The brief review as promised...
Pet Shop Boys "Nightlife" has 3 tracks produced by Rollo.
Track 1 "For your own good" is a _very_ Rollo track; the thing that
doesn't fit here, more than anything else, is Neil Tennant's main vocal.
Even Pauline Taylor appears on backing vocals, a really strong track and
whilst maybe not worth buying the album for this track alone, Rollo fans
should definitely try to hear this.
Track 7 "Radiophonic" seems to be the early favourite for Pet Shop Boys
fans, and that pretty much makes sense as well. It actually sounds like
'early' Rollo (or at least, the earlier Rollo in my collection), before
the 'epic' style was perfected, or in fact in places it barely sounds
like Rollo at all; maybe most in the vocal production. There're
distinctive Rollo-esque keyboard parts, but you have to listen more
carefully than on "For your own good" (except for an obvious bit about
2:11 in). It's still a solid track, but more PSB than Rollo on this one.
Track 9 "Boy Strange" was apparently added to the album at the last
minute, in an attempt to give it a more wide appeal, particularly to the
American audience. Rollo does slow & deep, basically; opening a bit like
the slow mix of "Let This Be A Prayer" except not as good. And then an
acoustic guitar begins- I don't reckon Rollo had anything to do with
this bit. And then after a minute and a half of confusing contrasts...
...nothing really happens. Bit of a weird one, this. A curiosity...
So in conclusion, not worth 14 quid if you'd be buying it for Rollo's
stuff alone. However, it's a fairly solid album. Wait a few months, then
pick it up in bargain bins all around your country.
Stuart.
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Stuart Bruce
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