March 21, 2018

Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour. (1990)

*U.K. first pressing
Contains tracks total.
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Pop
Label Number: CDPCSD 113, CDP 79 4310 2
.FLAC via Florenfile
.AAC 256 kbps via Florenfile


© 1990 Parlophone Records
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Behavior was a retreat from the deep dance textures of Introspective, as it picked up on the carefully constructed pop of Actually. In fact, Behavior functions as the Pet Shop Boys' bid for mainstream credibility, as much of the album relies more on popcraft than rhythmic variations. Although its a subtle maneuver, it would have been rather disastrous if the results weren't so captivating. Tennant takes this approach seriously, singing the lyrics instead of speaking them. That doesn't necessarily give the album added emotional baggage -- all of the distance and detachment in the duo's music is not a hindrance, it's part of the concept -- but it does result in an ambitious and breathtaking pop album, which manages to include everything from the spiteful "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" to the wistful "Being Boring."

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