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Pet Shop Boys followed the release of 1993's Very (their only album to top the U.K. charts) with their third world tour, which brought them to Australia, Singapore, and Latin America for the first time. A particularly electric concert in Rio de Janeiro was filmed by a local television crew and released on VHS and Laserdisc as Discovery: Live in Rio in 1995. Inspired by the vibrancy of New York City nightlife, the duo focused the tour on uptempo dance songs, and embraced spontaneity more than they did on their earlier tours, which were more staged and theatrical. They're joined on-stage by a quartet of free-spirited dancers, a pair of percussionists, and charismatic backing singer Katie Kissoon. The energy is more than reciprocated by the audience, who scream, cheer, and sing along throughout the entire show. The arrangements totally embrace the type of hyper-glitzy Euro-dance which was everywhere at the time, and older singles like "Always on My Mind" and "Domino Dancing" sound absolutely huge. Early B-side "Paninaro" is given a reggae-disco remake, sounding even more charged-up than the version released as a single around the same time as Discovery. Elsewhere, PSB nod to several then-current dance hits -- the crowd goes wild when "One in a Million" slides into Culture Beat's "Mr. Vain," as well as the medley of "Left to My Own Devices" and Corona's glorious "Rhythm of the Night." They also perform Blur's cheeky alt-dance classic "Girls & Boys," which they had previously remixed, fully transforming an already PSB-indebted song into one of their own. Wisely, the duo know when to dial the energy down a notch from time to time, so that everyone involved avoids the risk of short circuiting and burning out. In this manner, even "West End Girls" feels like a bit of a comedown. Joking that they were never asked to appear on MTV Unplugged, they offer largely acoustic versions of "Rent" and "Suburbia," which only leave more room for the crowd to shout along. Of course, there's no way they couldn't do this show without ending it with a bang, and the final sequence includes "I Will Survive" into "It's a Sin," an Olympic-sized "Go West," and of course the poignant fan favorite "Being Boring." Long confined to obsolete formats, Discovery was given a long-overdue CD/DVD reissue in 2021.
© Paul Simpson /TiVo
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NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
Wayne Carson Thompson, Composer - Mark James, Composer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer, Sou - Johnny Christopher, Composer
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer, Sou - Henri Belolo, Composer - Jacques Morali, Composer - Victor Willis, Composer
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
Levis, Composer, Writer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou - Supreme, Composer - Katzmann, Composer, Writer
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
Johan Fjellström, Arranger - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
DISC 2
Peter Glenister, Composer - Giorgio Spagna, Composer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer, Sou - Francesco Bontempi, Composer - Michael Gaffey, Composer - Annerley Gordon, Composer
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
Alex James, Writer - Dave Rowntree, Writer - NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer, Sou - Graham Coxon, Writer - Damon Albarn, Writer
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
Bill Justis, Arranger - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - DINO FEKARIS, Composer - Freddie Perren, Composer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer, Sou - Henri Belolo, Writer - Jacques Morali, Writer - Victor Willis, Writer
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer, Sou - Henri Belolo, Writer - Jacques Morali, Writer - Victor Willis, Writer
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
NEIL TENNANT, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Sou
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd ℗ 1995, 2021 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
Pet Shop Boys followed the release of 1993's Very (their only album to top the U.K. charts) with their third world tour, which brought them to Australia, Singapore, and Latin America for the first time. A particularly electric concert in Rio de Janeiro was filmed by a local television crew and released on VHS and Laserdisc as Discovery: Live in Rio in 1995. Inspired by the vibrancy of New York City nightlife, the duo focused the tour on uptempo dance songs, and embraced spontaneity more than they did on their earlier tours, which were more staged and theatrical. They're joined on-stage by a quartet of free-spirited dancers, a pair of percussionists, and charismatic backing singer Katie Kissoon. The energy is more than reciprocated by the audience, who scream, cheer, and sing along throughout the entire show. The arrangements totally embrace the type of hyper-glitzy Euro-dance which was everywhere at the time, and older singles like "Always on My Mind" and "Domino Dancing" sound absolutely huge. Early B-side "Paninaro" is given a reggae-disco remake, sounding even more charged-up than the version released as a single around the same time as Discovery. Elsewhere, PSB nod to several then-current dance hits -- the crowd goes wild when "One in a Million" slides into Culture Beat's "Mr. Vain," as well as the medley of "Left to My Own Devices" and Corona's glorious "Rhythm of the Night." They also perform Blur's cheeky alt-dance classic "Girls & Boys," which they had previously remixed, fully transforming an already PSB-indebted song into one of their own. Wisely, the duo know when to dial the energy down a notch from time to time, so that everyone involved avoids the risk of short circuiting and burning out. In this manner, even "West End Girls" feels like a bit of a comedown. Joking that they were never asked to appear on MTV Unplugged, they offer largely acoustic versions of "Rent" and "Suburbia," which only leave more room for the crowd to shout along. Of course, there's no way they couldn't do this show without ending it with a bang, and the final sequence includes "I Will Survive" into "It's a Sin," an Olympic-sized "Go West," and of course the poignant fan favorite "Being Boring." Long confined to obsolete formats, Discovery was given a long-overdue CD/DVD reissue in 2021.
© Paul Simpson /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:33:08
- Main artists: Pet Shop Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Progressive Rock
Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, © 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd
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