Happy 12th birthday, ''Disco 2''!

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dannii
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Happy 12th birthday, ''Disco 2''!

#1 Post by dannii »

c'mon people, let's celebrate this spectacular release :lol:
has your ''Disco 2'' opinion changed after 12 years? :wink:
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#2 Post by Boy Strange »

Disco 2 is better than Bilingual.
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Re: Happy 12th birthday, ''Disco 2''!

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dannii wrote:has your ''Disco 2'' opinion changed after 12 years? :wink:
When i played "Disco 2" at the first time, after Behaviour & Discography (missed Very at the time) in 1995, it was a real shock! :shock: Oh, long eleven years filled with hatred of this stuff. But when i bought my own legal CD at the beginning of this summer, i'm changed my opinion a little. It's still weakest in my eyes, but not terrible as it was before.
Boy Strange wrote:Disco 2 is better than Bilingual.
Isn't funny! :shhh:
"I think it’s an amazingly good album, I’ve got to be honest with you. It’s one of the albums I feel most proud of. But for people who don’t really know us, and have a sort of an idea about us, ‘Electric’ is more what the Pet Shop Boys are meant to be."
(Neil Tennant, speaking about "Elysium" on the eve of "Electric" release.)
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Re: Happy 12th birthday, ''Disco 2''!

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dannii wrote:has your ''Disco 2'' opinion changed after 12 years? :wink:
The feelings of insult have weakened. But still I never listen to it.
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Re: Happy 12th birthday, ''Disco 2''!

#5 Post by retrofuturist »

Marcus wrote:
dannii wrote:has your ''Disco 2'' opinion changed after 12 years? :wink:
The feelings of insult have weakened. But still I never listen to it.
That's my feeling too. The only way I would have had any time for D2 was if it was a b-side of a single.

For example,

1. A Different Point Of View
2. Disco 2

That might have been a pleasant surprise I guess, rather than a wasted opportunity that tainted the otherwise impressive Disco series. I wonder how much Disco 2 jeopardised potential sales of Disco 3.

Retro. :)
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#6 Post by popfreak »

I haven't played it since its release 12 yrs ago.
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#7 Post by raggatwin »

bad selection of mixes, badly put together.
Hello my name is Neil Tennant and I'm Chris Lowe and we're of the Pet Shop Boys.
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#8 Post by daveid »

They must have thought that after the success of Very they could put out any old shit...and they did. I'm not saying the continuous mix shouldn't've been released, but as a Disco album? It's a total anachronism and the worst "product" they've ever released. Use it as a coaster.
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#9 Post by Moira Stewart »

I didn't even bother buying it
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#10 Post by rabagast »

Let's celebrate Domino Dancing (sep. 12 1988) and Battleship Potemkin (sep. 12 2004)instead. :D
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Yes, good idea. I was there. An unforgettable night.
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#12 Post by joeythecat »

12 years, that was a very long time ago. Not sure if I ever listened to it all the way through without stopping it or skipping to the next song.
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#13 Post by Jaf »

Huh, I don't think it's that bad. Going to go listen to it now. Followed by a viewing of It Couldn't Happen Here.
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Re: Happy 12th birthday, ''Disco 2''!

#14 Post by Danger »

dannii wrote:c'mon people, let's celebrate this spectacular release :lol:
has your ''Disco 2'' opinion changed after 12 years? :wink:
:down: The worst PSB's album in their history! I really hate Danny Ramplin that mixed the tracks!! Afert Very, PSB had some of their most famous and danceable songs but their remixes were not good done and Rampling made a disaster with the mixing. It could be a masterpiece but it became a "tragedy". Very much better Disco 3 (my prefered between the 3 Discos) and Disco 1. The only good song in Disco 2 are Absolutely fabulous remixed by Rollo and yesterday When I Was Mad remixed by Jam&Spoon.
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#15 Post by dVTB »

*LOL* Not a word about the 10th birthday of Bilingual, but here we go celebrating Disco 2 being twelve years old.

I was just trying to forget that awful Farley & Heller remix of Go West... :cry:
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