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Track Listings
| 1. Love etc. |
| 2. All over the world |
| 3. Beautiful people |
| 4. Did you see me coming? |
| 5. Vulnerable |
| 6. More than a dream |
| 7. Building a wall |
| 8. King of Rome |
| 9. Pandemonium |
| 10. The way it used to be |
| 11. Legacy |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
It’s testament to the evergreen appeal of the Pet Shop Boys that they can enlist all manner of skilful and popular collaborators and come out sounding more like the Pet Shop Boys than ever. Yes the duo’s tenth album, finds them working with Xenomania, the production team behind Girls Aloud, with former Smith Johnny Marr guesting on guitar and Owen Pallett, string arranger behind the Last Shadow Puppets, providing orchestral flourishes. The result, though, might be the duo’s best record since 1999’s Nightlife, and perhaps longer still. There’s an epic opening salvo in the shape of "Love, etc", a sardonic skewering of the rich and famous, and the Tchaikovsky-sampling "All Over the World"--a tender eulogy to the love song born up on magnificent orchestral synthesisers. Pet Shop Boys still excel at mixing intelligence and wit: "Building A Wall" is a deft mix of politics and play, Tennant announcing "There’s nowhere to defect to anymore!" But the record’s most ambitious moment comes with the closing track, "Legacy". Heavy on the ennui and and genuinely affecting, it’s about a politician--Tony Blair?--relinquishing power and returning to normal life: "Public opinion may not be on your side/There re those who think they’ve been taken for a ride/You’ll get over it". --Louis Pattison
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THE RETURN OF THE PET SHOP BOYS! 2009 see's the return of the pet shop boys with this brand new album, and it has been well worth the wait! This lives up to all expectations, and more
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If ever there was an album confirming the Pet Shop Boys' influence over pop music of the past 20 years this is it. 'Yes' is a delight. True, there are no real surprises here in terms of change of direction but what you do get are 11 tracks that have been mined deep from the PSB goldmine. The arrangements are sumptuous and the melodies are powerful - in most cases. There are no less than (at least) five great hit singles here - 'Love etc.', 'All Over the World', 'Beautiful People', 'More Than a Dream' and 'Pandemonium'. That's nearly half the album! These guys have a knack of writing melodies and spikey lyrics that - once you hear them - you really can't get them out of your head. Truly infectious. So, congratulations to the guys. If you love PSB, you will love this album. If you have not been into them, then this album is unlikely to sway you. An upbeat, optimistic 'power pop' album in depressing times.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Yes the Pet Shop Boys are one of the very few bands that have delivered consistently good pop records for 25 years. And yes, Yes is one their best albums they have made in that time, dare I say it at least as good as Behaviour. There's great depth here, fantastic dance tracks, majestic melancholy and just brilliant pop music that fit almost as well into today's scene as it would have done 2 decades ago.
There's much for 80's music fans to love; the infectious Did You See Me Coming would not be out of place on a New Order record; Vulnerable could have been lifted straight off Behaviour, but equally Love etc and Pandemonium amongst others could have come at any point since. Amazingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, all the songs on Yes are excellent. My favourite track is King Of Rome, it has that Jealousy feel to it; melancholy in spades; Neil's haunting voice losing nothing in all this time.
20 years ago Yes would have hit the number 1 spot with ease, many of tracks would have got to number 1 in the singles chart too had they been released. Would that be the case now, I wish - where is quality today, so lacking in an "Idle" world?
This record deserves a wide audience. If you have not discovered the Pet Shop Boys start here and then buy Behaviour, then Please, Actually and Fundamental. You will be rewarded
For me the purchase of West End Girls at a record shop off Oxford Street back in the late 80's led to a journey around the world which lasted 20 years and continues today. Yes takes me back over that time, it is on my iPod now and I know I will play it repeatedly over the coming weeks and months.
There's much for 80's music fans to love; the infectious Did You See Me Coming would not be out of place on a New Order record; Vulnerable could have been lifted straight off Behaviour, but equally Love etc and Pandemonium amongst others could have come at any point since. Amazingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, all the songs on Yes are excellent. My favourite track is King Of Rome, it has that Jealousy feel to it; melancholy in spades; Neil's haunting voice losing nothing in all this time.
20 years ago Yes would have hit the number 1 spot with ease, many of tracks would have got to number 1 in the singles chart too had they been released. Would that be the case now, I wish - where is quality today, so lacking in an "Idle" world?
