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| 1. Discoteca (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. Single - Bilingual (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. Metamorphosis (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. Electricity (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Se A Vida é (That's The Way Life Is) (2001 - Remaster) |
| 6. It Always Comes As A Surprise (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. A Red Letter Day (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Up Against It (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 9. The Survivors (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 10. Before (2001 - Remaster) |
| 11. To Step Aside (2001 Digital Remaster) |
| 12. Saturday Night Forever (2001 Digital Remaster) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Neil Tennant explained away the mousy quietness of Bilingual's initial sales by suggesting would-be purchasers heard the single "Se A Vida E", clocked the album's title, and presumed the album was some kind of weird Latino import. And, in some ways, it is: a good half of the album is dominated by thousand-piece mariachi-band drumming and the kind of obliviously sunny out'n'proud stompers one would more readily expect from Enrique Iglesias' dad than the Pet Shop Boys. Of course, it all goes horribly wrong--or right, depending on how you like your Pets: no band has ever had a better grasp on the sadness at the heart of disco, and the best tracks on Bilingual, from "Red Letter Day" to "Discoteca", sound like a man in an incredibly expensive suit having a nervous breakdown on the dancefloor, yet not spilling his champagne as he boogies. You can take the boy out of Soho... --Caitlan Moran
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12 SOLID POP TRACKS FROM THE PET SHOP BOYS The pet shop boys mid 90's album 'bilingual' see a re-release which includes tracks 'metamorphosis' 'se a vida e' and 'to step aside'
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Every time I listen to this fantastic album it makes me yearn for those hot summer days, sitting outside drinking chilled Chardonnay and watching the world go by. This is simply the coolest record I have and puts me in such a positive mood every time I hear it. If only they'd played this during the warm summer evenings of my younger years. Sit back, relax and enjoy.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I got this album around this time last year on amazon, and I have really enjoyed going back to listen to it. I've noticed this isn't exactly every fans favourite PSB album, but it might be mine, or maybe my 2nd favourite.
This album was after their huge success of Very, so there was probably a lot expected of them. There is a sort of latin feel to this album, and I like it. I'm not entirely sure what latin is but I'm guessing it's in the first two tracks discoteca and single, they have loud snare drum rolls to them. That continues on the se vida e track, which is a song I have always loved from them for 12 years now, when I was 7 I loved the song but never knew the name of the artist or track.
It varies a little through the album, after the first two songs comes metamorphisis, a song which connected with me instantly. It's fantastic a great house music feel to it, the chord changes and brass improvisation. What's also great is that Neil tries rapping on the song, which I think really works, a song where he reveals his sexuality, hence the title metamorphisis. His rapping continues through the catchy rap style beats of electricity, quite a catchy small chorus to it 'its the greatest show with the best effects since disco tex and the sexelettes'.
The latin feel definitley comes back on the album when you hear it always comes as a suprise, a beautiful slow love song which moved me right away, Neil in great voice, and a hypnotic tune to it. Possibly their best song in my opinion, or perhaps the next track A red letter day, absolutely brilliant. It has a choir of voices singing the tune, and then it breaks into their trademark disco sound, a lovely chorus, it should've been no. 1 when it was released as a single. Their usual disco sound is also the songs to step aside and up against it. There is also another beautiful song The survivors, which has a great melody and great lyrics, '...life is worth living its still wotrh a damn'.
The other two songs left to say about are before and saturday night forever, which bring back their house sound. Before was another single released of the album, a bit different to any other singles they'd release, but then again, they usually are trying to sound a bit different with each album and single. Saturday night forever is just fantastic, and wraps up the album brilliantly, it really sounds like it would be perfect to hear on a saturday night. Each time I listen to it, its utter bliss. A perfect tune to it on the chorus and then you hear Neil sing 'forever forever, saturday night!!'.
So, to sum up, this is quite simply their most beautiful and blissfully unpredictable album, if you're a PSB fan and don't have this album, I'd highly reccommend getting it. It may take a few listens, and then it would surely grow on you!! I think its a tie between this album, and their most recent, fundamental, for being their best.
This album was after their huge success of Very, so there was probably a lot expected of them. There is a sort of latin feel to this album, and I like it. I'm not entirely sure what latin is but I'm guessing it's in the first two tracks discoteca and single, they have loud snare drum rolls to them. That continues on the se vida e track, which is a song I have always loved from them for 12 years now, when I was 7 I loved the song but never knew the name of the artist or track.
