Why aren't Pet Shop Boys popular as they were?

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singysingysingy · Sat 23 Jun 2007, 10:33 pm

Come on-Scissor Sisters are a joke in my opinion while PSB are genius and art....

Blogo · #47 Post by **Blogo** » Sat 23 Jun 2007, 11:28 pm

I know the are a crummy band... but if you take it that they are meant to be mainstream there is still hope for the Pets'

Come on-Scissor Sisters are a joke in my opinion while PSB are genius and art....

Deschanel · #48 Post by **Deschanel** » Sat 23 Jun 2007, 11:44 pm

Anyone saying Scissor Sisters are either a "joke" or "crummy" is pretty much someone without any sense of taste or fun or pop sensibility whatsoever. They've been tremendously successful doing what they do, and sneering at their accomplishments, esp. in the US, is extremely petty. They make fun records and put on superbly energetic live shows.

Contra to what someone said above, PSB have never ever tried to "cater to a gay audience in the 90's", paraphrasing. Anyone who knows where they're coming from, or who were around then know this is false. Bullshit.

Surreal that this thread's question recurs like clockwork every six months, and that the people posting the question seem to have no idea of the immense changes and actually huge collapse of the music industry since PSB were on top. It's a different world and has been for ages.

Radiophonic · #49 Post by **Radiophonic** » Sun 24 Jun 2007, 10:48 am

I've nothing against Scissor Sisters but they do seem rather too derivitive of early Leo Sayer, Elton John, 10cc, etc.

I hate it when PSB too knowingly prostitute OTT 'gay' songs like Somewhere, New York City Boy and Saturday Night Forever.

Blogo · #50 Post by **Blogo** » Sun 24 Jun 2007, 2:53 pm

Surreal that this thread's question recurs like clockwork every six months

Deschanel.. I'm a new fan, I just was wondering...

Technotrancemix · #51 Post by **Technotrancemix** » Sun 24 Jun 2007, 4:01 pm

I prefer that Timberland bloke than them Sissy Sisters

pet shop boy · #52 Post by **pet shop boy** » Sun 24 Jun 2007, 4:46 pm

Shopper wrote:I wish they associated themselves with more current producers. Someone like a Timbaland or Pharell, have amazing dance/club sensibilities and can easily mould a PSB track into sounding a little edgier and modern, that is provided PSB want to sound 'today'.

I'd hate the boys to get involved with repetative school girl nonsense like justin trousersnake, and his silly twirly dancing with silly glitter lights in the video.

I want the boys to be the boys, to do what makes them happy and be comfortable.

Gosh i thought boy-band like music was something PSB fans didn't like, its certainly something the boys dont like. Individualism, not integralism

Radiophonic · #53 Post by **Radiophonic** » Sun 24 Jun 2007, 5:41 pm

They should team up with PJ and Duncan.... *psyke!*

Shopper · #54 Post by **Shopper** » Mon 25 Jun 2007, 7:12 am

or someone new and edgy is all I want to get that fresh idea/perspective.

But how much of the 'gay' tag thing is true ? Erasure were always flamboyant and OTT and their album sales are not exactly much lower than PSB isnt it..when comparing the 80s-90s and now.

SS may not be huge on the singles charts now, but both their albums have sold million plus each, and that too within the UK alone !?!

Actually · #55 Post by **Actually** » Mon 25 Jun 2007, 5:47 pm

singysingysingy wrote:Come on-Scissor Sisters are a joke in my opinion while PSB are genius and art....

Oh come on..."I don't feel like dancing" is most probably the BEST feel good song (Non PSB) there is!
About time we heard Neil's duet with Jake "I am what i am". Perhaps an EP titled "Carry On Camping (Pitch up a tent remix)

Radiophonic · #56 Post by **Radiophonic** » Mon 25 Jun 2007, 5:53 pm

Wasn't I Don't Feel Like Dancing written by Dame Elton? I didn't know that til recently....

Flaffer · #57 Post by **Flaffer** » Mon 25 Jun 2007, 6:58 pm

Paddymacall wrote:Well I think the PEt Shop Boys are still popular.. look at Scissor Sisters.. their single releases for Ta-Dah.. havent been doing very well... Land of a thousand words came in at No. 19 and Shes my man came in at No.29! and their latest release came in at No.43 - kiss you off... To conclude the Pets are more popular than the scissor Sisters! haha! I went off in a tangent!

the difference is that SS are very popular amongst the type of people who are told what to like and do their album shopping at Tescos - the singles haven't sold very well partly, I believe, because they have had bizarre track listings and included one track picture discs