Are these in correct order? i.e. the first mentioned one is your #1, etc .. ?Vince wrote:Phew! This took quite a while!
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No surprises anywhere i think
Rank the B-sides!
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Oh cheers, I can take my time then. Excellentstats-freak wrote:Certainly not before the end of this month. Compiling such a massive list is something that takes a lot of time. I prefer people to take their time, rather than to rush this topic. I'm hoping for at least 40 lists, actually...
--- Coincidence and patience will mend this fatal flaw ---
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hmm... are you coming on to me, Scully?Rent wrote:Lol, I'll be the judge of that!Show me your list and I'll show you mine!
listen, something really funny happened today on the way back to work from lunch. I was sitting in my car in my work parking lot waiting for Rent 12" extended to finish up on my stereo, and I hear this knock on my right window. I look up and there's this guy grinning at me and gesturing for me roll it down. he's from the same building in my office so I'd seen him around. so I hit the controls and he leans in and says -- "I couldn't help but notice you were jammin' away to Pet Shop Boys' Rent there!"
turns out he's a huge PSB (and Morrissey) fan and will be going to the DC PSB performance as well! funny, huh? normally, I never get to meet a PSB fan on the street on this side of the pond!
hmm.. y'know, I must've been really blaring it if he heard it all from outside enough to make out what track I was listening to.
I wooooooooooooooood if I cooooooood...
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Nice onegomorrah wrote:hmm... are you coming on to me, Scully?Rent wrote:Lol, I'll be the judge of that!
listen, something really funny happened today on the way back to work from lunch. I was sitting in my car in my work parking lot waiting for Rent 12" extended to finish up on my stereo, and I hear this knock on my right window. I look up and there's this guy grinning at me and gesturing for me roll it down. he's from the same building in my office so I'd seen him around. so I hit the controls and he leans in and says -- "I couldn't help but notice you were jammin' away to Pet Shop Boys' Rent there!"
turns out he's a huge PSB (and Morrissey) fan and will be going to the DC PSB performance as well! funny, huh? normally, I never get to meet a PSB fan on the street on this side of the pond!
hmm.. y'know, I must've been really blaring it if he heard it all from outside enough to make out what track I was listening to.
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I also had a weird experience regarding Rent, which was an absolute NON-hit in the Netherlands. I was driving through the Netherland with an Australian friend who's also a PSB fan. We stopped in a small harbour village and drank something at a sailors pub. Suddenly "Rent" was played... - Kind of bizarre!
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Great:
1. Paninaro
2. Shameless
3. Friendly Fire
4. The Resurrectionist
5. Delusions Of Grandeur
6. Always
7. Decadence
8. Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
9. Don Juan
Good:
10. Blue On Blue
11. Between Two Islands
12. A Man Could Get Arrested
13. I Didn't Get Where I Am Today
14. Do I Have To?
15. No Time For Tears
16. Girls Don't Cry
17. Jack The Lad
18. In The Night
19. Your Funny Uncle
20. It Must Be Obvious
21. Too Many People
22. The Boy Who Couldn’t Keep His Clothes On
23. That's My Impression
Average:
24. The Truck Driver And His Mate
25. I Want A Dog
26. Hit And Miss
27. I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too)
28. The Sound Of The Atom Splitting
29. A New Life
30. Confidential
31. Losing My Mind
32. Miserablism
33. The View From Your Balcony
34. Was That What It Was?
35. We're The Pet Shop Boys
36. Sexy Northerner
37. Nightlife
38. Searching For The Face Of Jesus
39. The Calm Before The Storm
40. The Ghost Of Myself
41. Lies
42. Screaming
Below Average:
43. Disco Potential
44. We All Feel Better In The Dark
45. Hey, Headmaster
46. Some Speculation
47. Euroboy
48. If Love Were All
49. One Of The Crowd
50. What Keeps Mankind Alive
51. How I Learned To Hate Rock And Roll
52. Casting A Shadow
53. Music For Boys
54. Positive Role Model
Bad:
55. Silver Age
56. Transparent
57. Betrayed
58. Je t'Aime… Moi Non Plus
59. You Know Where You Went Wrong
I don't know:
Pet Shop Boys
Sail Away
Girls & Boys (Live)
1. Paninaro
2. Shameless
3. Friendly Fire
4. The Resurrectionist
5. Delusions Of Grandeur
6. Always
7. Decadence
8. Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
9. Don Juan
Good:
