I just listened to Pet Shop Boys’ 1990 album Behaviour for the first time today and holy cow is it great. I think a lot of 1975 fans will like the synth textures and bass/drum arrangements, definitely seems like an influence on the band’s more electronic rock work.
This AM I listened to Brief Inquiry and then I Like It When You Sleep. Now Notes. Wasn’t really planning that it just happened lol. Some thoughts though. During Inquiry I was like “I think this is my favorite now but barely over Sleep.” Then during Sleep - “okay they’re tied” Now on Notes I’m just thinking that there is a damn good album in here, and had they cut about 20 mins and marketed a little better it would be right up there with the others. Some absolute bangers on this thing.
I think Notes has some of their biggest highs, it's just too bloated as a whole. But I also think that about 3/4 of their records.
Honestly People is the worst thing on here. The rapping on Everything Denied is cool This is not a shitpost
People fucking rips. I agree it's a little awkwardly sequenced... but that's the point, right? WAKE UP WAKE UP etc.
I would give a lot of things to have my life be as simple as it was when that album came out. One of my all-time favs.