Thu 22 Feb 2024, 2:52 pm When will the Loneliness remixes be announced?
Starting to think there won’t be any…
by Ghost within this house
Wed 21 Feb 2024, 8:10 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: New Single - Loneliness
Replies: 503
Views: 46528

Re: New Single - Loneliness

3 weeks on, and Loneliness has settled firmly into elite post-imperial status.

To my taste, it joins Love Etc at the top of the list of post-Very lead singles.
by Ghost within this house
Wed 21 Feb 2024, 8:08 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Your bet for main single of "Nonetheless"
Replies: 47
Views: 3814

Re: Your bet for main single of "Nonetheless"

Er, the first one? The only one so far? It coincided with the album launch. No other song is going to be able to do that.

It never ceases to amaze me, Nickname.
by Ghost within this house
Wed 21 Feb 2024, 4:16 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: New Single - Loneliness
Replies: 503
Views: 46528

Re: New Single - Loneliness

Does anyone have a clue how the single is performing chart wise? Mid-week? I know its a long shoot for a good chart placement. It won't make the top 40, if that's what you mean. It did make the top 20 of the airplay chart, however, though it has fallen from 17 to 21 this week despite increasing its...
by Ghost within this house
Thu 08 Feb 2024, 10:37 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: New Single - Loneliness
Replies: 503
Views: 46528

Re: New Single - Loneliness

That’s what happens with songs now. Got to get that chorus in within 30 seconds or else it’ll get skipped on Spotify. The attention span of people today is diabolical. I’m a dj and one of the regular (and I mean literally 20 songs out of every 50) I’m sent have what can only be described as a short...