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  • Issued : 23 Mar 2009

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 6953472
Format : CD Label : Emi
Issued : 23 Mar 2009 Item sourced from : Europe
Number of Discs : 1

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  • CD   Japan Edition   ¥2,500     Released: 18 Mar 2009  
  • CD   Japan Edition   ¥3,200     Released: 18 Mar 2009  
  • CD   US Edition   ¥2,695   US Import   Released: 24 Mar 2009  
  • CD   US Edition   ¥3,275   Limited Edition CD (US Import)   Released: 24 Mar 2009  
  • CD   EUR Edition   ¥4,821   Limited Edition CD (EUR Import)   Released: 30 Mar 2009  
  • LP   UK Edition   ¥3,770   UK Import   Released: 20 Apr 2009  

HMV Review

Coming down from the ambitious, politically charged Fundamental, Yes is the sound of the Pet Shop Boys unwinding and returning to their usual fascinations: isolation, fashion, grand arrangements, and witty synth pop anthems. Unfortunately, they're in a slump with their songwriting, and subject-wise, every song here has a companion piece on some earlier album, but that doesn't mean the party is spoiled. The delicate electro opener Love Etc. is PSB perfection with its memorable hook and faultless construction. Brian Higgins and his Xenomania team (Saint Etienne, Girls Aloud) share songwriting and production duties on the track, and while that later credit continues for the remainder of the album, the hip crew becomes invisible as singer Tennant and synth-man Lowe take over. Employing an Abbey Road orchestra and hiring Johnny Marr for some Hollywood guitar seems a familiar Pet Shop Boys maneuver, and when Neil Tennant tops it off with some sardonic lyrics, Beautiful People becomes a pleasingly comfortable gift for any fan thrown by Fundamental's action committee attitude. Did You See Me Coming is the exhilarated infatuation of I Wouldn't Normally Do This Sort of Thing all over again, while King of Rome is the spitting image of the duo's 1987 chestnut King's Cross. These are good things, especially for the sworn fan, and so are the few quirky new ideas, like the duo trading lines Run-D.M.C. style on Building a Wall. The grand closer Legacy is the obvious songwriting highlight, partly because of the Kurt Weill-like breakdown in the middle, but mostly because of the grim way it comforts the brokenhearted. Neil proposes that glaciers melt and stars burn out so there's a pretty good chance that given time you'll get over it. It's much better than the Is that a riot/or are you just glad to see me line in Pandemonium and just the touch Yes needs to put this above the standard PSB album. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi

Credits

Brian Higgins(Keyboards),  Carla Marie Williams(Vocals),  Chris Lowe(Keyboards),  Fred Falke(Keyboards),  Jason Resch(Guitar),  Jason Resch(Keyboards),  Johnny Marr(Guitar),  Kieran Jones(Guitar),  Kieran Jones(Keyboards),  Matt Gray(Keyboards),  Neil Tennant(Keyboards),  Nick Coler(Guitar),  Nick Coler(Keyboards),  Owen Parker(Guitar),  Owen Parker(Keyboards),  Pete Gleadall(Keyboards),  Sacha Collinson(Guitar),  Sacha Collinson(Keyboards),  Tim Powell(Keyboards),  Alex Gardner(Vocals (Background)),  Brian Higgins(Vocals (Background)),  Carla Marie Williams(Vocals (Background)),  Jessie Malakouti(Vocals (Background)),  Johnny Marr(Harmonica),  London Metropolitan Orchestra(Brass),  Miranda Cooper(Vocals (Background)),  Owen Parker(Vocals (Background)),  Steve Hamilton(Brass),  Tim Powell(Vocals (Background)),  Andrew Dudman(Engineer),  Brian Higgins(Producer),  Alasdair McLellan(Photography),  Alice Cooper(Composer),  Andy Brown(Conductor),  Brian Higgins(Composer),  Brian Higgins(Programming),  Chris Lowe(Composer),  Chris Lowe(Programming),  Dick Beetham(Mastering),  Fred Falke(Programming),  Jason Resch(Composer),  Jason Resch(Programming),  Jeremy Wheatley(Mixing),  Kieran Jones(Composer),  Kieran Jones(Programming),  Matt Gray(Programming),  Neil Tennant(Composer),  Neil Tennant(Programming),  Nick Coler(Programming),  Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy)(Orchestration),  Owen Parker(Composer),  Owen Parker(Programming),  Pete Gleadall(Programming),  Sacha Collinson(Programming),  Tim Powell(Composer),  Tim Powell(Programming),  Andy Brown(Brass Arrangement),  Andy Brown(Brass Conductor),  Carla Marie Williams(Guest Appearance),  Cathy Thompson(Orchestra Leader)

Songs

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    Love etc
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    2
    All Over The World
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    3
    Beautiful People
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    4
    Did You See Me Coming
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    5
    Vulnerable
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    6
    More Than A Dream
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    7
    Building A Wall
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    8
    King Of Rome
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    9
    Pandemonium
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    10
    The Way It Used To Be
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    11
    Legacy

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  • ★★★☆☆ 

    mapf  |  深谷市  |  不明  |  20/April/2009

    Xanomaniaとコラボなんですね〜。Dannii Minogueの97年発売の秀作「GIRL」の連発3枚リミックスシングル以来の確認だったのでびっくりしました。 前回のFundamentalを踏襲してる風なんで、前作の延長・洗練と受け止めています。クラブ範囲を外していると考えればこのアルバムはOKだと思います。

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  • ★★☆☆☆ 

    ★  |  ☆  |  不明  |  01/April/2009

    最初どうかと思ったけど、聞き慣れたらそれほど酷くはないかも。たとえシングルで大ヒットしそうな曲が皆無だとしても、聞き流す分には楽しめます。とはいえ、隠れた(?)名盤『Bilingual』を境にして、それ以降、作品の質が緩やかに下降しているのは、やはり元ファンとしては残念です。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    you  |  兵庫  |  不明  |  30/March/2009

    PSBで好きなのは、please,introspective,veryですが、これらに並ぶ位出来の良い作品になっていると思います。

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