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Morrissey and Pet Shop Boys?
Posted on Mon, Mar 1 1999
by David T. <[email protected]>
From Radek Vašícek at http://come.to/petshopboys:

...can you claim what's true on possible Pet Shop Boys contribution on forthcoming Moz' album?

I know that Neil Tennant had a meeting regarding that and both PSB are very keen on it.


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oh dear, whats THAT gonna be like??
Elsbe <[email protected]> (a1as03-p46.hh.tli.de)
Germany - Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 09:34:16 (PST)



I can hardly wait! By the way does anyone know when the next album is due??
Acquiesce (131.94.236.55)
- Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 10:18:13 (PST)



should be interesting to say the least
boyeastlikelytoo(Kakarot) <[email protected]> (store-156-80.sssnet.com)
- Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 11:59:06 (PST)



Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have proved themselves to be great producers, working with the likes of Boy George, Liza Minelli and Johnny Rotten (of all people). I think their work with Moz, if it happens, would be magical. 'Bilingual' is PSB's best work to date, moving them into new genres of dance/pop.Moz with a dance beat? Hang the DJ....
J.J. Harrier <[email protected]> (anc1.alaska.edu)
- Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 13:29:37 (PST)



If we're talking about PSB albums, Bilingual is disappointing and derivative... the best PSB album (and most Smithsy....) is definitely Behaviour... the one with "Being Boring", "To Face the Truth", "This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave" and "Jealousy"... even Mr Marr is playing guitar on it... I can highly recommend this record to anyone who normally wouldn't touch the Pet Shop Boys with a bargepole... or a hamster for that matter.


Dickon (p47-swan-gui.tch.virgin.net)
London N6 - Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 14:56:53 (PST)



This could yield interesting results. Let's see what happens.....
Mani (209.129.43.2)
- Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 17:58:18 (PST)



wow!
rob (gooddata.water.ca.gov)
- Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 18:30:29 (PST)



In an interview with Moz I read once, the interviewer asked him if he felt any kinship with Neil Tennant since they both supposedly courted the same sort of fanbase. Moz cried "no" and then went off on a rant about how much disco sucked. So, this news about a PSB and Moz collaboration is kind of a surprise.
Dean (142.3.211.15)
- Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 19:50:19 (PST)



Mr. Marr played on Bilingual as well. But I don't believe that the collaboration rumour is true. Moz is too old to dance beat.
Ian <[email protected]> (dial57181.mtu-net.ru)
Russia - Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 22:42:36 (PST)



Wonders never cease! I think this is great....if this is true, it seems that Moz and Marr are running in the same circles again and perhaps one step closer to a reunion.
Seasick <[email protected]> (208.242.199.253)
Atlanta - Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 08:00:53 (PST)



Will it be the first time Morrissey sings along with an electronic band?
Blippo <[email protected]> (ppp153-r6l10.brnet.com.br)
Brasilia-Brazil - Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 12:37:31 (PST)



'Bilingual' is experimental bliss. I can't see how 'Behavior' can sound anything close to Moz's genre. But how sweet that you thought so. It was Johnny who wanted to explore the synth-pop noise of the '90s, not Moz. Maybe songs like 'Mute Witness' and 'We Hate It..' gave Moz the idea to push for a faster sound.
J.J. <jpoofter> (anc1.alaska.edu)
- Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 13:16:28 (PST)



Forthcoming Morrissey album?!! Really!! Oh my heavens..........please tell me this is true. Plus, the PSB thing should be interesting, though that's beside the point. Forthcoming Morrissey album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
irksome-ivan <[email protected]> (128.163.17.208)
- Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 16:43:50 (PST)



I'm just trying to figure out what Dickon meant when he said that the Pet Shop Boys "Bilingual" was "...disappointing and derivative". Derivative of what? I'm thinking maybe he used the word out of context?
beau <[email protected]> (ip80.san-francisco25.ca.pub-ip.psi.net)
- Wed, Mar 03, 1999 at 01:53:41 (PST)



from the Pet Shop Boys Online (the fan website):

"There has been a rumour lately that the Pet Shop Boys were producing (part of) the upcoming Morissey album. According to Jose Luis Garcia Yubero however it is confirmed that this is not true."