10. Blue On Blue
11. Between Two Islands
12. A Man Could Get Arrested
13. I Didn't Get Where I Am Today
14. Do I Have To?
15. No Time For Tears
16. Girls Don't Cry
17. Jack The Lad
18. In The Night
19. Your Funny Uncle
20. It Must Be Obvious
21. Too Many People
22. The Boy Who Couldn’t Keep His Clothes On
23. That's My Impression
Average:
24. The Truck Driver And His Mate
25. I Want A Dog
26. Hit And Miss
27. I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too)
28. The Sound Of The Atom Splitting
29. A New Life
30. Confidential
31. Losing My Mind
32. Miserablism
33. The View From Your Balcony
34. Was That What It Was?
35. We're The Pet Shop Boys
36. Sexy Northerner
37. Nightlife
38. Searching For The Face Of Jesus
39. The Calm Before The Storm
40. The Ghost Of Myself
41. Lies
42. Screaming
Below Average:
43. Disco Potential
44. We All Feel Better In The Dark
45. Hey, Headmaster
46. Some Speculation
47. Euroboy
48. If Love Were All
49. One Of The Crowd
50. What Keeps Mankind Alive
51. How I Learned To Hate Rock And Roll
52. Casting A Shadow
53. Music For Boys
54. Positive Role Model
Bad:
55. Silver Age
56. Transparent
57. Betrayed
58. Je t'Aime… Moi Non Plus
59. You Know Where You Went Wrong
I don't know:
Pet Shop Boys
Sail Away
Girls & Boys (Live)
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Immense:
1 Shameless
2 Delusions of grandeur
3 The resurrectionist
Brilliant:
4 I get excited (you get excited too)
5 Miserablism
6 Positive role model
7 The truck driver and his mate
8 Don Juan
9 Bet she’s not your girlfriend
10 Paninaro
11 A man could get arrested
12 Hey, Headmaster
13 Some speculation
14 You know where you went wrong
15 No time for tears
16 Too many people
17 Jack the lad
18 The calm before the storm
Good:
19 We all feel better in the dark
20 Between two islands
21 Euroboy
22 Do I have to?
23 In the night (Disco version is ‘immense’ though)
24 Sexy northerner
25 Searching for the face of Jesus
26 The view from your balcony
27 It must be obvious
28 Girls don’t cry
29 Was that what it was?
30 The ghost of myself
31 Always
32 Hit and miss
33 Lies
34 Betrayed
35 I didn’t get where I am today
36 The boy who couldn’t keep his clothes on
37 How I learned to hate rock and roll
38 We’re the Pet Shop Boys
39 I want a dog
40 Decadence
41 That’s my impression
42 Your funny uncle
Not bad:
43 The sound of the atom splitting
44 Blue on blue
45 Pet Shop Boys
46 Friendly fire
47 Music for boys
48 One of the crowd
49 A new life
50 Silver age
Poor:
51 Girls and boys (live)
52 Screaming
53 Sail away
Downright bad:
54 Disco potential
55 What keeps mankind alive
56 If love were all
57 Losing my mind
Never heard:
Confidential
Je T’aime
Nightlife
Transparent
1 Shameless
2 Delusions of grandeur
3 The resurrectionist
Brilliant:
4 I get excited (you get excited too)
5 Miserablism
6 Positive role model
7 The truck driver and his mate
8 Don Juan
9 Bet she’s not your girlfriend
10 Paninaro
11 A man could get arrested
12 Hey, Headmaster
13 Some speculation
14 You know where you went wrong
15 No time for tears
16 Too many people
17 Jack the lad
18 The calm before the storm
Good:
19 We all feel better in the dark
20 Between two islands
21 Euroboy
22 Do I have to?
23 In the night (Disco version is ‘immense’ though)
24 Sexy northerner
25 Searching for the face of Jesus
26 The view from your balcony
27 It must be obvious
28 Girls don’t cry
29 Was that what it was?
30 The ghost of myself
31 Always
32 Hit and miss
33 Lies
34 Betrayed
35 I didn’t get where I am today
36 The boy who couldn’t keep his clothes on
37 How I learned to hate rock and roll
38 We’re the Pet Shop Boys
39 I want a dog
40 Decadence
41 That’s my impression
42 Your funny uncle
Not bad:
43 The sound of the atom splitting
44 Blue on blue
45 Pet Shop Boys
46 Friendly fire
47 Music for boys
48 One of the crowd
49 A new life
50 Silver age
Poor:
51 Girls and boys (live)
52 Screaming
53 Sail away
Downright bad:
54 Disco potential
55 What keeps mankind alive
56 If love were all
57 Losing my mind
Never heard:
Confidential
Je T’aime
Nightlife
Transparent
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I can't do this but these are a few of my favourites:
Miserablism
Bet she's not your girlfriend
The Resurrectionist
In the night
Hey, headmaster
Too many people
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No time for tears - 7" mix
I also like What keeps mankind alive? and The sound of the atom splitting.
