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By dneaeade
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Like a lot of Pet Shop Boys fans I guess, I was really looking forward to hear what Stuart Price had done with Memory of the future because it is one of the best songs of their last album but although Stuart Price's mix is good, I must admit, it makes me appreciate the album version even more. In this way it reminded me of Very's 3rd single "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" where even though the single version made by the Beatmasters was great, its release made me love the album version even more : because it was more simple, more direct and straight to the point. Strange, isn't it, this feeling of déjà-vu ?
Granted, Stuart have used here some great sounds, some of them are even like a blast from the past because they are like the ones used on I'm not scared (Eighth wonder's version written by the boys), but this new single mix makes this song sound even more pet shop boys-y than the pet shop boys' own version on the album and it kind of lost a bit of the appeal and uniqueness of the original version in the process which is a shame because the album version didn't sounded like anything the pet shop boys had done before but now with this remix and all its echoes, arpeggiator effects and powerful bass, it's like any other pet shop boys single of the past which I think is too bad, in a way. But this song is so great that either version is a real treat, a pleasure to listen to anyway, so it doesn't bothers me that much but I still think it was worth mentionning.
The other tracks of this cd are also good songs that could have made it to the album, the better one being One night but Listening and Inside have their own charm too. But in retrospect now, I find that Winner's single patch of new songs were the greatest because no extra-song can beat the quality of A certain "je ne sais quoi" this year even though In his imagination on Leaving's cd single was a good song too.
What surprised me the most in here is the cover of the single : the picture is odd but awesome and the glossy feel of the cover is amazing when you touch it : it's one of the reasons I always prefer to buy the pet shop boys records than to only download their songs because the pet shop boys are with their friend Mr Farrow as good designers as they are good songwritters.
Let's hope now that a 4th single will come out of Elysium in a few months : I would love nothing more than to buy an A face like that cd single, for instance, even though I know they might no do that because if there's one thing the pet shop boys aren't : is being predicable. But I can still dream about it, can I ?
Granted, Stuart have used here some great sounds, some of them are even like a blast from the past because they are like the ones used on I'm not scared (Eighth wonder's version written by the boys), but this new single mix makes this song sound even more pet shop boys-y than the pet shop boys' own version on the album and it kind of lost a bit of the appeal and uniqueness of the original version in the process which is a shame because the album version didn't sounded like anything the pet shop boys had done before but now with this remix and all its echoes, arpeggiator effects and powerful bass, it's like any other pet shop boys single of the past which I think is too bad, in a way. But this song is so great that either version is a real treat, a pleasure to listen to anyway, so it doesn't bothers me that much but I still think it was worth mentionning.
The other tracks of this cd are also good songs that could have made it to the album, the better one being One night but Listening and Inside have their own charm too. But in retrospect now, I find that Winner's single patch of new songs were the greatest because no extra-song can beat the quality of A certain "je ne sais quoi" this year even though In his imagination on Leaving's cd single was a good song too.
What surprised me the most in here is the cover of the single : the picture is odd but awesome and the glossy feel of the cover is amazing when you touch it : it's one of the reasons I always prefer to buy the pet shop boys records than to only download their songs because the pet shop boys are with their friend Mr Farrow as good designers as they are good songwritters.
Let's hope now that a 4th single will come out of Elysium in a few months : I would love nothing more than to buy an A face like that cd single, for instance, even though I know they might no do that because if there's one thing the pet shop boys aren't : is being predicable. But I can still dream about it, can I ?
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Awesome, simply awesome - track 5 in particular is a barnstorming anthem in true PSB remix style - how they can add so many new layers to one base song astounds me; just makes me want to dance forever. Compulsive listening and a timely reminder that they've still got it - hell yeah!
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Genius again
2 Jan 2013
By Thomas Rosenberger
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PSB has been and will always be my passion and obsession and these remixes are just more icing on their musical cake.
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