What's PSB darkest album?

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Hillbilly · #61 Post by **Hillbilly** » Sat 28 Jul 2007, 12:18 pm

I was thinking mostly about what "dark" means in a musical sense, not so much lyrically, and Behaviour is by far the darkest album - musically - Pet Shop Boys have ever made.

Radiophonic · #62 Post by **Radiophonic** » Sat 28 Jul 2007, 1:42 pm

Indeed. Dark can mean musically, lyrically or by subject (see Mack The Knife). It's all valid.

Riikka · #63 Post by **Riikka** » Sat 28 Jul 2007, 3:21 pm

I usually find music dark or sad when the arrangement and melody are like that. The lyrics are a different case. Behaviour sounds to me quite dark really.

Pet Shop Girl · #64 Post by **Pet Shop Girl** » Sat 28 Jul 2007, 6:27 pm

Well then Behaviour and Fundamental are their dark albums.

Phillip · #65 Post by **Phillip** » Sat 28 Jul 2007, 9:05 pm

Behaviour

DJ Pat · #66 Post by **DJ Pat** » Sun 29 Jul 2007, 6:02 pm

Pet Shop Girl wrote:

Just listen to the latest Smashing Pumpkins cd

No thanks, I think I'll pass on that.

Now that's a dark record. And a classic.

Pet Shop Girl · #67 Post by **Pet Shop Girl** » Sun 29 Jul 2007, 7:01 pm

I do not listen to any rap music so I will pass on that one. Its Smashing Pumpkins, NIN, Recoil, Marilyn Manson for me.

DJ Pat · #68 Post by **DJ Pat** » Mon 30 Jul 2007, 3:21 pm

Pet Shop Girl wrote:I do not listen to any rap music so I will pass on that one..

That album is one of the most accessible "gangsta" hiphop albums of all time, the one that started it all off.

The first and only "P-funk" hiphop album made up of funk samples. Brilliant.

But back on topic, "Release" was my dark hour, and "Birthday Boy" was my favourite track.....

Radiophonic · #69 Post by **Radiophonic** » Mon 30 Jul 2007, 3:41 pm

I wonder if they look at Release as their Low/Heroes era?

homer1972 · #70 Post by **homer1972** » Mon 30 Jul 2007, 3:42 pm

Behaviour.

Pet Shop Girl · #71 Post by **Pet Shop Girl** » Mon 30 Jul 2007, 7:41 pm

But in all sincerity, Release can be construed as a dark album also.