PSB vs PSB

[stuartbert two hats]

So, does anyone think PSB will play this year?

[ian the worm]

is this a university dissertation?

[mr gumby]

[TheBurns]

Pet shop boys easy, and I was born in 88.

 

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, TheBurns said:

Pet shop boys easy, and I was born in 88.

 

Ah, that explains it. You didn't have to suffer through them in their heyday. Or more precisely, the years and years after their heyday when they kept getting new records and terrible remixes played on the radio.

[Chawk]

Aren't Public Service Broadcasting really the original PSB? They've always been PSB.

I'd never heard anyone refer to Pet Shop Boys as PSB until the thewayiam PSB scandal of 2016. 

[Gnomicide]

1 minute ago, Chawk said:

Aren't Public Service Broadcasting really the original PSB? They've always been PSB.

I'd never heard anyone refer to Pet Shop Boys as PSB until the thewayiam PSB scandal of 2016. 

No, that was the Pete Seeger Band.

[Chawk]

4 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

No, that was the Pete Seeger Band.

We need another poll option then! Being dead never stopped anyone.

[hurdy]

I like Hallo Spaceboy

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, Chawk said:

We need another poll option then! Being dead never stopped anyone.

Ok

1 hour ago, donkeykong said:

They will both play I think. PSB1 were rumoured in one of the other threads and PSB2 have a new album coming this year. 

I like both and am frankly furious at not having the option to vote accordingly 

Be furious no more.

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, hurdy said:

I like Hallo Spaceboy

The original song is amazing. The remix is atrocious.

[TheBurns]

16 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Ah, that explains it. You didn't have to suffer through them in their heyday. Or more precisely, the years and years after their heyday when they kept getting new records and terrible remixes played on the radio.

Better them than boyzone.

[hurdy]

25 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

The original song is amazing. The remix is atrocious.

I didn't know there was a remix. I've just checked it out.

 

I wish I'd remained unaware of its existence. Oof it's bad. 

[e2p2]

Absolutely Fabulous thread! Pet Shop Boys all they way

Edited January 8, 2017 by e2p2

[stuartbert two hats]

13 minutes ago, hurdy said:

I didn't know there was a remix. I've just checked it out.

 

I wish I'd remained unaware of its existence. Oof it's bad. 

I remember being at school, really loving Outside and knowing that when the singles came out everyone would realise that Bowie was still a force to be reckoned with. 

[zero000]

1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:

The original song is amazing. The remix is atrocious.

Let this cleanse your palate 
 

 

[Crazyfool01]

Psbs win hands down , they happily autographed a photo for a friend of mine , the worlds biggest pub fan for his impending wedding

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, crazyfool1 said:

Psbs win hands down , they happily autographed a photo for a friend of mine , the worlds biggest pub fan for his impending wedding

* correction PSB fan !! he rarely sees the pub these days !!

[CaledonianGonzo]

9 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I remember being at school, really loving Outside and knowing that when the singles came out everyone would realise that Bowie was still a force to be reckoned with. 

Does this beef all boil down to one not very good Bowie remix 20 years back?

[eastynh]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Does this beef all boil down to one not very good Bowie remix 20 years back?

I think Stu got a knock back at the school disco in 87, while the dj was playing It's a Sin.

 

[mjsell]

Easy choice for me. Have always hated Pet Shop Boys, never understood why they were so popular. Maybe its because I wasnt alive during their peak. Plus Public Service Broadcasting are a really nice concept for a band - not really anyone else that does what they do (that I'm aware of). Gutted I never went to see them in 2015 at the Glade. Was clash hell for me that night - and I definitely picked the wrong option .

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, mjsell said:

Have always hated Pet Shop Boys, never understood why they were so popular. Maybe its because I wasnt alive during their peak.

Maybe because they're up there with The Smiths as one of the best British singles band of the 1980s.

Seriously, the Discography collection is one of the all time great compilations.  It's just belter after belter after belter.

The Service lads have got to produce another 4 or 5 albums and a dozen or so decent singles before this is even a fair fight.

[mjsell]

9 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Maybe because they're up there with The Smiths as one of the best British singles band of the 1980s.

Seriously, the Discography collection is one of the all time great compilations.  It's just belter after belter after belter.

The Service lads have got to produce another 4 or 5 albums and a dozen or so decent singles before this is even a fair fight.

The results of the vote on this topic says otherwise...

But, you're right, in terms of legacy I'll happily accept Pet shop boys are a more famous act with more hits. But I thought this topic was personal opinion, and my personal opinion is that I hate the guys voice and thus do not find them enjoyable.

Like I'm sure it is for everyone, some acts just don't do anything for me - and pet shop boys are one of them.

[CaledonianGonzo]

No worries - I wasn't intending to single you out.

As an aside, to whoever it was that pointed out that no one calls the Pet Shop Boys PSB , as any Smash Hit readers will know their actual nickname is The Shoppies.

 

[MrMac]

On 1/8/2017 at 10:41 AM, FuzzyDunlop said:

I vote for PSB

I disagreed and went for the other one.