Before CD SINGLE by Pet Shop Boys

Before CD SINGLE

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Before CD SINGLE

Reader Reviews
In 1996, the album Bilingual was released, again following the by-then-well-established pattern of releasing a single, then follow-up with the album. This was an 'out' album; while most people always knew the alternative sexuality of the group, it had never been made explicit in the group's official publicity. Now, it had been. No surprise to anyone really (does anything coming from any band from the 80's really surprise anyone?). The Pet Shop Boys managed to release an adequate album, alas, not their best work, and indeed some commentators, remembering the speculation that they were ready to retire, opined that retirement would have been better than this. Not so, to be sure -- this is a perfectly serviceable album, good in many respects; the first single, Before, was released with a CD-movie of the video (very useful for those without Euro-MTV, American MTV long since having left the genre of the Pet Shop Boys behind and thus unlikely to carry their videos even when they win Euro-MTV awards). This song included many of the classic Pet Shop Boys elements -- poppy dance tune, double-edged lyrics, sample heavy feel, and toe-tapping rhythm. This disc is the extended-single version of Before, with several other songs. The b-sides include the fast-moving 'Truck Driver and His Mate', 'Hit and Miss' (a rare track), and a remix of an early album track, 'In the Night', remade for 1995. This is a good disc for die-hard Pet Shop Boys fans and for DJs, but not going to be of much interest to others.

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