I haven't heard these:
Pet Shop Boys - what's that one like?
Silver age
Screaming
Casting a shadow
The ghost of myself
Lies
Sail away
Always
Nightlife
Searching for the face of Jesus
Between two islands
Miserablism
Bet she's not your girlfriend
The Resurrectionist
In the night
Hey, headmaster
Too many people
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No time for tears - 7" mix
I also like What keeps mankind alive? and The sound of the atom splitting.
I haven't heard these:
Pet Shop Boys - what's that one like?
Silver age
Screaming
Casting a shadow
The ghost of myself
Lies
Sail away
Always
Nightlife
Searching for the face of Jesus
Between two islands
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My list, including short comments
01 Your Funny Uncle - a masterpiece, want it played at my funeral
02 Hey, Headmaster - another gorgeous song
03 Miserablism - fantastic lyrics... the 11th track of Behaviour, their best album
04 Betrayed - should have been track 4 on Bilingual, great production
05 Jack The Lad - better than most of Please!
06 Too Many People - musically and melodically a very rich song
07 It Must Be Obvious - outstanding production, unique in its own way
08 Searching For The Face Of Jesus - terribly underappreciated, gorgeous melody
09 Shameless - their most hit-potential b-side ever. Should have promoted Alternative
10 Screaming - catchy and effective! I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more should have been its B-side, rather than the other way around
11 Friendly Fire - beautiful song, one of the highlights of their musical
12 I Didn't Get Where I Am Today - I still don't understand why this wasn't the lead single from Release
13 Hit And Miss - as good as its A-side, both fantastic
14 No Time For Tears - could and should have been a single
15 Confidential - one of the best tracks PSB ever wrote for someone else
16 The View From Your Balcony - love the melody, way too good to be a B-side
17 Transparent - yes, I know you're all shocked, but I love this track. It's underrated.
18 Was That What It Was? - one of the better early PSB-tracks
19 Lies - great strings, catchy and cool Chris vocals
20 Delusions Of Grandeur - a stomper that would have worked as a single too
21 Don Juan - very good track, the 7th track of Introspective
22 I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too) - a very good b-side, great value for money
23 The Resurrectionist - a typical PSB b-side, meaning it's better than its A-side
24 A Man Could Get Arrested - same here.. (yes, I *do* think so)
25 Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend - catchy song, good as a B-side, not on an album