I gathered from this site that Jose is something of a David Tseng of the PSB world. ;)

Rosencrantz31 (206.137.140.115)
233 S. Wacker - Wed, Mar 03, 1999 at 12:55:43 (PST)



what's up with moz? but i'm sorry, the pet shop boys? ok morrissey really needs to admit that he is lost without johnny. viva hate, your arsenal, and i keep on forgetting the name of the forth album. are the only good albums he's come up with. the last two are i'm sorry to say awful. if mozz still wants to keep singing he should find a new band or call up the smiths for a reunion. i love mozz so much but i can't stand what he's doing. hey call me up i'll definitly give him some options or i think any mozz fan can. i just miss the old mozz.
alex carrasco <[email protected]> (inetauthfw01.ptss.com)
- Thu, Mar 04, 1999 at 17:15:43 (PST)



I BEG TO DIFFER ALEX....THE LAST TWO ALBUMS WERE WONDERFUL
pogue <[email protected]> (mar041.cybrzn.com)
- Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 12:25:10 (PST)



I agree with you,Dickon. "Behaviour" is definetely PSB's best achievement so far. Neil Tennant,Chris Lowe, and Morrissey together in Moz's forthcoming album? Wow! It must be the album I've waited years to listen to...
Allan Baroto <[email protected]> (proxy.mcmail.com)
- Sat, Mar 06, 1999 at 03:26:14 (PST)



Regarding my above post, I meant derivative of their own music... there's that Russian choir song which sounds like Go West part 2, for instance... it's not bad, but it's definitely not a patch on any of their other albums... the others (remix albums excluded) are crammed with wonderful songs. Bilingual has Se A Vide A, and maybe Before, but that's it...


Dickon (212.240.56.20)
- Sat, Mar 06, 1999 at 07:04:19 (PST)



It would be the thing I waited years to hear!!!!

Yura (cacheflow.rosprint.net)
Moscow - Wed, Mar 10, 1999 at 03:53:20 (PST)



i can't see the point of any moz-fan fearing that he might go 'dance' or wahtever just because there are rumours that he might be working with the boys in the future.
let's face it: morrissey uses mostly guitars, the pet shop boys use mostly synthesizers. that's the only real difference. they both have a lot of style, are intelligent, have witty lyrics and stand miles above most of today's pop artists.

so, i think, it would be good for both to collaborate. it would give morrissey some more (hi-)energy and it would give tennant/lowe a voice from heaven.

martin <[email protected]> (195.244.107.214)
hamburg, gemany - Wed, Mar 10, 1999 at 07:38:52 (PST)



It sounds kind of weirdo but everyone will probably loves. Who won't? I just can't wait to see the results
Clayton <[email protected]> (200.211.148.18)
SP-Brazil - Fri, Mar 19, 1999 at 20:45:04 (PST)



... as long as it doesn't loose its poetry, i'm quite sure it's a good bounding... please let me know when the new album is coming!!!...thanks
Leonardo Costa <[email protected]> (gw2.sti.com.br)
Sao Paulo - Brazil - Sat, Apr 03, 1999 at 08:46:52 (PST)



That would be effin horrible.
John Cameron <[email protected]> (mailer1.microprose.com)
Baltimore - Sat, Apr 03, 1999 at 18:24:48 (PST)



how can anyone say only "viva" & "arsenal" . . . and whatever that fourth album . . . (which actually WAS "arsenal") were Mozzah's only good albums?? guess it takes a diehard to really appreciate the ol' boy. . . . Moz & the Pedafile Boys? might be interesting, might be awful--hopefully not disco, forsooth!
Rejected by Satan (kiosk2.qualcomm.com)
- Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 04:41:15 (PDT)



I don't believe the rumors. PSB are fans of Moz, Neil especially. I'm not so sure the appreciation is reciprocal, though. If it did happen it would be great, but it's not very likely.
D. McCarthy (as0-isdn-76.wustl.edu)
- Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 22:08:17 (PDT)





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