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#16 Post by glennjridge »

true. but maybe its just me but politics by a punk rock group with screaming guitars seems to be far more legit then it delivered via cha cha music and a disco ball.

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#17 Post by glennjridge »

nickname wrote:
glennjridge wrote:yeah going by all reports the CD was very lopsided. and although it does seem to be getting alot of buzz I dont see integral being a single.

it might just be one of those awesome album tracks that everyone talks about but was not released. personally I am not sure politically driven disco songs scream top of the chart.
I don't know why but I think you are wrong. More or less, all the reviews think "Integral" is the best song of the album so I think it'll be the main single of Fundamental (something similar to "Go West" with very).
hey I will gladly accept thatever I can get.I think I'm going to love integral just going by by how taken the few reviewers that have heard it are.

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glennjridge wrote:
nickname wrote:
glennjridge wrote:yeah going by all reports the CD was very lopsided. and although it does seem to be getting alot of buzz I dont see integral being a single.

it might just be one of those awesome album tracks that everyone talks about but was not released. personally I am not sure politically driven disco songs scream top of the chart.
I don't know why but I think you are wrong. More or less, all the reviews think "Integral" is the best song of the album so I think it'll be the main single of Fundamental (something similar to "Go West" with very).
hey I will gladly accept thatever I can get.I think I'm going to love integral just going by by how taken the few reviewers that have heard it are.
I see you don't trust in these reviewers very much. :wink:

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#19 Post by westendboy87 »

Maybe God Willing is now an interlude...

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nickname wrote:
glennjridge wrote:
nickname wrote: I don't know why but I think you are wrong. More or less, all the reviews think "Integral" is the best song of the album so I think it'll be the main single of Fundamental (something similar to "Go West" with very).
hey I will gladly accept thatever I can get.I think I'm going to love integral just going by by how taken the few reviewers that have heard it are.
I see you don't trust in these reviewers very much. :wink:
Except that he says he thinks he will like it following positive reviews thus far!
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#21 Post by Syncratic »

Glenny4 wrote:HRNNKK! etc etc etc: the Pet Shop Boys' new single has changed. Instead of 'Minimal', 'I'm With Stupid' will kick off the 'Fundamental' campaign and will be 'in stores' on May 8.

The track sequence for 'Fundamental' has also changed (BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS IF THE KIDS WILL JUST RE-ORDER IT ANYWAY IN iTUNES) and is now as follows:

1. 'Psychological'
2. 'The Sodom & Gomorrah Show'
3. 'I Made My Excuses And Left'
4. 'Minimal'
5. 'Numb'
6. 'God Willing'
7. 'Luna Park'
8. 'I'm With Stupid'
9. 'Casanova In Hell'
10. 'Twentieth Century'
11. 'Indefinite Leave To Remain'
12. 'Integral' <<< THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE SINGLE


YES :roll:
When I first heard the intial extract to Psychological, I always thought it sounded like an appropriate intro for an album, from the bassline, and the way it builds up. That's twice in days that they've taken Nickname's advice. First we had the impromtu duet with Neil and Madonna backstage at the Brits (I know not quite a Brits performance but still) then we get this reorder.

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#22 Post by Very »

what's going on actually? :roll:
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#23 Post by glennjridge »

maybe they should just take popjustices word for it and make integral their first single. they seem to know alot about charts

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#24 Post by Lleonard Pler »

Releasing the best song of an album as the lead single could be a bad decision. It's better to release a good song in the first place, and later the best song. Otherwise, you run out of tricks & the best songs too much too fast.

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#25 Post by Ghost within this house »

I'm with Stupid sounds like it might be controversial and humorous enough to make an impact. If Minimal is Neil doing pretentious bollox then, much as we all might like it, it won't necessarily have the out-reach that you'd want from a lead single...
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#26 Post by Nickname »

The lyrics are not as important as the sound of the song.

Even more, in countries where the English language is not the official one.

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#27 Post by Ghost within this house »

nickname wrote:The lyrics are not as important as the sound of the song.

Even more, in countries where the English language is not the official one.
Maybe not to you, but Parlophone? well, perhaps the video is the key issue here..

If you're right, I guess that's why they released the Psychological W/L promo first, eh?
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#28 Post by TrasTornado »

nickname wrote:The lyrics are not as important as the sound of the song.

Even more, in countries where the English language is not the official one.
I don't know if they care about countries where English language is not the official one, but what you say is absolutely true (I care about lyrics, but a lot of other people not. It's all about the sound and voice, not words).
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#29 Post by TrasTornado »

And sometimes it's an advantage with songs like Go West, New York City Boy or something like those; wich many of you think they are embarassing. Anyway people isn't stupid, they may know if the song sounds a little "camp" (don´t know for sure if it is the right word for homo friendly), but even in that circunstance it is less obvious.
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#30 Post by weirdalfan1980 »

Who wants to be with me?

Oh sorry, wrong thread. :lol:
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