The negativity towards Bilingual

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ceejay · #46 Post by **ceejay** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 12:32 am

I think it`s a pretty good album, the only tracks I don`t care too much for are Electricity and Before really. I never used to like Se A Vida E but I watched Popart for the first time in ages yesterday and I liked the record, finally grew on me.

petshopgirlxxx · #47 Post by **petshopgirlxxx** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 4:48 am

It could be because some fans resented the 'Latino beats" (for want of a better word). Like Release for example, and how many resented the 'guitar-based sound'.

VinnyM27 · #48 Post by **VinnyM27** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 5:59 am

I thought it was my favorite album at one time....It still might be but there are some songs that drag it down. Still, can you argue with great pop like "To Step Aside" and the hypnotic "Before"? It's a well rounded album with some great writing. Paired with the bonus disc from the remastered verison...excellent! For some reason, this set costs a lot more compared to the others but is available throgh most online retailers...Well worth it!

VinnyM27 · #49 Post by **VinnyM27** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 6:03 am

Steve Fett wrote:IMO its a brilliant PSB album - probably my 4th favourite...

I love the diversity of the album, and the only track I dislike is "Before" - their worst single EVER !

I think that "Single" and "Before" should have been replaced with the releases instead of "The Survivors" and "Discoteca"...

"A Red Letter Day" is one of my fave PSB tracks ever - and the whole production of Bilingual sounds very polished.

I never realized people didn't like "Before". It's different a bit like everything else out there (at the time) but I like it a lot.

Eldritch · #50 Post by **Eldritch** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 7:33 am

Bilingual is their most varied and adventurous album, but sadly it's also the first time their artistical judgments really slipped. Whereas before that it was very hard to find a weak track on any PSB album, Bilingual had a handful of them: Metamorphosis, Electricity, Saturday Night Forever...

Chrispsb · #51 Post by **Chrispsb** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 8:59 am

Deep inside their heart, I think most of PSB fans love Se a vida é, Go West and New York City boy.

ceejay · #52 Post by **ceejay** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 12:00 pm

Ooh no, I hate New York city boy I refuse to listen to it. Don`t like Go West either lol.

E-Mail Vampire · #53 Post by **E-Mail Vampire** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 12:08 pm

ceejay wrote:Ooh no, I hate New York city boy I refuse to listen to it. Don`t like Go West either lol.

Snap

ceejay · #54 Post by **ceejay** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 12:28 pm

BlueSwan · #55 Post by **BlueSwan** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 12:40 pm

Eldritch wrote:Bilingual is their most varied and adventurous album, but sadly it's also the first time their artistical judgments really slipped. Whereas before that it was very hard to find a weak track on any PSB album, Bilingual had a handful of them: Metamorphosis, Electricity, Saturday Night Forever...

I agree. Especially if you add "Se A Vida E" to that list.

To me Bilingual only has two truly top notch songs: Discoteca and It Always Comes As A Surprise.

jasonjohn · #56 Post by **jasonjohn** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 1:20 pm

Eldritch wrote:Bilingual is their most varied and adventurous album

not sure about that, but it does get the most varied fan reaction

myself, i love it even tho some of the songs seem a bit misplaced

#57 Post by **StevePSB** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 2:14 pm

ceejay wrote:Ooh no, I hate New York city boy I refuse to listen to it. Don`t like Go West either lol.

Really dislike New York city boy and totally went off Go West about 10 years ago. Liked SAVE at the time, but am not too fussed / borderline don't like it these days.

StevePSB

iwficon · #58 Post by **iwficon** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 3:35 pm

For me Billingual would be in the bottom group of PSB studio albums.

THE BEST - Very, Actually, Behaviour

THE MIDDLE - Please, Introspective, Nightlife

THE BOTTOM - Bilingual, Release

Although that is not to say I completely dislike Bilingual and Release...its just that compared to the other albums they have more "filler".

Jareth · #59 Post by **Jareth** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 4:35 pm

petshopgirlxxx wrote:It could be because some fans resented the 'Latino beats" (for want of a better word). Like Release for example, and how many resented the 'guitar-based sound'.

Hmm, don't know if you can compare it to release. It may have been Latino influenced, but to me it's probably their most POP album of the 90s (I consider Very to be more of a dance album)

lucienchardon · #60 Post by **lucienchardon** » Mon 10 Apr 2006, 7:09 pm

I love Bilingual but it would be better if they had left out 'Before' and 'Saturday Night Forever' and made 'Electricity' about 1 minute shorter since it gets kind of repetitive towards the end.

Bilingual resulted in some great remixes. The Trouser Enthusiasts remix of Discoteca is one of my favorite remixes. I would have included that in the mix disc of PopArt.