This record deserves a wide audience. If you have not discovered the Pet Shop Boys start here and then buy Behaviour, then Please, Actually and Fundamental. You will be rewarded
For me the purchase of West End Girls at a record shop off Oxford Street back in the late 80's led to a journey around the world which lasted 20 years and continues today. Yes takes me back over that time, it is on my iPod now and I know I will play it repeatedly over the coming weeks and months.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm 47 who gave up on pop music over twenty years ago, but I still purchase and listen to the new stuff that are released by the bands of my youth. Being a big fan from the very beginning, I have all of the Pet Shop Boys' albums. How does `Yes' rate?
Each song, as usual, tends to be a mini-anthem, which is good, and there are some excellent hook lines, supported by hard-pounding faultless production (by Xenomania - who?), but after a while it all gets a little too relentlessly repetitive. Thus the more seductive charm and relaxed pace of `King of Rome', the eighth track, comes as a welcome relief.
I can only agree with the reviews given to this album in the Independent and the Guardian when first released. The former said, "One can't help thinking it's all a bit underwhelming", whilst Michael Hann in the latter said, "It pootles along just as one would expect a moderate-to-strong Pet Shop Boys album to do." (btw, the advertised `extra' on the CD involving the group's website does not work.)
I loved the camp insertion of the theme from Tchaikovsky's ballet, `The Nutcracker' into `All over the World'. But, personally, I think the weakest part is the centre, with tracks four through to seven being mere album fodder. (Hann in the Guardian pointed out how `Building a Wall' "appears to be about Something Important in Politics, but sadly forgets to make any actual sense.") But at least it means the album begins and ends on a relatively high note: a sandwich with nice bread, but meagre filling.
Each song, as usual, tends to be a mini-anthem, which is good, and there are some excellent hook lines, supported by hard-pounding faultless production (by Xenomania - who?), but after a while it all gets a little too relentlessly repetitive. Thus the more seductive charm and relaxed pace of `King of Rome', the eighth track, comes as a welcome relief.
I can only agree with the reviews given to this album in the Independent and the Guardian when first released. The former said, "One can't help thinking it's all a bit underwhelming", whilst Michael Hann in the latter said, "It pootles along just as one would expect a moderate-to-strong Pet Shop Boys album to do." (btw, the advertised `extra' on the CD involving the group's website does not work.)
I loved the camp insertion of the theme from Tchaikovsky's ballet, `The Nutcracker' into `All over the World'. But, personally, I think the weakest part is the centre, with tracks four through to seven being mere album fodder. (Hann in the Guardian pointed out how `Building a Wall' "appears to be about Something Important in Politics, but sadly forgets to make any actual sense.") But at least it means the album begins and ends on a relatively high note: a sandwich with nice bread, but meagre filling.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
GREAT ALBUM
Great album, best for years, cant stop playing it, never off my car cd or at home,even friends not into them have bought it,a must.
Published 3 months ago by charley
Two years later.... still fresh!
It's been over 2 years since the release of 'yes' and it's already a classic album. The best track is in my opinion "The Way It Used To Be", it should have been released as a... Read more
Published 9 months ago by F. J. Prado
A timeless album from the talented electro-pop duo
Thank you Pet Shop Boys, I adore you Chris and Neil for your musical talents and appreciate every release of you guys. Please do not stop making great music. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Lim Wei Hong
Full of Happiness, Love, and Fun
Yes, I did enjoy this cd alot, and many who purchase it are going to as well. The first track on the song was very appropriate to start off with: Love etc is a very powerful and... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Stella Carrier
I love this album!
I must have listened to this album over 100 times and I just love it more each time. Never gets boring, amazing songs. Couldn't recommend it enough!!
Published 18 months ago by MrsC
Still going strong
Yes is another fine addition to Pet Shop Boys later albums and shows they are still able to produce compelling music. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Tom White
Business as usual
As you'd expect from any Pet Shop Boys album since the mid-90s, this is immaculately produced and polished; there's no experimentation; and it is bland and airless. Read more
Published on 28 May 2010 by DE01
The right direction
A much better return to form. People commented this of the previous album but they were still shaking out the remnants of the pap disco phase they went through. Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by M. J. Bryan
Not my favourite pet
I have been a fan of the PSB's for many years, but it'll take me several plays in the right mood for me to get comfy with this. Most suitable for "die hard" fans.
Published on 7 April 2010 by Rockface
Very disappointed
Bought this ahead of going to see PSB at the o2 and thought oh dear! can I get my money back.
Comparing this to their 80s & 90s work is impossible, & reveals an album... Read more
Comparing this to their 80s & 90s work is impossible, & reveals an album... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2010 by Fraser the Frank Fish
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