Showing posts with label 2001. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2001. Show all posts

Friday, November 14, 2025

Pet Shop Boys - shameless vile celebrities, 2001

"This song, originally released by the Pet Shop Boys as the b-side of their "Go West" single, has long been a fan favorite. And it's such a natural for theatrical treatment that it's no wonder at all that Neil and Chris decided to use it in their first musical. That is, it was made to be a showstopper. The only trouble is, at least in its cast album recording, it's vastly inferior to the Boys' own version. The omission of the third verse is only one of its flaws. More damaging, the musical arrangement isn't nearly as effective (oh, how I miss Neil's sampled "oohs" and "ahs"!). Again, I'm sure that seeing it performed "live"— where the singers and dancers are engaged in a lot of comic posing and interacting — would have helped me enjoy this number a lot more. As it is, I'd much rather go back and listen to the original."

New Order - crystal radio edit, 2001

"Alternative Dance pioneers who fused electronic sounds and dance club rhythms to an indie rock aesthetic, proving dance music could be sophisticated and taken seriously. Formed by the remaining members of Joy Division in 1980 after the suicide of Ian Curtis, New Order at first struggled to emerge from the post-punk shadow of their prior success."