Alternative [Limited Edition](CD)
Pet Shop Boys
Amoeba Review
Joanna Ricco 05/26/2010
The Pet Shop Boys have been long established as one of the premiere dance club staples, a synth-pop group sure to incite a terrific mixture of dramatic dancing and Gen X nostalgia. This is based, however, on only a thimbleful of songs—the Pet Shop Boys’ catalog is far more colorful when not limited to “West End Girls.” The 1995 double-disc Alternative shows the entire breadth of what these English blokes have done. Featuring all B-sides, Alternative becomes remarkable in that they weren’t singles to begin with. The bitchy “Bet She’s Not Your Girlfriend”—which is allegedly written in response to a photo of George Michael with a woman in the days before he came out—is a fun gem of a song. “Don Juan,” “Paninaro” and “Miserablism” also stand out.
Track Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
In the Night
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:50 |
2.
A Man Could Get Arrested
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:19 |
3.
That's My Impression
|
Pet Shop Boys | 05:15 |
4.
Was That What it Was?
|
Pet Shop Boys | 05:15 |
5.
Paninaro
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:40 |
6.
Jack the Lad
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:32 |
7.
You Know Where You Went Wrong
|
Pet Shop Boys | 05:52 |
8.
A New Life
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:56 |
9.
I Want a Dog
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:59 |
10.
Do I Have to?
|
Pet Shop Boys | 05:14 |
11.
I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too)
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:55 |
12.
Don Juan
|
Pet Shop Boys | 03:55 |
13.
The Sound of the Atom Splitting
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:55 |
14.
One of the Crowd
|
Pet Shop Boys | 03:57 |
15.
Your Funny Uncle
|
Pet Shop Boys | 02:15 |
Disc 2 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
It Must Be Obvious
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:34 |
2.
We All Feel Better in the Dark
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:00 |
3.
Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:29 |
4.
Losing My Mind
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:34 |
5.
Music For Boys
|
Pet Shop Boys | 03:36 |
6.
Miserabalism
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:11 |
7.
Hey, Headmaster
|
Pet Shop Boys | 03:07 |
8.
What Keeps Mankind Alive?
|
Pet Shop Boys | 03:24 |
9.
Shameless
|
Pet Shop Boys | 05:03 |
10.
Too Many People
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:17 |
11.
Violence (Hacienda version)
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:59 |
12.
Decadence
|
Pet Shop Boys | 03:57 |
13.
If Love Were All
|
Pet Shop Boys | 02:59 |
14.
Euroboy
|
Pet Shop Boys | 04:28 |
15.
Some Speculation
|
Pet Shop Boys | 06:35 |