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Behaviour [Extra tracks, Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Pet Shop Boys Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (4 Jun 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Extra tracks, Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B00005J9M3
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 116,454 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Disc 1:

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Being Boring (2001 - Remaster) 6:50£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave (2001 Digital Remaster) 5:31£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. To Face The Truth (2001 Digital Remaster) 5:32£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? (2001 Digital Remaster) 3:56£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Only The Wind (2001 Digital Remaster) 4:18£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. My October Symphony (2001 Digital Remaster) 5:18£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. So Hard (2001 Digital Remaster) 3:58£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Nervously (2001 Digital Remaster) 4:10£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. The End Of The World (2001 Digital Remaster) 4:39£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Jealousy (2001 Digital Remaster) 4:49£0.89  Buy MP3 


Disc 2:

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Listen  1. It Must Be Obvious (2001 Digital Remaster) 4:26£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. So Hard (Extended Dance Mix) (2001 Digital Remaster) 6:38£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Miserablism (2001 Digital Remaster) 4:07£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Being Boring (Extended Mix) (2001 Digital Remaster)10:40£2.99  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend (2001 Digital Remaster) 4:30£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. We All Feel Better In The Dark (Extended Mix) (2001 Digital Remaster) 6:48£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) (Extended Mix) (2001 Digital Remaster) 6:46£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Jealousy (Extended Version) (2001 Digital Remaster) 7:58£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Generic Jingle (2001 Digital Remaster)0:14£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. DJ Culture (Extended Mix) (2001 Digital Remaster) 6:53£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Was It Worth It? (12'' Mix) (2001 Digital Remaster) 7:15£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Music For Boys (Ambient Mix) (2001 Digital Remaster) 6:13£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. DJ Culture (7'' Mix) (2001 Digital Remaster) 4:26£0.89  Buy MP3 


Product Description

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Behaviour marks a bit of a departure--or, more appropriately, an evolution--in style for the Pet Shop Boys, whose previous albums are largely comprised of hungry and often slightly seedy songs with a high emphasis production-wise on the band's beloved club roots. Those dance elements are still on display here, but there's a much more mature feel to Harold Faltermeyer's production.

The songs themselves have moved on from neediness and seediness to far more adult themes; opening tracks "Being Boring" and "This Must Be the Place I Waited Years To Leave", with their lyrics of reminiscence, fond and otherwise, set the tone for the next 50 minutes. There are gently melodic songs of betrayal-"To Face The Truth", "Only The Wind"--and more upbeat variations on the same theme in "So Hard" and the string-laden "Jealousy" and a touching tale of first attraction in "Nervously". The album's only real downer comes in the pompous shape of "My October Symphony", a wincingly pretentious thing which suggests the band have fallen prey to the kind of po-faced muso nonsense they poke fun at in "How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously".

Behaviour is possibly the best album for fans of Neil and Chris' more circumspect outpourings; what it lacks in upbeat anthems and disco production it more than makes up for in intelligent, introspective song writing. And with a bonus CD of 12 remixes and B-sides, it's a must-have for anyone who likes their pop meticulously crafted and shrewdly lyrical. --Rikki Price


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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Behaviour modification 28 Sep 2003
By Kurt Messick HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
I consider this to be the second-best album by the Pet Shop Boys (the best, in my opinion, being Actually for being more quintessentially Pet-Shop-Boy-ish). However, were I rank Actually as 100, this would be a 98 or 99.

One of the things that Behaviour has that is lacking in the previous work of the Pet Shop Boys (and in much of the pop music of the 1980s generally) is maturity. The Pet Shop Boys show in this album that they can go beyond gimmickry, beyond simple tunes and witty lyrics, to have music and lyrics of real poetic merit (okay, so we're not talking Tennyson here, but quite a cut above the usual popular wordsmithing). Perhaps this is why the album didn't fare as well financially as its predecessor.

This album marked the beginning of the decline of the Pet Shop Boys on the American scene. Only one song really made much of a dent, So Hard, and this was perhaps their last real American hit. Other songs from the album that were released as singles, and every single released since, has failed to make progress of any significance in the charts. Beyond the shores of America, the Pet Shop Boys are still fairly popular, and this album was a financial as well as artistic success.

It is unfortunate, because many of the songs on this album are truly beautiful. Being Boring is my favourite song, the first track on the album, as it recounts a tale of life, with interjections from the Parisian set (read, Gertrude Stein and company) comparing it to circles today, remembering lost friends ('some are here and some are missing in the 1990s'), all done to the backdrop of an electronic-yet-symphonic quality musical setting.

All the music and lyrics fall together so well in this album, the Pet Shop Boys can be seen to have come of age. A pity that it was, by that point by and large, an age that had passed already.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best PSB album ever 3 Feb 2006
By GP
Format:Audio CD
This is truly a breathtaking work. At the time, it didn't sell as well as their 80's output, but in retrospect this is the finest work of the PSB's career.

Lyrically, Neil Tennant hit his peak on Behaviour. Also, the arrangements have not been matched since.

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5.0 out of 5 stars So Hard (to please everyone) 30 May 2011
Format:Audio CD
Who cares how well this sold; it remains a sublime collection of melodic yet intelligent pop songs from this shores' finest musical duo. The mix of poignancy and verve is a career high for Neil and Chris, and if anything the album just gets better as the years pass.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great.
Great music, CD was like new, jewel case and booklet included.
I l o v e this cd. Thanks again.
Published 23 days ago by rush man
5.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking Album
I bought Behaviour on release in 1990 and after the fantastic Introspective 2 years earlier i was really looking forward to this but it sort of let me feeling a bit "Meh!"... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Markpro
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic!
Had to get this on CD. I had this on cassette tape and always wanted to have it on CD. Now I had the chance to buy it at a great price. Thanks!
Published 2 months ago by Ms. K. Driesel
3.0 out of 5 stars Pet Shop Boys, Seriously
First - the remastering: Indeed, the 2009 effort is an abomination - with no contrast, no layers - the music disagregating in some sort of mash where Neil's voice gets lost in... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Autonome
5.0 out of 5 stars Under estimated?
Behaviour - Maybe not the best selling album by the Pet Shop Boys, but this album does show a certain maturity. Read more
Published 4 months ago by dwa
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice music
Nice music, fairly tinkly tankly pop although I think their 80s stuff is better, more memorable but this is good enough.
Published 5 months ago by lose weight
4.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo álbum
Um dos melhores da dupla. Sem questionar letras com conteúdo homossexual, o fato é que as músicas são todas excelentes. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Colecionador BR
5.0 out of 5 stars BEST ALBUM EVER PRODUCED
I ORIGINLY BROUGHT A COPY OF THIS ALBUM ABOUT 11 YEARS AGO,I STILL ENJOY LISTENING TO THIS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK TO THIS DAY. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. Ge Freeman
3.0 out of 5 stars Remastered version.
I my opinion, this CD has been remastered to sound good on your Ipod. Play it on your stereo and you may be amazed at how flat it sounds. So it really is about what you like.
Published 23 months ago by Hyndla
4.0 out of 5 stars we were never Being Boring
I will admit that not every song on this album is the PSBs at there best but the songs which are good are really, REALLY good therefore make up for the less satisfactory ones:... Read more
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