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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 /TiVo
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Miranda Cooper, Composer - Tim Powell, Composer, Keyboards, Programmer - Sacha Collisson, Keyboards, Programmer - Fred Falke, Keyboards, Programmer - Matt Gray, Keyboards, Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Owen Parker, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Xenomania, Producer, Backing Vocals - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Programmer - Brian Thomas Higgins, Composer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Matt Gray, Keyboards, Programmer - The London Metropolitan Orchestra, Brass - Andy Brown, Conductor, Brass Arranger - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Owen Parker, Keyboards, Programmer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Andrew Dudman, Orchestral Recording Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Kieran Jones, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Nick Coler, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Jason Resch, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Jessie Malakouti, Backing Vocals - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals - Matt Gray, Keyboards, Programmer - Johnny Marr, Guitar, Harmonica - The London Metropolitan Orchestra, Orchestra - Andy Brown, Conductor - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Owen Parker, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Writer - Cathy Thompson, Orchestra Leader - Pete Gleadall, Keyboards, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Owen Pallett, Orchestral Arranger - Carla Marie Williams, Vocals - Andy Dudman, Audio Recording Engineer - Alex Gardner, Vocals
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Nick Coler, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Johnny Marr, Guitar - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Owen Parker, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Keyboards, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Nick Coler, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Fred Falke, Keyboards, Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Programmer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Keyboards, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Miranda Cooper, Backing Vocals, Writer - Kieran Jones, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Jason Resch, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer, Backing Vocals - Sacha Collisson, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Matt Gray, Keyboards, Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Alex Gardner, Vocals
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Kieran Jones, Keyboards, Programmer - Nick Coler, Keyboards, Programmer - Jason Resch, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Matt Gray, Keyboards, Programmer - Johnny Marr, Guitar - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Kieran Jones, Keyboards, Programmer - Jason Resch, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Matt Gray, Keyboards, Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer - Mike Kearsey, Brass - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Programmer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Keyboards, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Steve Hamilton, Brass
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Nick Coler, Keyboards, Programmer - Jason Resch, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Johnny Marr, Guitar, Harmonica - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Owen Parker, Guitar - Xenomania, Producer, Backing Vocals - Brian Higgins, Producer - Mike Kearsey, Brass - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Keyboards, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Steve Hamilton, Brass - Marc Parnell, Drums
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Miranda Cooper, Writer - Kieran Jones, Keyboards, Programmer - Nick Coler, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Jason Resch, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Sacha Collisson, Guitar - Matt Gray, Keyboards, Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Owen Parker, Keyboards, Programmer - TOBY SCOTT, Keyboards, Programmer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Writer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Carla Marie Williams, Guest Vocals
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Kieran Jones, Keyboards, Programmer - Nick Coler, Keyboards, Programmer - Jason Resch, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Matt Gray, Keyboards, Programmer - Andy Brown, Conductor - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Cathy Thompson, Orchestra Leader - Pete Gleadall, Keyboards, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Andy Dudman, Engineer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
DISC 2
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Phil Oakey, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Pete Gleadall, Keyboards, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2017 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Tim Weidner, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer - Michael Barson, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Miranda Cooper, Writer - Tim Powell, Writer, MixingEngineer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Writer - Tim Young, Editor, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Miranda Cooper, Composer - Tim Powell, Composer, Keyboards, Programmer - Sacha Collisson, Keyboards, Programmer - Fred Falke, Keyboards, Programmer - Matt Gray, Keyboards, Programmer - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Owen Parker, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Xenomania, Producer, Vocals - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Lead Vocals - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Programmer - Brian Thomas Higgins, Composer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Nick Coler, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer - Johnny Marr, Guitar - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Owen Parker, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Keyboards, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Additional Production, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Wayne Carson Thompson, Writer - Miranda Cooper, Composer - Tim Powell, Composer - Wayne Thompson, Composer - Stuart Price, Arranger, Additional Production - Owen Parker, Composer - Brian Higgins, Composer - Mark James, Composer, Writer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Arranger, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Johnny Christopher, Composer, Writer - Henri Belolo, Composer, Writer - Jacques Morali, Composer, Writer - Allee Willis, Composer, Writer - V Willis, Composer - Victor Willis, Composer, Writer - Brian Thomas Higgins, Composer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
DISC 3
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Lead Vocals - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer - Kate McGarrigle, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Marius de Vries, Production - Isobel Griffiths, Contractor - Andy Bradfield, MixingEngineer - Jason Boshoff, Programmer - Gary Thomas, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Chris Storr, Trumpet - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Jenny O'Grady, Choir Director - Metro Voices, Choir - Mo Hausler, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Matt Robertson, Programmer - Mat Bartram, Orchestral Arranger, Recording Assistant - Jo Buckley, Contractor - Izzy Morely, Mixer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Marius de Vries, Production - Isobel Griffiths, Contractor - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer - Andy Bradfield, MixingEngineer - Jason Boshoff, Programmer - Gary Thomas, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Chris Storr, Trumpet - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Jenny O'Grady, Choir Director - Metro Voices, Choir - Mo Hausler, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Production, Vocals, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Matt Robertson, Programmer - Mat Bartram, AssistantEngineer - Jo Buckley, Engineer, Contractor - Izzy Morely, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Kevin Metcalf, MasteringEngineer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Dave Emery, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Price, Producer, Arranger, MixingEngineer - Chris Martin, Composer, Writer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - Guy Berryman, Composer, Writer - Will Champion, Composer, Writer - Jonny Buckland, Composer, Writer - NEIL TENNANT, Composer, Vocals - Pet Shop Boys, Arranger, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Composer, Keyboards, Programmer - Henri Belolo, Composer - Jacques Morali, Composer - Victor Willis, Composer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals - Tim Weidner, MixingEngineer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Remix, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer - Michael Barson, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, Programmer, Chief Engineer, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2012, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Powell, Producer, Writer - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2009, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Powell, Producer - Jeremy Wheatley, MixingEngineer - Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Lead Vocals - Dave Clark, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer - Mike Smith, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2010, 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - David Almond, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Lead Vocals, Writer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Tim Young, Remastering Engineer - NEIL TENNANT, Vocals, Writer - Pete Gleadall, MixingEngineer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Lowe, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - David Almond, Writer
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2010 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album 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 /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 34 track(s)
- Total length: 02:36:45
- Main artists: Pet Shop Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2018 Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 2018 This Compilation Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
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