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Posted: **Sat 18 Feb 2006, 2:14 pm**

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.

Posted: **Sat 18 Feb 2006, 2:16 pm**

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.

Posted: **Sat 18 Feb 2006, 2:35 pm**

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.

Posted: **Sat 18 Feb 2006, 2:39 pm**

Maybe God Willing is now an interlude...

Posted: **Sat 18 Feb 2006, 4:03 pm**

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.

Except that he says he thinks he will like it following positive reviews thus far!

Posted: **Sat 18 Feb 2006, 6:22 pm**

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

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.

Posted: **Sat 18 Feb 2006, 8:00 pm**

what's going on actually?

Posted: **Sat 18 Feb 2006, 10:06 pm**

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

Posted: **Sat 18 Feb 2006, 10:31 pm**

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.

Posted: **Sun 19 Feb 2006, 6:37 pm**

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...

Posted: **Sun 19 Feb 2006, 7:26 pm**

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.

Posted: **Sun 19 Feb 2006, 7:34 pm**

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?

Posted: **Sun 19 Feb 2006, 10:13 pm**

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).
Saludos

Posted: **Sun 19 Feb 2006, 10:22 pm**

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.

Posted: **Sun 19 Feb 2006, 11:28 pm**

Who wants to be with me?

Oh sorry, wrong thread.