26 Sexy Northerner - PSB's dryest song ever, very nice
27 Decadence - the Very-era was great for b-sides, this is another proof
28 Do I Have To? - good, good. the fact that it was covered, says enough
29 Always - moody song, wouldn't have been out of place on Release
30 Positive Role Model - good, although the chorus could have been better
31 Sail Away - a nice cover, well done
32 The Calm Before The Storm - nice song, typical b-side
33 That's My Impression - vintage PSB, their 'oldest' sounding track
34 In The Night - a classic one, almost impossible to dislike
35 The Ghost Of Myself - a lovely experiment, catchy chorus, great production
36 The Boy Who Couldn’t Keep His Clothes On - nice and catchy, well-produced
37 We're the Pet Shop Boys - a nice cover, I love the Love Comes Quickly-chord in it
38 One Of The Crowd - nice track, funny lyrics
39 The Truck Driver And His Mate - great, although it should have had more lyrics
40 Paninaro - nice, but I prefer the 1995 single version
41 Girls & Boys (live) - nice how they turned it into a PSB-track
42 Girls Don't Cry - rather standard PSB b-side, typical, but OK
43 Casting A Shadow - nice instrumental track, works fine sometimes
44 Blue On Blue - it's retro, it's ok, but below average for PSB
45 How I Learned To Hate Rock And Roll - not bad, decent b-side, nice production
46 We All Feel Better In The Dark - unusual PSB track, I like it, but that's it
47 Nightlife - wouldn't have been the worst track on Nightlife. Don't like the falsetto vocals, though
48 Music For Boys - what to comment here? it's nice, but below average
49 The Sound Of The Atom Splitting - unusual, messy, but certainly not bad
50 Losing My Mind - well-done, but I prefer the finished Liza version
51 Silver Age - their answer to At The River by Groove Armada...- nice
52 What Keeps Mankind Alive - took some time to get used to. Difficult song, nice cover
53 I Want A Dog - the lyrics are better than the song itself...
54 A New Life - sounds too dated to me, never one of my favourites
55 Disco Potential - nice experiment ridiculizing U2 and Chemical Brothers, but too repetative
56 Euroboy - well-produced, but apart from that it's nothing special
57 Je t'Aime… Moi Non Plus - the orgasm sounds harm the track, I like the robot voice
58 Some Speculation - it's just... dull and too long
59 You Know Where You Went Wrong - failed attempt to redo West End Girls
60 Between Two Islands - it just goes nowhere, their worst b-side in a long time
61 If Love Were All - this is not Pet Shop Boys, it's Neil Tennant and an orchestra
62 Pet Shop Boys - it works on my nerves
01 Your Funny Uncle - a masterpiece, want it played at my funeral
02 Hey, Headmaster - another gorgeous song
03 Miserablism - fantastic lyrics... the 11th track of Behaviour, their best album
04 Betrayed - should have been track 4 on Bilingual, great production
05 Jack The Lad - better than most of Please!
06 Too Many People - musically and melodically a very rich song
07 It Must Be Obvious - outstanding production, unique in its own way
08 Searching For The Face Of Jesus - terribly underappreciated, gorgeous melody
09 Shameless - their most hit-potential b-side ever. Should have promoted Alternative
10 Screaming - catchy and effective! I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more should have been its B-side, rather than the other way around
11 Friendly Fire - beautiful song, one of the highlights of their musical
12 I Didn't Get Where I Am Today - I still don't understand why this wasn't the lead single from Release
13 Hit And Miss - as good as its A-side, both fantastic
14 No Time For Tears - could and should have been a single
15 Confidential - one of the best tracks PSB ever wrote for someone else
16 The View From Your Balcony - love the melody, way too good to be a B-side
17 Transparent - yes, I know you're all shocked, but I love this track. It's underrated.
18 Was That What It Was? - one of the better early PSB-tracks
19 Lies - great strings, catchy and cool Chris vocals
20 Delusions Of Grandeur - a stomper that would have worked as a single too
21 Don Juan - very good track, the 7th track of Introspective
22 I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too) - a very good b-side, great value for money
23 The Resurrectionist - a typical PSB b-side, meaning it's better than its A-side
24 A Man Could Get Arrested - same here.. (yes, I *do* think so)
25 Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend - catchy song, good as a B-side, not on an album