It varies a little through the album, after the first two songs comes metamorphisis, a song which connected with me instantly. It's fantastic a great house music feel to it, the chord changes and brass improvisation. What's also great is that Neil tries rapping on the song, which I think really works, a song where he reveals his sexuality, hence the title metamorphisis. His rapping continues through the catchy rap style beats of electricity, quite a catchy small chorus to it 'its the greatest show with the best effects since disco tex and the sexelettes'.
The latin feel definitley comes back on the album when you hear it always comes as a suprise, a beautiful slow love song which moved me right away, Neil in great voice, and a hypnotic tune to it. Possibly their best song in my opinion, or perhaps the next track A red letter day, absolutely brilliant. It has a choir of voices singing the tune, and then it breaks into their trademark disco sound, a lovely chorus, it should've been no. 1 when it was released as a single. Their usual disco sound is also the songs to step aside and up against it. There is also another beautiful song The survivors, which has a great melody and great lyrics, '...life is worth living its still wotrh a damn'.
The other two songs left to say about are before and saturday night forever, which bring back their house sound. Before was another single released of the album, a bit different to any other singles they'd release, but then again, they usually are trying to sound a bit different with each album and single. Saturday night forever is just fantastic, and wraps up the album brilliantly, it really sounds like it would be perfect to hear on a saturday night. Each time I listen to it, its utter bliss. A perfect tune to it on the chorus and then you hear Neil sing 'forever forever, saturday night!!'.
So, to sum up, this is quite simply their most beautiful and blissfully unpredictable album, if you're a PSB fan and don't have this album, I'd highly reccommend getting it. It may take a few listens, and then it would surely grow on you!! I think its a tie between this album, and their most recent, fundamental, for being their best.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The new release of "Bilingual" is an absolute must have because of the inclusion of a second disc of B sides and remixes. Some of PSB's greatest songs are found here, and if you've not heard "Delusions of grandeur" or "The view from your balcony" you haven't heard the best PSB have to offer. "Bilingual" is also a vastly underrated album that sounds better now than it did on first release; I hope the same thing will be said for their more recent "Nightlife", but "Bilingual" now sounds as creatively vibrant as "Nightlife" sounds exhausted.
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It's their worst album, but it's still good.
And as always with the Pet Shop Boys, you can argue with some of their choices but never with the quality of their songs. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2008 by dneaeade
not vintage, but ages well
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No translation or subtitles required...
Again the Pet Shop Boys played their little trick on their fans. The album Very was released in 1994, and didn't do very well commercially or critically, and while the Pet Shop... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2006 by Kurt Messick
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Again the Pet Shop Boys played their little trick on their fans. The album Very was released in 1994, and didn't do very well commercially or critically, and while the Pet... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2005 by Kurt Messick
No translation or subtitles required
Again the Pet Shop Boys played their little trick on their fans. The album Very was released in 1994, and didn't do very well commercially or critically, and while the Pet... Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2005 by Kurt Messick
No translation or subtitles required
Again the Pet Shop Boys played their little trick on their fans. The album Very was released in 1994, and didn't do very well commercially or critically, and while the Pet Shop... Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2005 by Kurt Messick
No translation or subtitles required
Again the Pet Shop Boys played their little trick on their fans. The album Very was released in 1994, and didn't do very well commercially or critically, and while the Pet Shop... Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2003 by Kurt Messick
BY FAR THE WORST THING THEY HAVE DONE !!
This is a VERY disapointing album. I bought this, played it, got bored and took it back! This is just terrible, you can tell that they couldn't even be bothered. Read more
Published on 24 July 2001
Single? nah 2 discs on this one
Billingual is slightly disowned by a lot of PSB fans for some unknown reason it after all has some great singles (Before Se a Vida e Single A Red Letter Day) and beat the whole... Read more
Published on 10 May 2001 by phill822974@aol.com
Their least characteristic but finest recording.
This is an album that people either love or hate; I fall into the former category. I think Neil and Chris did their most consistent, accomplished songwriting here (better than the... Read more
Published on 26 May 2000 by Augustus Caesar, Ph.D.
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