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Re: Does anyone else think Nightlife is their worst album?
Posted: Thu 02 Feb 2006, 5:29 pm
by Pani
NO! I don't share this feelings about 'Nightlife'.
It's one of the most listened PSB albums here,
I love it to bits.
Jareth wrote:At least with Release they were purposely trying something different (that some fans didn't like) ...
Me, for instance ...
I didn't like it and still dislike 'Release' relase.
Posted: Thu 02 Feb 2006, 5:40 pm
by Chrispsb
nightlife and release are great albums to me.
Posted: Thu 02 Feb 2006, 6:05 pm
by Glenny4
Bit of a mixed bag for me Nightlife.
the good
Closer to Heaven
You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
For Your Own Good
Happiness Is an Option
Vampires
the in between
I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more
Footsteps
Radiophonic
In Denial
The Only One
the embarrassing bad
New York City Boy
the ugly
Boy Strange
Posted: Thu 02 Feb 2006, 6:34 pm
by Janet Street-Porter
I agree with Ghost and Choliux - it has never felt like a cohesive album to me and that's why I don't particularly care for it. I actually didn't buy it for ages because I thought that there was another special edition (ie: not just the one with the plastic sleeve) and then kind of lost interest after a week of looking. It was my PSB crisis - I didn't want to hear it after reading the NME 4/10 review and New York city boy was *ironic* in a 'Oh they've done a Village People style song' for about a minute. But I made it through the storm.....
It's got some excellent tracks but the whole is definitely unsatisfying.
Posted: Thu 02 Feb 2006, 6:45 pm
by Sjòn
Yes, and too bad b-sides. It looks like the musical absorved all the best work.
Posted: Thu 02 Feb 2006, 8:26 pm
by SilentRose
i LOVE nightlife and have never had any complaints about it. Release IMO is they're worst album.
Posted: Thu 02 Feb 2006, 9:13 pm
by stussyboy
I think working with Craig Armsrong was a mistake - the orchestrations are generally good, but the production is lame. If Rollo has done the whole album, and New York city boy was dropped, it would've been much better.
Bilingual is one of my favourite albums in terms of the songs, but I agree with N&C that they got the running order wrong. I think many hardcore fans like PSB when they sound like PSB, and on Bilingual (and Release) they often don't. I, however, tend to prefer these tracks (eg. Before, Boy Strange LIAC).
Posted: Thu 02 Feb 2006, 9:14 pm
by Technotrancemix
Only about 5-6 tracks that are good on Nightlife and the same on Release. Only Release beats it because it is a more complete album. Yes, they should've kept CTH musical seperate from NL and maybe they would've had a better album.
Posted: Thu 02 Feb 2006, 10:56 pm
by Dreamcatcher2003
It has been six years (yes 2000) that I did not listen to a song from Nightlife, except for the majestic Kraftwerk-like Radiophonic. So this makes it the worst album for me- Even I did listen to it, there is that horrible In Denial, and another horror New York city boy- by the way PSB's slow songs have always been good contenders some are excellent, but the only one and footsteps make my skin crawl with goosebumps- not for their beauty, of course.
Bilingual on the other hand- Discoteca and To Step Aside are excellently haunting enough to make it something very worthy...
Posted: Fri 03 Feb 2006, 3:10 am
by kdpsb
mmm could be.....I think isn't bad, but when I listen this album New York city boy is the track that I always skip
Nightlife in fact is a MESS!!!
Posted: Fri 03 Feb 2006, 3:21 am
by TrasTornado
No.
Bilingual > Nightlife > Release
But I also think Flamboyant was great; so I'm almost sure Fundametal will be beter than those three.
Posted: Fri 03 Feb 2006, 3:29 am
by weirdalfan1980
I like Nightlife, it would be my 3rd or 4th best album behind
Behaviour
Very
Why slag Bilingual? Because after an impressive Very / Relentless era, they came with that?
Posted: Fri 03 Feb 2006, 3:46 am
by Naughty Zoot
At this point in my life, I must confess that I'm really very conflicted about Nightlife.
It came out 2 months after I had almost lost my right leg. The tour offered me my 1st opportunity to see PSB live. It seemed like it was a hedge against the diciest project of their creative lives - Closer to Heaven. It had You only tell me you love me when you're drunk.
I guess I would have to say that it isn't exactly their finest hour but, uneven as it may be, it's still worth listening to.
Posted: Fri 03 Feb 2006, 3:53 am
by glennjridge
my only issue with nightlife is I sometimes felt some of the songs were better than the versions that ended up on the CD. I love the song "closer to heaven" but the arrangement is so dark and heavy.
I think the montage version of footsteps is much better and warmer and beautiful the stripped down version,
the arrangements on for your own good and radiophonic seemed so one note and one level. the songs never seem to take off and end up sounding repetitious .
boy stange? great chord changes and melody for the verse parts but I feel the chorus didnt live up to all the song could be.
but for me vampires and drunk were perfection.
Posted: Fri 03 Feb 2006, 10:56 pm
by TAROKKO
I really think that make no sanse to put in the same group album of NEW STUFF and ALBUM OF REMIXES.
DISCO 2 is not the "worst album" because is not a TRUE album...
DISCO 2 is something born at the end of VERY...
that's why I usually take DISCO 1, 2, 3 like a "bonus" when all the singles from an album were released...
I think that when we talked about album we have to talk only about NEW STUDIO RELEASE. No remix, No grethest hit collections or something like that...
I love nightlife better than bilingual
1) very
2) nightlife
3) release
4) bilingual
and I LOVE New York city boy
I think that the idea is amazing.... I love to dance it in a gay disco