26 Sexy Northerner - PSB's dryest song ever, very nice
27 Decadence - the Very-era was great for b-sides, this is another proof
28 Do I Have To? - good, good. the fact that it was covered, says enough
29 Always - moody song, wouldn't have been out of place on Release
30 Positive Role Model - good, although the chorus could have been better
31 Sail Away - a nice cover, well done
32 The Calm Before The Storm - nice song, typical b-side
33 That's My Impression - vintage PSB, their 'oldest' sounding track
34 In The Night - a classic one, almost impossible to dislike
35 The Ghost Of Myself - a lovely experiment, catchy chorus, great production
36 The Boy Who Couldn’t Keep His Clothes On - nice and catchy, well-produced
37 We're the Pet Shop Boys - a nice cover, I love the Love Comes Quickly-chord in it
38 One Of The Crowd - nice track, funny lyrics
39 The Truck Driver And His Mate - great, although it should have had more lyrics
40 Paninaro - nice, but I prefer the 1995 single version
41 Girls & Boys (live) - nice how they turned it into a PSB-track
42 Girls Don't Cry - rather standard PSB b-side, typical, but OK
43 Casting A Shadow - nice instrumental track, works fine sometimes
44 Blue On Blue - it's retro, it's ok, but below average for PSB
45 How I Learned To Hate Rock And Roll - not bad, decent b-side, nice production
46 We All Feel Better In The Dark - unusual PSB track, I like it, but that's it
47 Nightlife - wouldn't have been the worst track on Nightlife. Don't like the falsetto vocals, though
48 Music For Boys - what to comment here? it's nice, but below average
49 The Sound Of The Atom Splitting - unusual, messy, but certainly not bad
50 Losing My Mind - well-done, but I prefer the finished Liza version
51 Silver Age - their answer to At The River by Groove Armada...- nice
52 What Keeps Mankind Alive - took some time to get used to. Difficult song, nice cover
53 I Want A Dog - the lyrics are better than the song itself...
54 A New Life - sounds too dated to me, never one of my favourites
55 Disco Potential - nice experiment ridiculizing U2 and Chemical Brothers, but too repetative
56 Euroboy - well-produced, but apart from that it's nothing special
57 Je t'Aime… Moi Non Plus - the orgasm sounds harm the track, I like the robot voice
58 Some Speculation - it's just... dull and too long
59 You Know Where You Went Wrong - failed attempt to redo West End Girls
60 Between Two Islands - it just goes nowhere, their worst b-side in a long time
61 If Love Were All - this is not Pet Shop Boys, it's Neil Tennant and an orchestra
62 Pet Shop Boys - it works on my nerves
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Here's my ranking:
01 Paninaro
02 In The Night
03 We All Feel Better In The Dark
04 Casting A Shadow
05 The Resurrectionist
06 A Man Could Get Arrested
07 Hit And Miss
08 The Sound Of The Atom Splitting
09 The Truck Driver And His Mate
10 Delusions Of Grandeur
11 Sexy Northerner
12 Losing My Mind
13 Shameless
14 Always
15 Don Juan
16 The Boy Who Couldn’t Keep His Clothes On
17 I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too)
18 Miserablism
19 No Time For Tears
20 Confidential
21 The View From Your Balcony
22 Betrayed
23 Some Speculation
24 Nightlife
25 Too Many People
26 Your Funny Uncle
27 That's My Impression
28 Was That What It Was?
29 Music For Boys
30 The Calm Before The Storm
31 Girls & Boys (live)
32 Girls Don't Cry
33 Silver Age
34 The Ghost Of Myself
35 Between Two Islands
36 Positive Role Model
37 Searching For The Face Of Jesus
38 We're the Pet Shop Boys
39 You Know Where You Went Wrong
40 Euroboy
41 Decadence
42 One Of The Crowd
43 Transparent
44 It Must Be Obvious
45 Hey, Headmaster
46 Friendly Fire
47 Blue On Blue
48 I Want A Dog
49 Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
50 Disco Potential
51 A New Life
52 Sail Away
53 Je t'Aime… Moi Non Plus
54 Lies
55 How I Learned To Hate Rock And Roll
56 What Keeps Mankind Alive
57 Jack The Lad
58 Do I Have To?
59 If Love Were All
60 I Didn't Get Where I Am Today
61 Pet Shop Boys
62 Screaming
01 Paninaro
02 In The Night
03 We All Feel Better In The Dark
04 Casting A Shadow
05 The Resurrectionist
06 A Man Could Get Arrested
07 Hit And Miss
08 The Sound Of The Atom Splitting
09 The Truck Driver And His Mate
10 Delusions Of Grandeur
11 Sexy Northerner
12 Losing My Mind
13 Shameless
14 Always
15 Don Juan
16 The Boy Who Couldn’t Keep His Clothes On
17 I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too)
18 Miserablism
19 No Time For Tears
20 Confidential
21 The View From Your Balcony
22 Betrayed
23 Some Speculation
24 Nightlife
25 Too Many People
26 Your Funny Uncle
27 That's My Impression
28 Was That What It Was?
29 Music For Boys
30 The Calm Before The Storm
31 Girls & Boys (live)
32 Girls Don't Cry
33 Silver Age
34 The Ghost Of Myself
35 Between Two Islands
36 Positive Role Model
37 Searching For The Face Of Jesus
38 We're the Pet Shop Boys
39 You Know Where You Went Wrong
40 Euroboy
41 Decadence
42 One Of The Crowd
43 Transparent
44 It Must Be Obvious
45 Hey, Headmaster
46 Friendly Fire
47 Blue On Blue
48 I Want A Dog
49 Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
50 Disco Potential
51 A New Life
52 Sail Away
53 Je t'Aime… Moi Non Plus
54 Lies
55 How I Learned To Hate Rock And Roll
56 What Keeps Mankind Alive
57 Jack The Lad
58 Do I Have To?
59 If Love Were All
60 I Didn't Get Where I Am Today
61 Pet Shop Boys
62 Screaming
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B-sides
I love these b-sides:1. The truck driver and his mate
2. Shameless
3. Delusion of grandeur
4. Girls & Boys (Live In Rio)
5. I didn't get where I'm today
6. Too many people
7. The Resurrectionist
8. Positie Role Model (but the musical version is much better)
9. Losing My Mind
10. Sexy Northerner
I like these b-sides1. Euroboy
2. How I Learned To Hate Rock And Roll
3. Bet she's not your girlfriend
4. In the night
5. Miserablism
6. Always
7. Music For Boys
8. The Boy Who Couldn’t Keep His Clothes On
9. Paninaro
10. Don Juan (much better the demo version)
I hate this tracks:1. Decadence
2. If Love Were All
3. Betrayed
4. Je t'Aime… Moi Non Plus
5. We're the Pet Shop Boys
6. I Didn't Get Where I Am Today
7. Girls Don't Cry
yet to listen and rate
61 Blue On Blue
62 No Time For Tears
But sorry,Is No times for tears a b-side? Wasn't It iclude in the battleship Potemkin sound-track album in 2004?