Pet Shop Boys - Behavior
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Artist: Pet Shop BoysEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-07-03
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Being Boring
- This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave
- To Face The Truth
- How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?
- Only The Wind
- My October Symphony
- So Hard
- Nervously
- The End Of The World
- Jealousy
- It Must Be Obvious
- So Hard (Extended Dance Mix)
- Miserablism
- Being Boring (Extended Mix)
- Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
- We All Feel Better In The Dark (Extended Mix)
- Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) (Extended Mix)
- Jealousy (Extended Version)
- Generic Jingle
- DJ Culture (Extended Mix)
- Was It Worth It? (Twelve-Inch Mix)
- Music For Boys (Ambient Mix)
- DJ Culture (Seven-Inch Mix)
Free Music Notes for Behavior
Free Music Review: Pet Shop Boys like they have never sounded before...
Hit: 5 Stars
When I bought this CD in 1990 I was HIGHLY disappointed. After the synth pop of "West End Girls", "It's a Sin" and their remake of "Always on my Mind", I was expecting more of the same. In fact, the only song that comes close to their synth-pop sound on this CD is "So Hard" and that song is the weakest link on this CD.
Over time, and it did not take very long, I came to really enjoy this CD. It has a depth and texture to it that only reveals itself on repeated listens. The lyrics are also much more blatantly gay than anything PSB had written up to that time, but still have that coy late '80s-early '90s double-entendre that requires a bit of deciphering. They would, of course, completely drop that facade with "Very" and "Bilingual" and it is doubtful that in this day and age an artist could ever write such cryptically gay lyrics ever again. But, deciphering the lyrics is part of the beauty of this album.
The other beauty of this album is the sound. When PSB went about making this album, they traveled to Germany to work with Harold Faltermeyer because he had many, many old analogue synthesizers. This gives the album a very different sound from the typical PSB high-energy dance-pop fare.
Yet, even without the high-energy dance-pop tunes this album still works on so many levels. "Being Boring" is arguably one of their best songs ever, and the rest of the songs (other than "So Hard") don't fall far behind. I can't say that most of the songs on this CD vary greatly from each other. In fact, many of the songs are almost interchangeable in their mood and sound. However, rather than being monotonous, that similarity actually adds to the overall structure of the CD and makes it a very compelling listen from start to finish. In other words, the songs are not repetitive, but instead their similarity helps them hold together as one unit.
The 2001 reissue with remastered sound and the bonus disc is a nice treat. It comes with the lyrics (the original CD did not) and a commentary on each track by Neil and Chris (similar to the booklet in the limited edition of 1995's "Alternative"). My only complaint about the bonus disc is that, since I already owned "Alternative" I was a bit disappointed that the bonus disc for this release had many of those same songs.
But, this the Pet Shop Boys and remastered sound and expanded packaging make this the edition worth buying. Plus, this is the Pet Shop Boys and don't they seem to have a way of getting their fans to buy three copies of what is essentially the same CD (albeit in somewhat altered "incarnations")?
Overall, a very rewarding listen. If you don't like it after the first play (and you may not) give it a chance. This one will DEFINITELY grow on you. It's also an opportunity to hear PSB in a very different way.
Behavior Poster
PET SHOP BOYS Behaviour + Bonus CD Further Listening 1990-1991 (2001 UK 2-CD set comprising a 10-track digitally remastered CD album plus Bonus 12-track CD featuring a collection of previously unreleased recordings and remixes presented in a picture slipcase complete with 36-page booklet containing interviews lyrics and exclusive photos)Alternative Rock Music CDs
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